Maria Lucia Specchia
Biographic Data
| ID | 7886283 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Maria Lucia Specchia |
| GIVEN NAMES | Maria Lucia |
| FAMILY NAME | Specchia |
| SIGNATURE | SPECCHIA M L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3859-4591 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Insights into organizational health literacy in Italian hospitals
Hospitals are recognized as settings for health promotion, serving as a process that empowers individuals to gain greater control over and improve their health. Health-literate organizations play a crucial role in health promotion by creating supportive environments that ensure equitable access to health information and services, empowering individuals to engage with, understand, evaluate, and apply health information through diverse communicatio…
The value of surgical admissions for malignant uterine cancer. A comparative analysis of robotic, laparoscopic, and laparotomy surgery in a university hospital
Background Robotic surgery for malignant uterine cancer raises issue of economic sustainability for providers. The objective of this study was to assess the value of surgical admissions for malignant uterine cancer in a University Hospital through an analysis of their costs and outcomes by comparing three different surgical approaches (laparotomy, laparoscopic, and robotic surgery). Methods Hospitalizations between 1 January 2019 and 31 October 2…
An IT Platform Supporting Rectal Cancer Tumor Board Activities
Colorectal cancer (RC) is the third most common cancer, with an increasing incidence in recent years. Digital health solutions supporting multidisciplinary tumor boards (MTBs) could improve positive outcomes for RC patients. This paper describes the implementation process of a digital solution within the RC-MTB and its impact analysis in the context of the Fondazione Policlinico 'A. Gemelli' in Italy. Adopting a two-phase methodological approach,…
Dealing with Covid-19 Epidemic in Italy
As the COVID-19 outbreak traveled through various Italian regions, all national and local administrations issued measures to counter the spread of the contagion and organize healthcare. The Italian healthcare system is, indeed, a decentralized system with 21 regional health systems (RHSs), with different models of healthcare service delivery and organization. This study investigates whether a different organization of RHSs would have led to diffe…
Impact of the Burden of Covid-19 in Italy
The WHO declared the novel coronavirus disease a pandemic, with severe consequences for health and global economic activity and Italy is one of the hardest hit countries. This study aims to assess the socio-economic burden of COVID-19 pandemic in Italy through the estimation of Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) and productivity loss. The observational study was based on data from official governmental sources collected since the inception of…
Health inequalities
BACKGROUND: The quality of care includes several aspects which may be influenced by social-economic status. This study analyzes hospitalizations for several conditions, such as chronic diseases, cancer and appendectomy, in Italians and immigrant people living in Italy with the aim to evaluate possible inequalities in the quality of health care services due to migrant status, gender and geographical macro-areas (Northern, Central, Southern Italy).…
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Health inequalities
BACKGROUND: The quality of care includes several aspects which may be influenced by social-economic status. This study analyzes hospitalizations for several conditions, such as chronic diseases, cancer and appendectomy, in Italians and immigrant people living in Italy with the aim to evaluate possible inequalities in the quality of health care services due to migrant status, gender and geographical macro-areas (Northern, Central, Southern Italy).…
Impact of the Burden of Covid-19 in Italy
The WHO declared the novel coronavirus disease a pandemic, with severe consequences for health and global economic activity and Italy is one of the hardest hit countries. This study aims to assess the socio-economic burden of COVID-19 pandemic in Italy through the estimation of Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) and productivity loss. The observational study was based on data from official governmental sources collected since the inception of…
Dealing with Covid-19 Epidemic in Italy
As the COVID-19 outbreak traveled through various Italian regions, all national and local administrations issued measures to counter the spread of the contagion and organize healthcare. The Italian healthcare system is, indeed, a decentralized system with 21 regional health systems (RHSs), with different models of healthcare service delivery and organization. This study investigates whether a different organization of RHSs would have led to diffe…
The value of surgical admissions for malignant uterine cancer. A comparative analysis of robotic, laparoscopic, and laparotomy surgery in a university hospital
Background Robotic surgery for malignant uterine cancer raises issue of economic sustainability for providers. The objective of this study was to assess the value of surgical admissions for malignant uterine cancer in a University Hospital through an analysis of their costs and outcomes by comparing three different surgical approaches (laparotomy, laparoscopic, and robotic surgery). Methods Hospitalizations between 1 January 2019 and 31 October 2…
An IT Platform Supporting Rectal Cancer Tumor Board Activities
Colorectal cancer (RC) is the third most common cancer, with an increasing incidence in recent years. Digital health solutions supporting multidisciplinary tumor boards (MTBs) could improve positive outcomes for RC patients. This paper describes the implementation process of a digital solution within the RC-MTB and its impact analysis in the context of the Fondazione Policlinico 'A. Gemelli' in Italy. Adopting a two-phase methodological approach,…
Insights into organizational health literacy in Italian hospitals
Hospitals are recognized as settings for health promotion, serving as a process that empowers individuals to gain greater control over and improve their health. Health-literate organizations play a crucial role in health promotion by creating supportive environments that ensure equitable access to health information and services, empowering individuals to engage with, understand, evaluate, and apply health information through diverse communicatio…
Medicine (6 works) · Health care (5 works) · Business (3 works) · Internal Medicine (3 works) · Cancer (2 works) · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 (2 works) · COVID-19 and healthcare impacts (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Environmental health (2 works)