Publications by authors named "E Grippa"

Individuals with rare skeletal disorders like Multiple Osteochondromas and Ollier Disease often experience physical and psychological burdens. Adventure therapy, with activities like sailing in outdoor settings, promotes personal growth and psychological well-being, potentially improving health-related quality of life (HRQoL). This study aimed to evaluate the impact of a sailing program on health-related quality of life and participant satisfaction in individuals with Multiple Osteochondromas and Ollier Disease.

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Article Synopsis
  • The Italian patient association Associazione Conto Alla Rovescia-ACAR Aps conducted a study at their 2023 conference, focusing on the transition from pediatric to adult healthcare for patients with Multiple Osteochondromas, Ollier Disease, and Maffucci Syndrome.
  • The study used the Open Dialogue Approach and a feedback survey to pinpoint critical priorities, including care coordination, patient empowerment, social support, and transition planning.
  • This collaborative effort not only fostered trust among patients, families, caregivers, and healthcare professionals but also served as a model for other patient associations seeking to engage their members and determine their needs.
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Introduction: Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are a leading cause of death worldwide, and several modifiable and unmodifiable risk factors contribute to this burden of disability and mortality. Thus, effective cardiovascular prevention relies on appropriate strategies to control risk factors within the frame of unmodifiable traits.

Methods: We conducted a secondary analysis of treated hypertensive adults aged ≥ 50 years enrolled in Save Your Heart.

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Individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS) often face important health-related and financial decisions that involve trade-offs between short-term and long-term benefits, yet decision making is rarely studied in MS patients. The temporal discounting paradigm is a useful tool for investigating such time-dependent choices in humans. Here, we investigated whether patients with relapsing-remitting MS differed from healthy controls when making choices between hypothetical monetary rewards available at different points in time.

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