Ospedale Santa Maria della Misericordia di Udine

Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Localised Scleroderma Quality of Life Instrument (LoSQI): an international study

Juvenile localised scleroderma (jLS) is a rare disease which impacts negatively on health-related quality of life (HRQoL). We aimed to undertake the cross-cultural adaptation and validation of a novel disease-specific HRQoL measure, the Localised Scleroderma Quality of Life Instr...

Factors affecting the effectiveness of massive open online course in health professional education: an updated rapid review

A rapid review published in 2020 summarised factors and barriers influencing the effectiveness of MOOCs, to inform decisions regarding health professions education in the early days of the pandemic. No subsequent rapid reviews have updated this work to include evidence produced d...

A Modified Delphi consensus on early management of combined cardiovascular risk factors in adult patients with type 2 diabetes in Italy

BACKGROUND: Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a complex chronic disease often associated with other metabolic conditions that increase the risk of cardiovascular (CV) disease and early mortality. Hence, early, integrated management of T2D may prevent long-term CV complications. METHODS: T...