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Dr Simone Battista's Outputs (51)

Digital Health and Self-Management in Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies: A Missed Opportunity? (2024)
Journal Article
Battista, S., Giardulli, B., Sieiro Santos, C., Aharonov, O., Puttaswamy, D., Russell, A. –. M., & Gupta, L. (2024). Digital Health and Self-Management in Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies: A Missed Opportunity?. Current Rheumatology Reports, 26(11), 383-391. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11926-024-01157-6

Purpose of Review: This paper explored the potential of digital health in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIMs), with a focus on self-management. Digital self-management technology includes tailored treatment plans, symptom tracking, educational... Read More about Digital Health and Self-Management in Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies: A Missed Opportunity?.

Perceived competences, attitudes, and training needs in conflict management among a cohort of Italian physiotherapists: A cross-sectional survey study (2024)
Journal Article
Battista, S., De Lucia, A., Testa, M., & Donisi, V. (2024). Perceived competences, attitudes, and training needs in conflict management among a cohort of Italian physiotherapists: A cross-sectional survey study. PloS one, 19(7), Article e0306095. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0306095

Conflict management is rarely explored among physiotherapists though they often work in teams. Hence, this study explored attitudes, perceived competencies, beliefs, training experiences, and needs in conflict management among Italian physiotherapist... Read More about Perceived competences, attitudes, and training needs in conflict management among a cohort of Italian physiotherapists: A cross-sectional survey study.

The Experience of Pelvic Floor Muscle Training in People with Urinary Incontinence: A Qualitative Study (2024)
Journal Article

Pelvic Floor Muscle Training (PFMT) is the first primary solution to improve urinary incontinence (UI) symptoms, but many challenges stems from certain PFMT-related practices. Exploring PFMT experience will help to increase treatment satisfaction, en... Read More about The Experience of Pelvic Floor Muscle Training in People with Urinary Incontinence: A Qualitative Study.

Sex and age differences in the patient-reported outcome measures and adherence to an osteoarthritis digital self-management intervention (2024)
Journal Article
Battista, S., Stefan Lohmander, L., Dell’Isola, A., E. Dahlberg, L., & Kiadaliri, A. (2024). Sex and age differences in the patient-reported outcome measures and adherence to an osteoarthritis digital self-management intervention. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Open, 6(1), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocarto.2024.100437

Objective
To explore sex and age differences in Patient-Reported Outcomes Measures (PROMs) and adherence to digital osteoarthritis (OA) self-management intervention.
Methods
A register-based study with data from an OA digital self-management inter... Read More about Sex and age differences in the patient-reported outcome measures and adherence to an osteoarthritis digital self-management intervention.

Physiotherapists' training in oncology rehabilitation from entry‐level to advanced education: A qualitative study (2024)
Journal Article
Bertoni, G., Conti, V., Testa, M., Coppola, I., Costi, S., & Battista, S. (2024). Physiotherapists' training in oncology rehabilitation from entry‐level to advanced education: A qualitative study. Physiotherapy Research International, 29(1), https://doi.org/10.1002/pri.2060

Background and Purpose
Physiotherapy is gaining a central role in oncology. However, the training and competencies needed by physiotherapists in oncology rehabilitation are still unclear. This study aims to articulate the training trajectory of phys... Read More about Physiotherapists' training in oncology rehabilitation from entry‐level to advanced education: A qualitative study.

Italian adaptation and psychometric validation of the Fatigue Impact Scale (FIS) and its modified versions in adults with multiple sclerosis: a Rasch analysis study (2024)
Journal Article
Piscitelli, D., Brichetto, G., Geri, T., Battista, S., Testa, M., Monti Bragadin, M., & Pellicciari, L. (2024). Italian adaptation and psychometric validation of the Fatigue Impact Scale (FIS) and its modified versions in adults with multiple sclerosis: a Rasch analysis study. Disability and Rehabilitation, https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2024.2302878

Purpose: Several outcome measures are available to assess the severity of fatigue in people with multiple sclerosis (MS). The aim of this study was to adapt the Italian version of the Fatigue Impact Scale (FIS-40) and its modified versions: a 21-item... Read More about Italian adaptation and psychometric validation of the Fatigue Impact Scale (FIS) and its modified versions in adults with multiple sclerosis: a Rasch analysis study.

The added value of devices to pelvic floor muscle training in radical post-prostatectomy stress urinary incontinence: A systematic review with metanalysis (2023)
Journal Article
Benedetto, G., Simone, B., Gaia, L., Mirko, J., Ottavia, B., & Marco, T. (2023). The added value of devices to pelvic floor muscle training in radical post-prostatectomy stress urinary incontinence: A systematic review with metanalysis. PloS one, 18(9), Article e0289636. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0289636

Purpose
To investigate the role of pelvic floor devices (e.g., biofeedback, electrical stimulation, magnetic stimulation, or their combination) as adjunctive treatments in pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) in stress urinary incontinence (SUI) afte... Read More about The added value of devices to pelvic floor muscle training in radical post-prostatectomy stress urinary incontinence: A systematic review with metanalysis.

Clinical records after asynchronous and synchronous e-learning courses (2023)
Journal Article
Battista, S., Furri, L., de Biagi, G., Depedri, L., Broggi, V., & Testa, M. (2023). Clinical records after asynchronous and synchronous e-learning courses. BMC Medical Education, Article 584. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-023-04528-2

Background

Clinical Record (CR) writing is a fundamental skill for healthcare professionals, but the best e-learning methods for teaching it remain unstudied. Therefore, we investigated speech therapy students’ differences in the quality productio... Read More about Clinical records after asynchronous and synchronous e-learning courses.

Which lecturers’ characteristics facilitate the learning process? A qualitative study on students’ perceptions in the rehabilitation sciences (2023)
Journal Article
Battista, S., Furri, L., Pellegrini, V., Giardulli, B., Coppola, I., Testa, M., & Dell’Isola, A. (2023). Which lecturers’ characteristics facilitate the learning process? A qualitative study on students’ perceptions in the rehabilitation sciences. BMC Medical Education, Article 431. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-023-04308-y

Background

In education, lecturers play a crucial role in facilitating students’ learning process. However, only a few studies explored which lecturers’ characteristics can facilitate this process in higher education for rehabilitation healthcare... Read More about Which lecturers’ characteristics facilitate the learning process? A qualitative study on students’ perceptions in the rehabilitation sciences.

Real and perceived feet orientation under fatiguing and non-fatiguing conditions in an immersive virtual reality environment (2023)
Journal Article

Lower limbs position sense is a complex yet poorly understood mechanism, influenced by many factors. Hence, we investigated the position sense of lower limbs through feet orientation with the use of Immersive Virtual Reality (IVR). Participants had t... Read More about Real and perceived feet orientation under fatiguing and non-fatiguing conditions in an immersive virtual reality environment.

Management of non-specific thoracic spine pain: a cross-sectional study among physiotherapists (2023)
Journal Article
Risetti, M., Gambugini, R., Testa, M., & Battista, S. (2023). Management of non-specific thoracic spine pain: a cross-sectional study among physiotherapists. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 24(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-023-06505-8

Background The thoracic area has mainly been neglected in research compared to the lumbar and cervical regions. No clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) for non-specific thoracic spine pain (TSP) have been compiled. Therefore, it can be argued that the... Read More about Management of non-specific thoracic spine pain: a cross-sectional study among physiotherapists.

Factors Associated With Adherence to a Supervised Exercise Intervention for Osteoarthritis: Data From the Swedish Osteoarthritis Registry (2023)
Journal Article
Battista, S., Kiadaliri, A., Jönsson, T., Gustafsson, K., Englund, M., Testa, M., & Dell'Isola, A. (2023). Factors Associated With Adherence to a Supervised Exercise Intervention for Osteoarthritis: Data From the Swedish Osteoarthritis Registry. Arthritis Care and Research, 75(10), 2117-2126. https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.25135

Objective. To explore how lifestyle and demographic, socioeconomic, and disease-related factors are associated with supervised exercise adherence in an osteoarthritis (OA) management program and the ability of these factors to explain exercise adhere... Read More about Factors Associated With Adherence to a Supervised Exercise Intervention for Osteoarthritis: Data From the Swedish Osteoarthritis Registry.

Living with migraine: A meta-synthesis of qualitative studies (2023)
Journal Article
Battista, S., Lazzaretti, A., Coppola, I., Falsiroli Maistrello, L., Rania, N., & Testa, M. (in press). Living with migraine: A meta-synthesis of qualitative studies. Frontiers in Psychology, 14, https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1129926

Introduction: Migraine is one of the top ten causes of disability worldwide. However, migraine is still underrated in society, and the quality of care for this disease is scant. Qualitative research allows for giving voice to people and understanding... Read More about Living with migraine: A meta-synthesis of qualitative studies.

Flexion-extension strength of the index-thumb system in Italian population. A cross-sectional study to gather normative data (2023)
Journal Article
Dottor, A., Sansone, L. G., Battista, S., Mori, L., & Testa, M. (2023). Flexion-extension strength of the index-thumb system in Italian population. A cross-sectional study to gather normative data. Journal of Hand Therapy, 36(1), 85-96. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jht.2021.05.004

Study design: Cross-sectional study. Introduction: Flexion (Palmar Pinch, PP-MVC and Tip Pinch, TP-MVC) and extension (E-MVC) maximal voluntary contraction (MVC) of the index-thumb system offers a quick way to estimate the level of hands' impairment... Read More about Flexion-extension strength of the index-thumb system in Italian population. A cross-sectional study to gather normative data.

Physiotherapists' knowledge of and adherence to evidence-based practice guidelines and recommendations for ankle sprains management (2022)
Journal Article
Caffini, G., Battista, S., Raschi, A., & Testa, M. (in press). Physiotherapists' knowledge of and adherence to evidence-based practice guidelines and recommendations for ankle sprains management. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 23(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-022-05914-5

Background
Lateral ankle sprain (LAS) is a common and burdensome injury. However, the quality of its management is scant. Nowadays, physiotherapy management of musculoskeletal diseases seems to be generally not based on research evidence. Studies th... Read More about Physiotherapists' knowledge of and adherence to evidence-based practice guidelines and recommendations for ankle sprains management.

Low Back Pain in People with Lower Limb Amputation: A Cross-sectional Study (2022)
Journal Article
Sadowski, P., Battista, S., Leuzzi, G., Sansone, L. G., & Testa, M. (2022). Low Back Pain in People with Lower Limb Amputation: A Cross-sectional Study. Spine, 47(22), 1599-1606. https://doi.org/10.1097/brs.0000000000004422

Study Design.
A cross-sectional study based on an online questionnaire.

Objective.
The aim was to investigate the prevalence and intensity of low back pain (LBP) in people with lower limb amputation (LLA) and to analyze the association factors... Read More about Low Back Pain in People with Lower Limb Amputation: A Cross-sectional Study.

Giving an account of patients' experience: A qualitative study on the care process of hip and knee osteoarthritis (2022)
Journal Article
Battista, S., Manoni, M., Dell'Isola, A., Englund, M., Palese, A., & Testa, M. (2022). Giving an account of patients' experience: A qualitative study on the care process of hip and knee osteoarthritis. Health Expectations, 25(3), 1140-1156. https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.13468

Introduction
Despite the publication of clinical practice guidelines, the quality of the care process as experienced by patients with osteoarthritis (OA) appears suboptimal. Hence, this study investigates how patients with OA experience their diseas... Read More about Giving an account of patients' experience: A qualitative study on the care process of hip and knee osteoarthritis.