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Rosaria Alvaro
Researcher at University of Rome Tor Vergata
Publications - 268
Citations - 4692
Rosaria Alvaro is an academic researcher from University of Rome Tor Vergata. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Health care. The author has an hindex of 28, co-authored 225 publications receiving 3166 citations.
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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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Clinical guidelines for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis: summary statements and recommendations from the Italian Society for Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Umberto Tarantino,Giovanni Iolascon,Luisella Cianferotti,Laura Masi,Gemma Marcucci,Francesca Giusti,Francesca Marini,Simone Parri,Maurizio Feola,Cecilia Rao,Eleonora Piccirilli,Emanuela Basilici Zanetti,Noemi Cittadini,Rosaria Alvaro,Antimo Moretti,Dario Calafiore,Giuseppe Toro,Francesca Gimigliano,Giuseppina Resmini,Maria Luisa Brandi +19 more
TL;DR: The first up-to-date Italian guidelines for the primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention of osteoporotic fractures are presented and toolboxes for everyday clinical practice are provided.
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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.