Nursing and pediatric nursing Sciences

Principal Investigator (PI)/Coordinator: Prof. Valerio Dimonte

Team

Prof. Valerio Dimonte, Full Professor, Head of Research Team
Prof. Paola Di Giulio , Associate Professor
Dr. Sara Campagna, Senior Lecturer
Dr. Marco Clari, Junior Lecturer
Dr. Alessio Conti, Junior Lecturer
Dr. Beatrice Albanesi, Research Fellow
Dr. Sara Dionisi, Research Fellow

PI contacts
Prof. Valerio Dimonte
E-mail: valerio.dimonte@unito.it
Phone: +39 0116705868
Webex Room
Sezione di Igiene, Via Santena 5bis, 10126 Torino

Research activities
The group of researchers, currently the only one for Nursing Sciences in the University of Torino, in recent years, while covering many aspects of clinical and training research fields, has developed some priority areas:

The patient with dementia: epidemiology, end-of-life decisions, palliative care and communication with patient and family members.
Self care in people with chronic conditions, in particular COPD and spinal cord injuries
Side effects of cancer treatments
Epidemiological analysis on administrative databases on home care, residential care and emergency department visits
Community care: models and outcomes evaluation
Missed nursing care in nursing homes
Arts therapies for the development of relational skills in nursing students
Work-related problems of healthcare workers
Vaccination hesitancy of healthcare workers
Spiritual care in hospital

Ongoing collaborations: Within the department with the group on Health Education/Community Empowerment. Externally with the Piedmont Region and Agenas (National Agency for regional health services) on the development of home care and family and community nursing.