Publications by authors named "A DiCosimo"
Aim: Systematically review the management of infants with severe bronchiolitis in a paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) setting with a focus on high-risk infants to identify gaps in evidence-based knowledge.
Methods: This systematic review utilised Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Protocols (PRISMA-P) to examine the literature on the PICU management of bronchiolitis in infants <24 months old. Three databases, Embase, PubMed and Medline, were searched and higher levels of evidence I, II and III were included.
Happiness in pre-pandemic Europe: correlates of individual happiness prior to Covid.
Ir J Psychol Med
September 2023
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to assess levels and factors influencing happiness across 29 European countries in 2018, using data from the European Social Survey.
- Findings revealed that happiness ratings varied greatly, with Denmark scoring highest (8.38 out of 10) and Bulgaria lowest (5.55), while individual factors like age, health satisfaction, and community trust accounted for 25.4% of the happiness variance, overshadowing country differences.
- The significance of these findings underscores the need for ongoing research into happiness trends, especially considering potential changes caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Background: Cocooning or shielding, i.e. staying at home and reducing face-to-face interaction with other people, was an important part of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic for older people.
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