Silvia C M Tomaino

Biographic Data

ID1728934
NAMESilvia C M Tomaino
GIVEN NAMESSilvia C M
FAMILY NAMETomaino
SIGNATURETOMAINO S C M
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Padua
ORCID0000-0001-8760-6459
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS7
TOTAL CITATIONS1
WORKS AS AUTHOR7
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2020
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX1

  • We Are All in This Together

    Open AccessSilvia C M Tomaino, Elisabetta Venier et al.ARTICLEJournal of Community & Applied…2025References: 5

    Blended psychological interventions, comprising online and in‐presence activities, represent an interesting opportunity to tackle the current well‐being and mental health challenges in vulnerable populations such as international university students. The aim of this study is to explore the experiences of international students enrolled at the University of Padua (Italy) who participated in an 8 week blended intervention to support their well‐bein…

  • Breaking Down the Screen

    Open AccessSilvia C M Tomaino, Gian Mauro Manzoni et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2023

    (1) Background: The COVID-19 pandemic posed new challenges to clinical practice and delineated future directions for online interventions in psychological care. The present study aimed to explore Italian psychologists' and psychotherapists' experiences of online interventions during the pandemic, focusing on the strategies they used to develop and maintain therapeutic relationships with their patients. (2) Methods: Between February and July 2021,…

  • Caring for a person with dementia during the Covid-19 pandemic

    Open AccessSabrina Cipolletta, Benedetta Morandini et al.ARTICLEAgeing and Society2023Cited by: 1References: 44

    The aim of this study was to explore the experience of family care-givers of people with dementia during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Veneto region of Italy to understand how and to what extent the emergency has affected care-givers’ lives and care routines. Twenty adult children of an ill person were interviewed via phone and video call, in adherence with the restrictions against COVID-19. Thematic analysis showed five main themes: the care-give…

  • Handwashing adherence during the Covid-19 pandemic

    Open AccessZofia Szczuka, Maria Siwa et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2023References: 28

  • Stories of Life during the First Wave of the Covid-19 Pandemic in Italy

    Open AccessSilvia C M Tomaino, Sabrina Cipolletta et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2021

    The COVID-19 pandemic has imposed on people the need to find meaning in many unprecedented ways. The aim of this qualitative study was to explore how the general Italian population dealt with government restrictions and to understand personal experiences connected with the first wave of the pandemic in light of the personal construct theory (PCT) framework. One hundred and sixteen people (over 18 years old) completed an online survey between May …

  • The trajectory of Covid-19 pandemic and handwashing adherence

    Open AccessZofia Szczuka, Charles Abraham et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2021

    Clinical Trials.Gov, # NCT04367337

  • Illness Experiences and Attitudes towards Medication in Online Communities for People with Fibromyalgia

    Open AccessSabrina Cipolletta, Silvia C M Tomaino et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2020

    Fibromyalgia is a chronic disabling syndrome, and the legitimacy of its diagnosis is still debated. Internet and online communities may become a relevant resource for affected people. This present study aims to understand the role of online communities relating to fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) patients' illness experiences and their attitudes towards medication. A qualitative content analysis based on the grounded theory approach was conducted on 1…