Publications by authors named "E Soldini"
Introduction: Older adults experience fatigue which impacts health-related quality of life. The Pittsburgh Fatigability Scale (PFS) was specifically designed to assess perceived physical and mental fatigability in older adults. The aim of this study was to translate the PFS into Italian (PFS-I) and to investigate its psychometric properties.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNeuroinflammation is one of the main mechanisms contributing to the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD), although its key role and the immune cells involved have not yet been identified. Blood monocytes appear to play a role in the clearance of AD-related amyloid-β (Aβ) and tau protein. This retrospective study evaluated a possible correlation between blood monocytes; the concentrations of Aβ, total tau (t-Tau), and phosphorylated tau (p-Tau) in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF); and cognitive decline assessed according to the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFacioscapulohumeral dystrophy (FSHD) leads to progressive changes in body composition such as loss of muscle mass and increase in adiposity. In healthy subjects, anthropometric parameters are associated with the maximum volume of oxygen consumed per minute (VOmax), which is a health and function indicator in several populations of subjects, both healthy and pathological. Since VOmax can be difficult to test in patients with FSHD due to exercise intolerance, the identification of associated anthropometric parameters could provide new easily obtainable elements for the patients' clinical stratification.
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- Pain drawings are a reliable self-assessment tool for adolescents with musculoskeletal pain, allowing them to indicate the extent and location of their discomfort.
- A study was conducted to evaluate the test-retest reliability of these pain drawings among adolescents aged 11-16, using data from a pediatric hospital and a physiotherapy practice in Switzerland.
- Results showed excellent reliability in both the extent (ICC2,1: 0.959) and location (Jaccard index mean score: 0.82) of reported pain, confirming the validity of the method for this age group.
Objective: Small fiber neuropathy (SFN) is a well-defined chronic painful condition causing severe individual and societal burden. While mood disorders have been described, cognitive and behavioral profiles of SFN patients has not been investigated.
Methods: Thirty-four painful SFN patients underwent comprehensive cognitive, behavioral, psychological, quality of life (QoL), and personality assessment using validated questionnaires.