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  1. Article: One World, One Health: Zoonotic Diseases, Parasitic Diseases, and Infectious Diseases.

    Deiana, Giovanna / Arghittu, Antonella / Dettori, Marco / Castiglia, Paolo

    Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland)

    2024  Volume 12, Issue 9

    Abstract: When we take into account how the boundaries between human, animal, and environmental health are inextricably linked and increasingly intertwined, it comes as no surprise that the One Health approach has assumed an unprecedented level of importance over ... ...

    Abstract When we take into account how the boundaries between human, animal, and environmental health are inextricably linked and increasingly intertwined, it comes as no surprise that the One Health approach has assumed an unprecedented level of importance over the past decade [...].
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-04-29
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Editorial
    ZDB-ID 2721009-1
    ISSN 2227-9032
    ISSN 2227-9032
    DOI 10.3390/healthcare12090922
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  2. Article: New Insight in Vaccination and Public Health: A Commentary from Special Issue Editors.

    Castiglia, Paolo / Arghittu, Antonella

    Vaccines

    2022  Volume 10, Issue 2

    Abstract: Vaccination is a key component of primary health care and an indisputable human right [ ... ]. ...

    Abstract Vaccination is a key component of primary health care and an indisputable human right [...].
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-01-25
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Editorial
    ZDB-ID 2703319-3
    ISSN 2076-393X
    ISSN 2076-393X
    DOI 10.3390/vaccines10020183
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  3. Article ; Online: COVID-19 and Digital Health: Evolution, Perspectives and Opportunities.

    Dettori, Marco / Castiglia, Paolo

    International journal of environmental research and public health

    2022  Volume 19, Issue 14

    Abstract: Health Communication is key to establishing an empathic relationship between health professionals and their patients. Indeed, the ability to motivate and reassure the patient often determines the success of the therapies proposed. In the past, the ... ...

    Abstract Health Communication is key to establishing an empathic relationship between health professionals and their patients. Indeed, the ability to motivate and reassure the patient often determines the success of the therapies proposed. In the past, the relationship between health professionals and patients was centred on treatment and assistance, and health information came in the form of education campaigns based on signage (large posters, etc.). Subsequently, social and cultural changes gave rise to new ways of communicating science: from signage to magazines and television programmes devoted to health issues, through the use of social networks. In particular, fast and cheap access to the Internet and the vast number of app users have made the Web an effective communication tool. Given the potential of technology in the information-seeking process, the use of online channels by health institutions is a valuable tool for divulging medical and scientific knowledge. As a consequence, prompted by the need to provide fast and reliable information to the population, public institutions have adopted such innovative methods as the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) to convey health-related content. This practice, known as digital health or e-health, provides healthcare information using digital tools (e.g., Websites and social networks), delivered in an easy-to-understand language in order to reach various population groups and bring about better health conditions for all, hence the importance of acquiring and reinforcing communication skills in the healthcare field, where correct and effective communication immediately translates into a benefit for the professionals themselves and for their patients.
    MeSH term(s) COVID-19/epidemiology ; Communication ; Delivery of Health Care ; Health Personnel ; Humans ; Information Technology ; Internet
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-07-12
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Editorial
    ZDB-ID 2175195-X
    ISSN 1660-4601 ; 1661-7827
    ISSN (online) 1660-4601
    ISSN 1661-7827
    DOI 10.3390/ijerph19148519
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  4. Article ; Online: Second Edition of Special Issue "Strategies and Evidence in Health Communication: Evidence and Perspectives".

    Castiglia, Paolo / Dettori, Marco

    International journal of environmental research and public health

    2022  Volume 19, Issue 3

    Abstract: The second edition of this Special Issue "Strategies and Evidence in Health Communication", published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health aims primarily to increase international literature evidence and observations ... ...

    Abstract The second edition of this Special Issue "Strategies and Evidence in Health Communication", published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health aims primarily to increase international literature evidence and observations in the field regarding: (i) health communication strategies and crisis communication, (ii) health education and health advocacy, and (iii) the fight against the phenomenon of Vaccine Hesitancy (VH) through training and communication activities targeting the general public and health professionals. This Special Issue builds on the premise that, despite the fact that theoretical and experimental research has contributed to an increase in knowledge and evidence about the importance of communication in healthcare, communication professionals in this field still face great challenges when trying to develop messages that effectively change the behavior of large groups of people. The need to relay fast and reliable information to the general public has therefore led public institutions to seek out new and innovative ways of transmitting health-related content. In particular, for some time now, Public Health has also been making use of the Internet and Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) to reach various population groups and achieve better health conditions for all. This practice, known as Digital Health or E-health, provides healthcare using digital tools (e.g., websites and social media networks) and easy-to-understand language. This is particularly important in the current pandemic context, where Public Health continues to face many problems and difficulties in persuading people to adhere to the guidelines issued for the containment of COVID-19, with particular reference to vaccination programs, hence the importance of acquiring and strengthening communication skills in healthcare, where correct and effective communication is immediately beneficial both to professionals and patients.
    MeSH term(s) COVID-19 ; Communication ; Health Communication ; Health Personnel ; Humans ; Pandemics ; SARS-CoV-2
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-01-27
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Editorial
    ZDB-ID 2175195-X
    ISSN 1660-4601 ; 1661-7827
    ISSN (online) 1660-4601
    ISSN 1661-7827
    DOI 10.3390/ijerph19031460
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  5. Article: First Year of Special Issue "New Insights in Vaccination and Public Health": Opinions and Considerations.

    Arghittu, Antonella / Dettori, Marco / Castiglia, Paolo

    Vaccines

    2023  Volume 11, Issue 3

    Abstract: Disease prevention and control is the foundation of public health [ ... ]. ...

    Abstract Disease prevention and control is the foundation of public health [...].
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-03-06
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Editorial
    ZDB-ID 2703319-3
    ISSN 2076-393X
    ISSN 2076-393X
    DOI 10.3390/vaccines11030600
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  6. Article: Family Medicine and Primary Healthcare: The Past, Present and Future.

    Arghittu, Antonella / Castiglia, Paolo / Dettori, Marco

    Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland)

    2023  Volume 11, Issue 15

    Abstract: As defined by the World Health Organisation in the conference held in Alma Ata, Kazakhstan, in 1978, "Primary health care is essential health care based on practical, scientifically sound, and socially acceptable methods and technology made universally ... ...

    Abstract As defined by the World Health Organisation in the conference held in Alma Ata, Kazakhstan, in 1978, "Primary health care is essential health care based on practical, scientifically sound, and socially acceptable methods and technology made universally accessible to individuals and families in the community through their full participation and at a cost that the community and country can afford to maintain at every stage of their development in the spirit of self-reliance and self-determination" [...].
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-07-26
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Editorial
    ZDB-ID 2721009-1
    ISSN 2227-9032
    ISSN 2227-9032
    DOI 10.3390/healthcare11152128
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  7. Article ; Online: Immunogenicity and safety of a quadrivalent meningococcal tetanus toxoid-conjugate vaccine (MenACYW-TT): A review of the evidence and expert opinion.

    Ricci, Silvia / Azzari, Chiara / Amodio, Emanuele / Castiglia, Paolo

    Expert review of vaccines

    2023  Volume 22, Issue 1, Page(s) 447–456

    Abstract: Introduction: Serogroups A, B, C, W, X, and Y of Neisseria meningitidis are responsible for almost all cases of invasive meningococcal disease. In Italy, vaccination against serogroup B is recommended at 3-13 months, C at 13-15 months, and A, C, Y and W ...

    Abstract Introduction: Serogroups A, B, C, W, X, and Y of Neisseria meningitidis are responsible for almost all cases of invasive meningococcal disease. In Italy, vaccination against serogroup B is recommended at 3-13 months, C at 13-15 months, and A, C, Y and W in adolescents (12-18 years). Four quadrivalent meningococcal conjugate vaccines are available. This review describes the available data on a quadrivalent meningococcal tetanus toxoid-conjugate vaccine (MenACYW-TT; MenQuadfi®; Sanofi).
    Areas covered: We identified articles on quadrivalent meningococcal conjugate vaccines indexed on PubMed since 2000. Of the 524 studies identified, 10 human studies investigating the immunogenicity and safety of MenACYW-TT in toddlers, children aged 2-9 years, and individuals 10-55 or ≥56 years are described in detail.
    Expert opinion: In Italy, pediatric and public health groups recommend amending the current vaccination schedule to include a booster dose between 6 and 9 years and quadrivalent vaccine in young adults (≥19 years), targeting waning protection after childhood vaccination and the age cohort with the highest carrier prevalence (adolescents and young adults). MenACYW-TT is a suitable meningococcal vaccine for current and pending recommendations based on high seroprotection rates and a low incidence of adverse events in these age groups. Moreover, it does not require reconstitution.
    MeSH term(s) Adolescent ; Young Adult ; Humans ; Child ; Vaccines, Conjugate ; Meningococcal Vaccines ; Tetanus Toxoid ; Expert Testimony ; Neisseria meningitidis ; Meningococcal Infections/epidemiology ; Meningococcal Infections/prevention & control ; Antibodies, Bacterial
    Chemical Substances Vaccines, Conjugate ; Meningococcal Vaccines ; Tetanus Toxoid ; Antibodies, Bacterial
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-05-17
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2181284-6
    ISSN 1744-8395 ; 1476-0584
    ISSN (online) 1744-8395
    ISSN 1476-0584
    DOI 10.1080/14760584.2023.2211162
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  8. Article: Impact of Socioeconomic Inequalities on Dental Caries Status in Sardinian Children.

    Dettori, Marco / Arghittu, Antonella / Cappai, Andrea / Castiglia, Paolo / Campus, Guglielmo / Children's Smiles Sardinian Group

    Children (Basel, Switzerland)

    2024  Volume 11, Issue 1

    Abstract: Background: The association between oral health of schoolchildren living in the North Sardinia area and socioeconomic deprivation was assessed to evaluate a potential spatial correlation.: Methods: A total of 10,947 subjects were examined (5281 aged ... ...

    Abstract Background: The association between oral health of schoolchildren living in the North Sardinia area and socioeconomic deprivation was assessed to evaluate a potential spatial correlation.
    Methods: A total of 10,947 subjects were examined (5281 aged 3-5-years, and 5666 aged 6-11-years). The WHO dmft index score was calculated following clinical examination by calibrated examiners. The Sardinian Deprivation Index (IDMS) of the children's municipalities was also considered. Descriptive, bivariate and multinomial data analysis was conducted to assess the association between clinical data and socioeconomic deprivation. The presence of systematic spatial variation regarding caries experience (dmft) and deprivation status was investigated using a spatial autoregressive analysis.
    Results: Caries figures were statistically different in the two age groups (dmf > 0, 13.79% in the younger group vs. dmf > 0, 34.20% in the older one,
    Conclusions: The deprivation index significantly increased the risk of caries for all categories of caries experience and prevalence compared to caries-free. The relationship between IDMS and caries data was also confirmed by spatial analysis.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-12
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2732685-8
    ISSN 2227-9067
    ISSN 2227-9067
    DOI 10.3390/children11010096
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  9. Article ; Online: Knowledge and Behaviours towards Immunisation Programmes: Vaccine Hesitancy during the COVID-19 Pandemic Era.

    Dettori, Marco / Arghittu, Antonella / Castiglia, Paolo

    International journal of environmental research and public health

    2022  Volume 19, Issue 7

    Abstract: Assessing knowledge, attitudes and behaviours towards vaccination is a key strategy when implementing national and international immunisation programmes aimed at improving compliance among the population and thereby increasing vaccination coverage. While ...

    Abstract Assessing knowledge, attitudes and behaviours towards vaccination is a key strategy when implementing national and international immunisation programmes aimed at improving compliance among the population and thereby increasing vaccination coverage. While vaccination's role as a powerful life-saving weapon in the fight against infectious diseases has been further highlighted following the introduction of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine, there is still a discrepancy between the scientific evidence on the effectiveness of vaccines and the perception of the risk attributed to them. Known as "Vaccine Hesitancy" (VH), this phenomenon is the delay in acceptance or refusal of vaccines, despite the availability of services. VH can be found in at least 15% of the worldwide population, and even professional groups tasked with promoting vaccination as a primary prevention measure, e.g., healthcare workers (HCWs), sometimes have doubts regarding vaccination. Since 2014, this Public Health problem has been increasing in 90% of countries worldwide, to the extent that in 2019 it was listed as one of the ten greatest threats to global health by the World Health Organization (WHO). VH has also affected COVID-19 vaccination, hampering the achievement of desired vaccination coverage. Monitoring this trend by studying people's behaviour and attitudes could be a useful tool to aid Public Health, in orienting vaccination policies and designing new health education and continuous training interventions, aimed at both the general public and accountable cohorts, such as HCWs.
    MeSH term(s) COVID-19/epidemiology ; COVID-19/prevention & control ; COVID-19 Vaccines/therapeutic use ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Humans ; Immunization Programs ; Pandemics/prevention & control ; SARS-CoV-2 ; Vaccination ; Vaccination Hesitancy ; Vaccines
    Chemical Substances COVID-19 Vaccines ; Vaccines
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-04-05
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2175195-X
    ISSN 1660-4601 ; 1661-7827
    ISSN (online) 1660-4601
    ISSN 1661-7827
    DOI 10.3390/ijerph19074359
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  10. Article ; Online: Recommendations for pneumococcal immunization outside routine childhood immunization programs in Western Europe.

    Castiglia, Paolo

    Advances in therapy

    2014  Volume 31, Issue 10, Page(s) 1011–1044

    Abstract: The global burden of pneumococcal diseases is high, with young children and adults≥50 years of age at highest risk of infection. Two types of vaccine are available for the prevention of pneumococcal diseases caused by specific Streptococcus pneumoniae ... ...

    Abstract The global burden of pneumococcal diseases is high, with young children and adults≥50 years of age at highest risk of infection. Two types of vaccine are available for the prevention of pneumococcal diseases caused by specific Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes: the pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPV23) and the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7, PCV10, and PCV13). Despite pneumococcal immunization programs in adults and children, the burden in adults has remained high. Most European countries have national or local/regional vaccination recommendations. The objective of this review was to provide an overview of the government recommendations for pneumococcal vaccination outside routine childhood vaccination programs for 16 Western European countries as of August 2014. We found that recommendations for pneumococcal immunization across Europe are complex and vary greatly among countries in terms of age groups and risk groups recommended for vaccination, as well as which vaccine should be administered. Clarifying or simplifying these recommendations and improving their dissemination could help to increase pneumococcal vaccine uptake and decrease the high burden of pneumococcal diseases in adults, both through a direct effect of the vaccine and via a herd effect in unvaccinated individuals.
    MeSH term(s) Child ; Europe/epidemiology ; Government Regulation ; Humans ; Immunization Programs/methods ; Immunization Programs/organization & administration ; Incidence ; Middle Aged ; Pneumococcal Infections/epidemiology ; Pneumococcal Infections/prevention & control ; Pneumococcal Vaccines/therapeutic use ; Serogroup ; Streptococcus pneumoniae/immunology ; Vaccination/methods ; Vaccines, Conjugate/therapeutic use
    Chemical Substances Pneumococcal Vaccines ; Vaccines, Conjugate
    Language English
    Publishing date 2014-10-10
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Review
    ZDB-ID 632651-1
    ISSN 1865-8652 ; 0741-238X
    ISSN (online) 1865-8652
    ISSN 0741-238X
    DOI 10.1007/s12325-014-0157-1
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