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Health literacy of vocational and university students in the allied health professions in Germany—a cross-sectional study [PDF]

Frontiers in Public Health
BackgroundEvidence indicates that many vocational and university students in the allied health professions in Germany lack sufficient health literacy. However, strengthening health literacy is particularly important for this group, as these individuals ...
Angela Gerhard, Madeleine Beck, Simone Goedeke-Boch, Karin Kohlstedt, Ruth Nobis-Bosch, Ruth Nobis-Bosch, Tobias Braun   +6 more
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Adolescent Mental Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Interplay of Age, Gender, and Mental Health Outcomes in Two Consecutive Cross-Sectional Surveys in Northern Italy

Behavioral Sciences, 2023
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had a profound impact on the mental health and well-being of adolescents. This study aimed to investigate the development of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and mental health among adolescents ...
Verena Barbieri, Giuliano Piccoliori, Angelika Mahlknecht, Barbara Plagg, Dietmar Ausserhofer, Adolf Engl, Christian J. Wiedermann   +6 more
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Supporting primary care through symptom checking artificial intelligence: a study of patient and physician attitudes in Italian general practice

BMC Primary Care, 2023
Background Rapid advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) have led to the adoption of AI-driven symptom checkers in primary care. This study aimed to evaluate both patients' and physicians' attitudes towards these tools in Italian general practice ...
Angelika Mahlknecht, Adolf Engl, Giuliano Piccoliori, Christian Josef Wiedermann   +3 more
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Evolution of Youth’s Mental Health and Quality of Life during the COVID-19 Pandemic in South Tyrol, Italy: Comparison of Two Representative Surveys

Children, 2023
Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic has led to an increase in youth mental health problems worldwide. Studies have revealed substantial variation in the incidence of these problems across different regions.
Verena Barbieri, Christian J. Wiedermann, Giuliano Piccoliori, Angelika Mahlknecht, Barbara Plagg, Dietmar Ausserhofer, Ulrike Ravens-Sieberer, Adolf Engl   +7 more
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Health information-seeking behavior associated with linguistic group membership: latent class analysis of a population-based cross-sectional survey in Italy, August to September 2014

Archives of Public Health, 2022
Background Evidence suggests an increasing demand for culturally and linguistically responsive disease prevention programs and health interventions. It is important to understand how individuals seek health information to address the potential needs of ...
Dietmar Ausserhofer, Wolfgang Wiedermann, Ulrich Becker, Anna Vögele, Giuliano Piccoliori, Christian J. Wiedermann, Adolf Engl   +6 more
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Financial impacts and community resources utilization of children with feeding difficulties

BMC Pediatrics, 2022
Background To examine the extent to which financial impacts and community resources utilization are associated with pediatric feeding difficulties. We hypothesize that children with feeding difficulties will have more financial impacts and community ...
June Okada, Erin Wilson, John Wong, Man Luo, Lauren Fiechtner, Meg Simione   +5 more
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Sport psychologists’ experiences of organizational stressors [PDF]

, 2011
This study extends stress research by exploring sport psychologists’ experiences of organizational stressors. Twelve accredited sport psychologists (6 academics and 6 practitioners) were interviewed regarding their experiences of organizational stress ...
Coombes, Matthew, Fletcher, David, Rumbold, James, Tester, Robert   +3 more
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Disaster Response in Italian Nursing Homes: A Qualitative Study during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Geriatrics, 2022
Nursing homes (NHs) have been among the care settings most affected by both the virus itself and collateral damage through infection protection and control measures (IPC).
Barbara Plagg, Giuliano Piccoliori, Adolf Engl, Christian J. Wiedermann, Angelika Mahlknecht, Verena Barbieri, Dietmar Ausserhofer, Peter Koler, Sara Tauber, Manuela Lechner, Walter A. Lorenz, Andreas Conca, Klaus Eisendle   +12 more
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Awareness and use of home remedies in Italy’s alps: a population-based cross-sectional telephone survey

BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, 2022
Background Belief in complementary and alternative medicine practices is related to reduced preparedness for vaccination. This study aimed to assess home remedy awareness and use in South Tyrol, where vaccination rates in the coronavirus pandemic were ...
Wolfgang Wiedermann, Dietmar Ausserhofer, Anna Vögele, Ulrich Becker, Giuliano Piccoliori, Christian J. Wiedermann, Adolf Engl   +6 more
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Epidemiology and associated factors of polypharmacy in older patients in primary care: a northern Italian cross-sectional study

BMC Geriatrics, 2021
Background A precondition for developing strategies to reduce polypharmacy and its well-known harmful consequences is to study its epidemiology and associated factors. The objective of this study was to analyse the prevalence of polypharmacy (defined as ≥
Giuliano Piccoliori, Angelika Mahlknecht, Marco Sandri, Martina Valentini, Anna Vögele, Sara Schmid, Felix Deflorian, Adolf Engl, Andreas Sönnichsen, Christian Wiedermann   +9 more
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