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The frequency of alcoholism in patients with advanced cancer admitted to an acute palliative care unit and a home care program

2015

Abstract Context Cancer patients with a history of alcoholism may be problematic. The frequency of alcoholism among patients with advanced cancer has never been reported in Italy or other European countries. Objectives The aim of this prospective study was to determine the frequency of alcoholism, assessed with a simple and validated instrument, among patients with advanced cancer who were referred to two different palliative care settings: an acute inpatient palliative care unit (PCU) of a comprehensive cancer center in a metropolitan area and a home care program (HCP) in a territorial district, localized in the mountains of Italy. Methods A consecutive sample of patients admitted to an in…

Malemedicine.medical_specialtyPediatricsPalliative careContext (language use)advanced cancer patientsNursingCancer Care Facilitiesadvanced cancer patients; Alcoholism; CAGE; palliative care; Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine; NursingSettore MED/42 - Igiene Generale E ApplicataInterviews as Topicadvanced cancer patientSex FactorsNeoplasmsSurveys and QuestionnairesmedicineHumansIn patientProspective StudiesKarnofsky Performance StatusPsychiatryProspective cohort studyGeneral NursingNursing (all)2901 Nursing (miscellaneous)Agedpalliative carePerformance statusbusiness.industryMedicine (all)Age FactorsCanceradvanced cancer patients; Alcoholism; CAGE; palliative care; Age Factors; Aged; Alcoholism; Female; Humans; Interviews as Topic; Italy; Karnofsky Performance Status; Male; Middle Aged; Neoplasms; Palliative Care; Prospective Studies; Sex Factors; Surveys and Questionnaires; Cancer Care Facilities; Home Care Services; Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine; Neurology (clinical); Nursing (all)2901 Nursing (miscellaneous); Medicine (all)Cancer Care FacilitiesMiddle Agedmedicine.diseaseHome Care ServicesAlcoholismAnesthesiology and Pain MedicineItalyCAGEFemaleNeurology (clinical)Care programbusiness
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A survey around the Italian pediatric units on current clinical practice for Sleep Disordered Breathing (SDB)

2019

Background During recent years, interest on Sleep Disordered Breathing (SDB) in pediatric age has increased, due to the impact on quality of life, psycho-physical attitude and other serious morbidities if undiagnosed and untreated. Methods Italian Pediatric Respiratory Diseases Society (SIMRI) SDB-Working Group carried out an exploratory survey in Italy, from January to December 2016, to assess the diagnostic and therapeutic pathways, perception and relevance of SDB in Italian Hospitals. Results A questionnaire was sent to 180 Pediatric Units (PUs) distributed throughout the Italy; 102 Pediatric Units (PUs; 56.6%) answered and among them 57% dealt with SDB, and 94% recognized SDB as a major…

Malemedicine.medical_specialtyPractice PatternsPolysomnographyChildren; Italy; Pediatric units; Sleep disordered breathing; Survey; Child; Female; Humans; Italy; Male; Practice Patterns Physicians'; Sleep Apnea Syndromes; Surveys and QuestionnairesChildren; Italy; Pediatric units; Sleep disordered breathing; Survey03 medical and health sciencesExploratory surveySleep Apnea Syndromes0302 clinical medicineQuality of lifeSurveys and Questionnaires030225 pediatricsmental disordersmedicineHumanscardiovascular diseases030212 general & internal medicinePractice Patterns Physicians'ChildPediatric unitsSurveyChildrenPhysicians'medicine.diagnostic_testSleep disordered breathingPediatric respiratory diseasesbusiness.industryResearchlcsh:RJ1-570lcsh:PediatricsPediatric agenervous system diseasesrespiratory tract diseasesNorthern italyClinical PracticeItalyEmergency medicineSleep disordered breathingFemalebusinessItalian Journal of Pediatrics
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Recommendations of the treatment-resistant depression expert center network for promoting tobacco smoking cessation based on the results from the rea…

2022

Abstract Background Tobacco smoking has been associated with suicide, impulsivity and depression in non-clinical populations with differences across sexes. Objective To determine the role of tobacco smoking in Treatment-Resistant Depression (TRD) according to sex in a precision-medicine approach. Method The FACE-TRD cohort is a national cohort of TRD patients recruited in 13 resistant depression expert centers between 2014 and 2021 and followed-up at 6 months. A standardized one-day long comprehensive battery was carried out, including trained-clinician and patient-reported outcomes, and patients were reevaluated at 6 months on their smoking and psychiatric hospitalization outcomes. Results…

Malemedicine.medical_treatmentMESH: Tobacco SmokingSuicide AttemptedtobaccoMESH: NicotineCohort StudiesDepressive Disorder Treatment-Resistantchemistry.chemical_compoundSurveys and QuestionnairesMedicinePrecision MedicineVareniclineMESH: Cohort StudiesDepression (differential diagnoses)health care economics and organizationseducation.field_of_studypublic mental healthMESH: Middle AgedMESH: Suicidal Ideationpublic healthMiddle AgedMESH: Smoking CessationpsychiatryCohortdepressionMESH: Suicide AttemptedFemalemental healthNicotinemedicine.medical_specialtyPopulationeducationMESH: Precision MedicinesmokingSuicidal IdeationMESH: Depressive Disorder Treatment-ResistantSex FactorsMESH: Sex FactorsTobacco SmokingHumansMESH: Surveys and QuestionnaireseducationPsychiatryBiological PsychiatryPharmacologyMESH: HumansSuicide attemptbusiness.industryOdds ratiomedicine.diseaseMESH: Maleschizophreniachemistry[SDV.MHEP.PSM]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology/Psychiatrics and mental healthSmoking cessationSmoking CessationbusinessTreatment-resistant depressionMESH: Female
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COVID-19 Lockdown

2022

Purpose: To investigate differences in athletes’ knowledge, beliefs, and training practices during COVID-19 lockdowns with reference to sport classification and sex. This work extends an initial descriptive evaluation focusing on athlete classification. Methods: Athletes (12,526; 66% male; 142 countries) completed an online survey (May–July 2020) assessing knowledge, beliefs, and practices toward training. Sports were classified as team sports (45%), endurance (20%), power/technical (10%), combat (9%), aquatic (6%), recreational (4%), racquet (3%), precision (2%), parasports (1%), and others (1%). Further analysis by sex was performed. Results: During lockdown, athletes practiced body-weigh…

Maleurheilulajitsukupuolierotcrowd-sourced data ; multinational sample ; online survey ; perception ; remote trainingPhysical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitationperceptioncrowd-sourced data multinational sample online survey perception remote trainingmaleSurveys and QuestionnairesHumansharjoitteluOrthopedics and Sports Medicinecrowd-sourced datahumansPESQUISAremote trainingcrowd-sourced data; multinational sample; online survey; perception; remote training; athletes; communicable disease control; female; humans; male; surveys and questionnaires; COVID-19; sports1106 Human Movement and Sports Sciences 1116 Medical Physiology 1701 PsychologyCOVID-19kansainvälinen vertailuC600femaleathletesmultinational sampleAthletespoikkeusolotCommunicable Disease Controlsurveys and questionnairesSettore M-EDF/02 - Metodi e Didattiche delle Attivita' Sportivecommunicable disease controlFemaleonline surveysportsSport Sciencessurvey-tutkimusSportsurheilijatInternational journal of sports physiology and performance
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Bedside surgery in the newborn infants: Survey of the Italian society of pediatric surgery

2020

Abstract Introduction This is the report of the first official survey from the Italian Society of Pediatric Surgery (ISPS) to appraise the distribution and organization of bedside surgery in the neonatal intensive care units (NICU) in Italy. Methods A questionnaire requesting general data, staff data and workload data of the centers was developed and sent by means of an online cloud-based software instrument to all Italian pediatric surgery Units. Results The survey was answered by 34 (65%) out of 52 centers. NICU bedside surgery is reported in 81.8% of the pediatric surgery centers. A lower prevalence of bedside surgical practice in the NICU was reported for Southern Italy and the islands …

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Assessment of sleep disturbance in oral lichen planus and validation of PSQI: A case-control multicenter study from the SIPMO (Italian Society of Ora…

2021

Background: The wellbeing of oral lichen planus patients (OLPs) may be strongly influenced by a poor quality of sleep (QoS) and psychological impairment. The aims were to analyze the prevalence of sleep disturbance, anxiety, and depression in OLPs and to validate the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) in OLPs. Methods: Three hundred keratotic OLPs (K-OLPs), 300 with predominant non-keratotic OLP (nK-OLPs), and 300 controls were recruited in 15 Italian universities. The PSQI, Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), Hamilton Rating Scales for Depression and Anxiety (HAM-D and HAM-A), Numeric Rating Scale (NRS), and Total Pain Rating Index (T-PRI) were administered. Results: Oral lichen planus pati…

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Validation and reproducibility of dietary assessment methods in adolescents: a systematic literature review.

2013

AbstractObjectiveThe aim of the present work was to determine what dietary assessment method can provide a valid and accurate estimate of nutrient intake by comparison with the gold standard.DesignA MEDLINE, EMBASE, ISI Web of Science, Cochrane and related references literature review was conducted on dietary assessment methods for adolescents reporting the validity and/or reproducibility values. A study quality assessment on the retrieved FFQ was carried out according to two different scoring systems, judging respectively the quality of FFQ nutrition information and of FFQ validation and calibration.SettingThe present review considered adolescents attending high schools and recruited in ho…

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Asthma management in a specialist setting: Results of an Italian Respiratory Society survey.

2017

Abstract Background Asthma considerably impairs patients' quality of life and increases healthcare costs. Severity, morbidity, and degree of disease control are the major drivers of its clinical and economic impact. National scientific societies are required to monitor the application of international guidelines and to adopt strategies to improve disease control and better allocate resources. Aim to provide a detailed picture of the characteristics of asthma patients and modalities of asthma management by specialists in Italy and to develop recommendations for the daily management of asthma in a specialist setting. Method: A quantitative research program was implemented. Data were collected…

Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineAdultMalemedicine.medical_specialtyConcordanceSocio-culturalePractice PatternsSettore MED/10 - Malattie Dell'Apparato RespiratorioSeverity of Illness Index03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineQuality of life (healthcare)Retrospective StudieSurveys and QuestionnairesSeverity of illnessHealth caremedicineSurveys and QuestionnaireHumansPharmacology (medical)030212 general & internal medicinePractice Patterns Physicians'Adult; Aged; Asthma; Female; Humans; Italy; Male; Middle Aged; Practice Patterns Physicians'; Retrospective Studies; Severity of Illness Index; Surveys and Questionnaires; Quality of Life; SpecializationAsthmaAgedRetrospective StudiesModalitiesPhysicians'business.industryBiochemistry (medical)Retrospective cohort studyMiddle Agedmedicine.diseaseAsthmaPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine; Biochemistry (medical); Pharmacology (medical)030228 respiratory systemItalyTest scoreFamily medicinePhysical therapyQuality of LifeFemalebusinessHumanSpecializationPulmonary pharmacologytherapeutics
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Chronic obstructive lung disease “expert system”: Validation of a predictive tool for assisting diagnosis

2018

Purpose: The purposes of this study were development and validation of an expert system (ES) aimed at supporting the diagnosis of chronic obstructive lung disease (COLD). Methods: A questionnaire and a WebFlex code were developed and validated in silico. An expert panel pilot validation on 60 cases and a clinical validation on 241 cases were performed. Results: The developed questionnaire and code validated in silico resulted in a suitable tool to support the medical diagnosis. The clinical validation of the ES was performed in an academic setting that included six different reference centers for respiratory diseases. The results of the ES expressed as a score associated with the risk of su…

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Exploring the Relationship between Disease Awareness and Outcomes in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

2020

<b><i>Background:</i></b> Disease awareness is a challenge in the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). <b><i>Objectives:</i></b> The aim of this analysis was to explore the association between COPD optimal and suboptimal awareness, clinical parameters, and the following patient-reported outcomes: modified Medical Research Council (mMRC), Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire (TSQM-9), COPD Assessment Test (CAT), Morisky Medication-Taking Adherence Scale (MMAS-4), and Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire (B-IPQ). <b><i>Methods:</i></b> This post hoc analysis of the SAT study included all enrolled …

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