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Silvia Sommariva

Researcher at University of South Florida

Publications -  24
Citations -  662

Silvia Sommariva is an academic researcher from University of South Florida. The author has contributed to research in topics: Context (language use) & Social marketing. The author has an hindex of 10, co-authored 22 publications receiving 409 citations. Previous affiliations of Silvia Sommariva include Bocconi University & UNICEF.

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Spreading the (Fake) News: Exploring Health Messages on Social Media and the Implications for Health Professionals Using a Case Study

TL;DR: This study shows how information circulating on SNSs can be analyzed from a quantitative and qualitative standpoint to help Health Educators maximize the use of online communication platforms.
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Impact of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting on health-related quality of life and resource utilization: A systematic review

TL;DR: Evidence supports the notion that CINV continues to have a negative impact on HRQoL of patients, even for those receiving moderately emetic chemotherapy, and further studies need also to collect data on the cost of CINv, particularly indirect costs.
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Enhancing global health communication during a crisis: lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic.

TL;DR: The COVID-19 pandemic has introduced unique challenges for public health practitioners and health communicators that warrant an expansion of existing health communication principles to take into consideration: the new infodemic (or mis/disinfodemic) challenge - particularly as treatments and vaccines are being developed; communication of risk and uncertainty; health-information behaviours and the instantaneous nature of social media, and the relationship between media literacy and health literacy; the effects of the pandemic on other health issues; and the need for a flexible communication strategy that adapts to the different stages of the crisis
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Prognostic Value of the Cell Cycle Progression Score in Patients with Prostate Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

TL;DR: Good evidence suggesting that use of the CCP score improves prognosis, and can be a valuable tool for clinicians in treating patients is found, and the economic benefits are yet to be studied.
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Trans-arterial radioembolization in intermediate-advanced hepatocellular carcinoma: systematic review and meta-analyses

TL;DR: Evidence supporting the use of radioembolization in HCC is mainly based on retrospective and prospective cohort studies and, until the results of the ongoing randomized trials become available, radioEmbolization appears to be a viable treatment option for intermediate-advanced stage HCC.