Giuseppina Lo Moro

Biographic Data

ID5223080
NAMEGiuseppina Lo Moro
GIVEN NAMESGiuseppina Lo
FAMILY NAMEMoro
SIGNATURELO MORO G
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Turin
ORCID0000-0002-9472-3263
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS17
TOTAL CITATIONS3
AUTHOR COUNT17
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2020
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX1

  • Knowledge of PrEP Among Healthcare Workers in Substance Use Disorder Services: A Cross-Sectional Study in Italy

    Open AccessGiuseppina Lo Moro, Lorenzo Rosset et al.ARTICLEJournal of Community Health2025

    Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is an evidence-based strategy for HIV prevention, particularly for high-risk populations such as people who inject drugs and engage in chemsex. In Italy, there is no data on the actual knowledge of PrEP among Healthcare professionals (HCPs) in substance use disorder services (SerDs). This study aimed to assess PrEP awareness among SerD HCPs, also exploring their level of knowledge, practice, training, and perceived…

  • Parental Perception of Children's Mental Health During the Pandemic: Insights From an Italian Cross‐Sectional Study

    Open AccessGiuseppina Lo Moro, Giacomo Scaioli et al.ARTICLEJournal of School Health2024

    BACKGROUND: This study explores the impact of the pandemic on children's mental health. It examined the understanding of parents regarding their children's mental condition and their ability to identify issues, 2 years post the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS: Using a cross-sectional design, 507 Italian parents reported on their youngest child aged between 2 and 17, totaling 507 children. The outcomes focused on were parental perceptio…

  • Gender medicine attitudes among medical students: An Italian cross-sectional study

    Fabrizio Bert, Stefano Rousset et al.ARTICLEHealth Care For Women International2024

    We aimed to explore attitudes and training experiences of medical students toward gender medicine (GM). A cross-sectional study with convenience sampling was conducted (sample size = 430). To assess predictors of high GM consideration in patient management, a multivariable logistic regression was performed. A total of 82% considered sex and gender important; 61% stated that they would use GM skills in their careers. A total of 76% had never discu…

  • Impact of the Covid pandemic on mental health and training opportunities of Public Health Residents from 4 European countries: A cross-sectional study

    Open AccessGiovanna Failla, Marta Caminiti et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2023

    Objectives: There is little evidence on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Public Health Residents' (PHR) mental health (MH). This study aims at assessing prevalence and risk factors for depression, anxiety and stress in European PHR during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: Between March and April 2021, an online survey was administered to PHR from France, Italy, Portugal and Spain. The survey assessed COVID-19 related changes in working condit…

  • Mental health of medical students belonging to sexual minorities: A focus on help-seeking behavior in an Italian multicenter survey

    Open AccessGiuseppina Lo Moro, Paolo Leombruni et al.ARTICLECurrent Psychology2023

  • Exploring Knowledge and Awareness of HCV Infection and Screening Test: A Cross-Sectional Survey Among an Italian Sample

    Open AccessGiuseppina Lo Moro, Giacomo Scaioli et al.ARTICLEJournal of Community Health2023

    Addressing HCV represents a public health priority, especially in Italy, which has the highest HCV prevalence in Europe. This study primarily aimed to explore knowledge about the HCV infection and awareness of the existence of the HCV screening test in Italy, before the implementation of awareness campaigns in 2022. An online cross-sectional survey was conducted (December 2021–January 2022). The primary outcomes were: Disease Knowledge Score (DKS…

  • Exploring Cyberaggression and Mental Health Consequences among Adults: An Italian Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study

    Open AccessGiuseppina Lo Moro, Giacomo Scaioli et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2023

    Cyberaggression (CyA) embraces a broad spectrum of hostile behaviors through electronic means. This cross-sectional study aimed to evaluate features and outcomes of this phenomenon among Italian adults. A nationwide survey was distributed on social media platforms. Being victim and being perpetrator of CyA were the primary outcomes; positive scores for GAD-2 (generalized anxiety disorder) and PHQ-2 (depressive symptoms) scales were the secondary …

  • The Environmental Health Literacy of Italian General Population: The SPeRA Cross-Sectional Study

    Open AccessFabrizio Bert, Marta Gea et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2023

    Environmental health literacy (EHL) includes knowledge of health effects due to environmental exposure and skills to protect health from environmental risks. This study investigated some aspects about EHL of the Italian adult population. Data were collected through questionnaires ( n = 672) and analysed through multivariable logistic regression models. Results showed that participants with incomplete/insufficient self-perceived knowledge of healt…

  • Sex Education in Italy: An Overview of 15 Years of Projects in Primary and Secondary Schools

    Open AccessGiuseppina Lo Moro, Fabrizio Bert et al.ARTICLEArchives of Sexual Behavior2023Cited by: 1References: 25

    School-based sex education is essential to improve the knowledge and behavior of young people. Unlike most European countries, sex education in Italy is not compulsory in the school curriculum. Therefore, to assess potential gaps, the main aim of this study was to explore Italian regional initiatives about sex education. A review of gray literature from 2006 to 2021 was conducted in December 2021 on national databases and institutional websites o…

  • Vaccine Hesitancy and Fear of Covid-19 Among Italian Medical Students: A Cross-Sectional Study

    Open AccessGiuseppina Lo Moro, Eleonora Cugudda et al.ARTICLEJournal of Community Health2022

    Medical students are in close contact with patients and should adhere to the same recommendations as healthcare workers. The study aimed to explore medical students' hesitancy towards COVID-19 vaccine and evaluate fear of COVID-19 and its relationship with hesitancy. A cross-sectional survey was conducted amongst a sample of medical students attending clinical years (November 2020–February 2021, Italy). Multivariable regressions were performed (p

  • Stress in Medical Students: PRIMES, an Italian, Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study

    Open AccessPaolo Leombruni, Alessio Corradi et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2022

    Medical students (MSs) are healthcare workers and must also cope with education-related stressors. This study aims to assess factors associated with perceived stress in Italian MSs. A cross-sectional study was conducted in 12 Italian medical schools (MSCs) in November 2018. A questionnaire assessed socio-demographic characteristics, habits, opinions about MSC, and concerns about the future. Stress was assessed with the PSS-10. Descriptive and uni…

  • Exploring the Relationship between Covid-19 Vaccine Refusal and Belief in Fake News and Conspiracy Theories: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study in Italy

    Open AccessGiuseppina Lo Moro, Giacomo Scaioli et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2022

    The COVID-19 pandemic has been accompanied by an infodemic, which includes fake news (FNs) and conspiracy theories (CTs), and which may worsen vaccine refusal (VR), thus hindering the control of the transmission. This study primarily aimed to assess COVID-19 VR in Italy and its relationship with belief in FNs/CTs. Secondarily, it explored the conviction in FNs and CTs and associated variables. An online cross-sectional study was conducted in Ital…

  • The Impact of Covid-19 on Mental Health in Medical Students: A Cross-Sectional Survey Study in Italy

    Open AccessSara Carletto, Giuseppina Lo Moro et al.ARTICLEPsychological Reports2022

    Background: This study aimed to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in terms of the prevalence of anxiety, depression and stress symptoms in Italian medical students and to identify the associated factors. Design and Methods: A cross-sectional online survey was administered to second-sixth year medical students of the University of Torino, collecting data on the students' sociodemographics, COVID-19 exposure, anxiety, depression and stress…

  • Mental health and discrimination among migrants from Africa: An Italian cross‐sectional study

    Open AccessGianluca Voglino, Maria Rosaria Gualano et al.ARTICLEJournal of Community Psychology2022Cited by: 2References: 26

    This study aimed to assess depression, anxiety, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and discrimination in African migrants and investigate determinants. A cross‐sectional study was conducted in Italy (July 2019–February 2020). Inclusion criteria: being a citizen of an African country or having parents who are citizens of an African country. Questionnaires included tests for depression, anxiety, PTSD, discrimination. Multivariable regressions wer…

  • Effects of Covid-19 Lockdown on Mental Health and Sleep Disturbances in Italy

    Open AccessMaria Rosaria Gualano, Giuseppina Lo Moro et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2020

    Italy was the first European country that entered a nationwide lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic. Since quarantine can impact on mental health, this study aimed to estimate the prevalence of depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms and sleeping disturbances in the Italian population during lockdown. The factors that might influence such outcomes were explored. A national cross-sectional survey was performed during the last 14 days of the Italian…

  • Establishing a Theory-Based Multi-Level Approach for Primary Prevention of Mental Disorders in Young People

    Open AccessGiuseppina Lo Moro, Emma Soneson et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2020

    The increasing prevalence of mental health disorders and psychosocial distress among young people exceeds the capacity of mental health services. Social and systemic factors determine mental health as much as individual factors. To determine how best to address multi-level risk factors, we must first understand the distribution of risk. Previously, we have used psychometric methods applied to two epidemiologically-principled samples of people age…

  • Depression, Suicidal Ideation and Perceived Stress in Italian Humanities Students: A Cross-Sectional Study

    Open AccessFabrizio Bert, Maria Ferrara et al.ARTICLEPsychological Reports2020

    Mental health issues are common among university students. Nevertheless, few studies focused on Italian students. This study aimed to assess prevalence and associated factors of perceived stress (PS), depressive symptoms (DS) and suicidal ideation (SI) in an Italian sample. A cross-sectional study was conducted amongst a convenience sample of students in humanities field (2018). Questionnaires were self-administered. Outcomes were assessed throug…