Acta bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis最新文献

{"title":"Evaluation of an interprofessional education intervention in partnership with patient educators.","authors":"Paola Ferri, Chiara Vivarelli, Fausta Lui, Sara Alberti, Sergio Rovesti, Alice Serafini, Rosaria Di Lorenzo, Gabriele Amati, Maria Stella Padula","doi":"10.23750/abm.v94i5.14825","DOIUrl":"10.23750/abm.v94i5.14825","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and aim: </strong>Patient involvement in interprofessional education is a novel approach to building collaborative and empathic skills in students. However, this area of teaching is lacking in rigorous studies. The project aimed to evaluate whether an interprofessional education intervention in partnership with patient educators (IPE-PE) would increase readiness for interprofessional learning and empathy in health sciences students.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This is the report of a didactic innovation project. Participants included 310 undergraduate health sciences students who took part in an IPE-PE intervention. Data were collected before and after the training, using the Readiness for Interprofessional Learning Scale (RIPLS) and the Jefferson Scale of Empathy-Health Professions Student version (JSE-HPS). Only at the end of the intervention, a data collection form was administered to explore the value of the patient educator in the training and to investigate the socio-demographic variables.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The mean age of participants was 21±3.2 SD years and 76% were female. A paired t-test showed significant changes from before to after the IPE-PE in the mean total RIPLS score (42.7±5.8 SD vs 44.62±5.9 SD, P<0.001) and the mean total JSE-HPS score (112.7±12.5 SD vs 116.03±12.8 SD, P<0.001).            Conclusions: Our students reported that IPE-PE had helped them to become more effective healthcare team members, to think positively about other professionals, and to gain empathic understanding of the perspective of the person being cared for. The results of the project confirm that the intervention promoted the development of empathy, fostering a better understanding of the patient-centred perspective.</p>","PeriodicalId":93849,"journal":{"name":"Acta bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis","volume":"94 5","pages":"e2023250"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10644921/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41242014","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Health coaching for undergraduate nursing students: a pilot study for an action research.","authors":"Rita Romano, Federica Begarani, Elena Giovanna Bignami, Cristina Casubolo, Romina Corbara, Rachele La Sala, Pasquale La Torre, Giuseppe Marletta, Sandrino Marra, Michele Martelli, Michele Minari, Giulia Pelosi, Alfonso Sollami, Chiara Taffurelli, Antonio Pipio","doi":"10.23750/abm.v94i5.14526","DOIUrl":"10.23750/abm.v94i5.14526","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and aim: </strong>The Nursing undergraduate degree educational program represents an intensive and complex course, and includes a number of professionalizing practical internships, and for these reasons it requires an action to support and improve. Coaching is based on the premise that people have personal strengths and abilities which, through a interview, can be directed to solving their problems. Several studies demonstrate the efficacy of Health Coaching in different University, but never have been measured benefits regard skills improving. The objective of the study is to assess the impact of a health coaching program on the nursing students.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>A pre-post quasi-experimental study was conducted, involving the activation of a Health Coaching Program for 25 nursing students selected through convenience sampling, based on their fulfillment of the inclusion criteria. The Health Coaching Program was administered by the Health Coaching Academy.</p><p><strong>Result: </strong>This study also evaluated parameters such as: level of concentration in study, motivation, problem solving and reorganization skills, study organization skills, psycho-physical-emotional state comprehension, decision-making skills and self-esteem, noting a statistically significant increase post-HC program. A statistically significant improvement was also found in the students' perception of their own stress management skills after the course.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study strengthens the hypothesis that HC programs contribute to improving performance of nursing students. Those conclusions need to be corroborated by future studies on the topic to further support the hypothesis that programs of HC within the learning nursing contexts can lead to a tangible benefit for students of the health professions.</p>","PeriodicalId":93849,"journal":{"name":"Acta bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis","volume":"94 5","pages":"e2023209"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10644932/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41242017","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Prescriptive appropriateness in early breast cancer staging exams: preliminary investigation about adherence to the guidelines in the clinical practice.","authors":"Angelo Errico, Alessia Di Rito, Alessandra Sallustio, Lilia Bardoscia, Santa Bambace, Maurizio Portaluri, Giuseppe Guglielmi, Francesco Tramacere","doi":"10.23750/abm.v94i5.14228","DOIUrl":"10.23750/abm.v94i5.14228","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>.</p>","PeriodicalId":93849,"journal":{"name":"Acta bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis","volume":"94 5","pages":"e2023204"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10644928/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41242024","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Adipose-derived stromal vascular fraction (SVF) for the treatment of androgenic alopecia (AGA): a systematic review.","authors":"Gian Piero Mantovani, Caterina Marra, Federico De Maria, Valentina Pinto, Giorgio De Santis","doi":"10.23750/abm.v94i5.15069","DOIUrl":"10.23750/abm.v94i5.15069","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and aim: </strong>Androgenetic alopecia (AGA) is a common chronic, hereditary, cutaneous and androgen-dependent condition. Low self-esteem and negatively impact quality of life are often consequences of AGA. Clinical treatment of AGA using SVF (Stromal vascular fraction) has been effective. In fact, hair follicle is affected by various environment factors and one of the most important factors is the vascularity of the scalp which is itself affected bySVF.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>During October 2022 we carried out a systematic review to identify all scientific publications discussing about hair loss treatment with stromal vascular fraction or adipose stem cell. We selected 140 articles. After screening process, we kept 9 articles complying with inclusion criteria.  Results: No serious adverse events were reported in all studies. Despite standardized protocol was not found, all studies reported a statistically significant increase in the number (density) of hair after SVF treatment. Two studies found a significant improvement at pull test. An increase of hair diameter was noticed after treatment. The combination between medical therapy and SVF proved to be advantageous.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>SVF is nowadays at the center of studies in the field of regenerative medicine due to its potential applications in many branches of medicine and surgery. The initial results are very promising but furthermore studies are necessary to establish a methodical and systematic research capable of demonstrating its real benefits and the creation of homogenous treatment protocols.</p>","PeriodicalId":93849,"journal":{"name":"Acta bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis","volume":"94 5","pages":"e2023236"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10644943/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41242006","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Combination treatment of dupilumab with bortezomib in a patient with IgG kappa gammopathy of renal significance, uremic pruritus and chronic lichenoid dermatitis.","authors":"Paolino Giovanni, Matteo Riccardo Di Nicola, Magda Marcatti, Nathalie Rizzo, Vittoria Bianchi, Valeria Ferla, Santo Raffaele Mercuri","doi":"10.23750/abm.v94i5.14279","DOIUrl":"10.23750/abm.v94i5.14279","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Chronic pruritus (CP) is one of the most frequent symptoms among dermatological conditions, capable of reducing the quality of life (QoL). CP may be induced by atopic dermatitis or other dermatological and/or non-dermatological conditions. In this article, we report the case of a patient affected by generalized CP, characterised by multiple papulo-nodular and escoriatic lesions, developed after the onset of an immunoglobulin G (IgG) kappa monoclonal gammopathy of renal significance (MGRS), associated with renal insufficiency. Therefore, a combined treatment with dupilumab for CP and bortezomib for the hematologic malignancy was administered to the patient. The present case report highlights the efficacy of dupilumab for the treatment of CP. Moreover, no relevant side effects were recorded during the treatment in combination with other systemic biological drugs for other systemic pathologies.</p>","PeriodicalId":93849,"journal":{"name":"Acta bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis","volume":"94 5","pages":"e2023241"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10644923/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41242009","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Management of possible stroke by laypeople in pre-hospital setting: who should we train?","authors":"Giuseppe Stirparo, Erika Kacerik, Giuseppe Ristagno, Aida Andreassi, Anna Coppo, Maurizio Migliari, Andrea Albonico, Giuseppe Maria Sechi, Alberto Zoli, Carlo Signorelli","doi":"10.23750/abm.v94i5.14261","DOIUrl":"10.23750/abm.v94i5.14261","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and aim: </strong>The pre-hospital management of a possible stroke is fundamental for the transport of patients to the correct HUB facility; thus, they must be transported to the Emergency Department (ED) by EMS vehicles. Our study aims to analyze the factors correlated with a higher probability of accessing the ED through the EMS in this event.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This is a retrospective observational study. All accesses in the 120 EDs of the Lombardy region, with a diagnosis of discharge whose symptoms could resemble CPSS, were analyzed between 1 January 2019 and 31 December 2019.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We identified an increased probability of using the EMS vehicles of 0,05% (I.C. 95%: 0.04% - 0.06%; p<0.0001) for each additional year of age, considering patients aged 20 to 100 years and the percentage was significantly higher in the female population (58% vs 49%; p<0.001). Moreover, we calculated that the incidence of stroke was approximately 140 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Only half of the citizens in the Lombardy region use the EMS in case of suspicion of stroke; further information campaigns are essential to educate citizens. Information strategies should be directed especially at men between 30 and 59 years old.</p>","PeriodicalId":93849,"journal":{"name":"Acta bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis","volume":"94 5","pages":"e2023203"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10644920/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41242021","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Quality of life following LASIK surgery at a tertiary center in North India.","authors":"Anil Kumar, Ujjwal Prakash Jha, Suresh Kumar, Sudesh Kumar Arya, Deepika Rani, Vinod Kumar, Gayathiri Pathmanathan","doi":"10.23750/abm.v94i5.14791","DOIUrl":"10.23750/abm.v94i5.14791","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and aim: </strong>Laser-assisted in situ keratomileuses (LASIK) refractive surgery is a cutting-edge and developing area of ophthalmology. Reshaping the cornea during refractive surgery helps patients become less dependent on glasses or contact lenses. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the visual outcome, quality of life, and patient satisfaction following LASIK surgery at a tertiary care center in North India using the National Eye Institute Refractive Error Quality of Life (NEIRQL-42) questionnaire.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>NEI-RQL, a 42-item measure with 13 subscales. The questionnaire was administered to a sample size of 71 patients who underwent LASIK Surgery at a tertiary center in North India. Data were collected pre- and post-surgery (1,3,6 month post-LASIK) for myopic or hyperopic refractive error. Statistical analysis was done using the Friedman test and Wilcoxon signed-rank test.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In myopic patients, the mean preoperative spherical equivalent (SE) was -4.19 ± 2.28D in the right eye and -4.26 ± 2.28D in the left eye and post-op SE -0.06±0.29 (p=0.00). The largest improvements (>25 points) on the 0 to 100 possible score range, were seen in activity limitations, dependence on correction, appearance, and satisfaction with correction subscales. The subscale glare showed a statistically significant difference (worsening) whereas a non-significant change (P> 0.05) was recorded only in the sub-optimal correction sub-scale.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The NEIRQL-42 is a responsive tool to evaluate vision-related changes in quality of life after LASIK surgery in the Indian population. The best surgical expectancy and QoL can be expected at 6 months following surgery.</p>","PeriodicalId":93849,"journal":{"name":"Acta bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis","volume":"94 5","pages":"e2023216"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10644918/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41242027","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Granulomatous prostatitis: mimicking locally advanced prostate adenocarcinoma.","authors":"Domenico Mannatrizio, Laura Eusebi, Mamhmoud Yehia, Alessandra Filosa, Giuseppe Guglielmi","doi":"10.23750/abm.v94i5.13751","DOIUrl":"10.23750/abm.v94i5.13751","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We report the case of a 63-year-old male who came to the urology clinic with an increasing value of the prostate specific antigen and an asymmetrical enlargement at the digital rectal examination. The man was subjected to an MRI of the prostate following which a convincing radiological diagnosis of prostate cancer was made. The patient was assigned a provisional stage of disease T3a N0. In order to confirm this diagnosis, a prostate biopsy was performed but the histological analysis reported non-specific granulomatous prostatitis (GP). It is an uncommon condition that both clinically and radiologically on TRUS and MRI usually mimics prostate cancer (PCa), representing a diagnostic challenge due to its non-specific symptoms and aspecific radiological findings. In this case report we discuss the magnetic resonance imaging features of this rare clinical condition in order to help radiologists in the timely diagnosis for a correct diagnostic framing.</p>","PeriodicalId":93849,"journal":{"name":"Acta bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis","volume":"94 5","pages":"e2023245"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10644919/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41242016","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Impact of a single webinar intervention on attitudes towards mental illness in undergraduate students.","authors":"Paolo Ferrara, Federico Ruta, Armando D'Agostino, Anne Destrebecq, Stefano Terzoni","doi":"10.23750/abm.v94i5.14296","DOIUrl":"10.23750/abm.v94i5.14296","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":93849,"journal":{"name":"Acta bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis","volume":"94 5","pages":"e2023254"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10644924/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41242018","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Incidental finding of Bochdalek hernia in an adult: a case report.","authors":"Rosario Francesco Balzano, Giacomo Fascia, Alessio Sciacqua, Giuseppe Guglielmi","doi":"10.23750/abm.v94i5.15073","DOIUrl":"10.23750/abm.v94i5.15073","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A Bochdalek hernia, also known as a congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH), is a type of hernia that occurs in infants. The diaphragm, the muscle that separates the chest cavity from the abdominal cavity, is characterized by a hole or gap during birth. This opening allows the abdominal organs, such as the stomach, intestines, or liver, to pass through the thoracic cavity. Here, we report a 56-year-old male patient who came to our hospital because of rectal bleeding, symptoms unrelated to the hernia. We performed a Computed Tomography (CT) scan with contrast enhancement to find the cause of the bleeding and as an incidental finding we diagnosed the hernia: it is very rare to find a silent Bochdalek hernia for more than 50 years.</p>","PeriodicalId":93849,"journal":{"name":"Acta bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis","volume":"94 5","pages":"e2023246"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10644929/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41242019","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}