Department of Health

Muscle dysfunction, systemic inflammation and exercise in COPD - a narrative review

This narrative review summarizes the mechanisms linking chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), skeletal and respiratory muscle dysfunction, systemic inflammation, and the effects of exercise-based rehabilitation. Muscle dysfunction in COPD is a clinically relevant systemic...

Exploring Professional Experiences in Caring for Vulnerable Migrants in an Italian Rural Reception Centre: A Qualitative Study Using Multidimensional Textual Analysis—Professional Experiences in Rural Migrant Care

ABSTRACT Aim This study aims to explore the experiences, strengths, challenges, and potential improvements for professionals in managing the complex needs of vulnerable migrants (VM) in an Italian rural reception centre. Methods A qualitative study using semi‐structured interview...

Introducing a New Research Design: The Multidimensional Interpretative Textual (MIT) Design. Epistemological and Methodological Foundations

ABSTRACT Contemporary nursing research increasingly generates large and complex textual corpora from interviews, open‐ended surveys, clinical documentation, policy discourse and professional narratives. Although these materials contain rich representations of professional reasoni...