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G Bonaccorsi

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Factors influencing hospital infection control policies in Italian hospitals

2003

A study was undertaken to determine the resources available in Italian hospitals for the control of nosocomial infections and the factors favouring a successful approach. During January-May 2000 a questionnaire about infection control was sent to the hospital health director of all Italian National Health System hospitals treating acute patients and with more than 3500 admissions in 1999. An active programme was defined as a hospital infection control committee (HICC) meeting at least four times in 1999, the presence of a doctor with infection control responsibilities, a nurse employed in infection control and at least one surveillance activity and one infection control guideline issued or …

Microbiology (medical)medicine.medical_specialtyPediatricsMultivariate analysisregional policiesSettore MED/42 - Igiene Generale E ApplicataHospital-acquired infectionmedicineHumansInfection controlfactor influencingHealth policyhospital-acquired infection; infection control; regional policiesResponse rate (survey)Cross InfectionInfection Controlhospital-acquired infectionInfection Control Practitionersbusiness.industryPublic healthInfection control; hospital-acquired infection; regional policiesGeneral MedicineGuidelineOdds ratiomedicine.diseaseOrganizational PolicyLogistic ModelsInfectious DiseasesItalyHospital Bed CapacityPopulation SurveillanceFamily medicineMultivariate AnalysisHospital-acquired infection; Infection control; Regional policies; Microbiology (medical); Infectious DiseasesbusinessJournal of Hospital Infection
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GHPSS multicenter Italian survey: smoking prevalence, knowledge and attitudes, and tobacco cessation training among third-year medical students

2013

Aims and background Healthcare professionals have an important role to play both as advisers – influencing smoking cessation – and as role models. The aims of this study were to examine smoking prevalence, knowledge and attitudes among Italian university students attending medical schools using the Global Health Professions Student Survey (GHPSS) approach. Methods and study design A multicenter cross-sectional study was conducted among University students of 9 Italian medical schools (age ranging between 19 and 29 years). The GHPSS questionnaire was self-administered. A logistic regression model was used to identify possible factors associated with tobacco smoking status. Data were analyzed…

AdultMaleSmoking tobacco use Global Health Professions Student SurveyCancer ResearchHealth Knowledge Attitudes PracticeStudents MedicalAttitude of Health PersonneleducationSmoking Preventiontobacco useSettore MED/42 - Igiene Generale E Applicatasmoking03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineSurveys and QuestionnairesOdds RatioPrevalenceHumans030212 general & internal medicinePhysician's Roleglobal health professions student survey; tobacco use; smokingGlobal Health Professions Student SurveyGeneral Medicinesmoking; tobacco use; Global Health Professions Student Survey.Logistic ModelsOncologyItaly030220 oncology & carcinogenesisMultivariate AnalysisFemaleSmoking CessationCurriculumEducation Medical Undergraduate
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