Publications by authors named "V De Nicolo"
Background/objectives: Mental health disorders pose a substantial challenge for healthcare workers, particularly in the post-COVID-19 era. Public health medical residents (PHRs) played a pivotal role during the pandemic and were significantly affected by the heavy workload. This study aims to uncover potential associations between workload characteristics and symptoms of anxiety and insomnia in Italian PHRs based on data collected in 2022 through the Public Health Residents' Anonymous Survey in Italy (PHRASI) study.
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- Unhealthy behaviors (UBs) like alcohol abuse, lack of exercise, and sleep problems can significantly impact mental health, particularly concerning depression and anxiety among medical residents.
- The study utilized a nationwide survey in Italy, incorporating an 88-item questionnaire and validated tools to assess UBs and mental health outcomes among 375 participants.
- Three distinct clusters emerged from the data, with CL1 showing high levels of alcohol abuse and insomnia linked to severe depressive and anxiety symptoms, highlighting the need for targeted mental health interventions in public health education.
Medical residents constitute a vulnerable population susceptible to mental health disorders. In Italy, this was evident during the COVID-19 pandemic, when medical residents served on the front line and provided significant support to healthcare services. Therefore, the working group on "Public Mental Health" of the Medical Residents' Council of the Italian Society of Hygiene, Preventive Medicine, and Public Health (S.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Mental well-being should be prioritized in public health as it represents a valuable resource for individuals and communities, influencing behavior, social cohesion and social inclusion. The support individuals receive from their social networks can have a significant impact on mental well-being. This study used data from the Public Health Residents' Anonymous Survey in Italy, a nationwide cross-sectional survey.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWork-Related Stress Questionnaire: confirmatory factor analysis for construct validation by the PHRASI study.
Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci
January 2024
Objective: The purpose of this study is to validate the 13-item version of the Work-Related Stress Questionnaire (WRSQ) on a representative sample of Italian public health residents.
Materials And Methods: The WRSQ was administered as part of the Public Health Residents' Anonymous Survey in Italy (PHRASI) from 14 June to 26 July 2022. Collinearity between each questionnaire item was assessed with Kendall's τ statistic.