Quality of life in patients with scalp psoriasis.

Aim: The aims of this study were to describe the quality of life (QoL) in patients suffering of scalp psoriasis and to assess the impact of the socio-demographic and clinical features of this condition on patients' health-related QoL, using general and specific QoL scales.

Methods: This research is a cross-sectional study. The study involved 55 patients attending their first examination at the Dermatology Clinic of Padua University over the course of one year (April 2010-March 2011).

Valuing dignity in patients in a vegetative state on an intensive rehabilitation ward: improvement project.

Aim: To identify the causes that could hinder the provision of dignified care to patients in a vegetative state.

Background: In Italy, the incidence and prevalence of people in a vegetative state are increasing. The team members have a clear understanding of the meaning of being mortal and the value of human dignity.

Strain and health implications of nurses' shift work.

Objectives: The study investigated whether nurses' different working schedules are associated with different levels of job-related strain, health symptoms and behavior. No reports have been accessible in the relevant literature on the possible association between shift work and job-related strain in nurses.

Materials And Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted at a large university hospital in North-East Italy, involving 806 nurses working in selected departments.

Nurse managers' preferred and perceived leadership styles: a study at an Italian hospital.

Aim: The aim of this cross-sectional descriptive study was to compare the different leadership styles based on perceptions of nurse managers and their staff.

Background: Nurse managers' styles are fundamental to improving subordinates' performance and achieving goals at health-care institutions.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional study.

A comparison of student motivation in selecting bachelors of nursing or paediatric nursing at an Italian university.

Aim: To investigate students' reasons for choosing general or paediatric nursing, and to compare motivation factors and personal characteristics between the two professions.

Background: In Italy, nursing students can choose between two distinct career paths: general and paediatric nursing. However, it is unclear what factors motivate a student to choose between these two pathways.