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Ercole Vellone
Researcher at University of Rome Tor Vergata
Publications - 318
Citations - 5641
Ercole Vellone is an academic researcher from University of Rome Tor Vergata. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Cronbach's alpha. The author has an hindex of 33, co-authored 252 publications receiving 3600 citations. Previous affiliations of Ercole Vellone include The Catholic University of America & Catholic University of the Sacred Heart.
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Comparison of self-care behaviors of heart failure patients in 15 countries worldwide
Tiny Jaarsma,Anna Strömberg,Tuvia Ben Gal,Jan Cameron,Andrea Driscoll,Hans Dirk Duengen,Simone Inkrot,Tsuey Yuan Huang,Nguyen Ngoc Huyen,Naoko Kato,Stefan Köberich,Stefan Köberich,Josep Lupón,Debra K. Moser,Giovanni Pulignano,Eneida Rejane Rabelo,Jom Suwanno,David R. Thompson,Ercole Vellone,Rosaria Alvaro,Doris S.F. Yu,Barbara Riegel +21 more
TL;DR: Interventions that focus on specific self-care behaviors may be more effective than general educational programs and changes in some health care systems and national policies are needed to support patients with heart failure to increase theirSelf-care behavior.
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Psychometric testing of the Self-Care of Heart Failure Index Version 6.2
Ercole Vellone,Barbara Riegel,Antonello Cocchieri,Claudio Barbaranelli,Fabio D'Agostino,Giovanni Antonetti,Dale Glaser,Rosaria Alvaro +7 more
TL;DR: In a sample of 659 heart failure patients from Italy, confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) is performed to test the original construct of the SCHFI v. 6.6.2 scales, providing a new understanding of its structure and supports its use in clinical practice and research.
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Quality of life for caregivers of people with Alzheimer's disease.
TL;DR: The findings may help healthcare professionals have a deeper understanding of the meaning caregivers give to quality of life and thereby aid in the design of strategies to maintain or improve quality oflife.
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Validity and Reliability of the Caregiver Contribution to Self-care of Heart Failure Index
Ercole Vellone,Barbara Riegel,Antonello Cocchieri,Claudio Barbaranelli,Fabio D'Agostino,Dale Glaser,Gennaro Rocco,Rosaria Alvaro +7 more
TL;DR: The CC-SCHFI showed good psychometric properties of validity and reliability and can be used to measure the contribution of caregiver to HF patient self-care.
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Determinants of Heart Failure Self-Care Maintenance and Management in Patients and Caregivers: A Dyadic Analysis.
Julie T. Bidwell,Ercole Vellone,Karen S. Lyons,Fabio D'Agostino,Barbara Riegel,Raúl Juárez-Vela,Shirin O. Hiatt,Rosaria Alvaro,Christopher S. Lee +8 more
TL;DR: These comprehensive dyadic models assist in elucidating the complex nature of patient-caregiver relationships and their influence on HF self-care, leading to more effective ways to intervene and optimize outcomes.