Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a considerable impact on the psychological and psycho... more Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a considerable impact on the psychological and psychopathological status of the population and health care workers in terms of insomnia, anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder. The primary aim of this study was to describe and evaluate the impact of the pandemic on insomnia levels of a cohort of Italian nurses, particularly those involved in the care of COVID-19 patients. The secondary aim was to identify the interaction between insomnia and hardiness, anxiety, and sleep disturbances. Materials and Methods: A descriptive–exploratory study was conducted using an online survey during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic (March to July 2020). The questionnaire consisted of multiple-choice, open-ended, closed, and semi-closed questions. The psychometric tools administered were the Dispositional Resilience Scale (DRS-15), the State–Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI-Y), and the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI). Results: a cohort of ...
Background: Non-technical skills (NTS) are the cognitive and social skills that integrate the tec... more Background: Non-technical skills (NTS) are the cognitive and social skills that integrate the technical skills of a worker. In healthcare systems, NTS exert positive effects on patients’ safety and healthcare professionals’ efficiency.Aim: This study aims to assess the degree of NTS knowledge, before and after a workshop administered to a group of 17 nursing students attending a critical care nursing postgraduate course at the University of Florence.Methods: A cross-over design study was conducted. The workshop was composed of short lectures on “fundamentals of teamworking” and “team building and communication”, followed by team activities and gaming. At the end of the day a medical “escape room” about a shock scenario, was developed and run by the students. A questionnaire investigating participants’ entertainment and self-evaluation of NTS use, was administered at the end of the simulation sessions.Results: A sample of 17 nurses was enrolled. Pre-posttests were completed by 16 par...
Gli operatori sanitari direttamente coinvolti nella diagnosi, trattamento e cura/assistenza dei p... more Gli operatori sanitari direttamente coinvolti nella diagnosi, trattamento e cura/assistenza dei pazienti con COVID-19 sono a rischio di sviluppare distress psicologico e altri sintomi correlati alla salute mentale. L'obiettivo primario dello studio è misurare quanto l'emergenza COVID-19 abbia inciso sullo stato di ansia, le manifestazioni di insonnia e la capacità di resilienza degli operatori sanitari. Gli obiettivi secondari consistono nell'evidenziare eventuali differenze tra i livelli misurati delle tre variabili in relazione alle diverse caratteristiche demografiche del campione in studio.
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022
Aim: Few studies in the literature specifically address the hardiness of nurses during the COVID-... more Aim: Few studies in the literature specifically address the hardiness of nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Thus, the primary aim of this study was to assess the impact of COVID-19 on the hardiness levels in an Italian cohort of nurses. The secondary aims were to assess the level of hardiness in nurses directly caring for patients with COVID-19 and to verify the presence of related risk and promoting factors. Methods: A descriptive and explorative study was performed through an online survey from March to July 2020. The survey was composed of a multiple answer questionnaire with open, closed, and semi-closed-ended questions. Hardiness and anxiety were assessed using two psychometric instruments: the Dispositional Resilience Scale (DRS-15) and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI-Y). Results: A total of 1250 nurses completed the questionnaire entirely (92.3% of respondents). The average length of service was 17.8 ± 11.5 years. A decrease in the hardiness was recorded after the first...
Questa tabella estremamente schematica è volta al supporto mediante lo stile della check list, d... more Questa tabella estremamente schematica è volta al supporto mediante lo stile della check list, degli infermieri, particolarmente neoinseriti e neoassunti nelle terapie intensive. Lo scopo è proporre uno schema il più sistematico possibile (ma probabilmente non esaustivo). Non vuole essere uno strumento rigido, bensì un reminder trasversale, ed estremamente flessibile in termine di modificabilità e adattabilità ai diversi contesti logistico-operativi con che caratterizzano le terapie intensive polivalenti e specialistiche in generale. Chiaramente, in periodo di COVID 19, non solo alcuni interventi ricompresi non potranno esser previsti, ma probabilmente, altri dovranno esser modificati oppure addirittura posposti. Per questo motivo ho pensato ad una colonna a destra chiamata “Priorità â€, affinchè possa, se necessario, esser fatta una riflessione su ciò che sarebbe accettabile in termine di missing nursing. All’interno degli step, l’ordine con cui sono elencati le valu...
Background: Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) in COVID-19 patients outside of intensive care unit (IC... more Background: Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) in COVID-19 patients outside of intensive care unit (ICU) settings was a feasible support during the pandemic outbreak. The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of an “on the job” NIV training program provided to 66 nurses working in 3 COVID-19 wards in an Italian university hospital. Methods: A quasi-experimental longitudinal before–after study was designed. The NIV Team education program, provided by expert ICU nurses, included: 3 h sessions of training on the job during work-shifts about the management of helmet-continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) Venturi systems, and NIV with oronasal and full-face masks. An eleven-item “brief skills self-report tool” was administered before and after the program to explore the perception of NIV education program attendees about their level of skills. Results: In total, 59 nurses responded to the questionnaire. There was an improvement in the skill levels of the management of Helmet-C...
Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a considerable impact on the psychological and psycho... more Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a considerable impact on the psychological and psychopathological status of the population and health care workers in terms of insomnia, anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder. The primary aim of this study was to describe and evaluate the impact of the pandemic on insomnia levels of a cohort of Italian nurses, particularly those involved in the care of COVID-19 patients. The secondary aim was to identify the interaction between insomnia and hardiness, anxiety, and sleep disturbances. Materials and Methods: A descriptive–exploratory study was conducted using an online survey during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic (March to July 2020). The questionnaire consisted of multiple-choice, open-ended, closed, and semi-closed questions. The psychometric tools administered were the Dispositional Resilience Scale (DRS-15), the State–Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI-Y), and the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI). Results: a cohort of ...
Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a considerable impact on the psychological and psycho... more Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a considerable impact on the psychological and psychopathological status of the population and health care workers in terms of insomnia, anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder. The primary aim of this study was to describe and evaluate the impact of the pandemic on insomnia levels of a cohort of Italian nurses, particularly those involved in the care of COVID-19 patients. The secondary aim was to identify the interaction between insomnia and hardiness, anxiety, and sleep disturbances. Materials and Methods: A descriptive–exploratory study was conducted using an online survey during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic (March to July 2020). The questionnaire consisted of multiple-choice, open-ended, closed, and semi-closed questions. The psychometric tools administered were the Dispositional Resilience Scale (DRS-15), the State–Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI-Y), and the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI). Results: a cohort of ...
Background: Non-technical skills (NTS) are the cognitive and social skills that integrate the tec... more Background: Non-technical skills (NTS) are the cognitive and social skills that integrate the technical skills of a worker. In healthcare systems, NTS exert positive effects on patients’ safety and healthcare professionals’ efficiency.Aim: This study aims to assess the degree of NTS knowledge, before and after a workshop administered to a group of 17 nursing students attending a critical care nursing postgraduate course at the University of Florence.Methods: A cross-over design study was conducted. The workshop was composed of short lectures on “fundamentals of teamworking” and “team building and communication”, followed by team activities and gaming. At the end of the day a medical “escape room” about a shock scenario, was developed and run by the students. A questionnaire investigating participants’ entertainment and self-evaluation of NTS use, was administered at the end of the simulation sessions.Results: A sample of 17 nurses was enrolled. Pre-posttests were completed by 16 par...
Gli operatori sanitari direttamente coinvolti nella diagnosi, trattamento e cura/assistenza dei p... more Gli operatori sanitari direttamente coinvolti nella diagnosi, trattamento e cura/assistenza dei pazienti con COVID-19 sono a rischio di sviluppare distress psicologico e altri sintomi correlati alla salute mentale. L'obiettivo primario dello studio è misurare quanto l'emergenza COVID-19 abbia inciso sullo stato di ansia, le manifestazioni di insonnia e la capacità di resilienza degli operatori sanitari. Gli obiettivi secondari consistono nell'evidenziare eventuali differenze tra i livelli misurati delle tre variabili in relazione alle diverse caratteristiche demografiche del campione in studio.
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022
Aim: Few studies in the literature specifically address the hardiness of nurses during the COVID-... more Aim: Few studies in the literature specifically address the hardiness of nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Thus, the primary aim of this study was to assess the impact of COVID-19 on the hardiness levels in an Italian cohort of nurses. The secondary aims were to assess the level of hardiness in nurses directly caring for patients with COVID-19 and to verify the presence of related risk and promoting factors. Methods: A descriptive and explorative study was performed through an online survey from March to July 2020. The survey was composed of a multiple answer questionnaire with open, closed, and semi-closed-ended questions. Hardiness and anxiety were assessed using two psychometric instruments: the Dispositional Resilience Scale (DRS-15) and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI-Y). Results: A total of 1250 nurses completed the questionnaire entirely (92.3% of respondents). The average length of service was 17.8 ± 11.5 years. A decrease in the hardiness was recorded after the first...
Questa tabella estremamente schematica è volta al supporto mediante lo stile della check list, d... more Questa tabella estremamente schematica è volta al supporto mediante lo stile della check list, degli infermieri, particolarmente neoinseriti e neoassunti nelle terapie intensive. Lo scopo è proporre uno schema il più sistematico possibile (ma probabilmente non esaustivo). Non vuole essere uno strumento rigido, bensì un reminder trasversale, ed estremamente flessibile in termine di modificabilità e adattabilità ai diversi contesti logistico-operativi con che caratterizzano le terapie intensive polivalenti e specialistiche in generale. Chiaramente, in periodo di COVID 19, non solo alcuni interventi ricompresi non potranno esser previsti, ma probabilmente, altri dovranno esser modificati oppure addirittura posposti. Per questo motivo ho pensato ad una colonna a destra chiamata “Priorità â€, affinchè possa, se necessario, esser fatta una riflessione su ciò che sarebbe accettabile in termine di missing nursing. All’interno degli step, l’ordine con cui sono elencati le valu...
Background: Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) in COVID-19 patients outside of intensive care unit (IC... more Background: Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) in COVID-19 patients outside of intensive care unit (ICU) settings was a feasible support during the pandemic outbreak. The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of an “on the job” NIV training program provided to 66 nurses working in 3 COVID-19 wards in an Italian university hospital. Methods: A quasi-experimental longitudinal before–after study was designed. The NIV Team education program, provided by expert ICU nurses, included: 3 h sessions of training on the job during work-shifts about the management of helmet-continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) Venturi systems, and NIV with oronasal and full-face masks. An eleven-item “brief skills self-report tool” was administered before and after the program to explore the perception of NIV education program attendees about their level of skills. Results: In total, 59 nurses responded to the questionnaire. There was an improvement in the skill levels of the management of Helmet-C...
Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a considerable impact on the psychological and psycho... more Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a considerable impact on the psychological and psychopathological status of the population and health care workers in terms of insomnia, anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder. The primary aim of this study was to describe and evaluate the impact of the pandemic on insomnia levels of a cohort of Italian nurses, particularly those involved in the care of COVID-19 patients. The secondary aim was to identify the interaction between insomnia and hardiness, anxiety, and sleep disturbances. Materials and Methods: A descriptive–exploratory study was conducted using an online survey during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic (March to July 2020). The questionnaire consisted of multiple-choice, open-ended, closed, and semi-closed questions. The psychometric tools administered were the Dispositional Resilience Scale (DRS-15), the State–Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI-Y), and the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI). Results: a cohort of ...
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