Publications by authors named "G Salvaneschi"
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- The study investigated how respiratory therapists in a COVID-19 unit used video calls to connect hospitalized patients with their families, aiming to understand their experiences during this challenging time.
- Semistructured interviews with seven therapists highlighted five main themes: Contact, Impact, Challenges, Centering, and Future, revealing both the benefits and difficulties of using video communication.
- Results suggest that video calls can effectively maintain emotional support for patients and caregivers, indicating a promising role for this technology in future healthcare settings.
This patient entered a Cardiac Rehabilitation Program after coronary artery bypass graft. Concomitant diseases and the degree of disability have been coded according to International Classification of Functioning (ICF). Rehabilitation multidisciplinary program has been started (physician, nurses, physiotherapist and nutritionist); atrial fibrillation, anaemia, pleural effusion, surgical wounds inflammation were treated.
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- Physical training is an effective therapy for managing muscle changes in chronic heart failure (CHF) patients, but adherence to such programs is often low.
- The study evaluated 322 CHF patients' participation in home-based physical training over 9 months, focusing on factors influencing adherence through a questionnaire.
- Out of the participants, only 22% adhered to the training program, with factors like employment type being statistically significant in affecting adherence rates.
[Experience in primary prevention of cardiovascular risk factors in children].
G Ital Cardiol
February 1994
Pathologic studies have shown that atherosclerosis may already be present in childhood as reversible fatty streaks in the aortic intima. These findings are directly related to total serum cholesterol and inversely related to serum HDL cholesterol. This study was aimed at screening children and young adolescents of Novara for cardiovascular risk factors and achieving a specific health educational program.
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