Italian Association for Cancer Research

The QOLA study: psychometric validation of the Quality of Life of Parents of Children with Achondroplasia (QOLA) questionnaire - a multinational study in Germany, Italy, and Portugal

Abstract Background Parents of children with achondroplasia experience multidimensional impacts on quality of life (QoL), yet validated condition-specific instruments for assessing these outcomes across countries are scarce. This study evaluated the psychometric properties of the...

Classification of Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis Patients by Prospective Patient‐Recorded Symptoms: The @ IT .2020 Project

BACKGROUND: Seasonal allergic rhinitis (SAR) has been so far classified according to frequency and severity by retrospective information based on the ARIA (Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma) classification. Electronic symptom diaries (e-Diaries) are feasible tools to col...

Expert Consensus Develops Multidisciplinary Pathway for Cancer Pain Management in Italy: A Delphi Study

Background: Cancer pain remains highly prevalent and undertreated despite established guidelines. In Italy, Law 38/2010 mandates systematic pain assessment, yet only 26% of clinicians routinely evaluate pain at each clinical visit, and fewer than one-quarter have received formal...

A Lifestyle Behavior Score Predicting Cardiovascular and Other Causes of Death in a Cohort of Middle-Aged Men Followed up Until Extinction

Objective: To create and test in a population study a behavior score, using as far as possible, procedures based on the a posteriori approach. Material and Methods: Data from the Italian Rural Areas (IRAs) of the Seven Countries Study of Cardiovascular Diseases (SCS), comprising...