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Parental practices that influence children’s development: how often are they implemented and by whom—results from the NASCITA birth cohort study
This study aims to assess how commonly 15 parental practices, known to have positive effects on child and adult health, are carried out by families in Italy, if they are related, and which characteristics are ...
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Open AccessPediatrician and parental evaluation of child neurodevelopment at 2 years of age
The early identification of infants with a risk for neurodevelopmental disorders in the first few years of life is essential for better developmental outcomes. Screenings should be carried out by combining the...
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Drug prescription profile in children with autism spectrum disorders
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Open AccessAuthor Correction: Differences between centers in functional outcome of patients with ADHD after 1 year from the time of diagnosis
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Open AccessDifferences between centers in functional outcome of patients with ADHD after 1 year from the time of diagnosis
Although the pharmacological therapy of ADHD has been widely studied, little has been done to compare the different therapeutic approaches (e.g., drug therapy vs. psychological treatments) and even less has be...
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Open AccessDistance learning in Italian primary and middle school children during the COVID-19 pandemic: a national survey
School closure created difficulties for parents, who were asked to care for their children and help them with schooling, while working at home. We aimed to explore the experiences in organising school for chil...
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Open AccessPsychological distress among Italians during the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) quarantine
Quarantine as a preventive action to reduce people’s exposure to a contagious disease has substantial psychological impact. We aimed to collect information on psychologically distressing experiences of Italian...
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Open AccessNASCITA Italian birth cohort study: a study protocol
Young children’s healthy development depends on nurturing care, which ensures health, nutrition, responsive caregiving, safety and security, and early learning. Infancy and childhood are characterized by rapid...
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Open AccessWaiting times for diagnosis of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in children and adolescents referred to Italian ADHD centers must be reduced
To investigate timely access to and the time needed to complete the diagnostic path of children and adolescents with suspected attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in the 18 Italian Lombardy Region ...
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Age level vs grade level for the diagnosis of ADHD and neurodevelopmental disorders
A number of worldwide studies have demonstrated that children born later in the school year are more likely to receive an ADHD diagnosis than their same school-year peers. There is, however, variation in findi...
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Comorbidity prevalence and treatment outcome in children and adolescents with ADHD
Although ADHD comorbidity has been widely studied, some issues remain unsolved. This multicenter observational study aims to examine comorbid psychiatric disorders in a clinical sample of newly diagnosed, trea...
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Open AccessIOEASMA: an integrated clinical and educational pathway for managing asthma in children and adolescents
Due to the lack of real life clinical and educational studies, “Io e l’Asma” Centre performed this implementation research (IR).
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Open AccessItalian regional health service costs for diagnosis and 1-year treatment of ADHD in children and adolescents
The main aim of this study was to estimate the costs associated with diagnostic assessment and 1-year therapy in children and adolescents enrolled in 18 ADHD reference centres. Data concerning 1887 children an...
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Emergency department visits in older people: pattern of use, contributing factors, geographical differences and outcomes
To assess the pattern of use of Emergency Departments (EDs), factors contributing to the visits, geographical distribution and outcomes in people aged 65 years or more living in the Italian Lombardy Region in ...
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Open AccessPostnatal depression screening in a paediatric primary care setting in Italy
Postnatal depression is a non-psychotic depressive disorder that begins within 4 weeks of childbirth and occurs in 13% of mothers and 10% of fathers.
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Psychotropic medicine prescriptions in Italian youths: a multiregional study
The aim of the study was to evaluate the trend of paediatric psychotropic drug prescriptions in Italy. Data sources were regional, outpatient prescription databases. Seven Italian regions, covering 50 % of the...
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Open AccessImpact of the systematic introduction of low-cost bubble nasal CPAP in a NICU of a develo** country: a prospective pre- and post-intervention study
The use of Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Ventilation (NCPAP) has begun to increase and is progressively replacing conventional mechanical ventilation (MV), becoming the cornerstone treatment for ne...
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Antibiotic and anti-asthmatic drug prescriptions in Italy: geographic patterns and socio-economic determinants at the district level
To analyse the prevalence rate of antibiotics and anti-asthmatics in children and adolescents at the healthcare district level.
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Geographical differences in the prevalence of chronic polypharmacy in older people: eleven years of the EPIFARM-Elderly Project
To compare the geographical differences in the prevalence of chronic polypharmacy in community-dwelling older people over 11 years.
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Open AccessGeographical epidemiology of antibacterials in the preschool age
Thematic maps allow a more rapid and immediate reading of the geographical differences in the distribution of data referred to a specific territory. The aim of this study was to show, for the first time, the a...
