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2. Are all people with diabetes and cardiovascular risk factors or microvascular complications at very high risk? Findings from the Risk and Prevention Study

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Marzona, Irene, Avanzini, Fausto, Lucisano, Giuseppe, Tettamanti, Mauro, Baviera, Marta, Nicolucci, Antonio, Roncaglioni, Maria Carla, Tombesi, M., Tognoni, G., Massa, E., Marrocco, W., Micalella, M., Caimi, V., Longoni, P., Avanzini, F., Franzosi, M. G., Roncaglioni, M. C., Marzona, I., Baviera, M., Monesi, L., Pangrazzi, I., Barlera, S., Milani, V., Nicolis, E., Casola, C., Clerici, F., Palumbo, A., Sgaroni, G., Marchioli, R., Silletta, M. G., Pioggiarella, R., Scarano, M., Marfisi, R. M., Flamminio, A., Macino, L., Ferri, B., Pera, C., Polidoro, A., Abbatino, D., Acquati, M., Addorisio, G., Adinolfi, D., Adreani, L., Agistri, M. R., Agneta, A., Agnolio, M. 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G., Bertolani, U., Bettelli, G., Biagiotti, G., Bianchi, S., Bianco, G., Biccari, F., Bigioli, F., Bindi, M., Bisanti, G., Bitetti, E. M., Blasetti, M. P., Blesi, F., Boato, V., Boga, S., Boidi, E., Boldrin, G., Bollati, A., Bolzan, L., Bolzonella, S., Bonardi, P., Bonato, G. B., Bonci, M., Bonfitto, G., Bonincontro, E., Boninsegna, F., Bonissone, D., Bono, L., Bonollo, E., Borghi, M., Borioli, N., Borsatto, M., Bosco, T., Bosisio Pioltelli, M., Botarelli, C., Botassis, S., Bottini, F., Bottos, C., Bova, G., Bova, V., Bozzani, A., Bozzetto, R. M., Braga, V. T., Braglia, M., Bramati, E., Brazzoli, C., Breglia, G., Brescia, A., Briganti, D., Brigato, G., Brocchi, A., Brosio, F. A., Bruni, E., Buscaglia, E., Bussini, M. D., Bussotti, A., Buzzaccarini, F., Buzzatti, A., Caccamo, G., Cacciavillani, C., Caggiano, G., Caimi, V., Calciano, F. P., Calderisi, M., Calienno, S., Caltagirone, P., Calzolari, I., Cammisa, M., Campanaro, M., Campanella, G. B., Campese, F., Canali, G., Candiani, D. E. 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G., Porcelli, R., Porto, S., Pranzo, L., Prevedello, C., Profeta, C., Profico, D., Punzi, A., Quaglia, G. M., Racano, M., Raccone, A., Radice, F., Raho, C. A., Raimondi, R., Rainò, M., Ramponi, R., Ramunni, A., Ramunni, A. L., Ravasio, F., Ravera, M., Re Sartò, G., Rebustello, G., Regazzoli, S., Restelli, C., Rezzonico, M., Ricchiuto, F., Rigo, S., Rigon, G., Rigon, R., Rinaldi, O. V., Rinaldi, M., Risplendente, P. G., Rispoli, M., Riundi, R., Riva, M. G., Rizzi, A. L., Rizzi, D., Rizzo, L. D., Rocchi, L., Rondinone, B., Rosa, B., Rosati, F., Roselli, F., Rossetti, A., Rossetti, C., Rossi, R., Rossi, P. R., Rossi, A., Rossi, C. L., Rossitto, A., Ruffini, R., Ruffo, A., Ruggio, S., Ruo, M., Russo, B., Russo, L., Russo, R., Russo, S., Russo, U., Russo, V., Ruta, G., Sacchi, F., Sacco Botto, F., Saia, A., Salladini, G., Salmoiraghi, S., Saluzzo, F., Salvatore, C., Salvatori, E., Salvio, G., Sandri, P., Sandrini, T., Sangermano, V., Santoni, N., Saracino, A. 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A., Zambon, N., Zammarrelli, A., Zanaboni, A., Zane, D., Zanetti, B., Zanibellato, R., Zappetti, M., Zappone, P., Zerilli, G., Zirino, V., Zoccali, R., Zuin, F., Altomonte, M., Anelli, N., Angiò, F., Annale, P., Antonacci, S., Anzilotta, R., Bano, F., Basadonna, O., Beduschi, L., Becagli, P., Bellotti, G., Blotta, C., Bruno, G., Cappuccini, A., Caramatti, S., Cariolato, M. P., Castellana, M., Castellani, L., Catania, R., Chielli, A., Chinellato, A., Ciaccia, A., Clerici, E., Cocci, A., Costanzo, G., D’Ercole, F., De Stefano, G., Decè, F., Di Cicco, N., Di Marco, A., Donati Sarti, C., Draghi, E., Dusi, G., Esposito, V., Ferraro, L., Ferretti, A., Ferri, E., Foggetti, L., Foglia, A., Fonzi, E., Frau, G., Fuoco, M. R., Furci, G., Gallo, L., Garra, V., Giannini, A., Gris, A., Iacovino, R., Interrigi, R., Joppi, R., Laner, B., La Fortezza, G., La Padula, A., Lista, M. R., Lupi, G., Maffei, D., Maggioni, G., Magnani, L., Marrazzo, E., Marcon, L., Marinò, V., Maroni, A., Martinelli, C., Mastandrea, E., Mastropierro, F., Meo, A. T., Mero, P., Minesso, E., Moschetta, V., Mosele, E., Nanni, C., Negretti, A., Nisticò, C., Orsini, A., Osti, M., Pacilli, M. C., Pennestre, C., Picerno, G., Piol, K., Pivano, L., Pizzuti, E., Poggi, L., Poidomani, I., Pozzetto, M., Presti, M. L., Ravani, R., Recalenda, V., Romagnuolo, F., Rossignoli, S., Rossin, E., Sabatella, C., Sacco, F., Sanità, F., Sansone, E., Servadei, F., Sisto, M. T., Sorio, A., Sorrentino, A., Spinelli, E., Spolaor, A., Squillacioti, A., Stella, P., Talerico, A., Todisco, C., Vadino, M., Zuliani, C., and Risk & Prevention Collaborative Group

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2017
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4. Feasibility and efficacy of cognitive telerehabilitation in early Alzheimer’s disease: a pilot study

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Jelcic N, Agostini M, Meneghello F, Bussè C, Parise S, Galano A, Tonin P, Dam M, and Cagnin A

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Alzheimer’s disease, cognitive rehabilitation, telecommunication, telerehabilitation, Geriatrics, RC952-954.6
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Nela Jelcic,1 Michela Agostini,1 Francesca Meneghello,1 Cinzia Bussè,2 Sara Parise,2 Antonietta Galano,2 Paolo Tonin,1 Mauro Dam,1 Annachiara Cagnin1,2 1Foundation IRCCS San Camillo Hospital, Laboratory of Kinematics and Robotics and Laboratory of Psychology, Neurorehabilitation Department, Venice, Italy; 2Department of Neurosciences: Sciences NPSRR, University of Padova, Padova, Italy Background: This pilot study compared the effects of lexical-semantic stimulation through telecommunication technology (LSS-tele) with in-person LSS (LSS-direct) and unstructured cognitive treatment (UCS) in patients with early Alzheimer’s disease.Methods: Twenty-seven patients with Alzheimer’s disease in the very early stage (Mini-Mental State Examination [MMSE] >26/30) were divided into three groups: seven patients received LSS-tele treatment, ten received standard LSS-direct intervention, and ten participants underwent UCS as control condition. Intervention treatments consisted of two weekly sessions of LSS (through teleconference or face to face depending on group assignment) or UCS exercises administered to small groups throughout a 3-month period. The main outcome measures were changes of global cognitive performance, language abilities, and memory function. Secondary outcome measures were changes in attention, working memory, executive functions, and visual-spatial abilities tests.Results: The mean MMSE score improved significantly in LSS-tele and LSS-direct treatments; LSS-tele improved language abilities, both phonemic and semantic, and stabilized delayed verbal episodic memory with respect to an improved performance after the LSS-direct intervention and to a memory decline observed in the control group. Improvement was not achieved in any neuropsychological test score after UCS.Conclusion: Clinical application of telecommunication technology to cognitive rehabilitation of elderly patients with neurodegenerative cognitive impairment is feasible and may improve global cognitive performance. Technical aspects to ameliorate efficacy of delivery may further improve its impact on domain-specific cognitive abilities. Keywords: cognitive rehabilitation, telecommunication, telemedicine

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2014

9. The correlation between pharyngeal residue, penetration/aspiration and nutritional modality: a cross-sectional study in patients with neurogenic dysphagia

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Nordio, Sara, Di Stadio, A., Koch, I., Stritoni, P., Meneghello, F., Palmer, K., Nordio S. (ORCID:0000-0003-3883-0344), Nordio, Sara, Di Stadio, A., Koch, I., Stritoni, P., Meneghello, F., Palmer, K., and Nordio S. (ORCID:0000-0003-3883-0344)

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Aspiration risk has a substantial influence on clinical management of swallowing disorders, and can be associated with pharyngeal residue. The aims of this cross-sectional study are to examine the correlation between the presence of pharyngeal residue and penetration-aspiration during fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES), examine the correlation between objective data and Functional Oral Intake Scale (FOIS) and determine whether using objective assessment (Pooling score and Penetration Aspiration Scale-PAS) to categorise patients as pathological or not identifies the same patients identified by FOIS. Fifty-five patients with neurogenic dysphagia were evaluated during FEES by using the Pooling Score scale and PAS. They underwent an assessment of nutritional modalities using FOIS. There was a significant positive correlation between Pooling score and PAS scores for semisolid bolus (Pearson = 0.305; p = 0.024) and liquids (Pearson = 0.841; p = 0.000). The semi-solid bolus Pooling score had a negative correlation with FOIS (Pearson =-0.355; p = 0.008), but there were no other significant correlations for FOIS with Pooling score or PAS. There were significant differences between objective assessments (P-score/PAS) and functional measure (FOIS) for identifying patients as pathological; although the positive predictive values were high, the negative predictive values were very low. Although pharyngeal residues are significantly associated with the presence of penetration-aspiration during endoscopy, the real intake modalities are not correlated with objective assessments of swallowing disorders. Therefore, clinicians need to implement a comprehensive approach to assess dysphagia.

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2020

11. Communicative and swallowing disorders in anoxic patients: a retrospective study on clinical outcomes and performance measures

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Nordio, Sara, Burgio, F., D'Imperio, D., De Biagi, F., Cosentino, E., Meneghello, F., Nordio S. (ORCID:0000-0003-3883-0344), Nordio, Sara, Burgio, F., D'Imperio, D., De Biagi, F., Cosentino, E., Meneghello, F., and Nordio S. (ORCID:0000-0003-3883-0344)

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BACKGROUND: Anoxic brain injury (ABI) is a neurological condition associated to a severe deterioration of brain functioning, whose symptomatology and clinical outcomes may be heterogeneous: cognitive deficits, language disorders like dysarthria and swallowing impairments. Nevertheless, there is still a lack of information on the rehabilitation outcomes. OBJECTIVE: To confirm the occurrence of communication and swallowing deficits in 37 ABI patients and to examine whether intensive rehabilitation may contribute to any improvements and its relation to ABI severity and functional autonomy. METHODS: 37 patients, hospitalized at IRCCS San Camillo Hospital from 2011 to 2018 were analyzed retrospectively. All patients completed a functional evaluation and a language and swallowing assessment, within one week from hospital admission (T0). The assessment was repeated after an intensive rehabilitation treatment (T1). RESULTS: Results show that dysphagia is a frequent and severe outcome in anoxic patients, whereas communication disorders (aphasia and dysarthria) are less severe. Moreover, ABI patients seem to be positively sensitive to an intensive rehabilitation program. CONCLUSIONS: An early multidisciplinary management of communicative-linguistic and swallowing functions is crucial in order to prevent adverse events and to plan a tailored rehabilitation pathway.

Published
2019

14. Expiratory and phonation times as measures of disease severity in patients with Multiple Sclerosis. A case-control study

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Nordio, Sara, Bernitsas, E., Meneghello, F., Palmer, K., Stabile, M. R., Dipietro, L., Di Stadio, A., Nordio S. (ORCID:0000-0003-3883-0344), Nordio, Sara, Bernitsas, E., Meneghello, F., Palmer, K., Stabile, M. R., Dipietro, L., Di Stadio, A., and Nordio S. (ORCID:0000-0003-3883-0344)

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Background: Speech disorders are common in patients with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). They can be assessed with several methods, which are however expensive, complex, and not easily accessible to physicians during routine clinic visits. This study aimed at measuring maximum phonation times, maximum expiratory times, and articulation abilities scores in patients with MS compared to healthy subjects and at investigating if any of these parameters could be used as a measure of MS progression. Methods: 50 MS patients and 50 gender- and age-matched healthy controls were enrolled in the study. Maximum expiratory times and maximum phonation times were collected from both groups. Articulation abilities were evaluated using the articulation subtest from the Fussi assessment (dysarthria scores). MS patients were evaluated with the Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS). Correlations between EDSS scores and maximum expiratory times, maximum phonation times, and dysarthria scores were calculated. Results: EDSS scores of MS patients ranged from 4.5 to 7.5. In MS patients, maximum expiratory times, maximum phonation times, and dysarthria scores were significantly altered compared to healthy controls. Moreover, the EDSS scores were correlated with the maximum expiratory times; the maximum expiratory times were correlated with the maximum phonation times, and the maximum phonation times were correlated with the dysarthria scores. Conclusions: As the expiratory times were significantly correlated with the EDSS scores, they could be used to measure the severity of MS and to monitor its progression.

Published
2018

15. The efficacy of telerehabilitation in dysphagic patients: a systematic review

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Nordio, S., Innocenti, T., Agostini, M., Meneghello, F., Battel, I., Nordio S. (ORCID:0000-0003-3883-0344), Nordio, S., Innocenti, T., Agostini, M., Meneghello, F., Battel, I., and Nordio S. (ORCID:0000-0003-3883-0344)

Abstract

Telerehabilitation is the use of telecommunications technology for rehabilitation. Recently, some studies have shown positive effects of telerehabilitation of swallowing disorders, yet there are no systematic reviews verifying the evidence. The aim of this review is to assess the effects of telerehabilitation in the field of dysphagia as an alternative to face-to-face patient care, considering swallowing recovery and/or quality of life in different patient populations. We searched the Cochrane Library, MEDLINE, EMBASE, Google Scholar, Google Search and the grey literature from inception until December 2016 for publications written in English (keywords: telerehabilitation, telemedicine, dysphagia, swallowing disorders), which resulted in 330 records. Abstract screening and data extraction was carried out independently by two reviewers. Four papers were selected to read in full, and the methodological quality of the studies included was evaluated using Cochrane Collaboration’s tool for assessing risk of bias. One study met our inclusion criteria (Wall et al. 2016), which showed that telerehabilitation improves adherence to treatment compared to patient-directed intervention. Although adherence is an important factor that influences the treatment outcome, clinical outcomes have to be examined in randomised controlled trials in order to reach evidence in this field. Lastly, this systematic review did not demonstrate the efficacy of telerehabilitation compared with face-to face therapy.

Published
2018

16. Cognitive Efficiency in Alzheimer's Disease is Associated with Increased Occipital Connectivity

Author

De Marco, M., Duzzi, D., Meneghello, F., and Venneri, A.

Abstract

There are cognitive domains which remain fully functional in a proportion of Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients. It is unknown, however, what distinctive mechanisms sustain such efficient processing. The concept of "cognitive efficiency" was investigated in these patients by operationalizing it as a function of the level of performance shown on the Letter Fluency test, on which, very often, patients in the early stages of AD show unimpaired performance. Forty-five individuals at the prodromal/early stage of AD (diagnosis supported by subsequent clinical follow-ups) and 45 healthy controls completed a battery of neuropsychological tests and an MRI protocol which included resting-state acquisitions. The Letter Fluency test was the only task on which no between-group difference in performance was found. Participants were divided into "low-performing" and "high-performing" according to the global median. Dual-regression methods were implemented to compute six patterns of network connectivity. The diagnosis-by-level of performance interaction was inferred on each pattern to determine the network distinctiveness of efficient performance in AD. Significant interactions were found in the anterior default mode network, and in both left and right executive control networks. For all three circuits, high-performing patients showed increased connectivity within the ventral and dorsal part of BA19, as confirmed by post-hoc t tests. Peristriate remapping is suggested to play a compensatory role. Since the occipital lobe is the neurophysiological source of long-range cortical connectivity, it is speculated that the physiological mechanisms of functional connectivity might sustain occipital functional remapping in early AD, particularly for those functions which are sustained by areas not excessively affected by the prodromal disease.

Published
2017

17. ApoE ε4 allele relateted alterations in hippocampal connectivity in early Alzheimer's disease support memory performance

Author

De Marco, M., Vallelunga, A., Meneghello, F., Varma, S., Frangi, A., Venneri, A., and Disease Neuroimaging Initiative, A.

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Whether the presence of the Apolipoprotein E ε4 allele modulates hippocampal connectivity networks in abnormal ageing has yet to be fully clarified. OBJECTIVE: Allele-dependent differences in this pattern of functional connectivity were investigated in patients with very mild neurodegeneration of the Alzheimer's type, carriers and non-carriers of the ε4 allele. METHOD: A seed-based connectivity approach was used. The two groups were similar in demographics, volumetric measures of brain-structure, and cognitive profiles. RESULTS: ε4 non-carriers had increased connectivity between the seed area in the left hippocampus and 1) a left insular/lateral prefrontal region and 2) the contralateral right parietal cortex. Moreover, hippocampus-to-parietal connectivity in the group of ε4 carriers was positively associated with memory performance, indicating that the between-group difference reflects compensatory processes. Retrospective analyses of functional connectivity based on patients from the ADNI initiative confirmed this pattern. CONCLUSION: We suggest that increased connectivity with extra-DMN areas reflects both compensatory recruitment of additional areas, and pathological interwining between the DMN and the salience network as part of a global ε4-dependent circuital disruption. These differences indicate that the ε4 allele is associated with a more profound degree of DMN network breakdown even in the prodromal stage of neurodegeneration.

Published
2017

20. Are all people with diabetes and cardiovascular risk factors or microvascular complications at very high risk? Findings from the Risk and Prevention Study

Author

Marzona, I., Avanzini, F., Lucisano, G., Tettamanti, M., Baviera, M., Nicolucci, A., Roncaglioni, M. C., Tombesi, M., Tognoni, G., Massa, E., Marrocco, W., Micalella, M., Caimi, V., Longoni, P., Franzosi, M. G., Monesi, L., Pangrazzi, I., Barlera, S., Milani, V., Nicolis, E., Casola, C., Clerici, F., Palumbo, A., Sgaroni, G., Marchioli, R., Silletta, M. G., Pioggiarella, R., Scarano, M., Marfisi, R. M., Flamminio, A., Macino, L., Ferri, B., Pera, C., Polidoro, A., Abbatino, D., Acquati, M., Addorisio, G., Adinolfi, D., Adreani, L., Agistri, M. R., Agneta, A., Agnolio, M. L., Agostini, N., Agostino, G., Airo, A., Alaimo, N., Albano, M., Albano, N., Alecci, G., Alemanno, S., Alexanian, A., Alfarano, M., Alfe, L., Alonzo, N., Alvino, S., Ancora, A., Andiloro, S., Andreatta, E., Angeli, S., Angiari, F., Angilletti, V., Annicchiarico, C., Anzivino, M., Aprea, R., Aprile, A., Aprile, E., Aprile, I., Aprile, L., Armellani, V., Arnetoli, M., Aronica, A., Autiero, V., Bacca, G., Baccalaro, A. M., Bacci, M., Baglio, G., Bagnani, M., Baiano, A., Baldari, A., Ballarini, L., Banchi, G., Bandera, R., Bandini, F., Baratella, M., Barbieri, A., Barbieri Vita, A., Bardi, M., Barlocchi, M., Baron, P., Bartoli, M., Basile, A., Basile, F., Basile, S., Battaggia, A., Battaglia, A., Bau, A., Beconcini, G., Beggio, R., Belfiore, P. A., Belicchi, M., Bellamoli, S., Bellini, C., Bellomo, M., Benetollo, C., Benetti, R., Beretta, E., Bertalero, P., Bertaso, F. G., Bertolani, U., Bettelli, G., Biagiotti, G., Bianchi, S., Bianco, G., Biccari, F., Bigioli, F., Bindi, M., Bisanti, G., Bitetti, E. M., Blasetti, M. P., Blesi, F., Boato, V., Boga, S., Boidi, E., Boldrin, G., Bollati, A., Bolzan, L., Bolzonella, S., Bonardi, P., Bonato, G. B., Bonci, M., Bonfitto, G., Bonincontro, E., Boninsegna, F., Bonissone, D., Bono, L., Bonollo, E., Borghi, M., Borioli, N., Borsatto, M., Bosco, T., Bosisio Pioltelli, M., Botarelli, C., Botassis, S., Bottini, F., Bottos, C., Bova, G., Bova, V., Bozzani, A., Bozzetto, R. M., Braga, V. T., Braglia, M., Bramati, E., Brazzoli, C., Breglia, G., Brescia, A., Briganti, D., Brigato, G., Brocchi, A., Brosio, F. A., Bruni, E., Buscaglia, E., Bussini, M. D., Bussotti, A., Buzzaccarini, F., Buzzatti, A., Caccamo, G., Cacciavillani, C., Caggiano, G., Calciano, F. P., Calderisi, M., Calienno, S., Caltagirone, P., Calzolari, I., Cammisa, M., Campanaro, M., Campanella, G. B., Campese, F., Canali, G., Candiani, D. E. L., Canepa, R., Canini, D., Canino, A., Cantoro, E. A., Capilupi, V., Capotosto, P., Cappelli, B., Capraro, G., Carafa, F. A., Carano, Q., Carcaterra, V., Carriero, D., Carrozzo, G., Cartanese, M., Casalena, M., Casarola, M., Caso, C., Casotto, M., Castaldi, F., Castegnaro, R., Castellani, G., Castri, S., Catalano, E., Catinello, N., Caturano, G., Cavallaro, R., Cavallo, A. M., Cavallo, G., Cavion, M. T., Cavirani, G., Cazzaniga, F., Cazzetta, D., Cecconi, V., Cefalo, A., Celebrano, M., Celora, A., Centonze, P., Cerati, D., Cesaretti, D., Checchia, G., Checchin, A., Cherubini, M., Chianese, L., Chiappa, A., Chiappa, M. V., Chiariello, G., Chiavini, G., Chicco, M., Chiumeo, F., Ciacciarelli, A., Ciaci, D., Ciancaglini, R., Cicale, C., Cicale, S., Cipolla, A., Ciruolo, A., Citeri, A. L., Citterio, G., Clerici, M., Coazzoli, E., Collecchia, G., Colletta, F., Colombo, I., Colorio, P., Coluccia, S., Comerio, M., Comoretto, P., Compagni, M., Conte, O., Contri, S., Contrisciani, A., Coppetti, T., Corasaniti, F., Corradi, M. T., Corsano, A., Corsini, A., Corti, N., Costantini, G., Costantino, A., Cotroneo, S., Cozzi, D., Cravello, M. G., Cristiano, E., Cucchi, R., Cusmai, L., D'Errico, G. B., D'Agostino, P., Dal Bianco, L., Dal Mutto, U., Dal Pozzo, G., Dallapiccola, P., Dallatorre, G., Dalle Molle, G., Dalloni, E., D'Aloiso, A., D'Amicis, G., Danese, R., Danieli, D., Danisi, G., D'Anna, M. A., Danti, G., D'Ascanio, S., Davidde, G., De Angeli, D., De Bastiani, R., De Battisti, A., De Bellis, A., De Berardinis, G., De Carlo, F., De Giorgi, D., De Gobbi, R., De Lorenzis, E., De Luca, P., De Martini, G., De Marzi, M., De Matteis, D., De Padova, S., De Polo, P., De Sabato, N., De Stefano, T., De Vita, M. T., De Vito, U., De Zolt, V., Debernardi, F., Del Carlo, A., Del Re, G., Del Zotti, F., D'Elia, R., Della Giovanna, P., Dell'Acqua, L., Dell'Orco, R. L., Demaria, G., Di Benedetto, M. G., Di Chiara, G., Di Corcia, V., Di Domizio, O., Di Donato, P., Di Donato, S., Di Fermo, G., Di Franco, M., Di Giovannantonio, G., Di Lascio, G., Di Lecce, G., Di Lorenzo, N., Di Maro, T., Di Mattia, Q., Di Michele, E., Di Modica, R. S., Di Murro, D., Di Noi, M. C., Di Paoli, V., Di Santi, M., Di Sanzo, A., Di Turi, C., Diazzi, A., Dileo, I., D'Ingianna, A. P., Dolci, A., Dona, G., Donato, C., Donato, P., Donini, A., Donna, M. E., Donvito, T. V., Esposito, L., Esposito, N., Evangelista, M., Faita, G., Falco, M., Falcone, D. A., Falorni, F., Fanciullacci, A., Fanton, L., Fasolo, L., Fassina, R., Fassone, A., Fatarella, P., Fedele, F., Fera, I., Fera, L., Ferioli, S., Ferlini, M. G., Ferlino, R., Ferrante, G., Ferrara, F. N., Ferrarese, M. F., Ferrari, G., Ferrari, O., Ferreri, A., Ferroni, M., Fezzi, G., Figaroli, C., Fina, M. G., Fioretta, A., Fiorucci, C., Firrincieli, R., Fischetti, M., Fischietti, G., Fiume, D. C., Flecchia, G., Forastiere, G., Fossati, B., Franceschi, P. L., Franchi, L., Franzoso, F., Frapporti, G., Frasca, G., Frisotti, A., Fumagalli, G., Fusco, D., Gabriele, P., Gabrieli, A., Gagliano, D., Galimberti, G., Galli, A., Gallicchio, N., Gallio, F., Gallipoli, T., Gallo, P., Galopin, T., Gambarelli, L., Garbin, A., Garozzo, G. M., Gasparri, R., Gastaldo, M., Gatti, E., Gazzaniga, P., Gennachi, N., Gentile, R. V., Germani, P., Gesualdi, F., Gherardi, E., Ghezzi, C., Ghidini, M. G., Ghionda, F., Giacci, L., Gialdini, D., Giampaolo, C., Giancane, R., Giannanti, A., Giannese, S., Giannini, L., Giaretta, M., Giaretta, R., Giavardi, L., Giordano, P., Giordano, E., Giordano, B., Gioria, G. M., Giugliano, R., Grassi, E. A., Greco, A., Greco, L., Grilletti, N., Grimaldi, N., Grisetti, G., Groppelli, G., Gualtieri, L., Guarducci, M., Guastella, G., Guerra, M., Guerrini, F., Guglielmini, A., Guido, A., Gulotta, P., Iacono, E., Iadarola, G., Ianiro, G., Iarussi, V., Ieluzzi, M. L., Ierardi, C., Ingaldi, F., Interlandi, S., Iocca, M., Iorno, A., Ioverno, E., Iurato, R., La Pace, L., La Piscopia, C., La Selva, R., Lafratta, M., Lamparelli, M., Lanaro, G., Lancerotto, R., Larcher, M., Lassandro, M., Lattuada, G., Laurino, P., Lefons, C., Legrottaglie, F., Lemma, A., Leone, D., Leone, F., Leso, A., Leuzzi, G., Levato, G., Libardi, L., Libralesso, N., Licini, P. I., Licursi, G., Lidonnici, F., Lillo, C., Liveri, L., Livio, A., Loiero, R. A., Loison, M., Lombardo, G., Lombardo, T., Lomunno, V., Lomuscio, S., Lonedo, A., Longo, E., Lora, L., Lotterio, A., Lucatello, L., Luongo, A., Lupoli, M., Macchia, C., Macri, G., Mafessanti, M., Maggialetti, V., Maggioni, A., Magnani, M., Maiellaro, G., Mancuso, A., Maniglio, A. R., Mannari, G. L., Manni, A., Manocchio, B., Mao, M., Marano, A., Maraone, E., Marascio, D., Marcheselli, P., Marchetto, B., Marchetto, S., Marchi, A., Marchi, G. L., Mariano, C., Marinacci, S., Marinelli, S., Marini, G., Marra, V. C., Marrali, F., Marseglia, C., Martello, G., Martino, C., Martino, G., Martino, M., Marulli, C. F., Maruzzi, G., Marzotti, A., Mascheroni, G., Mascolo, P., Masoch, G., Masone, R., Massa, L., Massafra, M., Massi, M., Massignani, D. M., Matarese, A. M., Matini, G., Mauro, R., Mazzi, M., Mazzillo, A., Mazzocato, E., Mazzoleni, N. S., Mazzone, A., Melacci, A., Mele, E., Meliota, P., Menaspa, S., Meneghello, F., Merola, G., Merone, L., Metrucci, A., Mezzina, V., Micchi, A., Michielon, A., Migliore, N., Minero, G., Minotta, F., Mirandola, C., Mistrorigo, S., Modafferi, L., Moitre, R., Mola, E., Monachese, C., Mongiardini, C., Montagna, F., Montani, M., Montemurno, I., Montolli, R., Montorsi, S., Montresor, M., Monzani, M. G., Morabito, F., Mori, G., Moro, A., Mosca, M. F., Motti, F., Muddolon, L., Mugnai, M., Muscas, F., Naimoli, F., Nanci, G., Nargi, E., Nasorri, R., Nastrini, G., Negossi, M., Negrini, A., Negroni, A., Neola, V., Niccolini, F., Niro, C. M., Nosengo, C., Novella, G., Nuti, C., Obici, F., Olita, C., Oliverio, S. S., Olivieri, I., Oriente, S., Orlando, G., Paci, C., Pagano, G., Pagliara, C., Paita, G., Paladini, G., Paladino, G., Palano, T., Palatella, A., Palermo, P., Palmisano, M., Pando, P., Panessa, P., Panigo, F., Panozzo, G., Panvini, F., Panzieri, F., Panzino, A., Panzitta, F., Paoli, N., Papagna, R., Papaleo, M. G., Papalia, G., Parisi, R., Parotti, N., Parravicini, D., Passarella, P., Pastore, G. A., Patafio, M., Pavone, P., Pedroli, W., Pedroni, M., Pelligra, G., Pellizzari, M., Penati, A., Perlot, M., Perrone, A., Perrone, G., Peruzzi, P., Peselli, C., Petracchini, L., Petrera, L., Petrone, S., Peverelli, C., Pianorsi, F., Piazza, G. P., Piazzolla, G., Picci, A., Pienabarca, G., Pietronigro, T. P., Pignocchino, P., Pilone, R., Pinto, D., Pirovano, E., Pirrotta, D., Pisante, V., Pitotto, P., Pittari, L., Piva, A., Pizzoglio, A., Plantera, O. R., Plebani, W., Plessi, S., Podrecca, D., Poerio, V., Poggiani, F., Pogliani, W., Poli, L., Poloni, F. G., Porcelli, R., Porto, S., Pranzo, L., Prevedello, C., Profeta, C., Profico, D., Punzi, A., Quaglia, G. M., Racano, M., Raccone, A., Radice, F., Raho, C. A., Raimondi, R., Raino, M., Ramponi, R., Ramunni, A., Ramunni, A. L., Ravasio, F., Ravera, M., Re Sarto, G., Rebustello, G., Regazzoli, S., Restelli, C., Rezzonico, M., Ricchiuto, F., Rigo, S., Rigon, G., Rigon, R., Rinaldi, O. V., Rinaldi, M., Risplendente, P. G., Rispoli, M., Riundi, R., Riva, M. G., Rizzi, A. L., Rizzi, D., Rizzo, L. D., Rocchi, L., Rondinone, B., Rosa, B., Rosati, F., Roselli, F., Rossetti, A., Rossetti, C., Rossi, R., Rossi, P. R., Rossi, A., Rossi, C. L., Rossitto, A., Ruffini, R., Ruffo, A., Ruggio, S., Ruo, M., Russo, B., Russo, L., Russo, R., Russo, S., Russo, U., Russo, V., Ruta, G., Sacchi, F., Sacco Botto, F., Saia, A., Salladini, G., Salmoiraghi, S., Saluzzo, F., Salvatore, C., Salvatori, E., Salvio, G., Sandri, P., Sandrini, T., Sangermano, V., Santoni, N., Saracino, A. D., Saracino, A., Sarasin, P., Sardo Infirri, C., Sarri, B., Sartori, G., Sartori, N., Sauro, C., Scaglioni, M., Scalfi, C., Scamardella, A. M., Scandale, G., Scandone, L., Scannavini, G., Scarati, R., Scardi, A., Scarpa, F. M., Scazzi, P., Schifone, A., Schiroso, G., Scigliano, G., Scilla, A., Sciortino, M., Scolaro, G., Scollo, E., Scorretti, G., Sellitti, R., Selmo, A., Selvaggio, G., Sempio, A., Seren, F., Serio, L., Serra, C., Serra, L., Siciliano, D., Sideri, A., Sighele, M., Signore, R., Siliberto, F., Silvestro, M., Simioni, G., Simmini, G., Simonato, L., Sinchetto, F., Sizzano, E., Smajato, G., Smaldone, M., Sola, G., Sordillo, L., Sovran, C. S., Spagnul, P., Spano, F., Sproviero, S., Squintani, A., Stella, L., Stilo, V., Stocchiero, B., Stornello, M. C., Stracka, G., Strada, S., Stranieri, G., Stucci, N., Stufano, N., Suppa, A., Susca, V. G., Sutti, M., Taddei, M., Tagliabue, E., Tagliente, G., Talato, F., Talerico, P., Talia, R., Taranto, R., Tartaglia, M., Tauro, N., Tedesco, A., Tieri, P., Tirelli, M., Tocci, L., Todesco, P., Tognolo, M., Tomba, A., Tonello, P., Tonon, R., Toscano, L., Tosi, A., Tosi, G., Toso, S., Travaglio, P., Tremul, L., Tresso, C., Triacchini, P., Triggiano, L., Trigilio, A., Trimeloni, J., Tripicchio, G., Tritto, G. S., Trono, F., Trotta, E., Trotta, G., Tubertini, A., Turri, C., Turri, L., Tuttolani, M. P., Urago, M., Ursini, G., Valcanover, F., Valente, L., Valenti, M., Valentini, F., Vallone, G., Valz, P., Valzano, L., Vanin, V., Vatteroni, M., Vegetti, L., Vendrame, D., Veramonti, I., Veronelli, G., Vesco, A., Vicariotto, G., Vignale, G., Villa, P. L., Vinciguerra, R., Visco, A., Visentin, G., Visona, E., Vitali, E., Vitali, S., Vitti, F., Volpone, D. A., Zambon, N., Zammarrelli, A., Zanaboni, A., Zane, D., Zanetti, B., Zanibellato, R., Zappetti, M., Zappone, P., Zerilli, G., Zirino, V., Zoccali, R., Zuin, F., Altomonte, M., Anelli, N., Angio, F., Annale, P., Antonacci, S., Anzilotta, R., Bano, F., Basadonna, O., Beduschi, L., Becagli, P., Bellotti, G., Blotta, C., Bruno, G., Cappuccini, A., Caramatti, S., Cariolato, M. P., Castellana, M., Castellani, L., Catania, R., Chielli, A., Chinellato, A., Ciaccia, A., Clerici, E., Cocci, A., Costanzo, G., D'Ercole, F., De Stefano, G., Dece, F., Di Cicco, N., Di Marco, A., Donati Sarti, C., Draghi, E., Dusi, G., Esposito, V., Ferraro, L., Ferretti, A., Ferri, E., Foggetti, L., Foglia, A., Fonzi, E., Frau, G., Fuoco, M. R., Furci, G., Gallo, L., Garra, V., Giannini, A., Gris, A., Iacovino, R., Interrigi, R., Joppi, R., Laner, B., La Fortezza, G., La Padula, A., Lista, M. R., Lupi, G., Maffei, D., Maggioni, G., Magnani, L., Marrazzo, E., Marcon, L., Marino, V., Maroni, A., Martinelli, C., Mastandrea, E., Mastropierro, F., Meo, A. T., Mero, P., Minesso, E., Moschetta, V., Mosele, E., Nanni, C., Negretti, A., Nistico, C., Orsini, A., Osti, M., Pacilli, M. C., Pennestre, C., Picerno, G., Piol, K., Pivano, L., Pizzuti, E., Poggi, L., Poidomani, I., Pozzetto, M., Presti, M. L., Ravani, R., Recalenda, V., Romagnuolo, F., Rossignoli, S., Rossin, E., Sabatella, C., Sacco, F., Sanita, F., Sansone, E., Servadei, F., Sisto, M. T., Sorio, A., Sorrentino, A., Spinelli, E., Spolaor, A., Squillacioti, A., Stella, P., Talerico, A., Todisco, C., Vadino, M., and Zuliani, C.

Subjects
Male, medicine.medical_specialty, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Population, 030209 endocrinology & metabolism, 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology, Overweight, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Endocrinology, Prediction model, Internal medicine, Diabetes mellitus, Internal Medicine, Diabetes Mellitus, Medicine, Humans, Multicenter Studies as Topic, Myocardial infarction, Risk factor, education, Stroke, Aged, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, education.field_of_study, Lifestyle habits, business.industry, Major cardiovascular events, Atrial fibrillation, General Medicine, Middle Aged, medicine.disease, Cardiovascular Diseases, Heart failure, Physical therapy, Female, medicine.symptom, business, Diabetic Angiopathies
Abstract

To verify whether it is possible, in people with diabetes mellitus (DM) considered at very high cardiovascular (CV) risk, stratify this risk better and identify significant modifiable risk factor (including lifestyle habits) to help patients and clinicians improve CV prevention. People with DM and microvascular diseases or one or more CV risk factors (hypertension, hyperlipidemia, smoking, poor dietary habits, overweight, physical inactivity) included in the Risk and Prevention study were selected. We considered the combined endpoint of non-fatal acute myocardial infarction and stroke and CV death. A multivariate Cox proportional analysis was carried out to identify relevant predictors. We also used the RECPAM method to identify subgroups of patients at higher risk. In our study, the rate of major CV events was lower than expected (5 % in 5 years). Predictors of CV events were age, male, sex, heart failure, previous atherosclerotic disease, atrial fibrillation, insulin treatment, high HbA1c, heart rate and other CV diseases while being physically active was protective. RECPAM analysis indicated that history of atherosclerotic diseases and a low BMI defined worse prognosis (HR 4.51 95 % CI 3.04–6.69). Among subjects with no previous atherosclerotic disease, men with HbA1c more than 8 % were at higher CV risk (HR 2.77; 95 % CI 1.86–4.14) with respect to women. In this population, the rate of major CV events was lower than expected. This prediction model could help clinicians identify people with DM at higher CV risk and support them in achieving goals of physical activity and HbA1c.

Published
2016

21. Italian normative data for a stroke specific cognitive screening tool: the Oxford Cognitive Screen (OCS)

Author

Mancuso, M, Varalta, Valentina, Sardella, L, Capitani, D, Zoccolotti, P, Antonucci, G, Abbruzzese, L, Fonte, Cristina, La Monica, G. V., Meneghello F., Pallotta M., Pallotta, M., Pirrotta, F., and Smania, Nicola

Subjects
Male, Neuropsychological Tests, cognitive assessment, 0302 clinical medicine, Cognition, Reference Values, Attention, Stroke, media_common, Language, neurology (clinical), Aged, 80 and over, medicine.diagnostic_test, 05 social sciences, neglect, Age Factors, Montreal Cognitive Assessment, General Medicine, Middle Aged, normative data, stroke, Test (assessment), psychiatry and mental health, Italy, Female, medicine.symptom, Psychology, Clinical psychology, Adult, medicine.medical_specialty, Adolescent, media_common.quotation_subject, oxford cognitive screen, Dermatology, 050105 experimental psychology, Neglect, 03 medical and health sciences, Young Adult, Aphasia, medicine, Humans, 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences, Psychiatry, Aged, Cognitive assessment, Normative data, Oxford Cognitive Screen, Mini–Mental State Examination, Translating, medicine.disease, aphasia, 2708, Normative, Cognition Disorders, Mental Status Schedule, 030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Abstract

Cognitive deficits occur in most stroke patients and cognitive impairment is an important predictor of adverse long term outcome. However, current screening measures, such as the Mini Mental State Examination or the Montreal Cognitive Assessment, do not provide information tuned for evaluating the impact of cognitive impairment in the early phase after stroke. The Oxford Cognitive Screen (OCS) represents an important new development in this regard. The OCS is now available for assessment of Italian individuals and the aim of this study is to standardize the OCS on a large sample of healthy Italian participants stratified for age, gender and education level. Results confirmed the influence of these factors in several of the OCS tasks. Age-, education- and gender-adjusted norms are provided for the ten sub-tests of the test. The availability of normative data represents an important prerequite for the reliable use of OCS with stroke patients.

Published
2016

26. N-3 fatty acids in patients with multiple cardiovascular risk factors

Author

Roncaglioni, Maria Carla, Avanzini, Fausto, Barlera, Simona, Marzona, Irene, Milani, Valentina, Tombesi, Massimo, Caimi, Vittorio, Longoni, Paolo, Silletta, Maria Giuseppina, Tognoni, Gianni, Marchioli, Avanzini F, Roberto., Caimi, V, Longoni, P, Marchioli, R, Roncaglioni, Mc, Silletta, Mg, Tognoni, G, Tombesi, M, Barlera, S, Milani, V, Nicolis, Eb, Casola, C, Marzona, I, Massa, E, Marrocco, W, Micalella, M, Avanzini, F, Franzosi, Mg, Geraci, E, Giansiracusa, N, Rocchetti, L, Decarli, A, Satolli, R, Alli, C, Beghi, E, Bertele', V, Volpi, A, Baviera, M, Monesi, L, Pangrazzi, I, Nicolis, E, Clerici, F, Palumbo, A, Sgaroni, G, Pioggiarella, R, Scarano, M, Marfisi, Rm, Flamminio, A, Macino, L, Ferri, B, Pera, C, Polidoro, A, Abbatino, D, Acquati, M, Addorisio, G, Adinolfi, D, Adreani, L, Agistri, Mr, Agneta, A, Agnolio, Ml, Agostini, N, Agostino, G, Airò, A, Alaimo, N, Albano, M, Albano, N, Alecci, G, Alemanno, S, Alexanian, A, Alfarano, M, Alfè, L, Alonzo, N, Alvino, S, Ancora, A, Andiloro, S, Andreatta, E, Angeli, S, Angiari, F, Angilletti, V, Annicchiarico, C, Anzivino, M, Aprea, R, Aprile, A, Aprile, E, Aprile, I, Aprile, L, Armellani, V, Arnetoli, M, Aronica, A, Autiero, V, Bacca, G, Baccalaro, Am, Bacci, M, Baglio, G, Bagnani, M, Baiano, A, Baldari, A, Ballarini, L, Banchi, G, Bandera, R, Bandini, F, Baratella, M, Barbieri, A, Barbieri Vita, A, Bardi, M, Barlocchi, M, Baron, P, Bartoli, M, Basile, A, Basile, F, Basile, S, Battaggia, A, Battaglia, A, Baù, A, Beconcini, G, Beggio, R, Belfiore, Pa, Belicchi, M, Bellamoli, S, Bellini, C, Bellomo, M, Benetollo, C, Benetti, R, Beretta, E, Bertalero, P, Bertaso, Fg, Bertolani, U, Bettelli, G, Biagiotti, G, Bianchi, S, Bianco, G, Biccari, F, Bigioli, F, Bindi, M, Bisanti, G, Bitetti, Em, Blasetti, Mp, Blesi, F, Boato, V, Boga, S, Boidi, E, Boldrin, G, Bollati, A, Bolzan, L, Bolzonella, S, Bonardi, P, Bonato, Gb, Bonci, M, Bonfitto, G, Bonincontro, E, Boninsegna, F, Bonissone, D, Bono, L, Bonollo, E, Borghi, M, Borioli, N, Borsatto, M, Bosco, T, Bosisio Pioltelli, M, Botarelli, C, Botassis, S, Bottini, F, Bottos, C, Bova, G, Bova, V, Bozzani, A, Bozzetto, Rm, Braga, Vt, Braglia, M, Bramati, E, Brazzoli, C, Breglia, G, Brescia, A, Briganti, D, Brigato, G, Brocchi, A, Brosio, Fa, Bruni, E, Buscaglia, E, Bussini, Md, Bussotti, A, Buzzaccarini, F, Buzzatti, A, Caccamo, G, Cacciavillani, C, Caggiano, G, Calciano, Fp, Calderisi, M, Calienno, S, Caltagirone, P, Calzolari, I, Cammisa, M, Campanaro, M, Campanella, Gb, Campese, F, Canali, G, Candiani, De, Canepa, R, Canini, D, Canino, A, Cantoro, Ea, Capilupi, V, Capotosto, P, Cappelli, B, Capraro, G, Carafa, Fa, Carano, Q, Carcaterra, V, Carriero, D, Carrozzo, G, Cartanese, M, Casalena, M, Casarola, M, Caso, C, Casotto, M, Castaldi, F, Castegnaro, R, Castellani, G, Castri, S, Catalano, E, Catinello, N, Caturano, G, Cavallaro, R, Cavallo, Am, Cavallo, G, Cavion, Mt, Cavirani, G, Cazzaniga, F, Cazzetta, D, Cecconi, V, Cefalo, A, Celebrano, M, Celora, A, Centonze, P, Cerati, D, Cesaretti, D, Checchia, G, Checchin, A, Cherubini, M, Chianese, L, Chiappa, A, Chiappa, Mv, Chiariello, G, Chiavini, G, Chicco, M, Chiumeo, F, Ciacciarelli, A, Ciaci, D, Ciancaglini, R, Cicale, C, Cicale, S, Cipolla, A, Ciruolo, A, Citeri, Al, Citterio, G, Clerici, M, Coazzoli, E, Collecchia, G, Colletta, F, Colombo, I, Colorio, P, Coluccia, S, Comerio, M, Comoretto, P, Compagni, M, Conte, O, Contri, S, Contrisciani, A, Coppetti, T, Corasaniti, F, Corradi, Mt, Corsano, A, Corsini, A, Corti, N, Costantini, G, Costantino, A, Cotroneo, S, Cozzi, D, Cravello, Mg, Cristiano, E, Cucchi, R, Cusmai, L, D' Errico GB, D'Agostino, P, Dal Bianco, L, Dal Mutto, U, Dal Pozzo, G, Dallapiccola, P, Dallatorre, G, Dalle Molle, G, Dalloni, E, D'Aloiso, A, D'Amicis, G, Danese, R, Danieli, D, Danisi, G, D'Anna, Ma, Danti, G, D'Ascanio, S, Davidde, G, De Angeli, D, De Bastiani, R, De Battisti, A, De Bellis, A, De Berardinis, G, De Carlo, F, De Giorgi, D, De Gobbi, R, De Lorenzis, E, De Luca, P, De Martini, G, De Marzi, M, De Matteis, D, De Padova, S, De Polo, P, De Sabato, N, De Stefano, T, De Vita MT, De Vita, U, De Zolt, V, Debernardi, F, Del Carlo, A, Del Re, G, Del Zotti, F, D'Elia, R, Della Giovanna, P, Dell'Acqua, L, Dell'Orco, Rl, Demaria, G, Di Benedetto MG, Di Chiara, G, Di Corcia, V, Di Domizio, O, Di Donato, P, Di Donato, S, Di Fermo, G, Di Franco, M, Di Giovannantonio, G, Di Lascio, G, Di Lecce, G, Di Lorenzo, N, Di Maro, T, Di Mattia, Q, Di Michele, E, Di Modica RS, Di Murro, D, Di Noi MC, Di Paoli, V, Di Santi, M, Di Sanzo, A, Di Turi, C, Diazzi, A, Dileo, I, D'Ingianna, Ap, Dolci, A, Donà, G, Donato, C, Donato, P, Donini, A, Donna, Me, Donvito, Tv, Esposito, L, Esposito, N, Evangelista, M, Faita, G, Falco, M, Falcone, Da, Falorni, F, Fanciullacci, A, Fanton, L, Fasolo, L, Fassina, R, Fassone, A, Fatarella, P, Fedele, F, Fera, I, Fera, L, Ferioli, S, Ferlini, Mg, Ferlino, R, Ferrante, G, Ferrara, Fn, Ferrarese, Mf, Ferrari, G, Ferrari, O, Ferreri, A, Ferroni, M, Fezzi, G, Figaroli, C, Fina, Mg, Fioretta, A, Fiorucci, C, Firrincieli, R, Fischetti, M, Fischietti, G, Fiume, Dc, Flecchia, G, Forastiere, G, Fossati, B, Franceschi, Pl, Franchi, L, Franzoso, F, Frapporti, G, Frasca, G, Frisotti, A, Fumagalli, G, Fusco, D, Gabriele, P, Gabrieli, A, Gagliano, D, Galimberti, G, Galli, A, Gallicchio, N, Gallio, F, Gallipoli, T, Gallo, P, Galopin, T, Gambarelli, L, Garbin, A, Garozzo, Gm, Gasparri, R, Gastaldo, M, Gatti, E, Gazzaniga, P, Gennachi, N, Gentile, Rv, Germani, P, Gesualdi, F, Gherardi, E, Ghezzi, C, Ghidini, Mg, Ghionda, F, Giacci, L, Gialdini, D, Giampaolo, C, Giancane, R, Giannanti, A, Giannese, S, Giannini, L, Giaretta, M, Giaretta, R, Giavardi, L, Giordano, P, Giordano, E, Giordano, B, Gioria, Gm, Giugliano, R, Grassi, Ea, Greco, A, Greco, L, Grilletti, N, Grimaldi, N, Grisetti, G, Groppelli, G, Gualtieri, L, Guarducci, M, Guastella, G, Guerra, M, Guerrini, F, Guglielmini, A, Guido, A, Gulotta, P, Iacono, E, Iadarola, G, Ianiro, G, Iarussi, V, Ieluzzi, Ml, Ierardi, C, Ingaldi, F, Interlandi, S, Iocca, M, Iorno, A, Ioverno, E, Iurato, R, La Pace, L, La Piscopia, C, La Selva, R, Lafratta, M, Lamparelli, M, Lanaro, G, Lancerotto, R, Larcher, M, Lassandro, M, Lattuada, G, Laurino, P, Lefons, C, Legrottaglie, F, Lemma, A, Leone, D, Leone, F, Leso, A, Leuzzi, G, Levato, G, Libardi, L, Libralesso, N, Licini, Pi, Licursi, G, Lidonnici, F, Lillo, C, Liveri, L, Livio, A, Loiero, Ra, Loison, M, Lombardo, G, Lombardo, T, Lomunno, V, Lomuscio, S, Lonedo, A, Longo, E, Lora, L, Lotterio, A, Lucatello, L, Luongo, A, Lupoli, M, Macchia, C, Macri, G, Mafessanti, M, Maggialetti, V, Maggioni, A, Magnani, M, Maiellaro, G, Mancuso, A, Maniglio, Ar, Mannari, Gl, Manni, A, Manocchio, B, Mao, M, Maranò, A, Maraone, E, Marascio, D, Marcheselli, P, Marchetto, B, Marchetto, S, Marchi, A, Marchi, Gl, Mariano, C, Marinacci, S, Marinelli, S, Marini, G, Marra, Vc, Marrali, F, Marseglia, C, Martello, G, Martino, C, Martino, G, Martino, M, Marulli, Cf, Maruzzi, G, Marzotti, A, Mascheroni, G, Mascolo, P, Masoch, G, Masone, R, Massa, L, Massafra, M, Massi, M, Massignani, Dm, Matarese, Am, Matini, G, Mauro, R, Mazzi, M, Mazzillo, A, Mazzocato, E, Mazzoleni, Ns, Mazzone, A, Melacci, A, Mele, E, Meliota, P, Menaspà, S, Meneghello, F, Merola, G, Merone, L, Metrucci, A, Mezzina, V, Micchi, A, Michielon, A, Migliore, N, Minero, G, Minotta, F, Mirandola, C, Mistrorigo, S, Modafferi, L, Moitre, R, Mola, E, Monachese, C, Mongiardini, C, Montagna, F, Montani, M, Montemurno, I, Montolli, R, Montorsi, S, Montresor, M, Monzani, Mg, Morabito, F, Mori, G, Moro, A, Mosca, Mf, Motti, F, Muddolon, L, Mugnai, M, Muscas, F, Naimoli, F, Nanci, G, Nargi, E, Nasorri, R, Nastrini, G, Negossi, M, Negrini, A, Negroni, A, Neola, V, Niccolini, F, Niro, Cm, Nosengo, C, Novella, G, Nuti, C, Obici, F, Olita, C, Oliverio, Ss, Olivieri, I, Oriente, S, Orlando, G, Paci, C, Pagano, G, Pagliara, C, Paita, G, Paladini, G, Paladino, G, Palano, T, Palatella, A, Palermo, P, Palmisano, M, Pando, P, Panessa, P, Panigo, F, Panozzo, G, Panvini, F, Panzieri, F, Panzino, A, Panzitta, F, Paoli, N, Papagna, R, Papaleo, Mg, Papalia, G, Parisi, R, Parotti, N, Parravicini, D, Passarella, P, Pastore, Ga, Patafio, M, Pavone, P, Pedroli, W, Pedroni, M, Pelligra, G, Pellizzari, M, Penati, A, Perlot, M, Perrone, A, Perrone, G, Peruzzi, P, Peselli, C, Petracchini, L, Petrera, L, Petrone, S, Peverelli, C, Pianorsi, F, Piazza, Gp, Piazzolla, G, Picci, A, Pienabarca, G, Pietronigro, Tp, Pignocchino, P, Pilone, R, Pinto, D, Pirovano, E, Pirrotta, D, Pisante, V, Pitotto, P, Pittari, L, Piva, A, Pizzoglio, A, Plantera, Or, Plebani, W, Plessi, S, Podrecca, D, Poerio, V, Poggiani, F, Pogliani, W, Poli, L, Poloni, Fg, Porcelli, R, Porto, S, Pranzo, L, Prevedello, C, Profeta, C, Profico, D, Punzi, A, Quaglia, Gm, Racano, M, Raccone, A, Radice, F, Raho, Ca, Raimondi, R, Rainò, M, Ramponi, R, Ramunni, A, Ramunni, Al, Ravasio, F, Ravera, M, Re Sartò, G, Rebustello, G, Regazzoli, S, Restelli, C, Rezzonico, M, Ricchiuto, F, Rigo, S, Rigon, G, Rigon, R, Rinaldi, Ov, Rinaldi, M, Risplendente, Pg, Rispoli, M, Riundi, R, Riva, Mg, Rizzi, Al, Rizzi, D, Rizzo, Ld, Rocchi, L, Rondinone, B, Rosa, B, Rosati, F, Roselli, F, Rossetti, A, Rossetti, C, Rossi, R, Rossi, Pr, Rossi, A, Rossi, Cl, Rossitto, A, Ruffini, R, Ruffo, A, Ruggio, S, Ruo, M, Russo, B, Russo, L, Russo, R, Russo, S, Russo, U, Russo, V, Ruta, G, Sacchi, F, Sacco Botto, F, Saia, A, Salladini, G, Salmoiraghi, S, Saluzzo, F, Salvatore, C, Salvatori, E, Salvio, G, Sandri, P, Sandrini, T, Sangermano, V, Santoni, N, Saracino, Ad, Saracino, A, Sarasin, P, Sardo Infirri, C, Sarrì, B, Sartori, G, Sartori, N, Sauro, C, Scaglioni, M, Scalfi, C, Scamardella, Am, Scandale, G, Scandone, L, Scannavini, G, Scarati, R, Scardi, A, Scarpa, Fm, Scazzi, P, Schifone, A, Schirosa, G, Scigliano, G, Scilla, A, Sciortino, M, Scolaro, G, Scollo, E, Scorretti, G, Sellitti, R, Selmo, A, Selvaggio, G, Sempio, A, Seren, F, Serio, L, Serra, C, Serra, L, Siciliano, D, Sideri, A, Sighele, M, Signore, R, Siliberto, F, Silvestro, M, Simioni, G, Simmini, G, Simonato, L, Sinchetto, F, Sizzano, E, Smajato, G, Smaldone, M, Sola, G, Sordillo, L, Sovran, Cs, Spagnul, P, Spanò, F, Sproviero, S, Squintani, A, Stella, L, Stilo, V, Stocchiero, B, Stornello, Mc, Stracka, G, Strada, S, Stranieri, G, Stucci, N, Stufano, N, Suppa, A, Susca, Vg, Sutti, M, Taddei, M, Tagliabue, E, Tagliente, G, Talato, F, Talerico, P, Talia, R, Taranto, R, Tartaglia, M, Tauro, N, Tedesco, A, Tieri, P, Tirelli, M, Tocci, L, Todesco, P, Tognolo, M, Tomba, A, Tonello, P, Tonon, R, Toscano, L, Tosi, A, Tosi, G, Toso, S, Travaglio, P, Tremul, L, Tresso, C, Triacchini, P, Triggiano, L, Trigilio, A, Trimeloni, J, Tripicchio, G, Tritto, Gs, Trono, F, Trotta, E, Trotta, G, Tubertini, A, Turri, C, Turri, L, Tuttolani, Mp, Urago, M, Ursini, G, Valcanover, F, Valente, L, Valenti, M, Valentini, F, Vallone, G, Valz, P, Valzano, L, Vanin, V, Vatteroni, M, Vegetti, L, Vendrame, D, Veramonti, I, Veronelli, G, Vesco, A, Vicariotto, G, Vignale, G, Villa, Pl, Vinciguerra, R, Visco, A, Visentin, G, Visonà, E, Vitali, E, Vitali, S, Vitti, F, Volpone, Da, Zambon, N, Zammarrelli, A, Zanaboni, A, Zane, D, Zanetti, B, Zanibellato, R, Zappetti, M, Zappone, P, Zerilli, G, Zirino, V, Zoccali, R, Zuin, F, Altomonte, M, Anelli, N, Angiò, F, Annale, P, Antonacci, S, Anzilotta, R, Bano, F, Basadonna, O, Beduschi, L, Becagli, P, Bellotti, G, Blotta, C, Bruno, G, Cappuccini, A, Caramatti, S, Cariolato, Mp, Castellana, M, Castellani, L, Catania, R, Chielli, A, Chinellato, A, Ciaccia, A, Clerici, E, Cocci, A, Costanzo, G, D'Ercole, F, De Stefano, G, Decè, F, Di Cicco, N, Di Marco, A, Donati Sarti, C, Draghi, E, Dusi, G, Esposito, V, Ferraro, L, Ferretti, A, Ferri, E, Foggetti, L, Foglia, A, Fonzi, E, Frau, G, Fuoco, Mr, Furci, G, Gallo, L, Garra, V, Giannini, A, Gris, A, Iacovino, R, Interrigi, R, Joppi, R, Laner, B, La Fortezza, G, La Padula, A, Lista, Mr, Lupi, G, Maffei, D, Maggioni, G, Magnani, L, Marrazzo, E, Marcon, L, Marinò, V, Maroni, A, Martinelli, C, Mastandrea, E, Mastropierro, F, Meo, At, Mero, P, Minesso, E, Moschetta, V, Mosele, E, Nanni, C, Negretti, A, Nisticò, C, Orsini, A, Osti, M, Pacilli, Mc, Pennestre, C, Picerno, G, Piol, K, Pivano, L, Pizzuti, E, Poggi, L, Poidomani, I, Pozzetto, M, Presti, Ml, Ravani, R, Recalenda, V, Romagnuolo, F, Rossignoli, S, Rossin, E, Sabatella, C, Sacco, F, Sanità, F, Sansone, E, Servadei, F, Sisto, Mt, Sorio, A, Sorrentino, A, Spinelli, E, Spolaor, A, Squillacioti, A, Stella, P, Talerico, A, Todisco, C, Vadino, M, and Zuliani, C.

Subjects
Male, medicine.medical_specialty, General Practice, Kaplan-Meier Estimate, Placebo, Double-Blind Method, Risk Factors, Internal medicine, Fatty Acids, Omega-3, Clinical endpoint, medicine, Humans, Myocardial infarction, Treatment Failure, Aged, Proportional Hazards Models, chemistry.chemical_classification, Omega-3, business.industry, Proportional hazards model, Medicine (all), Hazard ratio, Fatty Acids, General Medicine, Middle Aged, medicine.disease, Hospitalization, Primary Prevention, chemistry, Cardiovascular Diseases, Heart failure, Cohort, Female, business, Polyunsaturated fatty acid
Abstract

Background Trials have shown a beneficial effect of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in patients with a previous myocardial infarction or heart failure. We evaluated the potential benefit of such therapy in patients with multiple cardiovascular risk factors or atherosclerotic vascular disease who had not had a myocardial infarction. Methods In this double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial, we enrolled a cohort of patients who were followed by a network of 860 general practitioners in Italy. Eligible patients were men and women with multiple cardiovascular risk factors or atherosclerotic vascular disease but not myocardial infarction. Patients were randomly assigned to n-3 fatty acids (1 g daily) or placebo (olive oil). The initially specified primary end point was the cumulative rate of death, nonfatal myocardial infarction, and nonfatal stroke. At 1 year, after the event rate was found to be lower than anticipated, the primary end point was revised as time to death from cardiovascular causes or admission to the hospital for cardiovascular causes. Results Of the 12,513 patients enrolled, 6244 were randomly assigned to n-3 fatty acids and 6269 to placebo. With a median of 5 years of follow-up, the primary end point occurred in 1478 of 12,505 patients included in the analysis (11.8%), of whom 733 of 6239 (11.7%) had received n-3 fatty acids and 745 of 6266 (11.9%) had received placebo (adjusted hazard ratio with n-3 fatty acids, 0.97; 95% confidence interval, 0.88 to 1.08; P=0.58). The same null results were observed for all the secondary end points. Conclusions In a large general-practice cohort of patients with multiple cardiovascular risk factors, daily treatment with n-3 fatty acids did not reduce cardiovascular mortality and morbidity. (Funded by Societa Prodotti Antibiotici and others; ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT00317707.).

Published
2013

27. Sudden hearing loss as an early detector of multiple sclerosis: a systematic review.

Author

DI STADIO, A., MENEGHELLO, F., STABILE, M. R., DIPIETRO, L., RALLI, M., MINNI, A., GRECO, A., and BERNITSAS, E.

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss (S-SNHL) may be an early symptom of Multiple Sclerosis (MS).MATERIALS AND METHODS: A systematic review was conducted using the following keywords: "Multiple sclerosis, hearing loss, sudden hearing loss, vertigo, tinnitus, magnetic resonance imaging, otoacoustic emission, auditory brainstem responses, white matter lesions, sensorineural hearing loss, symptoms of MS and otolaryngology, nerve disease and MS". Only the articles that included results of at least one auditory test and MRI were considered. We evaluated the prevalence of SNHL in patients with MS, the presence of different forms of SNHL (S-SNHL and Progressive SNHL (P-SNHL)) and their correlation with the stage of MS, the results of electrophysiological tests, and the location (if any) of MS lesions as detected by white matter hyperintensities in the MRI. RESULTS: We reviewed a total of 47 articles, which included 29 case reports, 6 prospective studies, 6 cohort studies, 4 case-control studies, and 2 retrospective studies. 25% of patients suffered from SNHL. S-SNHL typically occurred in the early stage of the disease (92% of patients) and was the only presenting symptom in 43% of female subjects. Instead, P-SNHL occurred in the late stage of MS (88% of patients). Auditory Brainstem Responses (ABR) were abnormal in all MS patients with S-SNHL. When S-SNHL appeared during the early stage of the disease, MS lesions were found in the brain in 60% of patients and in the Internal Auditory Canal in 40% of patients. ABR remained abnormal after recovery. CONCLUSIONS: S-SNHL can be an early manifestation of MS and should always be considered in the differential diagnosis of this condition, especially in women. The pathophysiology can be explained by the involvement of microglia attacking the central and/or peripheral auditory pathways as indicated by WMHs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2018

46. Covert reading of letters in a case of global alexia.

Author

Volpato C, Bencini G, Meneghello F, Piron L, and Semenza C

Abstract

This study describes the case of a global alexic patient with a severe reading deficit affecting words, letters and Arabic numbers, following a left posterior lesion. The patient (VA) could not match spoken letters to their graphic form. A preserved ability to recognize shape and canonical orientation of letters indicates intact access to the representation of letters and numbers as visual objects. A relatively preserved ability to match lowercase to uppercase letters suggests partially spared access to abstract letter identities independently of their visual forms. The patient was also unable to match spoken letters and numbers to their visual form, indicating that she could not access the graphemic representations of letters from their phonological representations. This pattern of performance suggests that the link between graphemic and phonological representations is disrupted in this patient. We hypothesize that VA' residual reading abilities are supported by the right hemisphere. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2012

47. Quality of sleep predicts increased frontoparietal network connectivity in patients with mild cognitive impairment

Author

Carlo Semenza, Dante Mantini, Lorenzo Pini, Antonino Vallesi, Alexandra Wennberg, Francesca Meneghello, Annalena Venneri, Francesca Burgio, Micaela Mitolo, Pini L., Wennberg A., Mitolo M., Meneghello F., Burgio F., Semenza C., Venneri A., Mantini D., and Vallesi A.

Subjects
Male, 0301 basic medicine, Aging, medicine.medical_specialty, Quality of sleep, Audiology, Frontoparietal network, Functional connectivity, 03 medical and health sciences, Cognition, 0302 clinical medicine, Surveys and Questionnaires, Parietal Lobe, mental disorders, medicine, Humans, Surveys and Questionnaire, Cognitive Dysfunction, Cognitive impairment, Association (psychology), Default mode network, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, medicine.diagnostic_test, business.industry, General Neuroscience, Mild cognitive impairment, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Sleep in non-human animals, Frontal Lobe, 030104 developmental biology, Female, Neurology (clinical), Nerve Net, Geriatrics and Gerontology, Sleep, Functional magnetic resonance imaging, business, human activities, 030217 neurology & neurosurgery, Human, Developmental Biology
Abstract

High quality of sleep may mitigate the impact of pathophysiological mechanisms in mild cognitive impairment (MCI) through functional connectivity reorganization of neural networks underlying higher cognitive functions. Thirty-eight patients with MCI stratified into high and low quality of sleep in accordance with a self-reported questionnaire for sleep habits, and 38 controls underwent resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging. Independent component analysis was used to reconstruct the default mode network and frontoparietal network (FPN). High quality of sleep was associated with increased FPN connectivity among patients with MCI. Moreover, a positive coupling of connectivity between networks was found in MCI reporting high quality of sleep, congruently with the pattern observed in controls, whereas this coupling was disrupted in MCI with low quality of sleep. An association between FPN connectivity and language scores was observed in MCI. These findings suggest a relationship between sleep quality and FPN connectivity in MCI that may underlie compensatory mechanisms to overcome advancing neurodegeneration.

Published
2020

48. SHARP: Environment and Person Independent Activity Recognition with Commodity IEEE 802.11 Access Points

Author

Meneghello, Francesca, Garlisi, Domenico, Fabbro, Nicolo Dal, Tinnirello, Ilenia, Rossi, Michele, Meneghello F., Garlisi D., Fabbro N.D., Tinnirello I., and Rossi M.

Subjects
Signal Processing (eess.SP), Networking and Internet Architecture (cs.NI), FOS: Computer and information sciences, human activity recognition, Mobile computing, Computer Science - Machine Learning, CFR, Monitoring, Sensors, Computer Networks and Communications, IEEE 802.11ac, neural networks, Wi-Fi sensing, Machine Learning (cs.LG), Computer Science - Networking and Internet Architecture, CSI, Activity recognition, FOS: Electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering, Performance evaluation, Feature extraction, Wireless fidelity, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Systems Science - Signal Processing, contactless indoor monitoring, Software
Abstract

In this article we present SHARP, an original approach for obtaining human activity recognition (HAR) through the use of commercial IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi) devices. SHARP grants the possibility to discern the activities of different persons, across different time-spans and environments. To achieve this, we devise a new technique to clean and process the channel frequency response (CFR) phase of the Wi-Fi channel, obtaining an estimate of the Doppler shift at a radio monitor device. The Doppler shift reveals the presence of moving scatterers in the environment, while not being affected by (environment-specific) static objects. SHARP is trained on data collected as a person performs seven different activities in a single environment. It is then tested on different setups, to assess its performance as the person, the day and/or the environment change with respect to those considered at training time. In the worst-case scenario, it reaches an average accuracy higher than 95%, validating the effectiveness of the extracted Doppler information, used in conjunction with a learning algorithm based on a neural network, in recognizing human activities in a subject and environment independent way. The collected CFR dataset and the code are publicly available for replicability and benchmarking purposes., This work has been published in IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing (Open Access)

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2021

49. Sensorimotor, Attentional, and Neuroanatomical Predictors of Upper Limb Motor Deficits and Rehabilitation Outcome after Stroke

Author

Michele De Filippo De Grazia, Lorenza Maistrello, Francesca Meneghello, Marco Zorzi, Daniela D'Imperio, Eugenia Durgoni, Camilla Della Pietà, Zaira Romeo, Andrea Turolla, D'Imperio D., Romeo Z., Maistrello L., Durgoni E., Pieta C.D., De Grazia M.D.F., Meneghello F., Turolla A., and Zorzi M.

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Male, medicine.medical_specialty, Article Subject, medicine.medical_treatment, Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry, Corpus callosum, Lateralization of brain function, Functional Laterality, Upper Extremity, Physical medicine and rehabilitation, Cognition, Retrospective Studie, Parietal Lobe, medicine, Movement Disorder, Humans, Stroke, Aged, Retrospective Studies, Aged, 80 and over, Rehabilitation, Movement Disorders, business.industry, Superior longitudinal fasciculus, Stroke Rehabilitation, Recovery of Function, Middle Aged, medicine.disease, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Frontal Lobe, medicine.anatomical_structure, Treatment Outcome, Neurology, Corticospinal tract, Female, Neurology (clinical), business, Insula, Psychomotor Performance, Human, Research Article, RC321-571
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The rehabilitation of motor deficits following stroke relies on both sensorimotor and cognitive abilities, thereby involving large-scale brain networks. However, few studies have investigated the integration between motor and cognitive domains, as well as its neuroanatomical basis. In this retrospective study, upper limb motor responsiveness to technology-based rehabilitation was examined in a sample of 29 stroke patients (18 with right and 11 with left brain damage). Pretreatment sensorimotor and attentional abilities were found to influence motor recovery. Training responsiveness increased as a function of the severity of motor deficits, whereas spared attentional abilities, especially visuospatial attention, supported motor improvements. Neuroanatomical analysis of structural lesions and white matter disconnections showed that the poststroke motor performance was associated with putamen, insula, corticospinal tract, and frontoparietal connectivity. Motor rehabilitation outcome was mainly associated with the superior longitudinal fasciculus and partial involvement of the corpus callosum. The latter findings support the hypothesis that motor recovery engages large-scale brain networks that involve cognitive abilities and provides insight into stroke rehabilitation strategies.

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2021
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50. The perceived restorativeness scale supports horticultural therapy in hospital green areas, data from 294 questionnaires

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C. Righetto, Daniela D'Imperio, V. Marino, G. Gianquinto, Francesca Meneghello, Gianquinto G., Righetto C., Marino V., D'Imperio D., and Meneghello F.

Subjects
Geography, Healing garden, Scale (ratio), business.industry, Horticultural therapy, Environmental resource management, Neurorehabilitation, Rehabilitation, Therapeutic garden, Horticulture, Therapeutic Horticulture, business, Restorative environment
Abstract

Active involvement with nature (such as gardening), doing something in the nature (such as strolling), and taking occasional looks to the nature by the windows are three different levels of engagement with nature. The horticultural therapy (HT) activity carried out in the Neurorehabilitation Therapeutic Garden in Venice, at the San Camillo Hospital Foundation, gave the opportunity for examining how different levels of involvement with nature are perceived to bring well-being, by different users. The aim was to explore the perceived restorative potential (PRP) of the garden by a) neurological patients b) relatives and caregivers and c) staff of the hospital. Among the 294 participants 1) 134 were usually engaged in HT, 2) 84 were regularly walking in the garden, 3) 76 was aware of the garden but they did not attend it. All of them were asked to complete the Italian version of the perceived restorativeness scale (PRS) on their experience in the garden. The results show that the garden is perceived as restorative, both in total and for the four restorative factors (being away, fascination, extent and compatibility) examined in the questionnaire, discriminating between the three different levels of engagement. The restorative potential was significantly higher in patients regularly engaged in HT in comparison to the other sub-groups. Relatives and caregivers had benefits from both working and strolling in the garden. These experimental evidences confirm that the green spaces in the hospitals are a fundamental health resource for the mind-body unit and that promoting outdoor physical activity in natural environments brings benefits to relatives and caregivers. The Perceived Restorative Potential could be both a useful index to address people to HT and to follow up the HT benefits.

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2021

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