ROCCO , Gennaro

To describe the utility of artificial neural networks in predicting communication risks. In health care, effective communication reduces the risk of error. Therefore, it is important to identify the predictive factors of effective communication. Non-technical skills are needed to achieve effective communication. This study explores how...

Introduction: Considering the increasing complexity of care and workload for home care nurses due to the ageing of the population, it is crucial to describe the work environment and the community care setting. The aim of this study protocol is to map the characteristics and identify gaps of home care in the community to design future...

Introduction The development of this study protocol occurred in conjunction with the new Regulation defining models and standards for the development of community care in the National Health Service (Ministerial Decree n. 77-2022) with the redefinition of care in the community. Considered the increase in the elderly population, in the...

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: To understand the experiences and support needs of informal caregivers of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who return home following an acute exacerbation.BACKGROUND: The presence of an informal caregiver is important to provide practical and emotional support after...

Objectives: To describe the experience and sources of comfort and discomfort in tracheostomy patients, when they communicate with nurses in the Intensive Care Unit. Research methodology/design: Benner's interpretive phenomenology. Data were collected through: a) semi-structured interviews conducted with the patients after leaving the intensive...

IntroductionThe aging of the population requires an appropriate knowledge of the type of care that needs to be provided to inform healthcare policies. In Italy, neither home care nursing, nor the patient experiences have ever been described.ObjectivesTo describe the characteristics of nurses and care recipients involved in home care.MethodsA...

Objective: To develop and validate a questionnaire to evaluate missed nursing care (MNC) in a home care setting. Design: A new instrument was developed and tested performing a preliminary analysis of a multicenter cross-sectional study in Italy. Reporting was performed according to COnsensus-based Standards for the selection of health status...

BackgroundTo meet the population's needs, community care should be customized and continuous, adequately equipped, and monitored.IntroductionConsidering their fragmented and heterogeneous nature, a summary of community healthcare services described in European literature is needed. The aim of this study was to summarize their organizational...