Publications by authors named "L Vimercati"
Strong inorganic acid mists and respiratory tract cancers: a meta-analysis.
Occup Med (Lond)
January 2025
Background: Exposure to strong inorganic acid mists (SIAMs) in the workplace has been linked to respiratory tract cancers.
Aims: We conducted a meta-analysis of cohort and case-control studies examining the association between occupational SIAMs and respiratory tract cancers other than laryngeal cancer, which is already established.
Methods: Studies mentioned in the 1992 IARC Monograph on carcinogenicity of SIAMs were combined with later studies identified from a systematic search of Scopus, PubMed and Embase.
Background: Work-related stress among healthcare employees can lead to burnout, worsened mood, and job dissatisfaction. Although physical activity is known to enhance mood and mental health, its impact on job satisfaction and emotional well-being in healthcare workers is under-researched. This study aimed to explore the associations between leisure-time physical activity (LTPA), job satisfaction, and emotional state and to investigate the mediating role of job satisfaction in the effect of LTPA on the emotional state of healthcare workers.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFConfirmatory validation of a brief patient-reported outcome measure assessing psychological distress in caregivers of malignant mesothelioma patients: the Mesothelioma Psychological Distress Tool-Caregivers.
Front Psychol
October 2024
Objective: The diagnosis of malignant mesothelioma (MM) can be devastating for both patients and caregivers, who may experience intense suffering from a physical, psychological, and interpersonal perspective. Despite the extensive literature on caregiver distress, there is a lack of validated measures to provide evidence of psychological distress of caregivers of MM patients. Therefore, in a previous study we developed the Mesothelioma Psychological Distress Tool-Caregivers (MPDT-C) to evaluate the specific profile of psychological distress in this population.
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- Pertussis is a vaccine-preventable respiratory disease, and in Italy, vaccinations are mandatory for children and recommended for healthcare workers (HCWs) due to their high-risk status.
- A study conducted in June 2023 at a large hospital in Apulia aimed to understand what influences HCWs' willingness to accept a "soft nudge" vaccination campaign for pertussis, revealing that only 31.34% were vaccinated before intervention.
- After actively reaching out to non-vaccinated staff, vaccination coverage increased to 70%, with higher compliance noted in the Neonatology Unit compared to the Gynaecology Unit, suggesting that communication and tailored interventions can effectively increase vaccination rates.
Objective: To investigate the relationship between cognitive complaints, systemic inflammatory biomarkers, and psychological general well-being (PGWB) after mild/asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection, according to the presence of long COVID and work tasks.
Methods: University employees and metal workers were recruited in a cross-sectional study 4 months after SARS-CoV-2 infection to assess cognitive impairment, individual PGWB index, inflammatory biomarkers, namely platelet-lymphocyte, neutrophil-lymphocyte, and lymphocyte-monocyte ratios, and the presence of long COVID symptoms.
Results: A significant increase in the levels of inflammatory biomarkers was observed in subjects with long COVID.