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Is incident reporting still an effective tool for improving the quality and safety of care? The experience of an Italian local health authority.
Incident Reporting Systems are in use worldwide. They are designed to improve patient care by detecting and analyzing critical and adverse patient events and by taking corrective actions to prevent reoccurrence.
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Reimagining Territorial Rehabilitation: A Modern Framework for Physiotherapy Practice in Chronic Disease Management
taly is undergoing a profound transformation in the management of chronic diseases, driven by demographic aging, increasing multimorbidity, and the territorial reorganization introduced by Ministerial Decree 77/2022
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The effectiveness of transition care models in patients with congenital heart disease: a systematic review of the literature and implications for nursing practice
Over the past few decades, advances in prenatal diagnosis, cardiac surgery, and perioperative management have substantially improved survival among individuals with congenital heart disease (CHD).
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Assessment of Patient Functioning in Transitional Care: An Observational Study
Background: Transitional care requires effective coordination between hospital and community services to ensure continuity of care and appropriate post-acute rehabilitation pathways.
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Nursing care in patients with Tetralogy of Fallot: asystematic review of the literature
Background: Tetralogy of Fallot (ToF) is the most common cyanotic congenital heart disease, with an incidence of approximately 1 in 3,500 live births, accounting for 7–10% of all congenital heart defects.
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Cardiovascular Screening: Results and Analysis of Behavioural Risk Factors in AULSS5 Polesana
Background: Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) represent the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, in Europe, and in Italy. Their onset can be prevented through a healthy lifestyle, including a balanced diet, regular physical activity, and abstention from smoking and alcohol consumption.
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Physiotherapy in Emergency Medicine: organizational integration and evaluation of a new acute-care model. A retrospective observational study at ASL Roma 2
Background. In Emergency Medicine units, physiotherapy must address motor and respiratory needs in complex patients, often with limited professional resources that are not exclusively dedicated to the unit. Describing service volume, coverage and response capacity is relevant to physiotherapy planning and resource governance.