3 results match your criteria: "Health Authorities and University S. Anna Hospital[Affiliation]"
Exploring and assessing demoralization in patients with non-psychotic affective disorders.
J Affect Disord
September 2020
Department of Human Neurosciences, SAPIENZA University of Rome, Rome Italy. Electronic address:
Background: Demoralization, as assessed through the Diagnostic Criteria for Psychosomatic Research-Demoralization (DCPR/D) interview or the Demoralization Scale (DS), has been found to affect about 30% of patients with medical disorders, while few studies have been done in patients with psychiatric disorders.
Methods: A convenience sample of 377 patients with ICD-10 diagnoses of mood, anxiety, stress-related disorders or other non-psychotic disorders was recruited from two Italian university psychiatry centers. The DCPR/D interview and the Italian version of the DS (DS-IT) were used to assess demoralization and the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) to assess depression.
The factor structure and use of the Demoralization Scale (DS-IT) in Italian cancer patients.
Psychooncology
November 2017
Institute of Psychiatry, Department of Biomedical and Specialty Surgical Sciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
Objective: Demoralization is a commonly observed syndrome in cancer patients, deserving to be carefully assessed in cross-cultural contexts.
Aims: To examine the factor structure and concurrent and divergent validity of the Italian version of the Demoralization Scale (DS-IT) in cancer patients.
Methods: The sample included 194 Italian cancer outpatients who were assessed by using the DS-IT and the Diagnostic Criteria of Psychosomatic Research-Demoralization module to examine demoralization.
Dignity and Psychosocial-Related Variables in Advanced and Nonadvanced Cancer Patients by Using the Patient Dignity Inventory-Italian Version.
J Pain Symptom Manage
February 2017
Department of Biomedical and Specialty Surgical Science, Institute of Psychiatry, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy; University Hospital Psychiatry Unit, Program on Psycho-Oncology and Psychiatry in Palliative Care, Integrated Department of Mental Health and Addictive Disorders, Health Authorities and University S. Anna Hospital, Ferrara, Italy.
Context: The Patient Dignity Inventory (PDI) is a valid and reliable instrument to measure dignity, as a state of physical, mental, social, and spiritual well-being in palliative care patients and an essential dimension for a comprehensive patient-centered approach.
Objectives: We examined the factor structure and correlation of the Italian version of the PDI (PDI-IT) with psychosocial variables among advanced and nonadvanced cancer outpatients in two Italian centers.
Methods: In a sample of 194 patients, principal component analysis, reliability analysis (Cronbach's coefficient alpha), and correlation analysis of the PDI-IT were performed.