2 results match your criteria: "National Institute for Health and Science on Ageing[Affiliation]"
Risk factors for catheter-associated urinary tract infection in Italian elderly.
Am J Infect Control
August 2014
Department of Biomedical Sciences and Public Health, Section of Hygiene, Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy.
Background: Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) are the most common cause of hospital-acquired infections, especially in elderly patients. Data on CAUTIs in older persons in acute care settings are lacking, however. This study aimed to describe the epidemiology of CAUTIs and related outcomes (ie, length of stay and mortality), in patients admitted to an acute geriatric care hospital in central Italy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMigrant care workers as protective factor against caregiver burden: results from a longitudinal analysis of the EUROFAMCARE study in Italy.
Aging Ment Health
October 2013
Scientific Technological Area, National Institute for Health and Science on Ageing, INRCA, Ancona, Italy.
Objective: The aim of the analysis is to assess the impact of privately employed migrant care workers (MCWs) on the burden of Italian family members who care for a disabled older person.
Methods: EUROFAMCARE is a one-year prospective survey carried out to provide evidence on the availability and use of support services by family carers of older people in Europe. In Italy, 990 family caregivers were enrolled and successful follow-ups were completed for 863 subjects.