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Stress, ansia e depressione delle caregivers di pazienti affetti da Malattia d’Alzheimer
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Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Full text link“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Full text linkWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
The experience of caring in Alzheimers’s caregivers: a phenomenological study. Proceedings of the Xth biennal Conference of the Workgroup of European Nurse Researchers. Reykjavik (Islanda) 25-27 Maggio 2000.
No full textValidity and responsiveness of the psychosocial impact of assistive device scale in hip arthroplasty patients
No full textBACKGROUND: Hip arthroplasty (HA) is considered one of the major advances in the treatment of orthopedic diseases, and one of the most performed surgeries in the world. Rehabilitation and assistive devices play a fundamental role for the recovery. However, regarding assistive devices a high rate of non-use is registered, and no evaluation tools are available. The objective of the present research is to evaluate measurement properties of the Italian version of the Psychosocial Impact of Assistive Device Scale (IT-PIADS) in hip arthroplasty patients. METHODS: The IT-PIADS was administered to different hip arthroplasty patients into Policlinico Umberto I University Hospital. The internal consistency and reliability were analyzed by Cronbach' α and Intraclass Correlation Coefficient, respectively. To determine clinical utility of the IT-PIADS, the responsiveness was examined. RESULT S: Ninety participants who used different assistive devices for activity of daily leaving were selected. The reliability showed excellent values for Competence, Adaptability and Self-esteem sub-scales (0.957, 0.966, 0.963) and good internal consistency (Cronbach'α 0.800). The responsiveness analysis showed all significant values (P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS: PIADS demonstrated good measurement properties. Now health professional could use a reliable and valid assessment tool for both clinical and research purpose. The present findings lay the foundations for the comprehension of use/non-use of assistive devices in HA population
The use of a dedicated platform to evaluate health-professions university courses
No full textThe aim of the current study is to discuss a national platform for evaluating nursing education in Italy by means of a progress test and to compare digital versus paper administration of the test. In 2016, the agency updated the research design, including the domains, the methodological approach, and the tests for both Transversal Competencies (TECO-T) and Disciplinary Competencies (TECO-D). The TECO project aims to construct indicators that reflect the skills developed from the first through the third year of the university degree. For the digital study, 8516 students at 19 Italian university universities were recruited; 5975 students of degree courses in nursing took the electronic TECO, and 4326 used the paper format. Asked to evaluate their satisfaction in completing the TECO, the students found it simple, clear, and understandable, but reported difficulty in answering questions due to a lack of practicality in the paper test. The project encourages the development of shared core disciplinary contents and their compatibility with the Dublin Descriptors; allows the development of disciplinary tests (TECO-D) whose results can be used for self-assessment and inter- and intra-university comparisons; and ensures centralized management of the collection of data
Rehabilitation effects in patients with total hip replacement: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Full text linkINTRODUCTION: Assess effectiveness and times of total hip replacement rehabilitation treatment through a systematic review with meta-analysis EVIDENCE ACQUISITION: Bibliographical research has been made with the following search engines: PubMed, Pedro and Cinalh. For pool analysis evaluation, it has been used the standardized mean difference (SMD). Heterogeneity between studies had been controlled through the I2 test. EVIDENCE SYNTHESIS: Fourteen of those studies have met the inclusion criteria. These have been divided into three different groups to assess different aspects of THR patient rehabilitation program: a rehabilitation path ' entirely made and supervised by a physiotherapist ' has been compared with an unsupervised one; an intensive rehabilitation path has been compared with a standard one and the early beginning of the treatment has been compared with a standard one. CONCLUSIONS: considering the great rise of THR surgeries, is important to minimize costs and logistic efforts for the postoperative rehabilitation program ensuring identical or better outcomes. Thinking of that and of RCTs data it seems evident that, while recognizing physiotherapist as a key element of the rehabilitation program, postoperative treatment should focus on an unsupervised rehabilitation program after a first period of a supervised intensive rehabilitation program
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