Angela Alibrandi
Biographic Data
| ID | 7855431 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Angela Alibrandi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Angela |
| FAMILY NAME | Alibrandi |
| SIGNATURE | ALIBRANDI A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Messina |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6695-151X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 21 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 21 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Childhood underweight in Ethiopia
Objectives Underweight in children under 5 years of age is defined as a weight-for-age z -score (WAZ) of less than −2 standard deviations (−2SD) from the median of the World Health Organization (WHO) Child Growth Standards (CGS). This study examines the effect of socio-demographic covariates and geographical covariates on underweight, as well as the flexible trends of metrical covariates, to identify communities at a high risk of underweight. Met…
Neighborhood-level heterogeneity in childhood morbidity through generalized linear mixed models
Objective: Childhood morbidities are crucial for improving long-term public health outcomes. This study aimed to examine the existence of child-specific and regional variation in childhood morbidity based on the cross-cutting study of the Performance Monitoring for Action Ethiopia community survey (PMA-ET), and its relationship to socioeconomic and demographic variables in families. Methods: We enrolled 2,581 children suffering from different ill…
Utility of Clinical Signs in the Diagnosis of Testicular Torsion in Pediatric Age
Background/Objectives : Acute scrotal pain in children and adolescents requires prompt evaluation to differentiate testicular torsion from other scrotal pathologies. Testicular torsion, a surgical emergency, can lead to irreversible testicular damage if not managed rapidly. This study aims to assess the clinical signs, diagnostic tools, and outcomes related to testicular torsion in patients presenting with acute scrotal pain. Methods : A retrospe…
Psychological functioning of patients with type I diabetes
Despite this, more studies are necessary to improve knowledge in the field of psychological functioning in T1DM. Further research to deepen understanding of how alexithymia and intolerance of uncertainty influence psychological functioning in T1DM are indicated
Treating Children and Adolescents with Obesity
The study demonstrated a high dropout rate during follow-up, mainly among adolescents and patients with no glucometabolic alterations
Patient satisfaction and quality of hospital care
The analysis summarises the experience of a sample of patient at the University Polyclinic in Messina (Italy) and provides a detailed assessment of the satisfaction of patients experiencing healthcare at different Departments. Information collected through a specific survey allowed to build a dataset with more than 350 observations. Regressors were carefully selected and compared through a radar chart. The estimation of a logistic model was then …
Smartphone Use Among Resident Physicians
Personal mobile phone has become an integral part of our lives. In the medical field, the growing popularity of medicine applications allows more rapid communication among healthcare professionals and quick access to helpful information, which facilitates and improves patient care practice. The use of smartphones during work activities by healthcare professionals can cause a lack of attention and errors while carrying out health procedures. The r…
The Causes and Factors Associated with Infant Mortality Rate in Ethiopia
Infant mortality rate is a proxy measure of population health. Previous studies on the infant mortality rate in Ethiopia did not consider measurement errors in the measured variables and had a one-directional effect; little emphasis was placed on testing multiple causal paths at the same time. We used structural equation modelling for a better understanding of the direct, indirect, and total effects among causal variables in a single model. A pat…
Food Selectivity in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
This paper focuses on autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and food selectivity, both of which are prevalent in the pediatric population. In this context, the authors paid attention to food selectivity and its possible correlation with the atypicality of sensory processes, outlining the useful rehabilitation treatments to draw on. This research included the parents or caregivers of pediatric patients diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder and placed w…
Salivary Biomarkers Analysis and Neurobehavioral Assessment in Nurses Working Rotation Shifts
Currently, about one in five workers is employed in night shift work in Europe. Shift work including nighttime hours is essential in several activities, especially the healthcare sector. Importantly, night working may be associated with the occurrence of sleep disorders or work-related stress, both potentially augmenting the risk of errors and accidents at work. This study aims to examine the presence of neurobehavioral alterations that can be a …
The Impact of Insulin-Induced Lipodystrophy on Glycemic Variability in Pediatric Patients with Type 1 Diabetes
Lipodystrophy is the most common dermatological complication in patients with diabetes on insulin therapy. Despite the high frequency of lipodystrophy, there are still several difficulties in giving advice about avoidance into practice among children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes and their caregivers. This cross-sectional study aims to evaluate the prevalence of insulin-induced lipodystrophy in a cohort of pediatric patients with type 1 di…
Time of Onset and Risk Factors of Renal Involvement in Children with Henoch-Schönlein Purpura
The age at diagnosis and abdominal pain were independent risk factors for renal involvement in HSP patients. However, due to the retrospective nature of this study, further long-term and prospective studies will be necessary
Factors Affecting Perceived Work Environment, Wellbeing, and Coping Styles
The COVID-19 pandemic is a current emergency worldwide. All the consequent changes in sanitary systems have negatively affected the work-life balance. In particular, healthcare workers suffered from anxiety, stress, and depression, mostly nurses compared to physicians. To handle this situation, the adoption of different coping strategies has played a strategic role in psychophysical wellbeing. Our main goal is to the assess the perception of work…
One-Year Real-World Study on Comparison among Different Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin Infusion Devices for the Management of Pediatric Patients with Type 1 Diabetes
Since their advent in daily clinical practice, continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII) systems have been increasingly improved, leading to a high percentage of both adult and pediatric patients with diabetes now using insulin pumps. Different types of CSII systems are currently available, which are characterized by different settings and technical features. This longitudinal observational study aims to evaluate real-word glycemic outcomes…
A Clinical Bridge between Family Caregivers and Older Adults
The association between caregiver burden and the physical frailty of older adults has been the object of previous studies. The contribution of patients' dispositional optimism on caregiver burden is a poorly investigated topic. The present study aimed at investigating whether older adults' multidimensional frailty and optimism might contribute to the burden of their family caregivers. The Caregiver Burden Inventory was used to measure the care-re…
Quality of Life, Insomnia and Coping Strategies during Covid-19 Pandemic in Hospital Workers. A Cross-Sectional Study
COVID-19 became a pandemic in a few months, leading to adverse health outcomes, reducing the quality of life, affecting the sleep/wake cycle, and altering coping strategies, especially among hospital personnel. Life quality, insomnia, and coping strategies were thus assessed among hospital personnel during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy. This cross-sectional study was conducted from May to November 2020 through an online survey.…
Salivary Biomarkers and Work-Related Stress in Night Shift Workers
Work organization, such as shifts and night work, can interfere with the perception of work-related stress and therefore on the development of pathological conditions. Night shift work, particularly, can have a negative impact on workers' wellbeing by interfering with the biological sphere. The aim of this study is to evaluate the associations between work activities, shift work effects and stress-related responses in 106 dock workers enrolled in…
Psychological and Social Effects of Oral Health and Dental Aesthetic in Adolescence and Early Adulthood
The impact of oral health on the psychological well-being of young people is relevant. These factors, if considered within clinical practice, can improve the quality of life of the subject
Analysis of the wine consumer’s behavior
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to attempt to outline the standard profile of the typical wine consumer, by identifying some relevant features that can influence his/her purchasing choices. Therefore, the purpose of the research is to identify the pre-eminent attributes for wine consumers and the different levels of importance that consumers ascribe to the attributes identified at the time of purchase. Design/methodology/approach In order to…
Influence of Age on Partial Clinical Remission among Children with Newly Diagnosed Type 1 Diabetes
Partial clinical remission (PCR) is a transitory period characterized by the residual endogenous insulin secretion following type 1 diabetes (T1D) diagnosis and introducing the insulin therapy. Scientific interest in PCR has been recently increasing, as this phase could be crucial to preserve functional beta cells after T1D onset, also taking advantage of new therapeutic opportunities. The aim of this study was to assess the frequency, duration a…
Correlation between Caries, Body Mass Index and Occlusion in an Italian Pediatric Patients Sample
The incidence of caries does not seem to be significantly related to BMI and occlusal patterns, but it decreases with increasing age
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Analysis of the wine consumer’s behavior
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to attempt to outline the standard profile of the typical wine consumer, by identifying some relevant features that can influence his/her purchasing choices. Therefore, the purpose of the research is to identify the pre-eminent attributes for wine consumers and the different levels of importance that consumers ascribe to the attributes identified at the time of purchase. Design/methodology/approach In order to…
Influence of Age on Partial Clinical Remission among Children with Newly Diagnosed Type 1 Diabetes
Partial clinical remission (PCR) is a transitory period characterized by the residual endogenous insulin secretion following type 1 diabetes (T1D) diagnosis and introducing the insulin therapy. Scientific interest in PCR has been recently increasing, as this phase could be crucial to preserve functional beta cells after T1D onset, also taking advantage of new therapeutic opportunities. The aim of this study was to assess the frequency, duration a…
Correlation between Caries, Body Mass Index and Occlusion in an Italian Pediatric Patients Sample
The incidence of caries does not seem to be significantly related to BMI and occlusal patterns, but it decreases with increasing age
A Clinical Bridge between Family Caregivers and Older Adults
The association between caregiver burden and the physical frailty of older adults has been the object of previous studies. The contribution of patients' dispositional optimism on caregiver burden is a poorly investigated topic. The present study aimed at investigating whether older adults' multidimensional frailty and optimism might contribute to the burden of their family caregivers. The Caregiver Burden Inventory was used to measure the care-re…
Quality of Life, Insomnia and Coping Strategies during Covid-19 Pandemic in Hospital Workers. A Cross-Sectional Study
COVID-19 became a pandemic in a few months, leading to adverse health outcomes, reducing the quality of life, affecting the sleep/wake cycle, and altering coping strategies, especially among hospital personnel. Life quality, insomnia, and coping strategies were thus assessed among hospital personnel during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy. This cross-sectional study was conducted from May to November 2020 through an online survey.…
Salivary Biomarkers and Work-Related Stress in Night Shift Workers
Work organization, such as shifts and night work, can interfere with the perception of work-related stress and therefore on the development of pathological conditions. Night shift work, particularly, can have a negative impact on workers' wellbeing by interfering with the biological sphere. The aim of this study is to evaluate the associations between work activities, shift work effects and stress-related responses in 106 dock workers enrolled in…
Psychological and Social Effects of Oral Health and Dental Aesthetic in Adolescence and Early Adulthood
The impact of oral health on the psychological well-being of young people is relevant. These factors, if considered within clinical practice, can improve the quality of life of the subject
The Impact of Insulin-Induced Lipodystrophy on Glycemic Variability in Pediatric Patients with Type 1 Diabetes
Lipodystrophy is the most common dermatological complication in patients with diabetes on insulin therapy. Despite the high frequency of lipodystrophy, there are still several difficulties in giving advice about avoidance into practice among children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes and their caregivers. This cross-sectional study aims to evaluate the prevalence of insulin-induced lipodystrophy in a cohort of pediatric patients with type 1 di…
Time of Onset and Risk Factors of Renal Involvement in Children with Henoch-Schönlein Purpura
The age at diagnosis and abdominal pain were independent risk factors for renal involvement in HSP patients. However, due to the retrospective nature of this study, further long-term and prospective studies will be necessary
Factors Affecting Perceived Work Environment, Wellbeing, and Coping Styles
The COVID-19 pandemic is a current emergency worldwide. All the consequent changes in sanitary systems have negatively affected the work-life balance. In particular, healthcare workers suffered from anxiety, stress, and depression, mostly nurses compared to physicians. To handle this situation, the adoption of different coping strategies has played a strategic role in psychophysical wellbeing. Our main goal is to the assess the perception of work…
One-Year Real-World Study on Comparison among Different Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin Infusion Devices for the Management of Pediatric Patients with Type 1 Diabetes
Since their advent in daily clinical practice, continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII) systems have been increasingly improved, leading to a high percentage of both adult and pediatric patients with diabetes now using insulin pumps. Different types of CSII systems are currently available, which are characterized by different settings and technical features. This longitudinal observational study aims to evaluate real-word glycemic outcomes…
Patient satisfaction and quality of hospital care
The analysis summarises the experience of a sample of patient at the University Polyclinic in Messina (Italy) and provides a detailed assessment of the satisfaction of patients experiencing healthcare at different Departments. Information collected through a specific survey allowed to build a dataset with more than 350 observations. Regressors were carefully selected and compared through a radar chart. The estimation of a logistic model was then …
Smartphone Use Among Resident Physicians
Personal mobile phone has become an integral part of our lives. In the medical field, the growing popularity of medicine applications allows more rapid communication among healthcare professionals and quick access to helpful information, which facilitates and improves patient care practice. The use of smartphones during work activities by healthcare professionals can cause a lack of attention and errors while carrying out health procedures. The r…
The Causes and Factors Associated with Infant Mortality Rate in Ethiopia
Infant mortality rate is a proxy measure of population health. Previous studies on the infant mortality rate in Ethiopia did not consider measurement errors in the measured variables and had a one-directional effect; little emphasis was placed on testing multiple causal paths at the same time. We used structural equation modelling for a better understanding of the direct, indirect, and total effects among causal variables in a single model. A pat…
Food Selectivity in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
This paper focuses on autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and food selectivity, both of which are prevalent in the pediatric population. In this context, the authors paid attention to food selectivity and its possible correlation with the atypicality of sensory processes, outlining the useful rehabilitation treatments to draw on. This research included the parents or caregivers of pediatric patients diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder and placed w…
Salivary Biomarkers Analysis and Neurobehavioral Assessment in Nurses Working Rotation Shifts
Currently, about one in five workers is employed in night shift work in Europe. Shift work including nighttime hours is essential in several activities, especially the healthcare sector. Importantly, night working may be associated with the occurrence of sleep disorders or work-related stress, both potentially augmenting the risk of errors and accidents at work. This study aims to examine the presence of neurobehavioral alterations that can be a …
Treating Children and Adolescents with Obesity
The study demonstrated a high dropout rate during follow-up, mainly among adolescents and patients with no glucometabolic alterations
Neighborhood-level heterogeneity in childhood morbidity through generalized linear mixed models
Objective: Childhood morbidities are crucial for improving long-term public health outcomes. This study aimed to examine the existence of child-specific and regional variation in childhood morbidity based on the cross-cutting study of the Performance Monitoring for Action Ethiopia community survey (PMA-ET), and its relationship to socioeconomic and demographic variables in families. Methods: We enrolled 2,581 children suffering from different ill…
Utility of Clinical Signs in the Diagnosis of Testicular Torsion in Pediatric Age
Background/Objectives : Acute scrotal pain in children and adolescents requires prompt evaluation to differentiate testicular torsion from other scrotal pathologies. Testicular torsion, a surgical emergency, can lead to irreversible testicular damage if not managed rapidly. This study aims to assess the clinical signs, diagnostic tools, and outcomes related to testicular torsion in patients presenting with acute scrotal pain. Methods : A retrospe…
Psychological functioning of patients with type I diabetes
Despite this, more studies are necessary to improve knowledge in the field of psychological functioning in T1DM. Further research to deepen understanding of how alexithymia and intolerance of uncertainty influence psychological functioning in T1DM are indicated
Childhood underweight in Ethiopia
Objectives Underweight in children under 5 years of age is defined as a weight-for-age z -score (WAZ) of less than −2 standard deviations (−2SD) from the median of the World Health Organization (WHO) Child Growth Standards (CGS). This study examines the effect of socio-demographic covariates and geographical covariates on underweight, as well as the flexible trends of metrical covariates, to identify communities at a high risk of underweight. Met…
Medicine (17 works) · Psychology (10 works) · Internal Medicine (8 works) · Clinical Psychology (7 works) · Clinical Psychology (7 works) · Psychiatry (5 works) · Disease (4 works) · Pediatrics (4 works) · Body mass index (3 works) · Child Nutrition and Water Access (3 works)