Background: The Order of Physicians and Dentists of the Province of Rome aims at focusing on the satisfaction of healthcare personnel as an essential factor for the quality of medical care in the health sector. The aim of this study is to assess and prioritize the factors that can be linked to a higher or lower degree of job satisfaction in Primary Care Pediatricians (PCPs).
Methods: This study is a cross sectional survey.
Vaccines (Basel)
December 2022
The efficacy of the first schedule of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines has decreased after the surge of the Delta variant, posing the need to administer a booster dose to enhance the neutralising immune response. This study aims at evaluating the duration of protection given by the booster dose of Pfizer-BioNTech BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine in healthcare workers (HCWs) of a large teaching hospital in Rome and to analyse the factors associated with post-booster vaccination infections. Data about vaccinations of HCWs with the BNT162b2 vaccine and nasal swabs positive for SARS-CoV-2 were extracted from the digital archives of the hospital from 27 September 2021 to 31 May 2022.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInt J Environ Res Public Health
November 2022
To maintain safety conditions in the provision of care and assistance, and to protect healthcare workers (HCWs) and patients, the Italian government required compulsory COVID-19 vaccination for HCWs, including medical residents (MRs). The aim of this study was to assess COVID-19 vaccination coverage in MRs in a large tertiary hospital in Italy, before and after the introduction of compulsory vaccination, according to demographic characteristics and specific residency. A database on COVID-19 vaccination status and infection of resident medical doctors was created.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Primary fallopian tube carcinoma represents a rare entity, accounting for about 0.75%-1.2% of all gynecological malignancies.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF: This study evaluates the possible effect of 9-valent (9vHPV) vaccination on the results of HPV and cytological tests in a cohort of adult women. : This study is a retrospective, single-cohort, monocentric study. Sexually active women aged 14-70 years, who underwent 9vHPV vaccination, were enrolled.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAims: Microcystic, elongated, and fragmented (MELF) pattern of myoinvasion has been related with increased risk of lympho-vascular space invasion (LVSI) and lymph node metastasis. We analysed a cohort of endometrioid endometrial carcinomas (EECs) to examine the relationships between the MELF pattern of invasion and the clinico-pathological and immunohistochemical features of EEC.
Methods And Results: 129 EECs were evaluated for the presence of MELF pattern and immunohistochemically tested for Mismatch repair (MMR) proteins, p16, p53 and beta-catenin.
Flu vaccination is recommended among healthcare workers (HCWs). The low vaccination coverage registered in our hospital among HCWs called for new engaging approaches to improve flu vaccination coverage. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of different strategies implemented during the last four years (2015-2019).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Recent studies have reported improvement of outcomes (progression-free survival, overall survival, and prolongation of androgen deprivation treatment-free survival) with stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) in non-small cell lung cancer and prostate cancer. The aim of this retrospective, multicenter study (MITO RT-01) was to define activity and safety of SBRT in a very large, real-world data set of patients with metastatic, persistent, and recurrent ovarian cancer (MPR-OC).
Materials And Methods: The endpoints of the study were the rate of complete response (CR) to SBRT and the 24-month actuarial local control (LC) rate on "per-lesion" basis.
Giancotti, GF, Fusco, A, Varalda, C, Capelli, G, and Cortis, C. Evaluation of training load during suspension exercise. J Strength Cond Res 35(8): 2151-2157, 2021-The aims of this study were to evaluate body inclination and ground reaction force and to predict equations to estimate the training load distribution during suspension training (ST) static back-row at different lengths of the straps.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: It is still unclear whether a positive surgical margin after resection of colorectal liver metastases remains a poor prognostic factor in the era of modern perioperative chemotherapy. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether preoperative chemotherapy has an impact on reducing local recurrence after R1 resection, and the impact of local recurrence on overall survival.
Methods: Between 2000 and 2014, a total of 421 patients underwent resection for colorectal liver metastases at our unit after preoperative chemotherapy.
In this paper, we review the published evidence about the long-term efficacy of the available human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines and their safety profile. Two prophylactic HPV vaccines - bivalent (bHPV) and quadrivalent (qHPV) - are now available, and vaccination programs are being widely implemented, primarily targeting adolescent girls. Efficacy has been widely demonstrated for both vaccines.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: In a previous study, exhaled carbon monoxide (eCO) has been assessed in healthy non-smokers with a photo acoustic spectrometer Brüel&Kjær 1312. Unexpectedly, values were higher than those reported in literature, which were mostly obtained with electrochemical analysers. This study was aimed to compare eCO values obtained with Brüel&Kjær 1312 and PiCO + Smokerlyzer, a largely utilized electrochemical analyser.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Physical activity is influenced by individual, socio-cultural and environmental factors. The aim of the study is to describe the practice of physical activity in 11-18 year old students and to identify its correlates in a specific area of central Italy.
Methods: Data were collected in secondary schools of the province of Frosinone (central Italy) using an opportunity sample on 856 students by means of a self administered questionnaire.
Induction therapy with fludarabine followed by rituximab and consolidation plus maintenance with rituximab improved response duration (RD) and overall survival (OS) in our patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). The aim of our study was to investigate the clinical impact of NOTCH1 mutations in this setting of patients. The study included 123 progressive CLL patients homogeneously assigned to first-line induction treatment with fludarabine followed by rituximab.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Surveillance systems often present data by means of summary measures, like age-standardised rates. In this study, we aimed at comparing information derived from commonly used measures of smoking with that presented in modified population pyramids (PPs), using the example of the diffusion of smoking in Italy over the past two decades.
Methods: Data were derived from four National Health Interview Surveys carried out in 1983, 1990 to 1991, 1999 to 2000, and 2004 to 2005.
We aimed to assess the extent of socioeconomic differences in sport and physical activity among Italian adults. A secondary data analysis of a multipurpose survey carried out by the National Institute of Statistics in 2006 in Italy was performed. We found marked differences in the practice of physical activity and sport by socioeconomic position.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNeurodegeneration of the striatum in Huntington disease (HD) is characterized by loss of medium-spiny neurons, huntingtin nuclear inclusions, reactive gliosis, and iron accumulation. Neuroimaging allows in vivo detection of the macro- and micro-structural changes that occur from presymptomatic stages of the disease (preHD). The aim of our study was to evaluate the reliability of multimodal imaging as an in vivo biomarker of vulnerability and development of the disease and to characterize macro- and micro-structural changes in subcortical nuclei in HD.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe Working Group "Movement Sciences for Health" of the Italian Society of Hygiene, Preventive Medicine and Public Health has promoted the Italian translation of the WHO Guidelines for Safe Recreational Water Environments, relating to coastal and freshwater environments. In this article the authors briefly summarize the main areas covered in the guidelines, namely drowning and injury, exposure to cold, heat and sunlight, water quality, contamination of beach sand, exposure to algae and their products, aesthetic issues, exposure to chemical and physical agents, dangerous aquatic organisms, monitoring and assessment hazards and risks.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Body Mass Index (BMI), which is defined as the ratio between weight (in kg) and height (in m2), is often used in clinical practice as well as in large scale epidemiological studies to classify subjects as underweight, normal weight, overweight or obese. Although BMI does not directly measure the percentage of Body Fat (BF%), it is widely applied because it is strongly related with BF%, it is easy to measure and it is an important predictor of mortality. Among children, age and sex-specific reference values of BMI, known as percentiles, are used.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAIM: The aim of the study was to evaluate whether socio-economic inequalities in the practice of physical activity existed among children and adolescents, using different indicators of socio-economic status (SES). SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Data were derived from the Italian National Health Interview Survey carried out in 2004-2005, which examined a large random sample of the Italian population using both an interviewer-administered and a self-compiled questionnaire. This study was based on a sample of 15,216 individuals aged 6-17 years.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFor nurses, night work can have a negative influence not only on the quality of care and the incidence of accidents and errors but also affect their private life and health. In shift workers sleep pattern disturbances are particularly frequent. Females are more at risk than males due to their different health conditions and socio-family pressure.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNucleophosmin gene (NPM1) mutations characterize acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) with normal karyotype and frequently co-exist with FLT3 internal tandem duplications (ITD). We evaluated bcl-2, bax, NPM1 and FLT3-ITD in 222 AML patients. Bax/bcl-2 ratio >0.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFConclusions: The increased spectral resolution that characterizes the HiRes 120 device contributes to improvement of performance. Discrimination and identification in noise are consistent with reports of improved perception under everyday listening situations.
Objectives: This work focuses on speech perception findings after implementation of current steering in HiResolution strategy of children implanted with Clarion HiRes 90K.
Infection with high-risk (HR) human papillomavirus (HPV) is the major cause of cervical cancer. However, relatively few infections progress to malignant disease. Progression to malignancy requires the overexpression of the E6 and E7 genes in the integrated HPV genome.
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