Touch and communication in the institutionalized elderly

Coco, Marinella; Buscemi, Andrea; Guerrera, Claudia Savia; Licitra, C.; Pennisi, Emanuele; Vettor, Valentina; Rizzi, L.; Bovo, Paola; Fecarotta, Paola; Dell'Orco, Silvia; Muzii, Benedetta; Bottone, Mario; Bellomo, Maria; Corrado, Donatella Di

doi:10.1109/coginfocom47531.2019.9089966

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“…Some issues are related to the personal preferences of patient and therapist (e.g. there are therapists and patients who prefer physical contact which allows for a unique tuning) [27] or, in general, to the complexity of the situation that requires special precautions and approaches that are not always possible remotely (e.g. subjects at risk of suicide or self-injurious behavior) [28].…”

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Satisfaction degree in the using of VideoConferencing Psychotherapy in a sample of Italian psychotherapists during Covid-19 emergency

Cioffi¹,

Cantone

Guerriera

et al. 2020

2020 11th IEEE International Conference on Cognitive Infocommunications (CogInfoCom)

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During the last period of lockdown because of the Covid-19 pandemic influence, a lot of mental health professionals were able to continue working online, assisting their patients from home too. Even if there are still some doubts about videoconferencing psychotherapy (VCP), a lot of studies indicate that VCP can be feasible and clinically effective, in fact the online therapy is becoming increasingly popular, reducing distances even during the current pandemic. The aim of this study is to analyze the degree of satisfaction after using VCP in a sample of psychotherapists freely recruited through the publication on social media of a specially created questionnaire. The collected

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confidence: 99%

Satisfaction degree in the using of VideoConferencing Psychotherapy in a sample of Italian psychotherapists during Covid-19 emergency

Cioffi¹,

Cantone

Guerriera

et al. 2020

2020 11th IEEE International Conference on Cognitive Infocommunications (CogInfoCom)

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“…By contrast, older people resorted more to transcendent orientation, followed by problem orientation and avoidance strategies. This finding can be explained by past research, which showed that the older population, being at greater risk of death and infirmity for COVID-19, developed greater anxiety and depression [ 58 , 59 ] and took refuge in their religious beliefs. Proactive coping, however, was also a resilience strategy for COVID-19 in older adults [ 58 ].…”

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Impact of Stress during COVID-19 Pandemic in Italy: A Study on Dispositional and Behavioral Dimensions for Supporting Evidence-Based Targeted Strategies

Platania,

Varrasi,

Guerrera

et al. 2024

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The COVID-19 pandemic caused critical mental health issues and lifestyle disruptions. The aim of this study was to explore, during the lockdown of second-wave contagions in Italy, how stress was affected by dispositional (personality factors and intolerance to uncertainty) and behavioral (coping strategies) dimensions, how these variables differed among sex, age, educational, professional, and health groups, and how the various changes in work and daily routine intervened in the psychological impact of the emergency. Our results highlight that women, the youngs, students/trainees, those with chronic diseases, those who stopped their jobs due to restrictions, and those who left home less than twice a week were more stressed, while health professionals showed lower levels of the same construct. Those with higher levels of stress used more coping strategies based on avoidance, which positively correlated with age, agreeableness, conscientiousness, and intolerance to uncertainty, and negatively with openness. Stress levels also positively correlated with agreeableness, conscientiousness, intolerance to uncertainty, and seeking of social support, and negatively with openness, a positive attitude, and a transcendent orientation. Finally, stress was predicted mainly by behavioral dimensions. Our results are discussed and framed within the literature, as important insights for targeted intervention strategies to promote health even in emergencies.

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“…Regarding the first factor, Bowie et al [7] pointed out that many PCa patients perceive their body as a source of shame after the interventions [47] and that the body is perceived as incomplete due to the removal of the prostate or sexual impairment [48,49]. Instead, regarding the second factor, Bowie et al [7] highlighted that being touched and handled by physicians can cause feelings of vulnerability and shame in PCa patients [50][51][52] who may furthermore perceive their bodies as old due to the premature aging that the treatments cause [53]. Thus, all the above subjective experiences may represent a serious risk factor for the development of depressive symptoms in PCa patients.…”

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Social Support Mediates the Relationship between Body Image Distress and Depressive Symptoms in Prostate Cancer Patients

Scandurra

Muzii

Rocca

et al. 2022

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Treatments for prostate cancer (PCa), the second most common cancer in men, may affect the body image (BI) of patients, increasing the risk of negative mental health outcomes. However, an enabling social support network may be a protective factor against the effects of BI distress on health. Therefore, the present study examined the mediating role of social support in the relationship between BI distress and depressive symptoms. Data were retrospectively collected from 197 PCa patients aged from 48 to 79 years (M = 67.19; SD = 6.83). The statistical package for the social sciences with PROCESS Macro was used to assess the direct and mediating effects with bias-corrected bootstrapping (10,000 samples). Results showed that BI distress was positively associated with depressive symptoms and that social support partially mediated this relationship. Moreover, among the different sources of social support, only friend support significantly mediated the association between BI distress and depressive symptoms. This study sheds light on the crucial role of social support as a dimension that can promote health in PCa patients.

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Touch and communication in the institutionalized elderly

Cited by 9 publications

References 19 publications

Satisfaction degree in the using of VideoConferencing Psychotherapy in a sample of Italian psychotherapists during Covid-19 emergency

Satisfaction degree in the using of VideoConferencing Psychotherapy in a sample of Italian psychotherapists during Covid-19 emergency

Impact of Stress during COVID-19 Pandemic in Italy: A Study on Dispositional and Behavioral Dimensions for Supporting Evidence-Based Targeted Strategies

Social Support Mediates the Relationship between Body Image Distress and Depressive Symptoms in Prostate Cancer Patients

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