Filippo Masera

Neuropsychological tests at the Italian Centers for Cognitive Disorders and Dementias: results from a survey on 450 specialized services

Roberta Vaccaro, Patrizia Lorenzini, Francesco Giaquinto, Fabio Matascioli et autres

BACKGROUND: The Italian Fund for Alzheimer's and other dementias approved in 2020 enabled the conducting of a survey in the Italian Centers for Cognitive Disorders and Dementias (CCDDs) to analyse the organization, the administrative features and the professionals' characteristics. AIMS: To investigate …

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Management of M. abscessus subsp. abscessus early-onset prosthetic joint infection: Case report and literature review

Giovanni Mori, Paolo Scarpellini, Filippo Masera, Stefania Torri et autres

Nontuberculous mycobacteria are a rare but still emerging cause of difficult-to-treat prosthetic joint infection. To our knowledge only 17 cases of M. abscessus complex prosthetic joint infection are reported in literature, of which only 1 is by M. abscessus subps. abscessus. No …

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A new national survey of centers for cognitive disorders and dementias in Italy

Ilaria Bacigalupo, Francesco Giaquinto, Emanuela Salvi, Giulia Carnevale et autres

INTRODUCTION: A new national survey has been carried out by the Italian Centers for Cognitive Disorders and Dementias (CCDDs). The aim of this new national survey is to provide a comprehensive description of the characteristics, organizational aspects of the CCDDs, and experiences …

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Utilization of Formal and Informal Care by Community-Living People with Dementia: A Comparative Study between Sweden and Italy

Carlos Chiatti, Danae Rodríguez Gatta, Agneta Malmgren Fänge, Valerio Mattia Scandali et autres

Background: Dementia is a public health priority with a dramatic social and economic impact on people with dementia (PwD), their caregivers and societies. The aim of this study was to contribute to the knowledge on how utilization of formal and informal care …

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Variabilità territoriale nei costi della demenza. Una stima della spesa per l’assistenza informale e l’utilizzo dei servizi pubblici nella Regione Marche

Francesco Balducci, Paolo Olivetti, Franco Bonfranceschi, Filippo Masera et autres

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The economic impact of moderate stage Alzheimer's disease in Italy: evidence from the UP-TECH randomized trial

Carlos Chiatti, Gianluca Furneri, Joseph M. Rimland, Federica Demma et autres

BACKGROUND: There is consensus that dementia is the most burdensome disease for modern societies. Few cost-of-illness studies examined the complexity of Alzheimer's disease (AD) burden, considering at the same time health and social care, cash allowances, informal care, and out-of-pocket expenditure by …

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The UP-TECH project, an intervention to support caregivers of Alzheimer's disease patients in Italy: preliminary findings on recruitment and caregiving burden in the baseline population

Carlos Chiatti, Joseph M. Rimland, Franco Bonfranceschi, Filippo Masera et autres

OBJECTIVES: The paper describes recruitment results and characteristics of the UP-TECH clinical trial sample, including level of care services use, informal caregiver burden and its determinants. METHODS: UP-TECH is designed to test innovative care solutions for community-dwelling patients with moderate stage Alzheimer's …

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Experimentation of an Integrated System of Services and AAL Solutions for Alzheimer’s Disease Patients and Their Caregivers in Marche: The UP-TECH Project

Francesco Barbabella, Carlos Chiatti, Filippo Masera, Franco Bonfranceschi et autres

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The UP-TECH project, an intervention to support caregivers of Alzheimer’s disease patients in Italy: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Carlos Chiatti, Filippo Masera, Joseph M. Rimland, Antonio Cherubini et autres

BACKGROUND: The epidemic of Alzheimer's disease (AD) represents a significant challenge for the health care and social service systems of many developed countries. AD affects both patients and family caregivers, on whom the main burden of care falls, putting them at higher …

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Gli standard ed i requisiti di qualità nei servizi di assistenza residenziale

Carlos Chiatti, Francesco Barbabella, Filippo Masera

Nursing home case-mix instruments: Validation of the RUG-III system in Italy

Enrico Brizioli, Roberto Bernabei, Francesca Grechi, Filippo Masera et autres

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