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CURRICULUM VITAE

ERCOLE VELLONE, PhD, RN, FAAN, FESC

PROFESSORE ASSOCIATO DI SCIENZE INFERMIERISTICHE

UNIVERSITA’ DI ROMA “TOR VERGATA”

 

Dati personali

 

Nome                                                 Ercole Vellone

Tel                                                      0672596871

E-mail                                                ercole.vellone@uniroma2.it

 

 

Titoli di formazione post-base

 

Titolo tesi di dottorato

Caregiver Contributions to Self-Care in Heart Failure: Developing an Instrument and Identifying the Determinants and Impact of Caregiver Contributions on Patients and Caregivers. Tutor: Prof. Barbara Riegel, RN, DNSc, FAHA, FAAN

 

Esperienze lavorative

 

 

 

Principali aree di ricerca

 

Self-care nei pazienti con scompenso cardiaco

Contributo del caregiver al self-care del paziente con scompenso cardiaco

 

Bibliometria

 

Classificato nel World’s Top 2% Scientists List della Stanford University, anni 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023.

 

Progetti di ricerca internazionali

 

 

 

 

 

Articoli

 

  1. Vellone E, Piras G. La teoria del nursing psicodinamico dei Hildegard E. Peplau. Professioni Infermieristiche 1997; 50(4): 39-44.
  2. Pignatelli AC, Vellone E. Rehabilitation for the elderly patients with cancer: nursing care role. Annals of Oncology 1998; 9 (supplement 3): 48-49.
  3. Sansoni J, Riccio P, Vellone E, Piras G. Dimaniche nella famiglia: qualità del sonno delle donne che si prendono cura a casa di persone affette da Morbo d’Alzheimer (AD). Professioni Infermieristiche 1999; 52(2): 73-79.
  4. Vellone E. Gli strumenti per la ricerca infermieristica di tipo quantitativo. Professioni Infermieristiche 2000; 53(1):11-16.
  5. Vellone E, Micci F, Sansoni J, Sinapi N, Cattel C. La malattia di Alzheimer: esperienze assistenziali dei caregiver. Anziani Oggi 2000; 12 (1): 10-18.
  6. Vellone E, Micci F, Sansoni J, Sinapi N, Cattel C. Il vissuto esperienziale del familiare che si prende cura di una persona affetta da Malattia d’Alzheimer: risultati preliminari. Professioni Infermieristiche 2000; 53 (3): 132-141.
  7. Vellone E, Sinapi N, Rastelli D. Fenomenologia e metodo fenomenologico: loro utilità per la conoscenza e la pratica infermieristica. Professioni Infermieristiche 2000; 53(4): 237-242.
  8. Vellone E, Piras G, Sansoni J. Stress, ansia e depressione delle caregivers di pazienti affetti da Malattia d’Alzheimer.Annali d’Igiene2002; 14(3): 223-232.
  9. Vellone E, Sansoni J, Cohen MZ. The experience of Italians caring for family members with Alzheimer’s Diseaase. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 2002;34(4): 323-329.
  10. Vellone E, Sinapi N, Piria P, Bernardi FM, Dario L, Brunetti A. L’ansia e la depressione del paziente oncologico ospedalizzato e al domicilio. Professioni Infermieristiche 2004; 57(2):93-101.
  11. Sansoni J, Vellone E, Piras G. Anxiety and depression in community-dwelling, Italian Alzheimer’s Disease caregivers.  International Journal of Nursing Practice 2004; 10: 93-100.
  12. Galletti C, Ghera P, Rega ML, Vellone E. La formazione manageriale dell’infermiere coordinatore ed il contratto formativo: l’esperienza del Master di primo livello in Management infermieristico per le funzioni di coordinamento dell’Università Cattolica del S. Cuore, sede di Roma. Professioni Infermieristiche 2005; 58(4): 194-201.
  13. Rega ML, Cristofori E, Galletti C, Vellone E, Scelsi S. La Rianimazione e la Terapia Intensiva aperta come esempio di umanizzazione dell’assistenza. Scenario 2006; 23(1): 16-26.
  14. Vellone E, Rega ML, Galletti C, Cohen MZ. Hope and related variables in Italian cancer patients. Cancer Nursing 2006; 29(5):356-366.
  15. D’Aliesio L, Vellone E, Rega ML, Galletti C. L’insegnamento della ricerca infermieristica nel corso di laurea e laurea specialistica: le opinioni dei professori associati e dei ricercatori di scienze infermieristiche. Professioni Infermieristiche 2006; 59(2): 71-83.
  16. Vellone E, Bellini G, Fabriani L, Fellone C, Passeretti F. Sviluppo di uno strumento per misurare la qualità del corso di laurea in infermieristica. Assistenza Infermieristica e Ricerca 2007; 26(1): 14-23.
  17. Vellone E, Piras G, Talucci C, Cohen MZ. Quality of life for caregivers of people with Alzheimer’s disease. Journal of Advanced Nursing 2008; 61(2): 222-231.
  18. Bulfone G, Galletti C, Vellone E, Zanini A, Quattrin R. L’abilità di problem solving dello studente infermiere: l’esperienza del Corso di Laurea in Infermieristica dell’Università di Udine.Professioni Infermieristiche2008; 61(3): 139-148.
  19. Vellone E, Rega ML, Galletti C, Morchio A, Alvaro R, Sansoni J. Anxiety and depression in patients before and after a pacemaker implantation: a comparative study. International Nursing Perspectives2008; 8(3):93-99.
  20. Vellone E, Rega, ML, Galletti C, Alvaro R, Sansoni J. Qualità di vita nelle persone con pacemaker. Professioni Infermieristiche 2008; 61(4): 235-244.
  21. Alvaro R, Vellone E, Fierro A, Faia A, Petrone F, Miliani R, Venturini G. Strumenti e metodi per migliorare il tirocinio clinico degli studenti del Corso di Laurea in Infermieristica: esperienza dell’Università di Roma Tor Vergata. Professioni Infermieristiche2009; 62(1): 32-40.
  22. D’Aliesio L, Vellone E, Amato E, Alvaro R. The positive effects of father’s attendance to labour and delivery: a quasi experimental study. International Nursing Perspectives 2009; 9(1): 5-10.
  23. Alvaro R, Bagnasco A, Del Negro L, Lancia L, Rubbi I, Sasso L, Vellone E, Venturini G. La sicurezza nella somministrazione della terapia farmacologica: una revisione narrativa della letteratura. L’Infermiere 2009; 53(3): 22-26.
  24. Vellone E, Piras G. Il caregiving a persone anziane in Sardegna. Infermiere Oggi 2009; 19: 3-19.
  25. Alvaro R, Venturini G, Tartaglini D, Vellone E, De Marinis MG. Gli ambulatori infermieristici in Italia: risultati di uno studio pilota. Igiene e Sanità Pubblica 2009; 65 (3): 241-252.
  26. Alvaro R, Araco F, Gravante G, Sorge R, Overton J, Vellone E, Venturini G, Piccione E. Epidemiological aspects of urinary incontinence in a female population of an Italian region. International Urogynecology Journal and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction 2010;21(7):873-83.
  27. Sili A, Vellone E, De Marinis MG, Fida R, Venturini G, Alvaro R. Validità e affidabilità del questionario infermieristico sulla salute organizzativa. Professioni Infermieristiche 2010; 63(1): 27-37.
  28. Scialò G, Sili A, Vellone E, Alvaro R. La salute organizzativa negli infermieri dell’emergenza territoriale. Scenario 2010; 27: 25-30.
  29. Sili A, Vellone E, Fida R, Alvaro R, Avallone F. Infermieri di camera operatoria e infermieri di medicina generale: la diversa percezione della propria salute organizzativa. Medicina del Lavoro 2010; 101:  458-470.
  30. Zega M, French S, Vicario G, Vellone E, Alvaro R. Il paziente cronico e la Unita Operativa di Degenza Infermieristica. Igiene e Sanita Pubblica 2010; 66(4): 551-562.
  31. Savini S. Alvaro R, Vellone E. La Stroke Impact Scale: Uno strumento specifico per misurare la qualità di vita delle persone con ictus cerebrale. International Nursing Perspectives 2010; 10 (1): 13-20.
  32. Germini F, Vellone E., Venturini G, Alvaro A. Gli outcomes del nursing: strumenti per rendere visibile l’efficacia dell’assistenza infermieristica. Professioni Infermieristiche 2010; 63: 205-210.
  33. Vellone E., Savini S., Barbato N., Caravillano G., Caramia M., Alvaro R. Quality of life in stroke survivors: first results from the reliability and validity of the Italian version of the Stroke Impact Scale 3.0. Annali d’Igiene 2010; 22(5): 469-479.
  34. Petrangeli F, Petrangeli T, Piredda M, Vellone E, Alvaro R. La prevenzione ed il trattamento della mucosite orale nel paziente pediatrico oncoematologico sottoposto a chemioterapia: una revisione della letteratura. International Nursing Perspectives 2010; 2010; 10(2-3): 51-65.
  35. D'Angelo D, Mastroianni C, Vellone E, Alvaro R, Casale G, Latina R, De Marinis MG (2012).  Palliative care quality indicators in Italy. What do we evaluate? Supportive Care in Cancer.2012; 20:1983-1989. DOI doi: 10.1007/s00520-011-1301-y
  36. Vellone E, Fida R, Cocchieri A, Sili A, Piras G, Alvaro A. Positive and negative impact of caregiving to older adults: a structural equation model. Professioni Infermieristiche 2011; 64(4): 237-248.
  37. Vellone E, Savini S, Simeone S, Barbato N, Carovillano G, Caramia MD, Alvaro R. Affidabilità del caregiver nel valutare la qualità di vita del paziente con ictus cerebrale: uno studio esplorativo. Assistenza Infermieristica e Ricerca 2011; 30(4): 180-188. Doi 10.1702/1007.10956
  38. Sili A, Fida R, Vellone E, Gianlorenzi A, Alvaro R (2011). Organizational health and quality of life: survey among ambulance nurses in prehospital emergency care. Medicina del Lavoro 2011; 102: 511-522.
  39. Vellone E, Riegel B, Cocchieri A, Barbaranelli C, D'Agostino F, Glaser D, Rocco G, Alvaro R. Validity and Reliability of the Caregiver Contribution to Self-Care of Heart Failure Index. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 2013; 28(3): 245–255.
  40. D'Agostino F, Vellone E, Tontini F, Zega M, Alvaro R. Sviluppo di un sistema informativo utilizzando un linguaggio infermieristico standard per la realizzazione di un Nursing Minimum Data Set. Professioni Infermieristiche 2012; 65(2):103-9.
  41. Vellone E, Piras G, Venturini G, Alvaro R, Cohen MZ. The Experience of quality of life for caregivers of people with Alzheimer’s Disease living in Sardinia, Italy. Journal of Transcultural Nursing 2012; 23(1): 46-55.
  42. Vanzetta M, Vellone E, Cavicchi I, De Marinis MG, Alvaro R. L’informazione online fornita dai siti delle Aziende Sanitarie Ospedaliere Italiane: indagine descrittiva sull’aderenza alle linee guida del Ministero della Salute. Annali d’Igiene 2012;  24(6): 507-516.
  43. Fieschi L, Matarese M, Vellone E, Alvaro R, De Marinis MG. Medical Humanities in Healthcare Education in Italy: a literature review. Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanità 2013;49(1):56-64.
  44. Jaarsma T, Stromberg A, Ben Gal T, Cameron J, Driscoll A, Duengen DH, Inkrot S, Kato N, Koberich S, Lupon J, Moser DK, Huyen NN, Pulignano G, Rabelo E, Suwanno J, Thompson DR, Huang TY, Vellone E, Alvaro R, Yu Do, Riegel B.  Comparison of self-care bahaviours of heart failure patients in 15 countries worldwide. Patient Education and Counseling 2013; 92(1): 114-120.
  45. Vellone E, Riegel B, D'Agostino F, Fida R, Rocco G, Cocchieri A, Alvaro R. Structural Equation Model Testing the Situation-specific Theory of Heart Failure Self-Care. Journal of Advanced Nursing 2013 69(11), 2481–2492. DOI: 10.1111/jan.12126
  46. Vanzetta M, Silvestro A, Martellotti E, Vellone E, Alvaro R (2013). La comunicazione online tra professionisti e cittadino in ambito sanitario: primo rapporto sulle attività della Federazione Nazionale dei Collegi Infermieri (IPASVI). L'Infermiere 2013; 50(1): p. e1-e8.
  47. D’Angelo D, Mastroianni C, Vellone E, Alvaro R, Casale G, Lucatelli S, Latina R, Matarese M, De Marinis MG. Transitions between care settings after enrolment in a palliative care service in Italy: a retrospective analysis. International Journal of Palliative Nursing 2013; 19: 110-115.
  48. Sili A, Fida R, Proietti D, Vellone E, Alvaro R. Ridurre l’ansia preoperatoria a “suon di musica”: studio sperimentale in una Unità Operativa di Chirurgia Vascolare. Assistenza Infermieristica e Ricerca 2013; 32(1): 13-19.
  49. D'Agostino F, Zega M, Rocco G, Luzzi L, Vellone E, Alvaro R. Impact of a nursing information system in clinical practice: a longitudinal study project. Annali d’Igiene 2013; 25 (4): 329-341. doi: 10.7416/ai.2013.1935
  50. Macale L, Scialò G, Di Sarra L, De Marinis MG, Rocco G, Vellone E, Alvaro R. Psychometric properties of the Scale for Quality Evaluation of the Bachelor Degree in Nursing Version 2 (QBN 2). Nurse Education Today 2014, 34: 299–305. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2013.06.008
  51. Vellone E, Riegel B, Cocchieri A, Barbaranelli C, D'Agostino F, Antonetti G, Glaser D, Alvaro R. Psychometric testing of the self-care of heart failure index version 6.2. Research in Nursing and Health 2013, 36(5): 500-511. doi: 10.1002/nur.21554
  52. Conti F, Sili A, Vellone E, Alvaro R. Le motivazioni al posizionamento di un accesso vascolare centrale ad inserzione periferica: l’esperienza di un PICC Team. Scenario 2013, 30(2): 4-10.
  53. Arrigoni C, Miazza D, Gallotti L, Vellone E, Alvaro R, Pelissero G. Risvegliarsi in terapia intensiva. La comunicazione, benessere per il paziente e competenza per l’infermiere. Scenario 2013, 30(2): 11-15.
  54. D'Angelo D, Vellone E, Salvatori C, De Marinis MG, Alvaro R. Validity and reliability of the Italian version of the Oral Assessment Guide. Professioni Infermieristiche 2013, 66(2): 117-124. doi: 10.7429/pi.2013.662117
  55. Talucci C, Vellone E, Piras G, Cohen MZ, Alvaro R. Il Vissuto esperienziale riferito alla qualità di vita nei caregiver di persone con malattia d’Alzheimer che vivono nel Lazio e in Sardegna: uno studio fenomenologico comparativo. Salute e Società 2013, 12(3): 126-140. Doi 10.3280/SES2013-003009
  56. Vanzetta M, Vellone E, Dal Molin A, Martellotti E, Alvaro R. Raccomandazioni sul corretto utilizzo dei social media da parte degli infermieri. L’Infermiere 2013; 50(5): e79-e88.
  57. Limardi S, Alvaro R, Rocco G, Stievano A, Vellone E, De Marinis MG. Il concetto di resilienza nel contesto infermieristico. L’Infermiere 2013; 50(4): 16-24.
  58. Zega M, D’Agostino F, Bowles KH, De Marinis MG, Rocco G, Vellone E, Alvaro R. Development and Validation of a Computerized Assessment Form to Support Nursing Diagnosis. International Journal of Nursing Knowledge 2014; 25(1):22-29. Doi: 10.1111/2047-3095.12008.
  59. De Angelis A, Ramacciati N, Vellone E, Alvaro R. Come migliorare i percorsi formativi per la segnalazione di sospette reazioni avverse a farmaci (ADR): una revisione della letteratura. Scenario 2013,30(3): 31-35.
  60. Vellone E, Chung ML, Cocchieri A, Rocco G, Alvaro R, Riegel B. Effects of Self-Care on Quality of Life in Adults with Heart Failure and Their Spousal Caregivers: Testing Dyadic Dynamics Using the Actor-Partner Interdependence Model. Journal of Family Nursing 2014, 20(1):120-141. DOI 10.1177/1074840713510205
  61. Dal Molin A, Gatta C, Derossi V, Guazzini A, Cocchieri A, Vellone E, Alvaro R, Rasero L. Hospital Discharge: Results From an Italian Multicenter Prospective Study Using Blaylock Risk Assessment Screening Score. International Journal of Nursing Knowledge 2014;25(1):14-21.Doi: 10.1111/2047-3095.12016.
  62. Spatola CF, Cocchieri A, De Marinis MG, Vellone E, Alvaro R. Gli interventi educativi per i pazienti con scompenso cardiaco: una sintesi della letteratura. Igiene e Sanità Pubblica 2013; 69(5): 557-574.
  63. Turci C, Alvaro R, Fabretti A, Fida R, Giorgi F, Maccari A, Proietti MG, Sili A, Stievano A, Tolentino Diaz MY, Trinca D, Vellone E, Rocco G. La salute organizzativa degli infermieri in alcune strutture sanitarie di Roma e della provincia. L'Infermiere 2013; 57(6): e89-e98.
  64. Prandi C, Vellone E, De Marinis MG, Alvaro R. Aderenza alle cure: un tema di pertinenza anche infermieristica. L'Infermiere 2013; 57(6): 11-17.
  65. Rega ML, Guerriero S, Sclesi S, Talucci C, Galletti C, Vellone E, Kangasniemi M, Alvaro R. Le competenze infermieristiche avanzate nel trattamento dello stroke in fase acuta in Italia. Strategia per l’identificazione (I parte). Scenario 2013; 30(4): 24-30.
  66. Vellone E, Jaarsma T, Stromberg A, Fida R, Årestedt K, Rocco G, Cocchieri A, Alvaro R. The European Heart Failure Self-care Behaviour Scale: New insights into factorial structure, reliability, precision and scoring procedure. Patient Education and Counseling 2014; 94(1): 97 - 102. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2013.09.014
  67. Cocchieri A, Riegel B, D’Agostino F, Rocco G, Fida R, Alvaro R, Vellone E. Describing self-care in Italian adults with heart failure and identifying determinants of poor self-care. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 2015; 14(2):126-136. DOI: 10.1177/1474515113518443
  68. Simeone S, Savini S, Cohen MZ, Alvaro R, Vellone E. The experience of stroke survivors three months after being discharged home: A phenomenological investigation. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 2015; 14(2): 162-169. DOI 10.1177/1474515114522886
  69. Vellone E, Savini S, Fida R, Dickson VV, D’Eramo Melkus G, Carod-Artal FJ, Rocco G, Alvaro R. Psychometric Evaluation of the Stroke Impact Scale 3.0. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 2015; 30(3):229-41. DOI: 10.1097/JCN.0000000000000145
  70. D'Angelo D, Mastroianni C, Hammer JM, Piredda M, Vellone E, Alvaro R, De Marinis MG. Continuity of Care During End of Life: An Evolutionary Concept Analysis. International Journal of Nursing Knowledge. In Press. DOI: 10.1111/2047-3095.12041
  71. Vanzetta M, Vellone E, Dal Molin A, Rocco G, De Marinis MG, Alvaro R. Communication with the public in the health-care system: a descriptive study of the use of social media in Local Health Authorities and public hospitals in Italy. Annali dell’Istituto Superiore di Sanità 2014; 50(2): 163-170. DOI 10.4415/ANN_14_02_10.
  72. Prandi C, Venturini G, Rocco G, Mari R, Vellone E, Alvaro R. Nodol: uno studio descrittivo delle reti di cure palliative in Italia. La Rivista Italiana di Cure Palliative. 2014; 16(2): 11-16.
  73. Limardi S, Rocco G, Stievano A, Vellone E, Valle A, Torino F, Alvaro R. Cultural adaptation and linguistic validation of the Family Decision Making Self Efficacy Scale (FDMSES). Annali d’Igiene 2014; 26(4):355-366. doi: 10.7416/ai.2014.1995.
  74. Sili A, Fida R, Trezza T, Vellone E, Alvaro R. Nurse coordinator leadership and work environment conflicts: consequences for physical and work-related health of nursing staff. Medicina del Lavoro 2014; 105(4): 296-306.
  75. Piredda M, Vellone E, Piras G, Fida R, Latour JM, Matarese M, Alvaro R, De Marinis MG. Psychometric evaluation of the Newcastle Satisfaction With Nursing Scales. Journal of Nursing Care Quality 2015; 30(1): 84-92. DOI: 10.1097/NCQ.0000000000000078
  76. Pucciarelli G, Savini S, Byun E, Simeone S, Barbaranelli C, Juárez Vela R, Alvaro R, Vellone E. Psychometric Properties of the Caregiver Preparedness Scale in Caregivers of Stroke Survivors. Heart & Lung 2014. 43(6), 555-560. DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2014.08.004
  77. Savini S, Buck HG, Dickson VV, Simeone S, Pucciarelli G, Fida R, Matarese M, Alvaro R, Vellone E. Quality of life in stroke survivor-caregiver dyads: a new conceptual framework and longitudinal study protocol. Journal of Advanced Nursing 2015; 71(3): 676–687. DOI: 10.1111/jan.12524
  78. Barbaranelli C, Lee CS, Vellone E, Riegel B. Dimensionality and Reliability of the Self-Care of Heart Failure Index Scales: Further Evidence from Confirmatory Factor Analysis. Research in Nursing & Health2014; 37(6):524-537. DOI: 10.1002/nur.21623
  79. Rega ML, Guerriero S, Scelsi S, Talucci C, Galletti C, Vellone E, Kangasniemi M, Alvaro R. Le competenze infermieristiche avanzate nel trattamento dello stroke in fase acuta in Italia. Strategia per l’identificazione (II parte). Scenario 2014; 31(1): 23-32.
  80. Simeone S, Savini S, Torino F, Vellone E, Alvaro R.La mutualità nel caregiving: una revisione della letteratura. Professioni Infermieristiche 2014; 67(3):155-165. DOI: 10.7429/pi.2014.673000
  81. Vellone E, D’Agostino F, Buck HG, Fida R, Spatola CF, Petruzzo A, Alvaro R, Riegel B. The key role of caregiver confidence in caregiver’s contribution to self-care in adults with heart failure. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 2015; 14(5): 372-381. DOI: 10.1177/1474515114547649
  82. Lee CS, Vellone E, Lyons KS, Cocchieri A, Bidwell JT, D’Agostino F, Hiatt SO, Alvaro R, Buck HG, Riegel B. Patterns and predictors of patient and caregiver engagement in heart failure care: a multi-level dyadic study. International Journal of Nursing Studies 2015; 52(2):588-97. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2014.11.005
  83. Lyons KS, Vellone E, Lee CS, Cocchieri A, Bidwell JT, D’Agostino F, Hiatt SO, Alvaro R, Juarez-Vela R, Riegel B. A Dyadic Approach to Managing Heart Failure with Confidence. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 2015; 30 (4 Suppl 1): S64-71 DOI: 10.1097/JCN.0000000000000234
  84. Prandi C, Garrino L, Clerico M, Sommovigo T, Vellone E, Alvaro R. Therapeutic education to cancer patients: experiences of Italian nurses. Professioni Infermieristiche, 2014; 67(4): 242-251.
  85. Prandi C, Garrino L, Mastromarino P, Torino F, Vellone E, Peruselli C, Alvaro R. Barriers in the management of cancer related pain and strategies to overcome them: findings of a qualitative research involving physicians and nurses in Italy. Annali dell’Istituto Superiore di Sanità 2015; 51(1): 71-78. DOI: 10.4415/ANN_15_01_13
  86. Alvaro R, Pennini A, Zanetti EB, Cittadini N, Feola M, Rao C, D’Agostino F, Vellone E, Tarantino U. Bone care nurses and the evolution of the nurse’s educational function: the Guardian Angel® research project. Clinical Cases in Mineral and Bone Metabolism 2015; 12(1): 43-46.
  87. De Angelis A, Colaceci S, Giusti A, Vellone E, Alvaro R. Factors that condition the spontaneous reporting of adverse drug reactions among nurses: an integrative review. Journal of Nursing Management 2016; 24(2):151-163. DOI: 10.1111/jonm.12310
  88. Jaarsma T, Klompstra L, Ben Gal T, Boyne J, Vellone E, Bäck M, Dickstein K, Fridlund B, Hoes A, Piepoli MF, Chialà O, Mårtensson J, Strömberg A. Increasing exercise capacity and quality of life of patients with heart failure through Wii gaming: the rationale, design and methodology of the HF-Wii study; a multicentre randomized controlled trial. European Journal of Heart Failure 2015 Jul;17(7):743-8. doi: 10.1002/ejhf.305.
  89. Vellone E, Fida R, D’Agostino F, Mottola A, Juarez-Vela R, Alvaro R, Riegel B. Self-care confidence may be the key: a cross-sectional study on the association between cognition and self-care behaviours in adults with heart failure. International Journal of Nursing Studies 2015; 52(11): 1705–1713. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2015.06.013
  90. Buck HG, Dickson VV, Fida R, Riegel B, D’Agostino F, Alvaro R, Vellone E. Predictors of Hospitalization and Quality of Life in Heart Failure: a model of comorbidity, self-efficacy and self-care. International Journal of Nursing Studies 2015; 52(11): 1714-1722. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2015.06.018
  91. Bidwell JT, Vellone E, Lyons KS, D'Agostino F, Riegel B, Juárez-Vela R,  Hiatt SO, Alvaro R, Lee CS. Determinants of heart failure self-care maintenance and management in patients and caregivers: A dyadic analysis. Research in Nursing and Health 2015; 38(5): 392-402. DOI: 10.1002/nur.21675
  92. De Angelis A, Giusti A, Colaceci S, Vellone E, Alvaro R. Nurses’ reporting of suspect adverse drug reactions: a mixed-methods study. Annali dell’Istituto Superiore di Sanità 2015; 51(4): 277-283. DOI: 10.4415/ANN_15_04
  93. Limardi S, Stievano A, Rocco G, Vellone E, Alvaro R. Caregiver resilience in palliative care: a research protocol. Journal of Advanced Nursing 2016; 72(2): 421-433. DOI: 10.1111/jan.12829
  94. Talucci C, Rega ML, Sili A, Vellone E, Tartaglini D, Galletti C, Alvaro R. Empowerment strutturale e soddisfazione sul lavoro tra gli infermieri coordinatori: uno studio pilota. Professioni Infermieristiche 2015; 68(3):143-150. DOI: 10.7429/pi.2015.683143
  95. Alvaro R, DʼAgostino F, Cittadini N, Zannetti EB, Rao C, Feola M, Vellone E, Pennini A, Tarantino U. Can Educational Interventions Improve Osteoporotic Women's Adherence to Treatment? A Literature Review.Orthopedic Nursing 2015; 34(6):340-53. doi: 10.1097/NOR.0000000000000192.
  96. Colaceci S, Giusti A, Chapin EM, Notarangelo M, De Angelis A, Vellone E, Alvaro R. The Difficulties in Antihypertensive Drug Prescription During Lactation: Is the Information Consistent?Breastfeading Medicine 2015 10(10): 468-73. DOI: 10.1089/bfm.2015.0086
  97. Bulfone G, Fida R, Vellone E, Alvaro R, Palese A. Searching for a nursing job in an increased complexity of the labour market: An integrative review of the literature. Journal of Nursing Education and Practice 2016; 6(3): 33-42. DOI: 10.5430/jnep.v6n3p33
  98. D'Agostino F, Vellone E, Cerro E, Di Sarra L, Juárez-Vela R, Ghezzi V, Zega M, Alvaro R. Psychomentric evaluation of the Position on nursing diagnosis. Applied Nursing Research 2016; 29: e1 - e6.DOI: 10.1016/j.apnr.2015.03.012
  99. D’Agostino F, Barbaranelli C, Paans W, Belsito R, Juarez-Vela, Alvaro R, Vellone E. Psychometric Evaluation of the D-Catch, an Instrument to Measure the Accuracy of Nursing Documentation. International Journal of Nursing Knowledge 2015; 28(3):145-152. DOI: 10.1111/2047-3095.12125
  100. Vellone E, Fida R, Ghezzi V, D’Agostino F, Biagioli V, Paturzo M, Stromberg A, Alvaro R, Jaarsma T. Patterns of self-care in adults with heart failure and their associations with socio-demographic and clinical characteristics, quality of life and hospitalizations: A cluster analysis. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 2017; 32(2): 180-189. DOI: 10.1097/JCN.0000000000000325
  101. Colaceci S, Giusti A, De Angelis A, Della Barba MI, De Vincenti AY, Vellone E, Alvaro R. Medications, “natural” products, and pharmacovigilance during breastfeeding: A mixed-methods study on women’s opinions. Journal of Human Lactation 2016; 32(2): 324-332. DOI: 10.1177/0890334415619746
  102. Macale L, Scialò G, Masi P, Rocco G, Stievano A, Vellone E, Alvaro R. Development of the Ethical Sensitivity Scale in Undergraduate Nursing Students. Professioni Infermieristiche 2015; 68(4): 244-250. DOI: 10.7429/pi.2015.684244.
  103. Vanzetta M, Dal Molin A, Vellone E, Alvaro R, Arrigoni C. Social media and nurse education: an integrative review of the literature. Annali d’Igiene 2016; 28(3): 187-201. DOI 10.7416/ai.2016.2097
  104. Pucciarelli G, Buck HG, Barbaranelli C, Savini S, Simeone S, Juarez-Vela R, Alvaro R, Vellone E. Psychometric characteristics of the mutuality scale in stroke patients and caregivers. The Gerontologist 2016; 56(5):e89-98 DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnw083
  105. Di Sarra L, D’Agostino F, Cocchieri A, Vellone E, Zega M, Alvaro R., 2016. Nursing diagnoses and theoretical frameworks in neonatal units : a literature review. Professioni Infermieristiche 2016; 69(1), 44–55.
  106. Vellone E, Pancani L, Greco A, Steca P, Riegel B. Self-care confidence may be more important than cognition to influence self-care behaviors in adults with heart failure: Testing a mediation model. International Journal of Nursing Studies 2016; 60, 191-199. DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2016.04.016
  107. Paturzo M, Colaceci S, Clari M, Mottola A, Alvaro R, Dickson VV, Vellone E. I disegni di ricerca con metodo misto: un approccio metodologico innovativo per la ricerca infermieristica. Assistenza Infermieristica e Ricerca 2016; 35(2): 82-86. DOI: 10.1702/2310.24838
  108. Pennini A, Cittadini N, Basilici Zannetti E, Cervoni C, Vellone E, D'Agostino F, Alvaro R. An experience of field work learning for healthcare providers: new perspectives between disadvantages and critical issues. Annali d’Igiene 2016; 28(4):252-62. DOI 10.7416/ai.2016.2104
  109. Paturzo M, Petruzzo A, Bertò L, Mottola A, Cohen MZ, Alvaro R, Vellone E. The lived experience of adults with heart failure: a phenomenological study. Annali d’Igiene 2016; 28(4): 263-73. doi: 10.7416/ai.2016.2105
  110. Bravetti C, Cocchieri A, D’Agostino F, Vellone E, Alvaro R, Zega M. Definizione e variabili costituenti la complessità assistenziale infermieristica. Una revisione della letteratura. Igiene e Sanità Pubblica 2016; 72(3): 233 – 248
  111. Ausili D, Rebora P, Di Mauro S, Riegel B, Valsecchi MG, Paturzo M, Alvaro R, Vellone E. Clinical and socio-demographic determinants of self-care behaviours in patients with heart failure and diabetes mellitus: a multicentre cross-sectional study. International Journal of Nursing Studies 2016; 63: 18-27. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2016.08.006
  112. Simeone S, Cohen MZ, Savini S, Pucciarelli G, Alvaro R, Vellone E. The lived experiences of stroke caregivers three months after discharge of patients from rehabilitation hospital. Professioni Infermieristiche 2016; 69 (2): 103-112.
  113. Bulfone G, Fida R, Vellone E, Alvaro R, Palese A. Employability degli infermieri neolaureati: revisione narrativa. L’Infermiere 2016; 53(4): e75-e83.
  114. Cittadini N, Pennini A, Basilici Zanetti E, D’Agostino F, Feola M, Rao C, Vellone E, Alvaro R, Tarantino U. Il progetto di ricerca Guardian Angel®: risultati preliminari. L’Infermiere 2016; 53(4): e66-e74. 
  115. Macale L, Vellone E, Scialò G, Iossa M, Cristofori E, Alvaro R. The experience of educational quality in undergraduate nursing students: a phenomenological study. Professioni Infermieristiche 2016; 69(4): 244-251.
  116. Kangasniemi M, Hirjaba M, Kohonen K, Vellone E, Moilanen T, Pietilä AM. The cardiac patients’ perceptions of their responsibilities in adherence to care: a qualitative interview study. Journal of Clinical Nursing 2017; 26(17-18): 2583-2592. DOI: 10.1111/jocn.13642
  117. Vellone E, Paturzo M, D’Agostino F, Mottola A, Petruzzo A, Alvaro R, Riegel B. Self-care in heart failure patients: major results of a 7-year research program in Italy. Salute e Società 2017; 16(1): 51-64.
  118. Macale L, Ghezzi V, Rocco G, Fida R, Vellone E, Alvaro R. Academic dishonesty among Italian nursing students: A longitudinal study. Nurse Education Today 2017; 50(1): 57-61. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2016.12.013
  119. De Angelis A, Pancani L, Steca P, Colaceci S, Giusti A, Tibaldi L, Alvaro R, Ausili D, Vellone E. Testing an explanatory model of nurses' intention to report adverse drug reactions in hospital settings. Journal of Nursing Management 2017; 25(4): 307-317. DOI: 10.1111/jonm.12467
  120. Sanson G, Vellone E, Kangasniemi M, Alvaro R, D'Agostino F. Impact of nursing diagnoses on patient and organisational outcomes: A systematic literature review. Journal of Clinical Nursing 2017; 26: 3764–3783. DOI: 10.1111/jocn.13717
  121. Pucciarelli G, Vellone E, Savini S, Simeone S, Ausili D, Alvaro R, Lee CS, Lyons KS. Roles of Changing Physical Function and Caregiver Burden on Quality of Life in Stroke: A Longitudinal Dyadic Analysis. Stroke 2017; 48: 733-739. DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.116.014989
  122. Greco A, Pancani L, Sala M, Annoni AM, Steca P, Paturzo M, D’Agostino F, Alvaro R, Vellone E. Psychometric characteristics of the caregiver burden inventory in caregivers of adults with heart failure. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 2017; 16(6): 502-510. DOI: 10.1177/1474515117693890 
  123. Vellone E, Paturzo M, D’Agostino F, Petruzzo A, Masci S, Ausili D, Rebora P, Alvaro R, Riegel B. MOTIVATional intErviewing to improve self-care in Heart Failure patients (MOTIVATE-HF): Study protocol of a three-arm multicenter randomized controlled trial. Contemporary Clinical Trials 2017; 55(1): 34–38. DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2017.02.003
  124. D'Agostino F, Sanson G, Cocchieri A, Vellone E, Welton J, Maurici M, Alvaro R, Zega M. Prevalence of nursing diagnoses as a measure of nursing complexity in a hospital setting. Journal of Advanced Nursing 2017; 73(9): 2129-2142. DOI 10.1111/jan.13285
  125. Basilici ZE, D'Agostino F, Cittadini N, Feola M, Pennini A, Rao C, Vellone E, Tarantino U, Alvaro R. Effect of tailored educational intervention to improve self-care maintenance and quality of life in postmenopausal osteoporotic women after a fragility fracture: the Guardian Angel® study. Igiene e Sanità Pubblica 2017; 73(1):65-76.
  126. Petruzzo A, Paturzo M, Naletto M, Cohen MZ, Alvaro R, Vellone E. The lived experience of caregivers of persons with heart failure: A phenomenological study. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 2017; 16(7): 638-645. DOI 10.1177/1474515117707666
  127. , Bidwell JT, Paturzo M, Alvaro R, Cocchieri A, Jaarsma T, Strömberg A, Riegel B, Vellone E. Patterns of self-care and clinical events in a cohort of adults with heart failure: 1 year follow-up. Heart & Lung 2017; 47(1):40-46. DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2017.09.004
  128. Mogle J, Buck HG, Zambroski C, Alvaro R, Vellone E. Cross-validation of the Minnesota Living With Heart Failure Questionnaire. Journal of Nursing Scholarship 2017; 49(5):513-520 DOI 10.1111/jnu.12318
  129. Colaceci S, Giusti A, Chapin EM, Bettinelli ME, De Angelis A, Zambri F, Vellone E, Alvaro R, De Mei B. E-learning to Improve Healthcare Professionals' Attitudes and Practices on Breastfeeding. Breastfeeding Medicine 2017; 12: 629-636. DOI: 10.1089/bfm.2017.0060
  130. Ausili D, Barbaranelli C, Rossi E, Rebora P, Fabrizi D, Cogni C, Luciani M, Vellone E, Di Mauro S, Riegel B. Development and psychometric testing of a theory-based tool to measure self-care in diabetes patients: the Self-Care of Diabetes Inventory. BMC Endocrine Disorders 2017; 17(1): 66. DOI 10.1186/s12902-017-0218-y
  131. Villa G, Manara DF, Brancato T, Rocco G, Stievano A, Vellone E, Alvaro R. Life with a urostomy: A phenomenological study. Applied Nursing Research 2018; 39: 46-52. doi:10.1016/ j.apnr.2017.10.005
  132. Arrigoni C, Puci M, Grugnetti AM, Collivasone L, Fenizia E, Borrelli P, Vellone E, Alvaro R, Piredda M, De Marinis MG. Italian version of Nursing Students' Perception of Instructor Caring (I-NSPIC): assessment of reliability and validity. BMC Medical Education 2017; 17:218. DOI: 10.1186/s12909-017-1032-y
  133. Bidwell JT, Vellone E, Lyons KS, D'Agostino F, Riegel B, Paturzo M, Hiatt SO, Alvaro R, Lee CS. Caregiver determinants of patient clinical event risk in heart failure. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 2017; 16(8):707-714. doi: 10.1177/1474515117711305
  134. D'Agostino F, Zeffiro V, Vellone E, Ausili D, Belsito R, Leto A, Alvaro R. Cross-Mapping of Nursing Care Terms Recorded in Italian Hospitals into the Standardized NNN Terminology. International Journal of Nursing Knowledge 2018; 31(1): 4-13; Doi: 10.1111/2047-3095.12200
  135. D'Agostino F, Pancani L, José Manuel RS, Lumillo-Gutierrez I, Paloma-Castro O, Vellone E, Alvaro R. Nurses' beliefs about nursing diagnosis: A study with cluster analysis. Journal of Advanced Nursing 2018;74:1359–1370. DOI: 10.1111/jan.13545
  136. Sanson G, Alvaro R, Cocchieri A, Vellone E, Welton J, Maurici M, Zega M, D'Agostino F. Nursing Diagnoses, Interventions, and Activities as Described by a Nursing Minimum Data Set: A Prospective Study in an Oncology Hospital Setting. Cancer Nursing. 2019; 42(2): E39-E47 DOI 10.1097/NCC.0000000000000581
  137. Ausili D, Rossi E, Rebora P, Luciani M, Tonoli L, Ballerini E, Androni S, Vellone E, Riegel B, Di Mauro S. Socio‑demographic and clinical determinants of self‑care in adults with type 2 diabetes: a multicentre observational study. Acta Diabetologica 2018; 55(7): 691-702. DOI 10.1007/s00592-018-1135-x
  138. Pucciarelli G, Ausili D, Galbussera A, Rebora P, Savini S, Simeone S, Alvaro R, Vellone E. Quality of Life, Anxiety, Depression and Burden among Stroke Caregivers: a longitudinal, observational multicentre study. Journal of Advanced Nursing 2018; 74(8): 1875-1887. Doi: 10.1111/jan.13695.
  139. Liotta G, Canhao H, Cenko F, Cutini R, Vellone E, Illario M, Kardas P, Poscia A, Sousa RD, Palombi L and Marazzi MC. Active Ageing in Europe: Adding Healthy Life to Years. Frontiers in Medicine 2018; 5:123. Doi: 10 10.3389/fmed.2018.00123/full
  140. Pancani L, Ausili D, Greco A, Vellone E, Riegel B. Trajectories of Self-Care Confidence and Maintenance in Adults with Heart Failure: A Latent Class Growth Analysis. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine 2018; 25(4): 399-409. DOI: 10.1007/s12529-018-9731-2
  141. Dellafiore F, Buck HG, Pucciarelli G, Barbaranelli C, Paturzo M, Alvaro R, Vellone E. Psychometric characteristics of the mutuality scale in heart failure patients and caregivers. Heart & Lung 2018; 47 (2018) 553-561. DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2018.05.018
  142. Chialà O, Vellone E, Klompstra L, Ortali GA, Stromberg A, Jaarsma T. Relationships between exercise capacity and anxiety, depression and cognition in patients with heart failure. Heart & Lung 2018; 47: 465–470. DOI 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2018.07.010
  143. Bravetti C, Cocchieri A, D'Agostino F, Vellone E, Alvaro R, Zega M. A nursing clinical information system for the assessment of the complexity of care. Annali d’Igiene 2018; 30(5):410-420. doi: 10.7416/ai.2018.2241.
  144. Pucciarelli G, Lee CS, Lyons KS, Simeone S, Alvaro R, Vellone E. Quality of Life Trajectories among Stroke Survivors and the Related Changes in Caregiver Outcomes: A Growth Mixture Study. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2019; 100: 433-440. Doi: 10.1016/ j.apmr.2018.07.428.
  145. De Maria M, Vellone E, Ausili D, Alvaro R, Di Mauro S, Piredda M, De Marinis M, Matarese M. Self-care Of patient and caregiver DyAds in multiple chronic conditions: a LongITudinal studY (SODALITY) protocol. Journal of Advanced Nursing 2019; 75:461-471. DOI: 10.1111/jan.13834
  146. Maitan P, Frigerio S, Conti A, Clari M, Vellone E, Alvaro R. The effect of the burden of caregiving for people with spinal cord injury (SCI): a cross-sectional study. Annali dell’Istituto Superiore di Sanità 2018; 54(3): 185-193. DOI: 10.4415/ANN_18_03_03
  147. Vellone E, Riegel B, Alvaro R. A situation-specific theory of caregiver contributions to heart failure self-care. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 2019; 34(2): 166–173. DOI: 10.1097/JCN.0000000000000549
  148. Riegel B, Barbaranelli C, Carlson B, Sethares KA, Daus M, Moser DK, Miller J, Osokpo OH, Lee S, Brown S, Vellone E. Psychometric Testing of the Revised Self-Care of Heart Failure Index. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 2019; 34(2): 183-192. DOI: 10.1097/JCN.0000000000000543
  149. D'Agostino F, Vellone E, Cocchieri A, Welton J, Maurici M, Polistena B, Spandonaro F, Zega M, Alvaro R, Sanson G. Nursing Diagnoses as Predictors of Hospital Length of Stay: A Prospective Observational Study. Journal of Nursing Scholarship2019; 2019; 51:1, 96–105. DOI: 10.1111/jnu.12444
  150. Vellone E, Chung ML, Alvaro R, Paturzo M, Dellafiore F. The influence of mutuality on self-care in heart failure patients and caregivers: A dyadic analysis. Journal of Family Nursing 2018; 24(4): 563-584. DOI: 10.1177/1074840718809484
  151. Cocchieri A, Di Sarra L, D’Agostino F, Bravetti C, Pignocco M, Vellone E, Alvaro R, Zega M. Sviluppo e implementazione di un sistema informativo infermieristico pediatrico in ambito ospedaliero: il PAI pediatrico. Igiene e Sanità Pubblica 2018; 74: 315-328.
  152. Buck HG, Hupcey J, Juárez-Vela R, Vellone E, Riegel B. Heart Failure Care Dyadic Typology, Initial Conceptualization, Advances in Thinking, and Future Directions of a Clinically Relevant Classification System. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 2019; 34(2): 159-165. DOI: 10.1097/JCN.0000000000000548
  153. D’Agostino F, Zeffiro V, Cocchieri A, Vanalli M, Ausili D, Vellone E, Zega M, Alvaro R. Impact of an electronic nursing documentation system on the nursing process accuracy. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing 2019; 804: 247-252. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-98872-6_29
  154. De Maria M, Vellone E, Durante A, Biagioli V, Matarese M. Psychometric evaluation of the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) in people with chronic diseases. Annali dell’Istituto Superiore di Sanità 2018; 54(4): 308-315; DOI: 10.4415/ANN_18_04_07
  155. Villa G, Vellone E, Sciara S, Stievano A, Proietti MG, Manara DF, Marzo E, Pantaleo G. Two new tools for self-care in ostomy patients and their informal caregivers: Psychosocial, clinical, and operative aspects. International Journal of Urological Nursing 2019; 13(1):23-30. DOI: 10.1111/ijun.12177
  156. Durante A, Paturzo M, Mottola A, Alvaro R, Dickson VV, Vellone E. Caregiver Contribution to Self-care in Patients With Heart Failure: A Qualitative Descriptive Study. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 2019; 34(2): E28 – E35. DOI: 10.1097/JCN.0000000000000560
  157. Conti A, Clari M, Garrino L, Maitan P, Scivoletto G, Cavallaro L, Bandini B, Mozzone S, Vellone E, Frigerio S. Adaptation and validation of the Caregiver Burden Inventory in Spinal Cord Injuries (CBI-SCI). Spinal Cord 2019; 57(1): 75-82. DOI: 10.1038/s41393-018-0179-7
  158. Petruzzo A, Biagioli V, Durante A, Gialloreti LE, D’Agostino F, Alvaro R, Vellone E. Influence of preparedness on anxiety, depression, and quality of life in caregivers of heart failure patients: Testing a model of path analysis. Patient Education and Counseling 2018; 102(5):1021-1028 DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2018.12.027
  159. Villa G, Mannarini M, Della Giovanna G, Marzo E, Manara DF, Vellone E. A literature review about self-care on ostomy patients and their caregivers. International Journal of Urological Nursing 2019; 13(2): 75-80.  DOI 10.1111/ijun.12182
  160. Zeffiro V, Sanson G, Carboni L, Malatesta A, Vellone E, Alvaro R, D'Agostino F. L'unita di degenza infermieristica: studio descrittivo sull'assistenza erogata. Igiene e Sanità Pubblica 2018; 74(4):359-376
  161. Juarez-Vela R, Sarabia-Cobo CM, Anton-Solanas I, Vellone E, Durante A, Gea-Caballero V, Perez-Calvo JI. Investigando el autocuidado en una muestra depacientes con insuficiencia cardiaca descompensada:un estudio transversal. Rivista Clinica Espanola 2019; 219(7): 351-359. DOI 10.1016/j.rce.2018.12.008
  162. Sanson G, Welton J, Vellone E, Cocchieri A, Maurici M, Zega M, Alvaro R, D'Agostino F. Enhancing the performance of predictive models for Hospital mortality by adding nursing data. International Journal of Medical Informatics 2019; 125: 79-85. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2019.02.009
  163. Pucciarelli G, Greco A, Paturzo M, Jurgens CY, Durante A, Alvaro R, Vellone E. Psychometric evaluation of the Heart Failure Somatic Perception Scale in a European heart failure population. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 2019; 18(6):484-491 DOI: 10.1177/1474515119846240
  164. Khatib R, Lee GA,  Marques-Sule E, Hopstock LA, O’Donnell S, Svavarsdóttir MH, Andreae C, Vellone E, Goossens E, Strömberg A, Kjellström B, Jaarsma T, Stewart C. Evaluating the Extent of Patient-Centred Care in a Selection of ESC Guidelines. European Heart Journal - Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes 2020 6(1):55-61 DOI: 10.1093/ehjqcco/qcz025
  165. Chialà O, Vellone E, Klompstra L, Ortali GA, Strömberg A, Jaarsma T. Relationships among measures of physical fitness in adult patients with heart failure. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine 2019; 51 (8), 607-615. Doi: 10.2340/16501977-2574.
  166. Durante A, Greco A, Annoni AM, Steca P, Alvaro R, Vellone E. Determinants of caregiver burden in heart failure: does caregiver contribution to heart failure patient self-care increase caregiver burden? European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 2019; 18(8): 691-699. DOI: 10.1177/1474515119863173
  167. Dellafiore F, Chung ML, Alvaro R, Durante A, Colacei S, Vellone E, Pucciarelli G. The Association Between Mutuality, Anxiety, and Depression in Heart Failure Patient-Caregiver Dyads: An Actor-Partner Interdependence Model Analysis. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 2019;34(6): 465-473. DOI 10.1097/JCN.0000000000000599
  168. Pucciarelli G, Rebora P, Arisido MW, Ausili D, Simeone S, Vellone E, Alvaro R. Direct cost related to stroke. A longitudinal analysis of survivors after discharge from a rehabilitation hospital. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing2020; 35(1): 86-94; DOI 10.1097/JCN.0000000000000620
  169. De Maria M, Matarese M, Stromberg A, Ausili D, Vellone E, Jaarsma T, Osokpo OH, Daus MM, Riegel B, Barbaranelli C. Cross-cultural assessment of the Self-Care of Chronic Illness Inventory: a psychometric evaluation. International Journal of Nursing Studies. In Press. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2019.103422
  170. Bulfone G, Vellone E, Maurici M, Macale L, Alvaro R. Academic self-efficacy in Bachelor-level nursing students: Development and validation of a new instrument. Journal of Advanced Nursing 2020; 76 (1), 398-408. DOI: 10.1111/jan.14226
  171. Vellone E, Biagioli V, Durante A, Buck HG, Iovino P, Tomietto M, Colaceci S, Alvaro R, Petruzzo A. The Influence of caregiver preparedness on caregiver contributions to self-care in heart failure and the mediating role of caregiver confidence. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 2020; 35(3): 243-252. DOI: 10.1097/JCN.0000000000000632
  172. Riegel B, Dunbar SB, Fitzsimons D, Freedland KE, Lee CS, Middleton S, Stromberg A, Vellone E, Webber DE, Jaarsma T. Self-care research: Where we are now? Where we are going? International Journal of Nursing Studies 2021; 116: 103402. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2019.103402
  173. Pucciarelli G, Ausili D, Rebora P, Arisido MW, Simeone S, Alvaro R, Vellone E. Formal and informal care after stroke: A longitudinal analysis of survivors' post rehabilitation hospital discharge. Journal of Advanced Nursing 2019: 75:2495–2505. DOI: 10.1111/jan.13998
  174. Bulfone G, Vellone E, Maurici M, Macale L, Alvaro R. Academic self-efficacy in Bachelor-level nursing students: Development and validation of a new instrument. Journal of Advanced Nursing 2020; 76:398–408. DOI 10.1111/jan.14226
  175. Conti A, Clari M, Arese S, Bandini B, Cavallaro L, Mozzone S, Vellone E, Frigerio S, Campagna S. Validation and psychometric evaluation of the Italian version of the Spinal Cord Injury Secondary Conditions Scale. Spinal Cord 2020; 58(4):496-503. doi:10.1038/s41393-019-0384-z
  176. Vellone E, Barbaranelli C, Pucciarelli G, Zeffiro V, Alvaro R, Riegel B. Validity and Reliability of the Caregiver Contribution to Self-Care of Heart Failure Index Version 2. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 2020; 35(3):280-290. DOI: 10.1097/JCN.0000000000000655
  177. Vellone E, Chialà O, Boyne J, Klompstra L, Evangelista LS, Back M, Ben Gal T, Mårtensson, Strömberg A, Jaarsma T. Cognitive impairment in patients with heart failure: An international study. ESC Heart Failure 2020; 7: 47-54; DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.12542
  178. Jaarsma T, Klompstra L, Ben Gal T, Avraham B, Boyne J, Bäck M, Chialà O, Dickstein K, Evangelista L, Hagenow A, Hoes AW, Hägglund E, Piepoli MF, Vellone E, Zuithoff NPA, Mårtensson J, Strömberg A. Effects of exergaming on exercise capacity in patients with heart failure: Results of an international multicenter randomized controlled trial. European Journal of Heart Failure 2021; 23, 114–124 DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.1754
  179. Pucciarelli G,  Årestedt K, Simeone S, Bolgeo T Alvaro R, Vellone E. Psychometric Characteristics of the WHOQOL-SRPB Scale in a Population of Stroke Survivors and Caregivers. Quality of Life Research 2020; 29(7):1973-1985. In press. DOI: 10.1007/s11136-020-02446-0
  180. Jaarsma T, Stromberg A, Dumbar SB, Fitzimons S, Lee CS, Middleton S, Vellone E, Freedland KE, Riegel B. Self-care research: How to grow the evidence base? International Journal of Nursing Studies 2020; 105:103555. DOI 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2020.103555
  181. Iovino P, Lyons KS, De Maria M, Vellone E, Ausili D, Lee CS, Riegel B, Matarese M. Patient Self-care and Caregiver Contributions to Self-care in Multiple Chronic Conditions: a Multilevel Modeling Analysis. International Journal of Nursing Studies 2021; 116: 103574). DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2020.103574
  182. Riegel B, Westland H, Iovino P, Barelds I, Bruins Slot J, Stawnychy MA, Osokpo O, Tarbi E, Trappenburg JCA, Vellone E, Strömberg A, Jaarsma T. Characteristics of self-care interventions for patients with a chronic condition: A scoping review. International Journal of Nursing Studies 2021; 116: 103713.doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2020.103713.
  183. Di Nardo V, Palombo A, Piervisani L, Vellone E, Alvaro R. Da portaferiti a soccorritore, l’ideale mancato di infermiere militare sul finir del Risorgimento italiano. Professioni Infermieristiche (2020). 72(4):260-266. doi: 10.7429/pi.2019.724260
  184. Iovino P, De Maria M, Matarese M, Vellone E, Ausili D, Riegel B. Depression and self-care in older adults with multiple chronic conditions: A multivariate analysis. Journal of Advanced Nursing 2020; 76: 1668–1678. Doi:10.1111/jan.14385
  185. Di Sarra L, D’Agostino F, Scialò G, Rocco G, Ghezzi V, Vellone E, Macale L, Alvaro R. Reliability, Validity, and Empirical Dimensionality of the Minnesota Nurses' Perceptions of Nursing Diagnoses Scale Among Italian Nursing Students. Journal of Nursing Measurement (2020); 20(2): 354-369. doi:10.1891/JNM-D-18-00100
  186. Vellone E, Rebora P, Ausili D, Zeffiro V, Pucciarelli G, Caggianelli G, Masci S, Alvaro R, Riegel B. Motivational interviewing to improve self-care in heart failure patients (MOTIVATE-HF): a randomized controlled trial. ESC Heart Failure 2020; 7: 1309–1318. DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.12733.
  187. Bulfone G, Vellone E, Maurici M, Macale L, Palese A, Alvaro R. Development and initial validation of a theory of planned behaviour questionnaire to assess the nursing students' Intention to be self-employed. Journal of Nursing Management 2020; 28:718–727. https://doi.org/10.1111/jonm.12988
  188. Jacoby Silveira LC, De Maria M, Dickson VV, Wahast Avila C, Rabelo-Silva ER, Vellone E. Validity and reliability of the self-care of hypertension inventory (SC-HI) in a Brazilian population. Heart & Lung 2020; 49: 518-523. DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2020.02.048
  189. Pucciarelli G, Vellone E, Bolgeo T, Simeone S, Alvaro R, Lee C. S, Lyons K. S. Role of Spirituality on the Association Between Depression and Quality of Life in Stroke Survivor-Care Partner Dyads. Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes, 2020; 13(6): e006129. DOI: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.119.006129
  190. Ávila AW, De Maria M, Vellone E, Riegel B, Bernardes D, Silveira LJ, Rabelo-Silva ER. Psychometric Characteristics of the Caregiver Contribution to Self-care of Heart Failure Index in a South American Population. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 2020; 35(5):435-444. DOI: 10.1097/JCN.0000000000000704
  191. Pucciarelli G, Lommi M, Magwood GS, Simeone S, Colaceci S, Vellone E, Alvaro R. Effectiveness of dyadic interventions to improve stroke patient–caregiver dyads’ outcomes after discharge: A systematic review and meta-analysis study. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 2021; 20(1):14-33 DOI: 10.1177/1474515120926069
  192. Spedale V, Luciani M, Attanasio A, Di Mauro S, Alvaro R, Vellone E, Ausili D. Association between sleep quality and self-care in adults with heart failure: A systematic review. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 2021; 20: 192–201.Doi: 10.1177/1474515120941368
  193. Lambrinou E, Kyriakou M, Lakatamitou I, Angus N, Khatib R, Vellone E, Barrowcliff A, Hansen TB, Lee GA. An integrative review on facilitators and barriers in delivering and managing injectable therapies in chronic conditions: A part of the ACNAP project 'injectable medicines among patients with cardiovascular conditions'. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 2020; 19(8): 663-680; DOI: 10.1177/1474515120939007
  194. Vellone E, Lorini S, Ausili D, Alvaro R, Di Mauro S, De Marinis MG, Matarese M, De Maria M. Psychometric characteristics of the caregiver contribution to self-care of chronic illness inventory. Journal of Advanced Nursing 2020: 76: 2434–2445. doi: 10.1111/jan.14448
  195. Pucciarelli G, Lyons KS, Simeone S, Lee CS, Vellone E, Alvaro R. Moderator role of mutuality on the association between depression and quality of life in stroke survivor-caregiver Dyads. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 2021; 36(3): 245-253. DOI: 10.1097/JCN.0000000000000728
  196. De Maria M, Tagliabue S, Ausili S, Vellone E, Matarese M. Perceived social support and health-related quality of life in older adults who have multiple chronic conditions and their caregivers: a dyadic analysis. Social Science & Medicine 2020; 262: 113193. DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113193
  197. Giordano V, Nicolotti M, Corvese F, Vellone E, Alvaro R, Villa G. Describing self-care and its associated variables in ostomy patients. Journal of Advanced Nursing 2020; 76(11):2982–2992. DOI:10.1111/jan.14499
  198. Zaghini F, Vellone E, Maurici M, Sestili C, Mannocci A, Ercoli E, Magnavita N, La Torre G, Alvaro R, Sili A. The influence of work context and organizational well-being on psychophysical health of healthcare providers. Medicina del Lavoro 2020: 111(4):306-320. DOI: 10.23749/mdl.v111i4.9075
  199. Bulfone G, Maurici M, Vellone E, Macale L, Alvaro R. Health habits of nursing students: A longitudinal study of health perceptions and health habits. Journal of Clinical Nursing 2020; 29: 4349–4357. Doi:10.1111/jocn.15473
  200. Zeffiro V, Sanson G, Welton J, Maurici M, Malatesta A, Carboni L, Vellone E, Alvaro R, D'Agostino F. Predictive factors of a prolonged length of stay in a community Nursing-Led unit: A retrospective cohort study. Journal of Clinical Nursing 2020; 29: 4685–4696, DOI: 10.1111/jocn.15509.
  201. Bugajski A, Buck H, Zeffiro V, Morgan H, Szalacha L, Alvaro R, Vellone E. The influence of dyadic congruence and satisfaction with dyadic type on patient self-care in heart failure. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 2021; 20(3):268–275. Doi: 10.1177/1474515120960002
  202. Vellone E, De Maria M, Iovino P, Barbaranelli C, Zeffiro V, Pucciarelli G, Durante A, Alvaro R, Riegel B. The Self-Care of Heart Failure Index version 7.2: Further psychometric testing. Research in Nursing and Health 2020; 43:640–650. DOI: 10.1002/nur.22083
  203. De Maria M, Ferro F, Ausili D, Alvaro R, De Marinis MG, Di Mauro S, Matarese M, Vellone E. Development and Psychometric Testing of the Self-Care in COVID-19 (SCOVID) Scale, an Instrument for Measuring Self-Care in the COVID-19 Pandemic. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2020, 17, 7834. DOI doi: 10.3390/ijerph17217834
  204. Scerbo F, Rocco G, Stievano A, Vellone E, Maurici M, Cammarano A, Pulimeno A, Alvaro R. Socio-demographic analysis of free-lance nurses in a non-institutional employment regimen. Annali d’Igiene. 2020;32(6):599-607. doi: 10.7416/ai.2020.2381.
  205. Piervisani L, Palombo A, Albanesi B, Rocco G, Stasi S, Vellone E, Alvaro R. The nurse in the mirror: Image of the female nurse during the Italian fascist period. Journal of Advanced Nursing 2021; 77: 957–972 DOI: 10.1111/jan.14679
  206. Monaco D, Iovino P, Lommi M, Marano G, Zaghini F, Vellone E, Alvaro R, Sili A. Outcomes of Wound Care Nurses' Practice in Patients with Pressure Ulcers: An Integrative Review. Journal of Clinical Nursing. 2021; 30:372–384.doi: 10.1111/jocn.15583
  207. Pucciarelli G, Brugnera A, Greco A, Petrizzo A, Simeone S, Vellone E, Alvaro R. Stroke disease‐specific quality of life trajectories after rehabilitation discharge and their sociodemographic and clinical associations: A longitudinal, multicentre study. Journal of Advanced Nursing 2021; 77:1856–1866 DOI: 10.1111/jan.14722
  208. Yu DS, De Maria M, Barbaranelli C, Vellone E, Matarese M, Ausili D, Rejane RE, Osokpo OH, Riegel B. Cross-cultural applicability of the Self-Care Self-Efficacy Scale in a multi-national study. Journal of Advanced Nursing2021; 77: 681–692. doi: 10.1111/jan.14617.
  209. Sterling MR, Barbaranelli C, Riegel B, Stawnychy M, Ringel JB, Cho J, Vellone E. The Influence of Preparedness, Mutuality, and Self-efficacy on Home Care Workers' Contribution to Self-care in Heart Failure: A Structural Equation Modeling Analysis. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 2022; 37(2): 146–157. Doi: 10.1097/JCN.0000000000000768.
  210. Corvese F, Giordano V, Alvaro R, Vellone E, Villa G. Sociodemographic characteristics and self-care management knowledge of patients with an ostomy. British Journal of Nursing 2020; 29(22):S20-S26. doi: 10.12968/bjon.2020.29.22.S20.
  211. Bulfone G, Maurici M, Badolamenti S, Biagioli V, Macale L, Vellone E, Alvaro R. Studio Longitudinale sull’Abuso di Sostanze tra gli Studenti Infermieri Italiani: può essere Definito il loro Profilo Socio-Demografico?. Professioni Infermieristiche 2020;73(3): 188-195. doi: 10.7429/pi.2020.733188.
  212. Jaarsma T, Westland H, Vellone E, Freedland KE, Schröder C, Trappenburg JCA, Strömberg A, Riegel B. Status of Theory Use in Self-Care Research. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2020; 17(24): 9480. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17249480.
  213. Arcadi P, Simonetti V, Ambrosca R, Cicolini G, Simeone S, Pucciarelli G, Alvaro R, Vellone E, Durante A. Nursing during the COVID-19 outbreak: a phenomenological study. Journal of Nursing Management2021;29:1111–1119.DOI: 10.1111/jonm.13249
  214. Bulfone G, Maurici M, Badolamenti S, Biagioli V, Macale L, Vellone E, Alvaro R. A Longitudinal Study about Substance Abuse among Italian Nursing Students: Can We Define a Socio-demographic Profile? Professioni Infermermieristiche. 2020 Jun-Sep;73(3):188-195. English. doi: 10.7429/pi.2020.733188.
  215. Juárez-Vela R, Durante A, Antonio-Oriola R, Gea-Caballero V, Czapla M, Santolalla-Arnedo I, Ruiz de Viñaspre-Hernández R, Burgos-Esteban A, Benavet-Cervera JV, Rubio-Gracia J, Vellone E. Transcultural Adaptation and Theoretical Models of Validation of the Spanish Version of the Self-Care of Heart Failure Index Version 6.2 (SCHFI v.6.2). International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2021, 18(2):569. DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18020569
  216. Basilici Zannetti E, D'Angelo D, Cittadini N, Celi M, Pennini A, Rocco G, Vellone E, Alvaro R, Tarantino U. Development and Testing of the Quality of Life Osteoporosis Scale-Nonvertebral Fractures (QoLOS-NVFX). Orthopedic Nursing2021; 40(1): 33-41. DOI: 10.1097/nor.0000000000000728.
  217. Rebora P, Spedale V, Occhino G, Luciani M, Alvaro R, Vellone E (Corresponding author), Riegel B, Ausili D. Effectiveness of motivational interviewing on anxiety, depression, sleep quality and quality of life in heart failure patients: Secondary analysis of the MOTIVATE-HF randomized controlled trial. Quality of Life Research 2021 30: 1939–1949. DOI: 10.1007/s11136-021-02788-3
  218. Simonetti V, Durante A, Ambrosca R, Arcadi P, Graziano G, Pucciarelli G, Simeone S, Vellone E, Alvaro R, Cicolini G. Anxiety, sleep disorders and self-efficacy among nurses during COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study. Journal of Clinical Nursing 2021; 30: 1360–1371 doi: 10.1111/jocn.15685.
  219. Durante A, De Maria M, Boyne J, Jaarsma T, Juarez-Vela R, Strömberg A, Vellone E. Development and psychometric testing of the European Heart Failure Self-Care behaviour scale caregiver version (EHFScB-C). Patient Education and Counseling 2021; 104(8):2106-2111. Doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2021.01.013.
  220. Rossini S, Bulfone G, Vellone E, Alvaro R. Nursing Students’ Satisfaction With The Curriculum: An Integrative Review. Journal of Professional Nursing 2021; 37: 648-611. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.profnurs.2021.02.003
  221. Bulfone G, Badolamenti S, Biagioli V, Maurici M, Macale L, Vellone E, Alvaro R. Nursing students' academic self-efficacy: A longitudinal analysis of academic self-efficacy changes and predictive variables over time. Journal of Advanced Nursing 2021; 77:2353–2362. DOI: 10.1111/jan.14771.
  222. Simeone S, Vellone E, Pucciarelli G, Alvaro R. Homecare workers in Italy: a narrative review. Annali d’Igiene 2021; 32(2): 163-176. DOI 10.7416/ai.2021.2422
  223. Bolgeo T, De Maria M, Vellone E, Ambrosca R, Simeone S, Alvaro R, Pucciarelli G. The Association of Spirituality with Anxiety and Depression in Stroke Survivor-Caregiver Dyads: An Actor-Partner Interdependence Model. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 37(4),E97-E106. doi: 10.1097/JCN.0000000000000798
  224. Sanson G, Vellone E, Takao-Lopes C, Barrientos-Trigo S, Porcel-Gálvez AM, Riegel B, D'Agostino F. Filling a gap in standardized nursing terminology. Development of a new nursing diagnosis proposal on heart failure self-care. International Journal of Nursing Knowledge. 2022; 33:18–28. Doi: 10.1111/2047-3095.12324.
  225. Bulfone G, De Maria M, Maurici M, Macale L, Sili A, Vellone E, Alvaro R. Academic failure and its predictors in Baccalaureate nursing students: A longitudinal study. Journal of Clinical Nursing2021; 30: 1953–1962. Doi: 10.1111/jocn.15748
  226. Dall'Oglio I, Gasperini G, Carlin C, Biagioli V, Gawronski O, Spitaletta G, Grimaldi Capitello T, Salata M, Vanzi V, Rocco G, Tiozzo E, Vellone E, Raponi M. Self-Care in Pediatric Patients with Chronic Conditions: A Systematic Review of Theoretical Models. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health2021; 28; 18(7):3513. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18073513
  227. Simeone S, Vellone E, Pucciarelli G, Alvaro R. Emergency percutaneous coronary intervention and stent implantation: Patients' lived experiences. Nursing in Critical Care 2022; 27:148–156. DOI: 10.1111/nicc.12623
  228. Ghizzardi G, Arrigoni C, Dellafiore F, Vellone E, Caruso R. Efficacy of motivational interviewing on enhancing self-care behaviors among patients with chronic heart failure: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Heart Failure Reviews 2021: In Press Doi: 10.1007/s10741-021-10110-z
  229. Trenta AM, Ausili D, Carus R, Arrigoni C, Moro M, Nania T, Vellone E, Dellafiore F. Living with Heart Failure during the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. Clinical Nursing Research 2021; 30(7):1071-1078. DOI: 10.1177/10547738211016614
  230. De Maria M, Matarese M, Strömberg A, Ausili D, Vellone E, Jaarsma T, Osokpo OH, Daus MM, Riegel B, Barbaranelli C. Cross-cultural assessment of the Self-Care of Chronic Illness Inventory: A psychometric evaluation. International Journal of Nursing Studies 2021; 116: 103422. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2019.103422.
  231. Iovino P, Rebora P, Occhino G, Zeffiro V, Caggianelli G, Ausili D, Alvaro R, Riegel B, Vellone E. Effectiveness of motivational interviewing on health-service use and mortality: a secondary outcome analysis of the MOTIVATE-HF trial. ESC Heart Failure 2021; 8: 2920–2927Doi: 10.1002/ehf2.13373.
  232. Giordano V, Iovino P, Corvese F, Vellone E, Alvaro R, Villa G. Caregiver contribution to self-care and its associated variables among caregivers of ostomy patients: Results of a cross-sectional study. Journal of Clinical Nursing 2021; 31:99–110.DOI: 10.1111/jocn.15851
  233. Cittadini N, D’Angelo D, Basilici Zannetti E, Celi M, Pennini A, Rocco G, Vellone E, Alvaro R, Tarantino U. Development and testing of a new instrument to measure self-care in patients with osteoporosis: the self-care of osteoporosis scale. International Journal of Bone Fragility 2021; 1(1): 28-33.
  234. Stawnychy MA, Zeffiro V, Iovino P, Vellone E, Riegel B. Characteristics of Patients Who Do Not Respond to Motivational Interviewing for Heart Failure Self-care. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 2022; 37(5), p E139-E148. Doi: 10.1097/JCN.0000000000000840.
  235. De Maria M, Iovino P, Lorini S, Ausili D, Matarese M, Vellone E. Development and Psychometric Testing of the Caregiver Self-Efficacy in Contributing to Patient Self-Care Scale, Value in Health, 2021, 24(10):1407–1415. Doi: 10.1016/j.jval.2021.05.003.
  236. Conti A, Campagna S, Nolan M, Scivoletto G, Bandini B, Borraccino A, Vellone E, Dimonte V, Clari M.  Self-care in spinal cord injuries inventory (SC-SCII) and self-care self-efficacy scale in spinal cord injuries (SCSES-SCI): development and psychometric properties. Spinal Cord 2021; 59(12): 1240-1246. doi:10.1038/s41393-021-00702-9
  237. Jaarsma T, Kato NP, Ben Gal T, Buck M, Chialà O, Evangelista L, Martensson J, Piepoli MF, Vellone E, Klompstra L, Stromberg A. Factors associated with lack of improvement in submaximal exercise capacity of patients with heart failure. ESC Heart Failure 2021; 8: 4539-4548. DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.13584
  238. De Maria M. Ferro F, Ausili D, Buck HG, Vellone E, Matarese M. Characteristics of dyadic care types among patients living with multiple chronic conditions and their informal caregivers. Journal of Advanced Nursing 2021, 77: 4768–4781. DOI: 10.1111/jan.15033
  239. Pucciarelli G, Lyons KS, Petrizzo A, Ambrosca R, Simeone S, Alvaro R, Lee CS, Vellone E. Protective Role of Caregiver Preparedness on the Relationship Between Depression and Quality of Life in Stroke Dyads. Stroke 2022; 53(1):145-153. Doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.120.034029.
  240. Bulfone G, Badolamenti S, Biagioli V, Maurici M, Macale L, Sili A, Vellone E, Alvaro R. Psychometric Evaluation of the Oldenburg Burnout Inventory for Nursing Students. Journal of Nursing Measurement 2021; 30(2): 1-16. Doi: 10.1891/JNM-D-20-00095
  241. Durante A, Ahtisham Y, Cuoco A, Boyne J, Brawner B, Juarez-Vela R, Vellone E. Informal caregivers of people with heart failure and resilience: A convergent mixed methods study. Journal of Advanced Nursing 2021; 78(1): 264-275. DOI: 10.1111/jan.15078
  242. Ali MU, Harkness K, Vellone E, Zeffiro V, Alvaro R, Buck HG. The Caregiver Contribution to Heart Failure Self-care Instrument: Further Psychometric Testing in a European Sample. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 2022; 37(6): E187-E196 DOI: 10.1097/JCN.0000000000000860.
  243. Caggianelli G, Iovino P, Rebora P, Occhino G, Zeffiro V, Locatelli G, Ausili D, Alvaro R, Riegel B, Vellone E. A Motivational Interviewing Intervention Improves Physical Symptoms in Patients with Heart Failure: A Secondary Outcome Analysis of the MOTIVATE-HF Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 2022; 63(2):221-229.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2021.09.006
  244. Bulfone G, Badolamenti S, Biagioli V, Maurici M, Macale L, Sili A, Vellone E, Alvaro R. Development and psychometric evaluation of the motivation for nursing student scale (MNSS): a cross sectional validation study. International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship. 2021 Nov 18;18(1). doi: 10.1515/ijnes-2021-0034
  245. Khatib R, Angus N, Hansen TB, Lambrinou E, Vellone E, Khan M, Lee GA. Perceptions of injectable therapies with cardiovascular benefit: An ACNAP survey of healthcare professionals to explore facilitators and barriers. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 2022; 21(5):430-437. DOI: 10.1093/eurjcn/zvab106
  246. Bulfone G, Mazzotta R, Cocco M, Maurici M, Anastasia M, Macale L, Sili A, Vellone E, Alvaro R. Variables Predicting Academic Success of Nursing Students: a Longitudinal Study in a Nursing Bachelor's Degree Program. Annali d’Igiene 34(4): 384-397. Doi: 10.7416/ai.2021.2488
  247. De Maria M, Ferro F, Vellone E, Ausili D, Luciani M, Matarese M. Self-care of patients with multiple chronic conditions and their caregivers during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative descriptive study. Journal of Advanced Nursing 2022; 78:1431–1447.  DOI: 0.1111/jan.15115
  248. Cilluffo S, Bassola B, Pucciarelli G, Vellone E, Lusignani M. Mutuality in nursing: A conceptual framework on the relationship between patient and nurse. Journal of Advanced Nursing 2022; 78:1718–1730. DOI: 10.1111/jan.15129
  249. Trenta AM, Luciani M, Moro M, Patella S, Di Mauro S, Vellone E, Ausili D. Self-care in Adults With a Retro-auricular Left Ventricular Assist Device: An Interpretive Description. Clinical Nursing Research. 2022; 31(3):553-562 doi: 10.1177/10547738211063538
  250. Simeone S, Rea T, Guillari A, Vellone E, Alvaro R, Pucciarelli G. Nurses and Stigma at the Time of COVID-19: A Phenomenological Study. Healthcare (Basel) 2021; 10(1): 25. DOI: 10.3390/healthcare10010025
  251. Cittadini N, Basilici Zannetti E, Iovino P, De Maria M, D’Angelo D, Pennini A, Vellone E, Alvaro R. Factors influencing self-care in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis: The Guardian Angel Multicentric longitudinal study. Maturitas 2022; 161: 7-11. DOI 10.1016/j.maturitas.2022.01.013
  252. Uchmanowicz I, Faulkner KM, Vellone E, Siennicka A, Szczepanowski R, Olchowska-Kotala A. Heart Failure Care: Testing Dyadic Dynamics Using the Actor-Partner Interdependence Model (APIM). A Scoping Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2022, 19(9), 1919. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19041919
  253. Simeone S, Ambrosca R, Vellone E, Durante A, Arcadi P, Cicolini G, Simonetti V, Alvaro R, Pucciarelli G. The lived experiences of frontline nurses and physicians infected by COVID-19 during their activities: a phenomenological study. Nursing & Health Sciences. 2022; 24:245–254 doi: 10.1111/nhs.12920.
  254. Simeone S, Vellone E, Virgolesi M, Sterling MR, Alvaro R, Pucciarelli G. 'I found myself alone' - a phenomenological study of the home care workers' experience during the Covid-19 pandemic. Nursing & Health Sciences; 2022; 24:395–404. Doi: 10.1111/nhs.12935. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35220652.
  255. Trenta AM, Belloni S, Ausili D, Caruso R, Arrigoni C, Russo S, Moro M, Vellone E, Dellafiore F. What is the lived experience of patients with left ventricular assist devices during the COVID-19 pandemic? A qualitative analysis. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 2022; 30;21(5):438-445. doi: 10.1093/eurjcn/zvab097.
  256. Locatelli G, Zeffiro V, Occhino G, Rebora P, Caggianelli G, Ausili D, Alvaro R, Riegel B, Vellone E. Effectiveness of Motivational Interviewing on contribution to self-care, self-efficacy, and preparedness in caregivers of patients with heart failure: a secondary outcome analysis of the MOTIVATE-HF randomized controlled trial. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 2022; 21, 801–811.DOI: 10.1093/eurjcn/zvac013
  257. De Maria M, Ausili D, Lorini S, Vellone E, Riegel B, Matarese M. Patient Self-Care and Caregiver Contribution to Patient Self-Care of Chronic Conditions: What Is Dyadic and What It Is Not. Value in Health 2022; 25(7):1165-1173. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jval.2022.01.007
  258. Bulfone G, Iovino P, Mazzotta R, Sebastian M, Macale L, Sili A, Vellone E, Alvaro R. Self-efficacy, burnout and academic success in nursing students: A counterfactual mediation analysis. Journal of Advanced Nursing 2022; 78:3217–3224 DOI: 10.1111/jan.15231
  259. Biagioli V, Spitaletta G, Kania V, Mascolo R, Gawronski O, Liburdi A, Manzi G, Salata M, Vellone E, Tiozzo E, Dall’Oglio I. Instruments Measuring Self-Care in Children and Young Adults With Chronic Conditions: A Systematic Review. Frontiers in Pediatrics 2022; 10: 832453. DOI: 10.3389/fped.2022.832453
  260. Antonio‐Oriola R, Vellone E, Durante A, De Maria M, Di Nitto M, Gea‐Caballero V, Santolalla‐Arnedo I, Czapla M, Benavent‐Cervera JV, Sánchez‐ González JL, Juárez‐Vela R. Spanish Version of the Caregiver Contribution to Self‐Care of Heart Failure Index (CC‐SCHFI): A Psychometric Evaluation. Journal of Personalized Medicine 2022, 12, 625. https://doi.org/10.3390/ jpm12040625
  261. Iovino P, Nolan A, De Maria M, Ausili D, Matarese M, Vellone E, Riegel B. The influence of social support on self-care is mediated by self-efficacy and depression in chronic illness: key findings from the 'SODALITY' observational study. Aging & Mental Health 2023; 27(4):820-828. Doi: 10.1080/13607863.2022.2056877.
  262. Monaco D, Zaghini F, Fiorini J, Venturini G, Iovino P, Vellone E, Alvaro R, Sili A. Effect of a wound healing protocol on patients with stage III and IV pressure ulcers: a preliminary observational study. Journal of Wound Care. 2022 Apr 2;31(4):322-328. doi: 10.12968/jowc.2022.31.4.322.
  263. Di Nitto M, Sollazzo F, Biagioli V, Torino F, Alvaro R, Vellone E, Durante A. Self-care behaviours in older adults treated with oral anticancer agents: A qualitative descriptive study. European Journal of Oncology Nursing 2022;58:102139; DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2022.102139
  264. Riegel B. Dickson VV, Vellone E. The Situation-Specific Theory of Heart Failure Self-care.
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  1. Simeone S, Pucciarelli G, Dal Lago E, Botti S, Gargiulo G, Vellone E, Alvaro R. Family assistants' living and working conditions and their interaction with patient and family caregiver variables. Acta Biomedica 2022; 93(S2):e2022146. doi: 10.23750/abm.v93iS2.12719
  2. Riegel B, De Maria M, Barbaranelli C, Matarese M, Ausili D, Stromberg A, Vellone E, Jaarsma T. Symptom recognition as a mediator in the self-care of chronic illness. Frontiers in Public Health 2022; 10: 883299; DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.883299
  3. Page SD, Lee C, Aryal S, Freedland K, Stromberg A, Vellone E, Westland H, Wiebe DJ, Jaarsma T, Riegel B. Development and testing of an instrument to measure contextual factors influencing self-care decisions among adults with chronic illness. Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2022; 20(1): 83. doi: 10.1186/s12955-022-01990-2.
  4. Di Nitto M, Sollazzo F, Biagioli V, Pucciarelli G, Torino F, Alvaro R, Vellone E. Self‑care behaviors in patients with cancer treated with oral anticancer agents: a systematic review. Supportive Care in Cancer 2022; 30(10):8465-8483; DOI: 10.1007/s00520-022-07166-4
  5. Spedale V, Fabrizi D, Rebora P, Luciani M, Alvaro R, Vellone E, Riegel B, Ausili D. The Association Between Self-reported Sleep Quality and Self-care in Adults With Heart Failure, The Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 2023; 38(3): E98-E109 doi: 10.1097/JCN.0000000000000929
  6. Petrizzo A, Lyons KS, Bartoli D, Simeone S, Alvaro R, Lee CS, Vellone E, Pucciarelli G. The moderating role of caregiver preparedness on the relationship between depression and stroke-specific quality of life in stroke dyads: a longitudinal study. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. 2023; 22(1):53-63. doi: 10.1093/eurjcn/zvac037.
  7. Westland H, Dickson Page S, van Rijna M, Aryalb S, Freedlandc KE, Lee C, Stromberg A, Vellone E, Wiebeg DJ, Jaarsma T, Riegel B. Self-care management of bothersome symptoms as recommended by clinicians for patients with a chronic condition: A Delphi study. Heart & Lung 2022; 56: 40-49. DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2022.06.001
  8. Irani E, Buck HG, Lyons KS, Margevicius S, Vellone E, Bugajski A, De Maria M. Examining how congruence in and satisfaction with dyadic care type appraisal contribute to quality of life in heart failure care dyads. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 2023; 22(2):158-165. doi: 10.1093/eurjcn/zvac052.
  9. Durante A, Cuoco A, Boyne J, Brawner B, Juarez-Vela R, Stasi S, Younas A, Vellone E. Needs and problems related to sociodemographic factors of informal caregiving of people with heart failure: A mixed methods study in three European countries. Journal of Advanced Nursing 2022; 78:3034–3047. doi: 10.1111/jan.15345.
  10. Rossini S, Mazzotta R, Kangasniemi M, Badolamenti S, Macale L, Sili A, Vellone E, Alvaro R, Bulfone G. Measuring academic satisfaction in nursing students: a systematic review of the instruments. International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship. 2022 Sep 19;19(1). doi: 10.1515/ijnes-2021-0159. PMID: 36117260.
  11. Stawnychy MA, Vellone E, Zeffiro V, Teitelman AM, De Maria M, Riegel, B. (2022). Dyad Gender and Relationship Quality Influence Heart Failure Self-Care. Clinical Nursing Research, 2022 In Press. https://doi.org/10.1177/10547738221119338
  12. Matarese M, Pendoni R, Ausili D, Vellone E, De Maria M. Validity and Reliability of Caregiver Contribution to Self-Care of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Inventory and Caregiver Self-Efficacy in Contributing to Self-Care Scale. Evaluation & the Health Professions2023; 46(3): 255-269. doi: 10.1177/01632787221134712.
  13. Dickson VV, Iovino P, De Maria M, Vellone E, Alvaro R, Di Matteo R, Dal Molin A, Lusignani M, Bassola B, Maconi A, Bolgeo T, Riegel B. Psychometric Testing of the Self-Care of Coronary Heart Disease Inventory Version 3.0. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 2023; 38(4): E131-E140. doi: 10.1097/JCN.0000000000000952.
  14. Irani E, Mogle J, Durante Á, Juárez-Vela R, Vellone E, Buck HG. Understanding and Optimizing Family Caregiver Participation in Dyadic Research. Nursing Research 2022; 71(6): 477-482. doi: 10.1097/NNR.0000000000000609.
  15. Younas A, Cuoco A, Vellone E, Fàbregues S, Escalante Barrios EL, Durante A. Contextual Coding in Qualitative Research Involving Participants with Diverse Sociocultural Backgrounds. The Qualitative Report 2022; 27(11): 2509-2527. DOI 10.46743/2160-3715/2022.5702
  16. Vellone E, Rebora P, Iovino P, Ghizzardi G, Baricchi M, Alvaro R, Sili A, Barello S, Ausili D, Trenta AM, Pedroni C, Dellafiore F, Arrigoni C, Riegel B, Caruso R. Remote Motivational Interviewing to Improve Patient Self-care and Caregiver Contribution to Self-Care in Heart Failure (REMOTIVATE-HF): Rationale, Design, and Methodology for a Multicentre Randomised Controlled Trial. Research in Nursing & Health 2023; 46:190–202.DOI 10.1002/nur.22289
  17. Simonelli N, Bolgeo T, Iovino P, Di Matteo R, Maconi A, Vellone E. Self-care in coronary heart disease patient and caregiver dyads (HEARTS-IN-DYADS)-Protocol of a multicenter longitudinal study. Research in Nursing & Health. 2023: 46, 37–47; Doi: 10.1002/nur.22286.
  18. Uchmanowicz I, Wleklik M, Foster M, Olchowska-Kotala A, Vellone E, Kaluzna-Oleksy M, Szczepanowski R, Uchmanowicz B, Reczuch K, Jankowska EA. Digital health and modern technologies applied in patients with heart failure: Can we support patients' psychosocial well-being? Frontiers in Psychology. 2022 Sep 28;13:940088. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.940088.
  19. Shalev A, Ringel JB, Riegel B, Vellone E, Stawnychy MA, Safford M, Goyal P, Tsui E, Franzosa E, Reckrey J, Sterling M. Does Connectedness Matter? The Association Between Mutuality and Job Satisfaction Among Home Health Aides Caring for Adults With Heart Failure. Journal of Applied Gerontology 2023; 42(4):747-757; doi: 10.1177/07334648221146772.
  20. De Maria M, Lee CS, Matarese M, Vellone E, Lorini S, Ausili D. Dyadic Archetypes of Patient Self-Care and Caregiver Contribution to Self-Care in Dyads With Multiple Chronic Conditions: An Observational Study. Journal of Applied Gerontology 2023; 42(8):1809-1819; DOI 10.1177/07334648231159980.
  21. Figura M, Fraire M, Durante A, Cuoco A, Arcadi P, Alvaro R, Vellone E, Piervisani L. New frontiers for qualitative textual data analysis: a multimethod statistical approach. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing2023; 22(5):547-551. doi: 10.1093/eurjcn/zvad021. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36748993.
  22. Dellafiore F, Ghizzardi G, Vellone E, Magon A, Conte G, Baroni I, De Angeli G, Vangone I, Russo S, Stievano A, Arrigoni C, Caruso R. A Single-Center, Randomized Controlled Trial to Test the Efficacy of Nurse-Led Motivational Interviewing for Enhancing Self-Care in Adults with Heart Failure. Healthcare 2023, 11, 773. https://doi.org/10.3390/ healthcare11050773
  23. Iovino P, De Maria M, Corvese F, Giordano V, Alvaro R, Vellone E, Villa G. The influence of patient and caregiver depression on patient self-care and caregiver contribution to self-care in ostomy: A dyadic analysis. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 2023; 32: 6441–6449. DOI https:// doi.org/10.1111/jocn.16676
  24. Arapi A, Vellone E, Ivziku D, Duka B, Taci D, Notarnicola I, Stievano A, Rocco G, Prendi E, De Maria M. Psychometric Characteristics of the Self-Care of Chronic Illness Inventory in Older Adults Living in a Middle-Income Country. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2023, 20, 4714. https://doi.org/10.3390/ ijerph20064714
  25. Iovino P, Vellone E, Cedrone N, Riegel B. A Middle-Range Theory of Social Isolation in Chronic Illness. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2023, 20, 4940. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20064940
  26. Lacarbonara F, Di Nitto M, Biagioli V, Durante A, Sollazzo F, Torino F, Roselli M, Alvaro R, Vellone E. Development and Content Validity of the Self-Care of Oral Anticancer Agents Index (SCOAAI). Seminars in Oncology Nursing 2023; 39(3):151402, DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soncn.2023.151402
  27. Baricchi M, Vellone E, Caruso R, Arrigoni C, Dellafiore F, Ghizzardi G, Pedroni C, Pucciarelli G, Alvaro R, Iovino P. Technology-Delivered Motivational Interviewing to Improve Health Outcomes in Patients with Chronic Conditions. A Systematic Review of the Literature. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 2023; 22(3):227-235. doi: 10.1093/eurjcn/zvac071.
  28. De Maria M, Erba I, Ferro F, Ausili D, Matarese M, Vellone E. The influence of dyad sex combination on patient self-care and caregiver contribution to self-care in multiple chronic conditions: An observational study. Journal of Nursing Scholarship. 2023; 55:1008–1019. DOI: 10.1111/jnu.12895
  29. Sollazzo F, Di Nitto M, Rosito L, Torino F, Alvaro R, Lacarbonara F, Vellone E, Durante A. Caregivers’ contribution to self-care for patients treated with oral anticancer agents: A qualitative descriptive study. European Journal of Oncology Nursing. 2023; 64: 102327. DOI 10.1016/j.ejon.2023.102327.
  30. Uchmanowicz I, Rosano G, Piepoli MF, Vellone E, Czapla M, Lisiak M, Diakowska D, Prokopowicz1 A, Aleksandrowicz K, Nowak b, Wleklik M, Faulkner K. The concurrent impact of mild cognitive impairment and frailty syndrome in heart failure. Archives of Medical Science 2023; 19(4): 912–920. DOI: 10.5114/aoms/162369. 
  31. Pucciarelli G, Occhino G, Locatelli G, Baricchi M, Ausili D, Rebora P, Cammarano A, Alvaro R, Vellone E. The Effectiveness of a Motivational Interviewing Intervention on Mutuality Between Patients With Heart Failure and Their Caregivers: A Secondary Outcome Analysis of the MOTIVATE-HF Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal Cardiovascular Nursing 2024; 39(2):107-117. Doi: 10.1097/JCN.0000000000000991.
  32. Bolgeo T, Di Matteo R, Simonelli N, Molin AD, Lusignani M, Bassola B, Vellone E, Maconi A, Iovino P. Psychometric properties and measurement invariance of the 7-item General Anxiety Disorder scale (GAD-7) in an Italian coronary heart disease population. Journal of Affective Disorders. 2023; 334: 213-219. Doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2023.04.140.
  33. Locatelli G, Rebora P, Occhino G, Ausili D, Riegel B, Cammarano A, Uchmanowicz I, Alvaro R, Vellone E, Zeffiro V. The Impact of an Intervention to Improve Caregiver Contribution to Heart Failure Self-care on Caregiver Anxiety, Depression, Quality of Life, and Sleep. Journal Cardiovascular Nursing 2023; 38(4): 361–369;doi: 10.1097/JCN.0000000000000998. PMID: 37204336.
  34. Lee GA, Durante A, Baker EE, Vellone E, Caggianelli G, Dellafiore F, Khan M, Khatib R. Patients' perceptions on the facilitators and barriers using injectable therapies in dyslipidaemia: An empirical qualitative descriptive international study. Journal of Advanced Nursing 2023;79(12):4687-4696. DOI: 10.1111/jan.15739
  35. Wang W, Gianluca P, Mei Y, Zhang Z, Vellone E. The Dyadic Self-care Experience of Stroke Survivors and Their Caregivers: A Qualitative Descriptive Study. Health Expectations 2023; 26(6):2325-2339. doi: 10.1111/hex.13838.
  36. Cuoco A, Younas A, Boyne J, Juarez-Vela R, Rice BM, Vellone E, Durante A. Perception and Challenges of Time Management for Caregivers of People with Heart Failure A Qualitative Study. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. 2023; In press. DOI: 10.1097/JCN.0000000000001027
  37. Spitaletta G, Biagioli V, Greco F, Mascolo R, Liburdi A, Manzi G, Gawronski O, Ricci R, Tiozzo E, Vellone E, Grimaldi Capitello T, Salata M, Raponi M, Dall'Oglio I; Self-care CYP Study Group. Self-care in children and young people with complex chronic conditions: a qualitative study using Emotional Text Mining. Frontiers in Pediatrics. 2023 Jul 28;11:1170268. doi: 10.3389/fped.2023.1170268. PMID: 37576150; PMCID: PMC10420086.
  38. Wang W, Wang X, Vellone E, Zhang Z. Effectiveness of a smartphone-enabled dyadic self-care programme (SDSCP) for stroke survivors and caregivers: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 2023;13(9):e073016. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-073016.
  39. Locatelli G, Iovino P, Pasta A, Jurgens CY, Vellone E, Riegel B. Cluster analysis of heart failure patients based on their psychological and physical symptoms and predictive analysis of cluster membership. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 2024;80:1380–1392 doi: 10.1111/jan.15890.
  40. Amato C, Iovino C, Longobucco Y, Salvaro E, Diaz RG, Castiglione S, Guadagno MG, Vellone E, Rasero L. Reciprocal associations between beliefs about medicines, health locus of control and adherence to immunosuppressive medication in allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant patients: Findings from the ADE-TRAM study. European Journal of Oncology Nursing 2023; 67: 102410. DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejon.2023.102410.
  41. Durante A, Younas A, Cuoco A, Boyne J, Rice BM, Juarez-Vela R, Zeffiro V, Vellone E. Burden among informal caregivers of individuals with heart failure: A mixed methods study. PLoS One. 2023 Nov 17;18(11):e0292948. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0292948.
  42. Nuccio E, Petrosino F, Simeone S, Alvaro R, Vellone E, Pucciarelli G. The needs and difficulties during the return to work after a stroke: a systematic review and meta-synthesis of qualitative studies. Disability and Rehabilitation, In Press, DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2023.2287016
  43. Younas A, Di Nitto M, Cuoco A, Brawner-Rice , Boyne J, Juarez-Vela R, Vellone E, Graven LJ, Dal Molin A, Durante A. Perceived Social Support and Associated Factors among Caregivers of Individuals with Heart Failure: A Convergent Mixed Methods Study. Health & Social Care in the Community, 2023, 5550987. doi:10.1155/2023/5550987
  44. Jędrzejczyk M, Guzak B, Czapla M, Ross C, Vellone E, Juzwiszyn J, Chudiak A, Sadowski M, Uchmanowicz I. Rationing of nursing care in Internal Medicine Departments-a cross-sectional study. BMC Nursing 2023 Dec 4;22(1):455. doi: 10.1186/s12912-023-01617-x. PMID: 38044434; PMCID: PMC10694866.
  45. Lee CS, Freedland KE, Jaarsma T, Strömberg A, Vellone E,  Dickson Page S, Westland H, Pettersson S, van Rijn M, Aryal S, Belfiglio A, Wiebe D, Riegel B. Patterns of self-care decision-making and associated factors: A cross-sectional observational study, International Journal of Nursing Studies 2024; 150:104665; DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2023.104665.
  46. Durante A, Vellone E, Younas A, Juarez-Vela R, Boyne J, Piredda M, De Maria M. Psychometric testing of the Care Dependency Scale in patients with heart failure and their caregivers. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nuring. 2024 In Press. doi: 10.1093/eurjcn/zvad117.
  47. Jaarsma T, Kato NP, Klompstra L, Ben Gal T, Boyne J, Hägglund E, Vellone E, Hagenow A, Evangelista LS, Mårtensson J, Strömberg A. Changes over time in patient-reported outcomes in patients with heart failure. ESC Heart Failure 2024; 11(2):811-818. doi: 10.1002/ehf2.14648. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38158757.
  48. Figura M, Arcadi P, Vellone E, Pucciarelli G, Simeone S, Piervisani L, Alvaro R. Living in a multicultural context: Health and integration from the perspective of undocumented Mediterranean migrants, residents, and stakeholders in Italy. A qualitative-multimethod study. Journal of Advanced Nursing 2024 Jan 7. doi: 10.1111/jan.16036. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38186236.
  49. Mazzotta R, Durante A, Bressan V, Cuoco A, Vellone E, Alvaro R, Bulfone G. Perceptions of nursing staff and students regarding attrition: a qualitative study. International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship. 2024;21(1): 20230081. https://doi.org/10.1515/ijnes-2023-0081
  50. Iozzo P, Spina N, Cannizzaro G, Gambino V, Patinella A, Bambi S, Vellone E, Alvaro R, Latina R. Association between Boarding of Frail Individuals in the Emergency Department and Mortality: A Systematic Review. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2024; 13(5):1269. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13051269
  51. Riegel B, Dickson Page S, Aryal S, Lee CS, Belfiglio A, Freedland KE, Stromberg A, Vellone E, Westland H, van Rijn MM, Pettersson S, Wiebe DJ, Jaarsma T. Symptom characteristics, perceived causal attributions, and contextual factors influencing self-care behaviors: An ecological daily assessment study of adults with chronic illness. Patient Education and Counseling 2024; 123:108227. DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2024.108227.
  52. Cilluffo S, Bassola B, Pucciarelli G, Vellone E, Clari M, Dimonte V, Lusignani M. Mutuality between nurses and patients with chronic illnesses: A cross-sectional descriptive study. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences 2024; 38(2): 487-495; doi: 10.1111/scs.13251.
  53. Caggianelli G, Alivernini F, Chirico A, Iovino P, Lucidi F, Uchmanowicz I, Rasero L, Alvaro R, Vellone E. The relationship between caregiver contribution to self-care and patient quality of life in heart failure: A longitudinal mediation analysis. PLoS One. 2024 Mar 12;19(3):e0300101. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0300101. PMID: 38470867.
  54. Magi CE, Bambi S, Rasero L, Longobucco Y, El Aoufy K, Amato C, Vellone E, Bonaccorsi G, Lorini C, Iovino P. Health Literacy and Self-Care in Patients with Chronic Illness: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Protocol. Healthcare 2024, 12, 762. https:// doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12070762
  55. Ambrosca R, Bolgeo T, Zeffiro V, Alvaro R, Vellone E, Pucciarelli G. The Role of Spirituality in Stroke Survivors and Their Caregivers: A Systematic Review. Journal of Religion and Health 2024 In Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-024-02029-0
  56. Bartoli D, Petrizzo A, Vellone E, Alvaro R, Pucciarelli G. Impact of telehealth on stroke survivor–caregiver dyad in at-home rehabilitation: A systematic review. Journal of Advanced Nursing 2024; In press. DOI: 10.1111/jan.16177
  57. Locatelli G, Iovino P, Jurgens CY, Alvaro R, Uchmanowicz I, Rasero L, Riegel B, Vellone E. The Influence of Caregiver Contribution to Self-care on Symptom Burden in Patients With Heart Failure and the Mediating Role of Patient Self-care: A Longitudinal Mediation Analysis. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 2024; 39(3): 255–265 doi: 10.1097/JCN.0000000000001024.
  58. Gravante F, Trotta F, Latina S, Simeone S, Alvaro R, Vellone E, Pucciarelli G. Quality of life in ICU survivors and their relatives with post-intensive care syndrome: A systematic review. Nursing in Critical Care. 2024 In Press; doi: 10.1111/nicc.13077.
  59. Trotta F, Petrosino F, Pucciarelli G, Alvaro R, Vellone E, Bartoli D. Reliability and validity of the training satisfaction questionnaire for family members (TSQ-FM) entering the ICU during an isolation disease outbreak. Heart & Lung 2024; 66: 37–45. DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2024.03.004
  60. Cilluffo S, Bassola B, Lyons KS, Lee CS, Vellone E, Pucciarelli G, Clari M, Dimonte V, Lusignani M. The role of nurse–patient mutuality on self-care behaviours in patients with chronic illness. Journal of Clinical Nursing 2024 In Press. DOI: 10.1111/jocn.17181
  61. Cilluffo S, Bassola B, Pucciarelli G, Vellone E, Clari M, Dimonte V, Lusignani M. Mutuality between nurses and patients with chronic illnesses: A cross-sectional descriptive study. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences. 2024; 38: 487–495. https://doi.org/10.1111/scs.13251
  62. Lee GA, Durante A, Baker EE, Vellone E, Caggianelli G, Dellafiore F, Khan M, Khatib, R. Healthcare professionals’ perspectives on use of PCSK9 inhibitors in cardiovascular disease: an in-depth qualitative study. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing,  2024 In Press https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjcn/zvae081
  63. Arcadi P, Figura M, Simeone S, Pucciarelli G, Vellone E, Alvaro R. The Health of a Migrant Population: A Phenomenological Study of the Experience of Refugees and Asylum Seekers in a Multicultural Context. Nursing Reports 2024, 14, 1388–1401. https://doi.org/ 10.3390/nursrep14020104
  64. Di Matteo R, Bolgeo T, Dal Molin A, Bassola B, Lusignani M, Maconi A, Rasero L, Vellone E, Iovino P. Self-care behaviours and their determinants in people affected by coronary heart disease. Journal of Clinical Nursing 2024; In Press. DOI 10.1111/jocn.17299
  65. Iovino P, D'Angelo D, Vellone E, Ruggeri M. A cost-effectiveness analysis of community nurse-led self-care education for heart failure patients. Collegian 2024; In press. DOI: 10.1016/j.colegn.2024.05.003
  66. Zannetti EB, Cittadini N, Iovino P, De Maria M, D'Angelo D, Pennini A, Vellone E, Tarantino U, Alvaro R. Factors That Influence Quality of Life in Postmenopausal Osteoporotic Women With Nonvertebral Fractures: The Guardian Angel Multicenter Longitudinal Study. Orthopedic Nursing2024; 43(3):151-157. doi: 10.1097/NOR.0000000000001028. Epub 2024 Apr 7. PMID: 38861745.

 

Editorials, Commentaries and Letters to the Editor

 

  1. Barbaranelli C, Lee CS, Vellone E, Riegel B. The Problem with Cronbach's Alpha: Comment on Sijtsma and van der Ark (2015). Nursing Research 2015;64(2): 140-145. DOI: 10.1097/NNR.0000000000000079
  2. Vellone E. Nursing science and prevention. Biomedicine and Prevention 2016; 0(0): 9-10. DOI 10.19252/000000025
  3. Vellone E. First steps towards a theory of caregiver contribution to self-care in heart failure. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 2017; 32(6):584-586 DOI: 10.1097/JCN.0000000000000404
  4. Lee G, Marques E, Vellone E, Stromberg A, Hopstock L, Tagney J, Khatib R, O’Donnell S, Svavarsdottir MH, Goossens E, Andreae C. Post-Doctoral Mentorship Award – have you considered applying? European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 2017; 16(8):658. DOI 10.1177/14745151177138
  5. Vellone E. Cognitively impaired patients with heart failure may not perceive weight gain as a risk for decompensation. Evidence Based Nursing 2017; 20(4): 115-116. DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/eb-2016-102597
  6. Vellone E, Dellafiore F, Chung ML, Alvaro R. Mutuality and self-care in heart failure patient and caregiver dyads. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 2017; In press. DOI 10.1177/1474515117740482
  7. Buck HG, Bekelman D, Cameron J, Chung M, Hooker S, Pucciarelli G, Stromberg A, Riegel B, Vellone E. A body of work, a missed opportunity: dyadic research in older adults. Journal of American Geriatrics Society 2019; In Press DOI: 10.1111/jgs.15749
  8. Durante A, Vellone E. Cardiovascular nursing research in Italy. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. May 2019 https://journals.sagepub.com/page/cnu/Landing-Page-Italian-Collection
  9. Riegel B, Jaarsma T, Stromberg A, Vellone E. Self-management and self-care, two sides of the same coin. BMJ Open. https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/9/7/e027775.responses
  10. Ausili D, Vellone E, Dickson VV, Lee CS, Riegel B. Letter to Editor Re: Tulu, Cook, Oman, Meek, and Gudina's article, Chronic disease self-care: A concept analysis (2021). Nurs Forum. 2022; 57(3):497-499. Doi: 10.1111/nuf.12689.
  11. Caggianelli G, Iovino P, Rebora P, Ausili D, Alvaro R, Riegel B, Vellone E. Suggestions to Improve Research on Motivational Interviewing for Heart Failure Self-care: Insights From Study Experiences. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 2022; 37(5): 437-438. doi: 10.1097/JCN.0000000000000894.
  12. Riegel B, Westland H, Freedland KE, Lee CS, Stromberg A, Vellone E, Jaarsma T. Operational definition of self-care interventions for adults with chronic illness. International Journal of Nursing Studies 2022; 129: 104231. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2022.104231
  13. Iovino P, Vellone E. Self-care of patients with coronary heart disease: a commentary on various suboptimal behaviours highlighted by a longitudinal study. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. In press. DOI: 10.1093/eurjcn/zvae074

 

Abstract in riviste

 

 

  1. Vellone E, Piras G, Venturini G, Alvaro R. Positive and negative impact in caring for older people living in Sardinia, Italy. Journal of Clinical Nursing 2010; 19 (Suppl. 1): 131.
  2. Vellone E, Venturini G, Caramia M, Alvaro R. Preliminary results from the reliability and validity of the stroke impact scale in Italy. Journal of Clinical Nursing 2010; 19 (Suppl. 1): 85.
  3. D'Angelo, Mastroianni C, Casale G, Carbonara L, Vellone E, Alvaro R, Latina R, Piredda M, De Marinis MG (2011). Transitions in Care During a Palliative Care Program: Distribution and Associated Factors. European Journal of Cancer 2011; 47, S318. 
  4. Vellone E, Savini S, Simeone S, Barbato N, Carovillano G, Caramia MD, Alvaro R. Stroke survivors who like art have a better quality of life than those who do not. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 2012; 11(sup.1): 50.
  5. Vellone E, Riegel B, Cocchieri A, D'Agostino F, Rocco G, Alvaro R. The contribution of caregivers to self-care in heart failure: development of an instrument. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 2012; 11(supp. 1): S8.
  6. Vellone E, Riegel B, Cocchieri A, Fida R, D'Agostino F, Rocco G, Alvaro R. The relationship between self-care maintenance and self-care management in heart failure: a structural equation modeling. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 2012; 11(supp. 1): S33-S34.
  7. Savini S, Vellone E, Simeone S, Fida R, Dickson VV, Rocco G, Alvaro R. Psychometric properties of the Italian version of the Stroke Impact Scale 3.0. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 2013; 12 (Supp. 1): S12-S13.
  8. Cocchieri A, Vellone E, Riegel B, Rocco G, Alvaro R. Self-care behaviors in Italian patients with heart failure. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 2013; 12: S11.
  9. Vellone E, Cocchieri A, Chung ML, Rocco G, Alvaro R. The relationship between self-care and quality of life in heart failure patients and spousal caregivers: a dyadic analysis. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 2013; 12: s47-s48.
  10. Vellone E, Jaarsma T, Cocchieri A, Chialà O, Fida R, Rocco G, Alvaro R. The value of an exercise advice in hearth failure patients. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 2013; 12: S53-S54.
  11. D'Angela D, Cursano R, D'arpino A, De Gennaro E, Giorgi S, Lattarulo M, Piacentini P, Rocco G, Spandonaro F, Testa T, Vellone E (2013). Gestione del rischio chimico da antiblastici: un'analisi a support delle decisioni in sanita'. Giornale Italiano di Farmacia Clinica2013; 27: 376.
  12. Vellone E, AlvaroR, Fida R, Rocco G, Spatola CF, Cocchieri A, Riegel B. Self-Care Confidence Mediates the Relationship Between Cognition and Self-Care Behaviors in Adults With Heart Failure. Circulation 2013; 128(22 Supp): A16531.
  13. Dickson VV, Buck HG, Vellone E, Riegel B. Self-Efficacy Moderates the Relationship of Comorbidity and Self-Care in Heart Failure Patients. Circulation 2013; 128(22 Supp): A17863
  14. Bidwell JT, Lee CS, Lyons KS, Hiatt SO, Alvaro R, Vellone E, Riegel B. Patient-, caregiver-, and relationship-level characteristics influence heart failure self-care maintenance behaviors in patient-caregiver dyads. Journal of Cardiac Failure 2014; 20(8 Suppl): S11. DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2014.06.040
  15. Bidwell JT, Vellone E, Lyons KS, Hiatt SO, Alvaro R, Riegel B, Lee CS. Abstract 12062: Patient and Caregiver Heart Failure Symptom Response Behaviors in 364 Patient-Caregiver Dyads. Circulation 2014; 130(Suppl 2): A12062 http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/130/Suppl_2/A12062.abstract
  16. Vellone E, Buck HG, Dickson VV, Fida R, D’Agostino F, Alvaro R, Riegel B. How comorbidity, self-care confidence and self-care behaviors interact to predict hospitalization in heart failure patients. European Journal of Heart Failure 2015; 17(Supp. 1): 301.
  17. Vellone E, Lee CS, Lyons KS, D’Agostino F, Bidwell JT, Hiatt SO, Buck HG, Alvaro R, Riegel B. How patient-caregiver dyads controbute to self-care in heart failure: typologies and characteristics. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 2015; 14(Supp. 1): 8-9.
  18. Vellone E, Bidwell JT, Lyons KS, D’Agostino F, Hiatt SO, Juarez-Vela R, Alvaro R, Riegel B, Lee CS. Patient-caregiver dyadic determinants of of self-care maintenance and self-care management in heart failure. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 2015; 14(Supp. 1): 73-74.
  19. Greco A, Sala M, Pancani L, Baretta D, D’Addario M, Petruzzo A, Alvaro R, Steca P, Vellone E. The Caregiver Burden Inventory in evaluating the burden of heart failure patients' caregivers: a multicenter study. European Journal of Heart Failure 2016; 18 (Supp. 1): 314.
  20. Ausili D, Rebora P, Di Mauro S, Riegel B, Paturzo M, Alvaro R, Vellone E. Socio-demographic and clinical determinants of poor self-care in patients with heart failure and diabetes mellitus.  European Journal of Heart Failure 2016; 18 (Supp. 1): 497.
  21. Vellone E, Pancani L, Greco A, D’Addario M, Steca P, Riegel B. Self-care confidence totally mediates the influence of simple attention and working memory on self-care in adults with heart failure. European Journal of Heart Failure 2016; 18 (Supp. 1): 151-152.
  22. Paturzo M, Berto L, Petruzzo A, Mottola A, Cohen MZ, Alvaro R, Vellone E. The lived experience of adults with heart failure: a phenomenological study. European Journal of Heart Failure 2016; 18 (Supp. 1): 152.
  23. Durante A, Gianino MM, Sperlinga R, Vellone E. The effect of therapeutic education on self-care in patients with heart failure and implantable cardioverter defibrillator: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. European Journal of Heart Failure 2016; 18 (Supp. 1): 401.
  24. Greco A, Sala M, Pancani L, Alvaro R, Paturzo M, Petruzzo A, Steca P, Vellone E. Determinants of burden in caregivers of heart failure patients: a multicenter study. Minerva Cardioangiologica 2016; 64 (Supp. 1): 47.
  25. Paturzo M, Bertò L, Petruzzo M, Cohen MZ, Alvaro R, Vellone E. Come è vivere con lo scompenso cardiaco? Il vissuto esperienziale dei pazienti.  Minerva Cardioangiologica 2016; 64 (Supp. 1): 162.
  26. Vellone E, Cocchieri A, Paturzo M, Riegel B, Jaarsma T, Stromberg A, Alvaro R, Lee CS. Poor heart failure symptom response is associated with an increased risk of death and emergent healthcare utilization. European Heart Journal 2016; 37(Supp. 1): 1340.
  27. Dellafiore F, Paturzo M, Petruzzo A, D’Agostino F, Barbaranelli C, Caruso R, Alvaro R, Vellone E. Validity and reliability of the mutuality scale in heart failure patient and caregiver dyads. European Heart Journal2017; 38 (suppl_1), ehx502.P2474-ehx2502.P2474. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehx502.P2474
  28. Paturzo M, Petruzzo A, D'Agostino F, Barbaranelli C, Alvaro R, Vellone E. The Caregiver Preparedness Scale is valid and reliable to measure preparedness in caregivers of heart failure patients. European Heart Journal 2017; 38 (suppl_1), ehx502.1253-ehx1502.1253. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehx502.1253
  29. Durante A, Juarez-Vela R, Boyne J, Vellone E. Needs and burden of informal heart failure caregivers: the HF2Care study. European Journal of Heart Failure 2018; 20 (Supp. 1): 592. DOI: doi:10.1002/ejhf.1197
  30. Mogle J, Juarez R, Vellone E, Buck H. Engaging informal caregivers in clinical research: using dyadic information to predict who will participate. Innovation in Aging 2018; 2, (Supp. 1): 126. DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igy023.462
  31. Iovino P, Vellone E, De Maria M, Lorini S, Ausili D, Matarese M, Riegel B. Abstract 13443: Influence of Depression on Self-Care Behaviors in Older Adults With Multiple Chronic Conditions: A Multivariate Analysis. Circulation 2019;140 (Supp. 1):A13443 https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/abs/10.1161/circ.140.suppl_1.13443
  32. Iovino P, Matarese M, Vellone E, Ausili D, De Maria M, Lyons K, Lee CS, Lorini S, Riegel B. Abstract 13330: Sociodemographic and Clinical Determinants of Self-Care and Caregiver Contribution to Self-Care in a Context of Multiple Chronic Conditions. Circulation. 2019; 140  (Supp. 1): A13330. https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/abs/10.1161/circ.140.suppl_1.13330
  33. Durante A, Biagioli V, Petruzzo A, Emberti Gialloreti L, Vellone E, Alvaro R. Relazione tra preparazione, ansia, depressione e qualità di vita nei caregivers di pazienti affetti da scompenso cardiac. Giornale Italiano di Cardiologia. 2019; 20 (Supp. 1): 258S.
  34. Iovino P, Vellone E, Ausili D, De Maria M, Lyons KS, Lee CS, Lorini S, Riegel B, Matarese M. Determinanti sociodemografici e clinici del selfcare e del contributo del caregiver al self-care nei pazienti anziani con malattie cardiovascolari e malattie croniche multiple. Giornale Italiano di Cardiologia. 2019; 20 (Supp. 1): 259S.
  35. Iovino P, Riegel B, De Maria M, Lorini S, Ausili D, Matarese M, Alvaro R, Vellone E. L’influenza della depressione sui comportamenti di self-care nei pazienti anziani con malattie cardiovascolari e malattie croniche multiple. Giornale Italiano di Cardiologia. 2019; 20 (Supp. 1): 260S.
  36. Pucciarelli G, Lyons KS, Simeone S, Alvaro R, Lee CS, Vellone E. Abstract WP463: Moderator Role of Preparedness on the Association Between Depression and Quality of Life in Stroke Survivor-Caregiver Dyads. Stroke, 2020; 51 (Supp 1): WP463. https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/str.51.suppl_1.WP463
  37. SterlingMR, Barbaranelli C, Riegel B, StawnychyM, RingelJ, Cho J, Vellone E. Abstract 223: The Role of Confidence in Home Care Workers' Contribution to Heart Failure Patients' Self-care: Testing a Structural Equation Model. Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes 2020; 13 (Supp. 1) A223. DOI: 10.1161/hcq.13.suppl_1.223
  38. Riegel B, Westland H, Iovino P, Barelds I, Slot JB, Stawnychy MA, Osokpo OH, Tarbi E, Trappenburg J, Vellone E, Stromberg A and JAARSMA T. Abstract 13773: Applied Behavior Change Techniques in Self-care Interventions for Patients With a Chronic Condition. Circulation. 2020;142(Supp. 3): A13773-A13773.
  39. Stawnychy MA, Vellone E, Zeffiro V and Riegel BJ. Abstract 13276: Dyad Gender and Relationship Quality Are Related to Heart Failure Self-care Maintenance. Circulation. 2020;142(Supp. 3): A13276-A13276.
  40. Ferro F, De Maria M, Vellone E, Ausili D, Matarese M. Abstract 16318: Care Dyadic Types in Patients With Multiple Chronic Conditions and Their Caregivers. Circulation. 2020;142(Supp. 3):A16318-A16318.
  41. Stawnychy MA, Zeffiro V, Iovino P, Vellone E, Riegel B. Abstract 13356: Who Doesn't Respond to Motivational Interviewing for Heart Failure Self-care? Circulation. 2020;142(Supp. 3): A13356-A13356.
  42. Pucciarelli G, Simeone S, Brugnera A, Greco A, Petrizzo A, Vellone E, Alvaro R. Abstract P832: Stroke Disease-Specific Quality of Life Trajectories After Rehabilitation Discharge and Their Sociodemographic and Clinical Predictors: A Longitudinal, Multicenter Study. Stroke 2021; 52: Supp 1. AP832; DOI: 10.1161/str.52.suppl_1.P832Stroke.
  43. Caggianelli G, Iovino P, Rebora P, Occhino G, Zeffiro V, Locatelli G, Ausili D, Alvaro R, Riegel B, Vellone E. A motivational interviewing intervention improves the burden of physical symptoms in patients with heart failure: A secondary outcome analysis of a randomized clinical trial. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 2021; 20: Supp. 1 zvab060.101, DOI: 10.1093/eurjcn/zvab060.101
  44. Trenta AM, Belloni S, Ausili D, Caruso R, Arrigoni C, Vellone E, Moro E, Dellafiore F. The lived experience of patients with a left ventricular assist device during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 2021; 20, Supp. 1, July 2021, zvab060.014, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjcn/zvab060.014
  45. Durante A, Younas A, Cuoco A, Boyne J, Juarez-Vela R, Brawner B, Vellone E. Resilience among caregivers of patients with heart failure: a convergent mixed methods study, European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 2021; 20, Supp. 1, July 2021, zvab060.096, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjcn/zvab060.096
  46. Iovino P, Rebora P, Occhino G, Zeffiro V, Caggianelli G, Ausili D, Alvaro R, Riegel B, Vellone E. Does motivational interviewing reduce health services use and mortality in heart failure patients? A secondary analysis of the MOTIVATE-HF trial. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 2021; 20: Supplement_1, July 2021, zvab060.093, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjcn/zvab060.093
  47. Lacarbonara, F, Di Nitto M, Sollazzo F, Biagioli V, Durante A, Torino F, Alvaro R, Vellone E. Development and content validity of the self-care of oral anticancer agents index. Annals of Oncology, 2021; 32 (Supp. 5): S1261. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annonc.2021.08.639
  48. Sollazzo F, Di Nitto M, Biagioli V, Pucciarelli G, Torino F, Alvaro R, Vellone E. A systematic review of self-care behaviours among patients with cancer who take oral anticancer agents. Annals of Oncology, 2021; 32 (Supp. 5): S1261-S1262. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annonc.2021.08.642.
  49. Di Nitto M, Durante A, Sollazzo F, , Biagioli V, Rosito L, Torino F, Alvaro R, Vellone E. Describing self-care behaviours in cancer patients taking oral anticancer agents. Annals of Oncology, 2021; 32 (Supp. 5): S1260. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annonc.2021.08.637
  50. Durante A, Younas A, Cuoco A, Zeffiro V, Brawner B, Boyne J, Juarez-Vela R, Vellone E (2021). Abstract 10933: Informal Caregivers’ Burden and Its Predictors in Heart Failure: A Mixed Methods Study. Circulation, vol. 144, p. A10933-A, ISSN: 0009-7322
  51. Shalev A, Ringel J, Safford MM, Riegel B, Franzosa E, Vellone E, Tsui E, Goyal P, Stawnychy M, Reckrey J, Sterling MR (2021). Abstract 9465: Does Connectedness Matter: The Association Between Mutuality and Job Satisfaction Among Home Health Aides Caring for Adults with Heart Failure. Circulation, vol. 144, p. A9465, ISSN: 0009-7322, doi: 10.1161/circ.144.suppl_1.9465
  52. Stawnychy MA, Vellone E, Zeffiro V, Riegel B (2021). Abstract 9906: Not All Heart Failure Patients Are Men, Not All Caregivers Are Women: Comparing Differences by Gender. Circulation,vol. 144, p. A9906, ISSN: 0009-7322, doi: 10.1161/circ.144.suppl_1.9906
  53. Iovino P, Baricchi M, Ghizzardi G, Trenta AM, Caruso R, Arrigoni C, Pedroni C, Dellafiore F, Pucciarelli G, Vellone E. Technology-Delivered Motivational Interviewing Interventions for Patients With Cardiovascular Diseases-A Systematic Review. Circulation, 144 (Suppl_1), A12984-A12984.
  54. Locatelli G, Zeffiro V, Occhino G, Rebora P, Caggianelli G, Ausili D, Alvaro R, Riegel B, Vellone E. Motivational Interviewing improves caregiver self-efficacy in heart failure: a secondary outcome analysis of the MOTIVATE-HF trial, European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 2022; 21, Supplement_1, July 2022, zvac060.014, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjcn/zvac060.014
  55. Locatelli G, Rebora P, Occhino G, Ausili D, Riegel B, Vellone E, Alvaro R. An intervention to improve caregiver self-efficacy and contribution to self-care does not affect caregiver anxiety, depression, quality of life and sleep. Secondary outcome analysis of MOTIVATE-HF RCT, European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 2022; 21, Supplement_1, July 2022, zvac060.015, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjcn/zvac060.015
  56. Westland H, Van Rijn MM, Page S, Wiebe DJ, Freedland KE, Lee C, Vellone E, Aryal S, Stromberg A, Jaarsma T, Riegel B. Self-care recommended by clinicians in patients with heart failure or type 2 diabetes: a Delphi study, European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 2022; 21, Supplement_1, July 2022, zvac060.069, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjcn/zvac060.069
  57. Page SD, Wiebe DJ, Freedland KE, Lee C, Vellone E, Westland H, Van Rijn M, Aryal S,Stromberg A, Jaarsma T, Riegel B. A mobile phone app for obtaining daily reports of symptoms, self-care, and decision making. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 2022; 21, Supplement_1, July 2022, zvac060.108, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjcn/zvac060.108
  58. Cuoco A, Durante A, Alvaro R, Vellone E. How deep is your involvement? Caregiver Contribution to self-care in heart failure: A content qualitative analysis with magnitude coding. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 2022; 21, Supplement_1, July 2022, zvac060.085, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjcn/zvac060.085
  59. Juarez-Vela R, Vellone E, Durante A, De Maria M, Di Nitto M, Gea-Caballero VA, Santolalla-Arnedo I, Benavent-Cervera JV, Rubio-Gracia J, Antonio-Oriola R. Psychometric Validation of the Spanish Version of the Caregiver Contribution to Self-Care of Heart Failure Index ( CC-SCHFI). European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 2022; 21, Supplement_1, July 2022, zvac060.020, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjcn/zvac060.020
  60. Iovino P, Locatelli G, Alvaro R, Riegel B, Jurgens CJ, Vellone E. A cluster analysis of psychological and physical symptoms in patients with heart failure, European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 2022; 21, Supplement_1, July 2022, zvac060.075, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjcn/zvac060.075
  61. Iovino P, D'Angelo D, Vellone E, Ruggeri M. The cost-effectiveness of nurse-led self-care interventions in patients with heart failure, European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 2022; 21, Supplement_1, July 2022, zvac060.073, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjcn/zvac060.0731.
  62. Riegel B, Page S, Aryal S, et al. Demographic and condition-specific factors influencing how symptoms are experienced over time: results of the MOMENT study. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. 2023;22(Supplement_1)doi:10.1093/eurjcn/zvad064.085
  63. Saurini M, Erba I, Ferro F, et al. Caregiver contributions to general and specific self-care of patients affected by heart failure and other chronic conditions. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. 2023;22(Supplement_1)doi:10.1093/eurjcn/zvad064.114
  64. Erba I, Ferro F, Saurini M, et al. How patients affected by heart failure and other chronic conditions perform general and specific self-care behaviors. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. 2023;22(Supplement_1)doi:10.1093/eurjcn/zvad064.112
  65. Erba I, Matarese M, Ausili D, Vellone E. Clinical use of voice measurement in patients with heart failure: study protocol. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. 2023;22(Supplement_1)doi:10.1093/eurjcn/zvad064.115
  66. Locatelli G, Iovino P, Jurgens CY, Alvaro R, Uchmanowicz I, Rasero L, Riegel BJ, Vellone E. Abstract 15239: Patient Self-Care Mediates the Relationship Between Caregiver Contributions and Symptom Burden in Heart Failure. Circulation. 2023;148(Suppl_1):A15239-A15239. doi:doi:10.1161/circ.148.suppl_1.15239
  67. Ciriaci D, Di Nitto M, Cuoco A, Dal Molin A, Vellone E, Durante A. Mindfulness e realtà virtuale per ridurre lo stress nei caregiver di persone con patologie croniche e cardiovascolari: insights dalla letteratura. Giornale Italiano di Cardiologia 2013; 24(12, Suppl. 2): A176
  68. Gravante F, Trotta F, Latina S, Vellone E, Alvaro R, Simeone S. Pucciarelli G. Post-intensive care syndrome after cardiac surgery: a literature review. Giornale Italiano di Cardiologia 2013; 24(12, Suppl. 2): A186
  69. Sanna GD, Iovino P, Caggianelli G, Vellone E. Effects of virtual reality on rehabilitation in patients with heart failure (virtual-hf): a protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Giornale Italiano di Cardiologia 2013; 24(12, Suppl. 2): A975

 

 

 

Capitoli di Libri

  1. Vellone E, Corbo MI. Alcuni aspetti di nursing geriatrico: igiene personale, abbigliamento, mobilizzazione, alimentazione. In: Caretta F, Petrini M, Bernabei R (eds) La cura della persona anziana; manuale per gli operatori geriatrici (vol. 2). Roma: CEPSAG - Centro Promozione e Sviluppo dell’Assistenza Geriatria; 2001.
  2. Alvaro A, Antonetti G, Pennini A, Rizzo C, Rocco G, Vellone E. La formazione universitaria e l’ECM. In: Deiana C, Rocco G, Silvestro A (eds). Guida all’esercizio della professione di Infermiere. Torino: C.G. Edizioni Medico Scientifiche.
  3. Alvaro R, Macale L, Scialò G, Vellone E. Il laboratorio dei gesti (o skill lab). In: Cristofori E, Delli Poggi A, Serreni P (eds). Il laboratorio professionale della formazione, vol. 2, Metodi, tecniche e applicazioni. Milano: Casa Editrice Ambrosiana (pag. 109 – 120) ISBN 978-8808-68002-0
  4. D’Agostino F, Zeffiro V, Cocchieri A, Vanalli M, Ausili D, Vellone E, Zega M, Alvaro R.  (2019). Impact of an Electronic Nursing Documentation System on the Nursing Process Accuracy. In: Di Mascio T. et al. (eds) Methodologies and Intelligent Systems for Technology Enhanced Learning, 8th International Conference. MIS4TEL 2018. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 804. Springer, Cham; Volume 804, Pag. 247-252
  5. Vellone E, Riegel, B, Alvaro R. The situation-specific theory of caregiver contributions to hert failure self-care. In Im EO, Meleis AI (eds). Situation specific theories: development, utilization and evaluation in nursing. Springer Nature Switzerland AG, 2021, Pag. 193-206. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-63223-6_14; ISBN 978-3-030-63222-9
  6. Neubeck L, Lira TM, Vellone E, Fitzsimons D, Dullaghan L, Sanders J. Delivery high quality cardiovascular care. In C. Jennings, F Astin, D Fitszimons, E Lambrinou, L Neubeck DR Thompson (eds). The ESC textbook of Cardiovascular Nursing. Oxford: Oxford University Press (pag. 29 – 53), 2021; ISBN 978-0-19-884931-5 DOI: 10.1093/med/9780198849315.001.0001 
  7. Vellone E, Iovino P. Self-care nelle malattie croniche: dalla teoria alla ricerca. In S. Scalorbi, Y Longobucco, A, Trentin (Eds). (2022). Infermieristica preventive, di famiglia e di comunità. Milano: McGraw-Hill (pag. 53-57)
  8. Mazzotta R, Durante A, Zeffiro V, Maurici M, Vellone E, Alvaro R, Bulfon, G. (2023). Nursing Students’ Perceptions of Virtual Simulation in Nursing Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Proposal for a Validation Protocol and Cross-Sectional Study. Paper presented at the Methodologies and Intelligent Systems for Technology Enhanced Learning, Workshops, 12th International Conference, Cham.

 

 

 

 

Libri

  1. Vellone E, Sciuto M (eds). La ricerca bibliografica. Applicazioni nel nursing e nelle scienze sanitarie. Milano: McGraw-Hill; 2001.
  2. D’Aliesio L, Vellone E, Rega ML, Galletti C. La Ricerca infermieristica. Manuale introduttivo. Roma: Carocci Faber, 2007.
  3. Vellone E, Piredda, M (eds). La ricerca bibliografica. Strumenti e metodi per trovare e utilizzare la letteratura sanitaria (2^ ed.). Milano: McGraw-Hill; 2009.
  4. Alvaro R, Brancato T, Fierro A, Stievano A, Vellone E, Venturini G. I concorsi per infermiere. Napoli: Edises; 2009.
  5. Sili A, Alvaro R, Fida R, Vellone E, Avallone F. La salute organizzativa degli infermieri: guida pratica all’utilizzo del Questionario Infermieristico sulla Salute Organizzativa. Napoli: Edises; 2010.
  6. Alvaro R, Brancato T, Stievano A, Vellone E. Esercizi & Verifiche per Lauree Magistrali in Scienze Infermieristiche e Ostetriche. IV Edizione. Napoli: Edises; 2017.
  7. Piervisani L, Alvaro R, Rocco G, Vellone E. L’immagine dell’infermiera nell’Italia Fascista (1935-1943). Corigliano-Rossano: Edizioni Scientifiche Falco srl; 2022

 

Curatele

 

  1. Ha tradotto e curato l’edizione italiana del volume: Fain JA. La Ricerca Infermieristica. Leggerla, Comprenderla ed Applicarla. Milano: McGraw-Hill, 2004.
  2. Ha curato la traduzione italiana dei capitoli 12 e 13 (Funzione e Terapia Cardiovascolare, Malattie Cardiache del volume: Nettina S. Il manuale dell’Infermiere. II ed. Padova: Piccin, 2008.
  3. Ha curato con Rosaria Alvaro la traduzione del volume: Dillon PM. Lo stato di salute della persona: valutazione infermieristica. Padova: Piccin, 2010.
  4. Ha curato con Rosaria Alvaro la traduzione del volume: American Psychological Association.  Manuale di pubblicazione. Napoli: Edises, 2010.
  5. Ha co-curato la traduzione del volume: White L, Duncan G, Baumle W. Fondamenti di infermieristica. Napoli: EdiSES, 2014, ISBN: 9788879598026
  6. Ha curato con Rosaria Alvaro la traduzione dei capitoli 6 (Problemi, quesiti ed ipotesi di ricerca), 7 (Ritrovare e revisionare le evidenze di ricerca in letteratura) e 8 (Strutture teoriche e concettuali) del volume: Polit DF, Beck CT. Fondamenti di ricerca infermieristica (a cura di Palese A), Torino: McGraw-Hill, 2014.
  7. Ha curato con Rosaria Alvaro la traduzione dei capitoli 6 (Problemi, quesiti ed ipotesi di ricerca), 7 (Ritrovare e revisionare le evidenze di ricerca in letteratura) e 8 (Strutture teoriche e concettuali) del volume: Polit DF, Beck CT. Fondamenti di ricerca infermieristica (a cura di Palese A), Torino: McGraw-Hill, 2018.
  8. Ha curato con Rosaria Alvaro, Tommaso Brancato e Aldo Faia la traduzione del Volume: Berman A, Snyder S. Nursing clinico – Tecniche e procedure di Kozier. Napoli: Edises, 2019. ISBN: 978-88-3319-008-2
  9. Ha curato con Alessandro Delli Poggi e Rosaria Alvaro i due volumi di: Nettina SM, Il manuale dell’infermiere. Padova: Piccin nuova libraria, 2020. ISBN: 978-88-299-3095-1

 

 

Abilitazione scientifica nazionale

Il 17/10/2018 ha conseguito l’Abilitazione Scientifica Nazionale a professore di I fascia (ordinario), per il Settore concorsuale 06/M1 (SSD MED/45) valida fino al 17/10/2027.

 

Responsabilità di corsi universitari

 

 

Docenza accademica in Italia

 

Docenza accademica all’estero

 

 

  Docenza a corsi ECM

 

 

Tutorato di Tesi di Dottorato di Ricerca in Scienze Infermieristiche

 

Nome studente

Titolo tesi

Anno

Cocchieri Antonello

Il Self-care nei pazienti con Scompenso Cardiaco

2014

Serenella Savini

Qualita' di vita del paziente con ictus cerebrale: dalla validazione di uno strumento psicometrico alla progettazione di uno studio di ricerca

2014

Silvio Simeone

Le esperienze di vita del paziente e del caregiver dopo ictus cerebrale

2015

Gianluca Pucciarelli

Qualità di vita nei pazienti e nei caregiver dopo ictus cerebrale

2017

Antonella Mottola

Esperienze di vita dei pazienti con scompenso cardiaco e ruolo  della self-care confidence tra deterioramento cognitivo e self-care

2018

Marco Paturzo

Il contributo dei caregiver al self-care nello scompenso cardiaco: esperienze, pratiche ed outcomes

2017

Antonio Petruzzo

The experience of caregivers of heart failure patients and the role of preparedness in anxiety, depression, and quality of life

2018

Angela Durante

I bisogni dei caregiver di persone con scompenso cardiaco

2019

Dellafiore Federica

Mutualità e Self-care nello scompenso cardiaco

2019

Valentina Spedale

(Con Dr Davide Ausili)

Relazione tra self-care e qualità del sonno nei pazienti con scompenso cardiaco

2021

Alessia Trenta

(con Dr Davide Ausili)

L’esperienza della persona portatrice di Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD): un’indagine qualitativa

2023

Gabriele Caggianelli

Effetto del colloquio motivazionale sugli outcome secondari dei caregiver di pazienti con scompenso cardiaco nello studio MOTIVATE-HF

2022

Fabio Sollazzo

Self-care nelle persone in trattamento con chemioterapici orali

2022

Silvia Lorini

The management of multiple chronic conditions in the patient-caregiver dyad

2022

Paolo Iovino

(Con Dr Barbara Riegel)

The role of self-efficacy in the self-care of patients with chronic conditions (joint degree with the American Catholic University, Australia)

2022

Giulia Locatelli

Symptom management in patient with chronic conditions (joint degree with the American Catholic University, Australia)

2023

Nadia Cedrone

Qualità di vita nei pazienti con ipertensione polmonare

In corso

Irene Cangemi

Qualità di vita nei pazienti con ipertensione polmonare

In Corso

Marina Baricchi

Intervento da remoto per migliorare il self-care nelle persone con scompenso cardiaco

In corso

Valentina Micheluzzi

Utilizzo delle virtual reality per migliorare l’aderenza nella riabilitazione dei pazienti con scompenso cardiaco

In Corso

Ilaria Farina (con Dr Marco Di Nitto)

Burden del caregiver di pazienti che assumono antitumorali per via orale

In Corso

Lorenza Rosito

L’influenza della mutualità, della preparazione del caregiver e della self-efficacy sul self-care del paziente oncologico sottoposto ad Antitumorali Orali (AO)

In Corso

Martina Torreggiani

Intervento da remoto per migliorare il self-care nelle persone con scompenso cardiaco

In Corso

Tutorato di Assegnisti di ricerca

 

Nome Assegnista

Titolo della ricerca

 

Angela Durante

I bisogni e burden dei caregiver di persone con scompenso cardiaco

2021

Marco Di Nitto

Self-care nelle persone in trattamento con chemioterapici orali

2022

Maddalena De Maria

Self-care nelle persone con malattie croniche multiple

2022

Paolo Iovino

Impatto di variabili organizzative e cliniche sugli outcome dei pazienti

 

2022-2023

Francesco Zaghini

Impatto di variabili organizzative e cliniche sugli outcome dei pazienti

2022-2023

Vera Gregoli

Self-care e malattie croniche

2024-2025

 

Presentazioni a convegni,giornate di studio e seminarinazionalisu invito

 

 

 

Presentazioni in convegni internazionali su invito

 

 

 

Presentazioni in convegni internazionali su abstract accettato

 

 

   

Poster presentati in convegni nazionali su abstract accettato

 

 

Poster presentati in convegni internazionali su abstract accettato

 

Collaborazione con riviste scientifiche

 

 

 

Attività istituzionale universitaria

 

 

 

Borse di Studio, Premi e Riconoscimenti

 

 

 

Attività associativa

 

 

Attività in organizzazioni internazionali

 

üDal giugno 2016 a settembre 2020 è stato membro della Commissione Scientifica del Council on Cardiovascular Nursing and Allied Health Professions (CCNAP) della European Society of Cardiology;

Valutazione di grant di ricerca

Periodo

Ente richiedente

Paese

N. Progetti valutati

Maggio 2018

Fondazione Alberto Sordi, Università Campus Biomedico

Italia

5

Giugno 2019

Czech Science Foundation

Repubblica Ceca

1

Maggio 2021

Active Assisted Living Programme

Belgio

3

Maggio 2021

Ministero Università e Ricerca (Programma PRIN)

Italia

1

Settembre 2021

National Science Centre

Polonia

1

2022

National Science Centre

Polonia

10

 

                               

Miscellanea

 

 

Roma giugno 2014

 

Prof. Ercole Vellone

CURRICULUM VITAE                                                          

 

Ercole Vellone, PhD, RN, FESC, FAAN

Associate Professor of Nursing Science

Department of Biomedicine and Prevention

University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy

 

 

Business address                                                                  Ercole Vellone                                                                     

Department of Biomedicine and Prevention                        

Faculty of Medicine

University of Rome “Tor Vergata”

Via Montpellier, 1

00133 Rome, Italy

Phone + 39 3387491811

Fax + 39 0672596961

e-mail: ercole.vellone@uniroma2.it

 

Education

 

2014                PhD (cum laude)                    University of Rome Tor Vergata Rome, Italy

                        (European label)                   

 

2007                MSN (cum laude)                  Sapienza University

                                                                       Rome, Italy

 

1998                Director of Nursing                Sapienza University

Services (cum laude)             Rome, Italy               

 

 

1995                Health visitor                         Italian Red Cross

                                                                       Rome, Italy

 

1988                Nursing Diploma                   Centro Didattico Polivalente

                                                                       Hospital of Cassino (Frosinone), Italy

 

Doctoral dissertation

Caregiver Contributions to Self-Care in Heart Failure: Developing an Instrument and Identifying the Determinants and Impact of Caregiver Contributions on Patients and Caregivers (Defended November, 11, 2014; Adviser: Prof. Barbara Riegel, RN, DNSc, FAHA, FAAN

 

Master Thesis

Anxiety, Depression and quality of life in patients with a pacemaker (Defended December 10, 2007; Adviser, Prof. Julita Sansoni, RN, MSN)

 

Main research areas

 

Self-care in patients with heart failure and chronic conditions

Caregiver contribution to self-care in heart failure

 

 

Academic positions

 

2022 – currently         Visiting Professor                  Department of Nursing and Obstetrics,

                                                                                   Wroclaw Medical University, Poland

 

2019 – currently         Associate Professor               University of Rome Tor Vergata

                                                                                   Rome, Italy

 

2009 – 2019                Assistant Professor                University of Rome Tor Vergata

                                                                                   Rome, Italy

 

2007 – 2010               Lecturer                                  Sapienza University, Rome, Italy

 

1997 - 2014                Lecturer                                  Catholic University

                                                                                   Rome, Italy

 

Clinical positions

 

2001 – 2009               Head nurse                 Cardiovascular Department

                                                                       San Carlo Hospital, Rome

 

1992 – 2001               Clinical nurse             Department of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics

                                                                       Catholic University, Rome

 

1990 – 1992               Clinical nurse             Nursing Home “Padre Monti” for patients with AIDS

                                                                       Rome.

 

Bibliometrics (January 2024)

 

ü  H-Index (Scopus): 38

ü  Citations (Scopus): 5,129

ü  In the World’s Top 2% Scientists List of the Stanford University, in the years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023.

ü  Total Impact Factor (by summing the Impact factors of all published articles): 641.060

 

 

Research grants

 

2021 – 2023    Remote Motivational Interviewing to Improve Patient Self-care and Caregiver Contribution to Self-Care in Heart Failure (REMOTIVATE-HF): a Multicentric Randomised Controlled Trial (Principal Investigator); funded by the Center of Excellence for Nursing Scholarship, Rome and Nursing Regulatory Board (OPI) of Milan, Lodi, and Monza-Brianza (Euro 10,000)     

 

2020 – 2021    Self-care in patients affected by chronic conditions in Albania (Co-investigator); funded by the University Nostra Signora del Buon Consiglio (Euro 5,000)

 

2019 – 2021    Self-care in patients with a colostomy or and urostomy, (Principal Investigator)

                        funded by the Lega Italiana per la Lotta contro i Tumori (LILT) (Euro 80,000)

 

2018 – 2019    Self-care in older adults treated with oral chemotherapy, (Principal Investigator), funded by the Lega Italiana per la Lotta contro i Tumori (LILT) (Euro 80,000)

 

2017                Funding for basic research activities (Principal Investigator), funded by the Ministry of University (Euro 1,540)

 

2016 – 2017    Improving self-care and quality of life in people with colostomy and urostomy (Co-Investigator), funded by the Lega Italiana per la Lotta contro i Tumori (LILT), (Euro 67,000)

                       

 

2015 – 2016    Self-care and caregiver contribution to self-care in heart failure: a mixed method study (Principal Investigator) funded by the Center of Excellence for Nursing Scholarship, Rome (Euro 18,600)

 

2015 – 2016    Self-care and quality of life in older adults with chronic conditions (Co-Principal Investigator with Maria Matarese and Davide Ausili), funded by the Center of Excellence for Nursing Scholarship, Rome (Euro 15,000)

                       

2015 – 2016    Using Nursing Minimum Data Set to describe nursing care (Co-Inverstigator), funded by the Center of Excellence for Nursing Scholarship, Rome (Euro 12,500)

                       

2015 – 2016    Effect of a tailored intervention to improve self-care maintenance and quality of life in post-menopausal women with osteoporosis (Co-Investigator), funded by the Center of Excellence for Nursing Scholarship, Rome (Euro 35,000)

                       

 

2012 – 2015    Quality of life in stroke survivor caregiver dyads II (Principal Investigator), funded by the Center of Excellence for Nursing Scholarship, Rome (Euro 36,000)

 

2012 – 2015    Professional assessment instrument (Informative system to support decision making in nursing care) (Co-investigator), funded by the Center of Excellence for Nursing Scholarship, Rome (Euro 22,000)

 

2012 – 2015    Improving self-care in patients with heart failure with motivational interviewing (Principal Investigator), funded by the Center of Excellence for Nursing Scholarship, Rome (Euro 31,000)

 

 

2011 – 2012    Self-care in adults with heart failure (Principal Investigator), funded by the Center of Excellence for Nursing Scholarship, Rome (Euro 32,500)

 

2010 – 2011    Quality of life in stroke survivor caregiver dyads (Principal investigator), funded by the Center of Excellence for Nursing Scholarship, Rome (Euro 27,000)

 

Collaboration in international projects

 

ü  2014 – 2020; Advisory Board Member “HF-Wii” study (http://www.hf-wii.com/), “Enhancing exercise capacity and daily activity of patients with heart failure through Wii gaming”; PI: Tiny Jaarsma, University of Linkoping, Sweden.

ü  2014 – 2018 Co-PI with Raul Juarez-Vela, RN, PhD, San Jorge University, Zaragoza, Spain, of the study: “Self-care and caregiver contribution to self-care in Spain: a longitudinal study”

ü  2015 – 2020, Co-Principal Investigator with Raul Juarez-Vela, RN, PhD, San Jorge University, Zaragoza, Spagna, and Josiane Boyne, PhD, RN, MA ANP, Maastricht University, The Netherlands, of the study: “Caregiver needs in heart failure”.

ü  2017 – 2018, Co-investigator study “Patient-Centered Care in the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Guidelines”. PI: Rani Khatib (UK)

ü  2018 – 2023, Co-investigator of the study “Injectable therapies with cardiovascular benefit”. PI Ekaterini Lambrinou (Cipro) e Rani Khatib (UK)

ü  2020 – 2024, Co-investigator of the study “Symptoms and self-care in adults with chronic illness”, PI: Barbara Riegel e Tiny Jaarsma.

 

 

Fellowships

 

2020 – currently         Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing

 

2016 – currently         Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology

 

2011 - currently         Fellow of the Center of Excellence for Nursing Scholarship, Rome, Italy

 

 

Awards/Prices

2024                Paul Dudley White International Scholar Award from the American Heart Association for the paper “Davide Bartoli, Ercole Vellone, Gianluca Pucciarelli, Agostino Brugnera, Rosaria Alvaro, Andrea Greco “Outcomes of the Relationship Between Telehealth and Caregiver-Stroke Survivor Dyad, in the Rehabilitation Phase: A Systematic Review”.

2023                Paul Dudley White International Scholar Award from the American Heart Association for the paper “Davide Bartoli, Ercole Vellone, Gianluca Pucciarelli, Agostino Brugnera, Rosaria Alvaro, Andrea Greco “Quality of life trajectory in stroke survivors and their effect on caregivers, one year after discharged from rehabilitation hospitals: a longitudinal study”.

2022                Best Article of the Year from the European Academy of Nursing Science for the following article: “Durante A, Ahtisham Y, Cuoco A, Boyne J, Brawner B, Juarez-Vela R, Vellone E. Informal caregivers of people with heart failure and resilience: A convergent mixed methods study. Journal of Advanced Nursing 2021; 78(1): 264-275. DOI: 10.1111/jan.15078”

2020                According to the article “Dong J, Wei W, Wang C, et al. Research trends and hotspots in caregiver studies: A bibliometric and scientometric analysis of nursing journals [published online ahead of print, 2020 Aug 21]. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 2020;10.1111/jan.14489. doi:10.1111/jan.14489” Dr E. Vellone is in the 2nd world position among the “most productive researchers that contributed to caregiver research”.

 

 

2019                          “Best scientific contribution” at theXVII National Congress of the Italian Society for Cardiovascular Prevention for the following contribution: Pucciarelli G, Simeone S, Ausili D, Rebora P, Arisido MW, Alvaro R, Vellone E, Formal and informal care after a stroke: a multicenter longitudinal study.

 

2019                “Best oral presentation” at the EuroHeartCare 2019, Milan, for the following presentation: A. Petruzzo, V. Biagioli, M. Tomietto, R. Alvaro, E. Vellone. Caregiver preparedness has an important role in improving caregiver contributions to self-care in adults with heart failure.

 

 

2018                “Top 10 cited articles in 2017” from the European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

 

 

2018                “Best Abstract Award” from the EuroHeartCare 2018, Annual Congress of the Council on Cardiovascular Nursing and Allied Professions, Dublin, Ireland

 

2018                “Moderated Poster Award” from the EuroHeartCare 2018, Annual Congress of the Council on Cardiovascular Nursing and Allied Professions, Dublin, Ireland.

 

 

2017                “2017 CVSN Stroke Article of the Year Award” for the following paper: Pucciarelli G, Vellone E, Savini S, Simeone S, Ausili D, Alvaro R, Lee CS, Lyons KS. Roles of Changing Physical Function and Caregiver Burden on Quality of Life in Stroke: A Longitudinal Dyadic Analysis. Stroke 2017; 48: 733-739. Premio consegnato a G. Pucciarelli.

 

 

2017                “One of the 3 best reviewers for 2016” of the Journal Research in Nursing & Health

 

2016               Winner of the Nursing Investigator Award at the Congress “Heart Failure 2016”, of the European Heart Failure Association, Firenze

 

2013                2013 American Heart Association’s Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing (CVSN) Research Travel Stipend”

 

2013                “Top Rated Poster” at the Council of Cardiovascular Nurses and Allied Profession (CCNAP) Congress, EuroHeartCare 2013, Glasgow, UK.

 

2011                                                                                 Best poster at the 10th European Nurse Director Association, Rome, Italy.

 

2008                Winner of the 2nd and 3th price of the competition for nursing research issued from the Board of Nurses, Rome, Italy

 

2006                Best presentation at the 7th Nursing Congress of the Italian Society of Gerontology and Geriatrics

 

2006                               Best presentation at the Italian Association of Cardiovascular Nurses Congress.

 

2002                Winner of the 1st price of the competition for nursing research issued by the Board of Nurses, Rome, Italy

 

1998                Winner of the 1st price of the competition for nursing research issued by the Board of Nurses, Trento, Italy

 

 

Publications

 

Articles in peer reviewed journals

 

1.               Vellone E, Piras G. La teoria del nursing psicodinamico dei Hildegard E. Peplau. Professioni Infermieristiche 1997; 50(4): 39-44.

2.               Pignatelli AC, Vellone E. Rehabilitation for the elderly patients with cancer: nursing care role. Annals of Oncology 1998; 9 (supplement 3): 48-49.

3.               Sansoni J, Riccio P, Vellone E, Piras G. Dimaniche nella famiglia: qualità del sonno delle donne che si prendono cura a casa di persone affette da Morbo d’Alzheimer (AD). Professioni Infermieristiche 1999; 52(2): 73-79.

4.               Vellone E. Gli strumenti per la ricerca infermieristica di tipo quantitativo. Professioni Infermieristiche 2000; 53(1):11-16.

5.               Vellone E, Micci F, Sansoni J, Sinapi N, Cattel C. La malattia di Alzheimer: esperienze assistenziali dei caregiver. Anziani Oggi 2000; 12 (1): 10-18.

6.               Vellone E, Micci F, Sansoni J, Sinapi N, Cattel C. Il vissuto esperienziale del familiare che si prende cura di una persona affetta da Malattia d’Alzheimer: risultati preliminari. Professioni Infermieristiche 2000; 53 (3): 132-141.

7.               Vellone E, Sinapi N, Rastelli D. Fenomenologia e metodo fenomenologico: loro utilità per la conoscenza e la pratica infermieristica. Professioni Infermieristiche 2000; 53(4): 237-242.

8.               Vellone E, Piras G, Sansoni J. Stress, ansia e depressione delle caregivers di pazienti affetti da Malattia d’Alzheimer.Annali d’Igiene 2002; 14(3): 223-232.

9.               Vellone E, Sansoni J, Cohen MZ. The experience of Italians caring for family members with Alzheimer’s Diseaase. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 2002;34(4): 323-329.

10.            Vellone E, Sinapi N, Piria P, Bernardi FM, Dario L, Brunetti A. L’ansia e la depressione del paziente oncologico ospedalizzato e al domicilio. Professioni Infermieristiche 2004; 57(2):93-101.

11.            Sansoni J, Vellone E, Piras G. Anxiety and depression in community-dwelling, Italian Alzheimer’s Disease caregivers.  International Journal of Nursing Practice 2004; 10: 93-100.

12.            Galletti C, Ghera P, Rega ML, Vellone E. La formazione manageriale dell’infermiere coordinatore ed il contratto formativo: l’esperienza del Master di primo livello in Management infermieristico per le funzioni di coordinamento dell’Università Cattolica del S. Cuore, sede di Roma. Professioni Infermieristiche 2005; 58(4): 194-201.

13.            Rega ML, Cristofori E, Galletti C, Vellone E, Scelsi S. La Rianimazione e la Terapia Intensiva aperta come esempio di umanizzazione dell’assistenza. Scenario 2006; 23(1): 16-26.

14.            Vellone E, Rega ML, Galletti C, Cohen MZ. Hope and related variables in Italian cancer patients. Cancer Nursing 2006; 29(5):356-366.

15.            D’Aliesio L, Vellone E, Rega ML, Galletti C. L’insegnamento della ricerca infermieristica nel corso di laurea e laurea specialistica: le opinioni dei professori associati e dei ricercatori di scienze infermieristiche. Professioni Infermieristiche 2006; 59(2): 71-83.

16.            Vellone E, Bellini G, Fabriani L, Fellone C, Passeretti F. Sviluppo di uno strumento per misurare la qualità del corso di laurea in infermieristica. Assistenza Infermieristica e Ricerca 2007; 26(1): 14-23.

17.            Vellone E, Piras G, Talucci C, Cohen MZ. Quality of life for caregivers of people with Alzheimer’s disease. Journal of Advanced Nursing 2008; 61(2): 222-231.

18.            Bulfone G, Galletti C, Vellone E, Zanini A, Quattrin R. L’abilità di problem solving dello studente infermiere: l’esperienza del Corso di Laurea in Infermieristica dell’Università di Udine.Professioni Infermieristiche2008; 61(3): 139-148.

19.            Vellone E, Rega ML, Galletti C, Morchio A, Alvaro R, Sansoni J. Anxiety and depression in patients before and after a pacemaker implantation: a comparative study. International Nursing Perspectives 2008; 8(3):93-99.

20.            Vellone E, Rega, ML, Galletti C, Alvaro R, Sansoni J. Qualità di vita nelle persone con pacemaker. Professioni Infermieristiche 2008; 61(4): 235-244.

21.            Alvaro R, Vellone E, Fierro A, Faia A, Petrone F, Miliani R, Venturini G. Strumenti e metodi per migliorare il tirocinio clinico degli studenti del Corso di Laurea in Infermieristica: esperienza dell’Università di Roma Tor Vergata. Professioni Infermieristiche2009; 62(1): 32-40.

22.            D’Aliesio L, Vellone E, Amato E, Alvaro R. The positive effects of father’s attendance to labour and delivery: a quasi experimental study. International Nursing Perspectives 2009; 9(1): 5-10.

23.            Alvaro R, Bagnasco A, Del Negro L, Lancia L, Rubbi I, Sasso L, Vellone E, Venturini G. La sicurezza nella somministrazione della terapia farmacologica: una revisione narrativa della letteratura. L’Infermiere 2009; 53(3): 22-26.

24.            Vellone E, Piras G. Il caregiving a persone anziane in Sardegna. Infermiere Oggi 2009; 19: 3-19.

25.            Alvaro R, Venturini G, Tartaglini D, Vellone E, De Marinis MG. Gli ambulatori infermieristici in Italia: risultati di uno studio pilota. Igiene e Sanità Pubblica 2009; 65 (3): 241-252.

26.            Alvaro R, Araco F, Gravante G, Sorge R, Overton J, Vellone E, Venturini G, Piccione E. Epidemiological aspects of urinary incontinence in a female population of an Italian region. International Urogynecology Journal and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction 2010;21(7):873-83.

27.            Sili A, Vellone E, De Marinis MG, Fida R, Venturini G, Alvaro R. Validità e affidabilità del questionario infermieristico sulla salute organizzativa. Professioni Infermieristiche 2010; 63(1): 27-37.

28.            Scialò G, Sili A, Vellone E, Alvaro R. La salute organizzativa negli infermieri dell’emergenza territoriale. Scenario 2010; 27: 25-30.

29.            Sili A, Vellone E, Fida R, Alvaro R, Avallone F. Infermieri di camera operatoria e infermieri di medicina generale: la diversa percezione della propria salute organizzativa. Medicina del Lavoro 2010; 101:  458-470.

30.            Zega M, French S, Vicario G, Vellone E, Alvaro R. Il paziente cronico e la Unita Operativa di Degenza Infermieristica. Igiene e Sanita Pubblica 2010; 66(4): 551-562.

31.            Savini S. Alvaro R, Vellone E. La Stroke Impact Scale: Uno strumento specifico per misurare la qualità di vita delle persone con ictus cerebrale. International Nursing Perspectives 2010; 10 (1): 13-20.

32.            Germini F, Vellone E., Venturini G, Alvaro A. Gli outcomes del nursing: strumenti per rendere visibile l’efficacia dell’assistenza infermieristica. Professioni Infermieristiche 2010; 63: 205-210.

33.            Vellone E., Savini S., Barbato N., Caravillano G., Caramia M., Alvaro R. Quality of life in stroke survivors: first results from the reliability and validity of the Italian version of the Stroke Impact Scale 3.0. Annali d’Igiene 2010; 22(5): 469-479.

34.            Petrangeli F, Petrangeli T, Piredda M, Vellone E, Alvaro R. La prevenzione ed il trattamento della mucosite orale nel paziente pediatrico oncoematologico sottoposto a chemioterapia: una revisione della letteratura. International Nursing Perspectives 2010; 2010; 10(2-3): 51-65.

35.            D'Angelo D, Mastroianni C, Vellone E, Alvaro R, Casale G, Latina R, De Marinis MG (2012).  Palliative care quality indicators in Italy. What do we evaluate? Supportive Care in Cancer.2012; 20:1983-1989. DOI doi: 10.1007/s00520-011-1301-y

36.            Vellone E, Fida R, Cocchieri A, Sili A, Piras G, Alvaro A. Positive and negative impact of caregiving to older adults: a structural equation model. Professioni Infermieristiche 2011; 64(4): 237-248.

37.            Vellone E, Savini S, Simeone S, Barbato N, Carovillano G, Caramia MD, Alvaro R. Affidabilità del caregiver nel valutare la qualità di vita del paziente con ictus cerebrale: uno studio esplorativo. Assistenza Infermieristica e Ricerca 2011; 30(4): 180-188. Doi 10.1702/1007.10956

38.            Sili A, Fida R, Vellone E, Gianlorenzi A, Alvaro R (2011). Organizational health and quality of life: survey among ambulance nurses in prehospital emergency care. Medicina del Lavoro 2011; 102: 511-522.

39.            Vellone E, Riegel B, Cocchieri A, Barbaranelli C, D'Agostino F, Glaser D, Rocco G, Alvaro R. Validity and Reliability of the Caregiver Contribution to Self-Care of Heart Failure Index. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 2013; 28(3): 245–255.

40.            D'Agostino F, Vellone E, Tontini F, Zega M, Alvaro R. Sviluppo di un sistema informativo utilizzando un linguaggio infermieristico standard per la realizzazione di un Nursing Minimum Data Set. Professioni Infermieristiche 2012; 65(2):103-9.

41.            Vellone E, Piras G, Venturini G, Alvaro R, Cohen MZ. The Experience of quality of life for caregivers of people with Alzheimer’s Disease living in Sardinia, Italy. Journal of Transcultural Nursing 2012; 23(1): 46-55.

42.            Vanzetta M, Vellone E, Cavicchi I, De Marinis MG, Alvaro R. L’informazione online fornita dai siti delle Aziende Sanitarie Ospedaliere Italiane: indagine descrittiva sull’aderenza alle linee guida del Ministero della Salute. Annali d’Igiene 2012;  24(6): 507-516.

43.            Fieschi L, Matarese M, Vellone E, Alvaro R, De Marinis MG. Medical Humanities in Healthcare Education in Italy: a literature review. Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanità 2013;49(1):56-64.

44.            Jaarsma T, Stromberg A, Ben Gal T, Cameron J, Driscoll A, Duengen DH, Inkrot S, Kato N, Koberich S, Lupon J, Moser DK, Huyen NN, Pulignano G, Rabelo E, Suwanno J, Thompson DR, Huang TY, Vellone E, Alvaro R, Yu Do, Riegel B.  Comparison of self-care bahaviours of heart failure patients in 15 countries worldwide. Patient Education and Counseling 2013; 92(1): 114-120.

45.            Vellone E, Riegel B, D'Agostino F, Fida R, Rocco G, Cocchieri A, Alvaro R. Structural Equation Model Testing the Situation-specific Theory of Heart Failure Self-Care. Journal of Advanced Nursing 2013 69(11), 2481–2492. DOI: 10.1111/jan.12126

46.            Vanzetta M, Silvestro A, Martellotti E, Vellone E, Alvaro R (2013). La comunicazione online tra professionisti e cittadino in ambito sanitario: primo rapporto sulle attività della Federazione Nazionale dei Collegi Infermieri (IPASVI). L'Infermiere 2013; 50(1): p. e1-e8.

47.            D’Angelo D, Mastroianni C, Vellone E, Alvaro R, Casale G, Lucatelli S, Latina R, Matarese M, De Marinis MG. Transitions between care settings after enrolment in a palliative care service in Italy: a retrospective analysis. International Journal of Palliative Nursing 2013; 19: 110-115.

48.            Sili A, Fida R, Proietti D, Vellone E, Alvaro R. Ridurre l’ansia preoperatoria a “suon di musica”: studio sperimentale in una Unità Operativa di Chirurgia Vascolare. Assistenza Infermieristica e Ricerca 2013; 32(1): 13-19.

49.            D'Agostino F, Zega M, Rocco G, Luzzi L, Vellone E, Alvaro R. Impact of a nursing information system in clinical practice: a longitudinal study project. Annali d’Igiene 2013; 25 (4): 329-341. doi: 10.7416/ai.2013.1935

50.            Macale L, Scialò G, Di Sarra L, De Marinis MG, Rocco G, Vellone E, Alvaro R. Psychometric properties of the Scale for Quality Evaluation of the Bachelor Degree in Nursing Version 2 (QBN 2). Nurse Education Today 2014, 34: 299–305. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2013.06.008

51.            Vellone E, Riegel B, Cocchieri A, Barbaranelli C, D'Agostino F, Antonetti G, Glaser D, Alvaro R. Psychometric testing of the self-care of heart failure index version 6.2. Research in Nursing and Health 2013, 36(5): 500-511. doi: 10.1002/nur.21554

52.            Conti F, Sili A, Vellone E, Alvaro R. Le motivazioni al posizionamento di un accesso vascolare centrale ad inserzione periferica: l’esperienza di un PICC Team. Scenario 2013, 30(2): 4-10.

53.            Arrigoni C, Miazza D, Gallotti L, Vellone E, Alvaro R, Pelissero G. Risvegliarsi in terapia intensiva. La comunicazione, benessere per il paziente e competenza per l’infermiere. Scenario 2013, 30(2): 11-15.

54.            D'Angelo D, Vellone E, Salvatori C, De Marinis MG, Alvaro R. Validity and reliability of the Italian version of the Oral Assessment Guide. Professioni Infermieristiche 2013, 66(2): 117-124. doi: 10.7429/pi.2013.662117

55.            Talucci C, Vellone E, Piras G, Cohen MZ, Alvaro R. Il Vissuto esperienziale riferito alla qualità di vita nei caregiver di persone con malattia d’Alzheimer che vivono nel Lazio e in Sardegna: uno studio fenomenologico comparativo. Salute e Società 2013, 12(3): 126-140. Doi 10.3280/SES2013-003009

56.            Vanzetta M, Vellone E, Dal Molin A, Martellotti E, Alvaro R. Raccomandazioni sul corretto utilizzo dei social media da parte degli infermieri. L’Infermiere 2013; 50(5): e79-e88.

57.            Limardi S, Alvaro R, Rocco G, Stievano A, Vellone E, De Marinis MG. Il concetto di resilienza nel contesto infermieristico. L’Infermiere 2013; 50(4): 16-24.

58.            Zega M, D’Agostino F, Bowles KH, De Marinis MG, Rocco G, Vellone E, Alvaro R. Development and Validation of a Computerized Assessment Form to Support Nursing Diagnosis. International Journal of Nursing Knowledge 2014; 25(1):22-29. Doi: 10.1111/2047-3095.12008.

59.            De Angelis A, Ramacciati N, Vellone E, Alvaro R. Come migliorare i percorsi formativi per la segnalazione di sospette reazioni avverse a farmaci (ADR): una revisione della letteratura. Scenario 2013,30(3): 31-35.

60.            Vellone E, Chung ML, Cocchieri A, Rocco G, Alvaro R, Riegel B. Effects of Self-Care on Quality of Life in Adults with Heart Failure and Their Spousal Caregivers: Testing Dyadic Dynamics Using the Actor-Partner Interdependence Model. Journal of Family Nursing 2014, 20(1):120-141. DOI 10.1177/1074840713510205

61.            Dal Molin A, Gatta C, Derossi V, Guazzini A, Cocchieri A, Vellone E, Alvaro R, Rasero L. Hospital Discharge: Results From an Italian Multicenter Prospective Study Using Blaylock Risk Assessment Screening Score. International Journal of Nursing Knowledge 2014;25(1):14-21.Doi: 10.1111/2047-3095.12016.

62.            Spatola CF, Cocchieri A, De Marinis MG, Vellone E, Alvaro R. Gli interventi educativi per i pazienti con scompenso cardiaco: una sintesi della letteratura. Igiene e Sanità Pubblica 2013; 69(5): 557-574.

63.            Turci C, Alvaro R, Fabretti A, Fida R, Giorgi F, Maccari A, Proietti MG, Sili A, Stievano A, Tolentino Diaz MY, Trinca D, Vellone E, Rocco G. La salute organizzativa degli infermieri in alcune strutture sanitarie di Roma e della provincia. L'Infermiere 2013; 57(6): e89-e98.

64.            Prandi C, Vellone E, De Marinis MG, Alvaro R. Aderenza alle cure: un tema di pertinenza anche infermieristica. L'Infermiere 2013; 57(6): 11-17.

65.            Rega ML, Guerriero S, Sclesi S, Talucci C, Galletti C, Vellone E, Kangasniemi M, Alvaro R. Le competenze infermieristiche avanzate nel trattamento dello stroke in fase acuta in Italia. Strategia per l’identificazione (I parte). Scenario 2013; 30(4): 24-30.

66.            Vellone E, Jaarsma T, Stromberg A, Fida R, Årestedt K, Rocco G, Cocchieri A, Alvaro R. The European Heart Failure Self-care Behaviour Scale: New insights into factorial structure, reliability, precision and scoring procedure. Patient Education and Counseling 2014; 94(1): 97 - 102. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2013.09.014

67.            Cocchieri A, Riegel B, D’Agostino F, Rocco G, Fida R, Alvaro R, Vellone E. Describing self-care in Italian adults with heart failure and identifying determinants of poor self-care. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 2015; 14(2):126-136. DOI: 10.1177/1474515113518443

68.            Simeone S, Savini S, Cohen MZ, Alvaro R, Vellone E. The experience of stroke survivors three months after being discharged home: A phenomenological investigation. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 2015; 14(2): 162-169. DOI 10.1177/1474515114522886

69.            Vellone E, Savini S, Fida R, Dickson VV, D’Eramo Melkus G, Carod-Artal FJ, Rocco G, Alvaro R. Psychometric Evaluation of the Stroke Impact Scale 3.0. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 2015; 30(3):229-41. DOI: 10.1097/JCN.0000000000000145

70.            D'Angelo D, Mastroianni C, Hammer JM, Piredda M, Vellone E, Alvaro R, De Marinis MG. Continuity of Care During End of Life: An Evolutionary Concept Analysis. International Journal of Nursing Knowledge. In Press. DOI: 10.1111/2047-3095.12041

71.            Vanzetta M, Vellone E, Dal Molin A, Rocco G, De Marinis MG, Alvaro R. Communication with the public in the health-care system: a descriptive study of the use of social media in Local Health Authorities and public hospitals in Italy. Annali dell’Istituto Superiore di Sanità 2014; 50(2): 163-170. DOI 10.4415/ANN_14_02_10.

72.            Prandi C, Venturini G, Rocco G, Mari R, Vellone E, Alvaro R. Nodol: uno studio descrittivo delle reti di cure palliative in Italia. La Rivista Italiana di Cure Palliative. 2014; 16(2): 11-16.

73.            Limardi S, Rocco G, Stievano A, Vellone E, Valle A, Torino F, Alvaro R. Cultural adaptation and linguistic validation of the Family Decision Making Self Efficacy Scale (FDMSES). Annali d’Igiene 2014; 26(4):355-366. doi: 10.7416/ai.2014.1995.

74.            Sili A, Fida R, Trezza T, Vellone E, Alvaro R. Nurse coordinator leadership and work environment conflicts: consequences for physical and work-related health of nursing staff. Medicina del Lavoro 2014; 105(4): 296-306.

75.            Piredda M, Vellone E, Piras G, Fida R, Latour JM, Matarese M, Alvaro R, De Marinis MG. Psychometric evaluation of the Newcastle Satisfaction With Nursing Scales. Journal of Nursing Care Quality 2015; 30(1): 84-92. DOI: 10.1097/NCQ.0000000000000078

76.            Pucciarelli G, Savini S, Byun E, Simeone S, Barbaranelli C, Juárez Vela R, Alvaro R, Vellone E. Psychometric Properties of the Caregiver Preparedness Scale in Caregivers of Stroke Survivors. Heart & Lung 2014. 43(6), 555-560. DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2014.08.004

77.            Savini S, Buck HG, Dickson VV, Simeone S, Pucciarelli G, Fida R, Matarese M, Alvaro R, Vellone E. Quality of life in stroke survivor-caregiver dyads: a new conceptual framework and longitudinal study protocol. Journal of Advanced Nursing 2015; 71(3): 676–687. DOI: 10.1111/jan.12524

78.            Barbaranelli C, Lee CS, Vellone E, Riegel B. Dimensionality and Reliability of the Self-Care of Heart Failure Index Scales: Further Evidence from Confirmatory Factor Analysis. Research in Nursing & Health 2014; 37(6):524-537. DOI: 10.1002/nur.21623

79.            Rega ML, Guerriero S, Scelsi S, Talucci C, Galletti C, Vellone E, Kangasniemi M, Alvaro R. Le competenze infermieristiche avanzate nel trattamento dello stroke in fase acuta in Italia. Strategia per l’identificazione (II parte). Scenario 2014; 31(1): 23-32.

80.            Simeone S, Savini S, Torino F, Vellone E, Alvaro R.La mutualità nel caregiving: una revisione della letteratura. Professioni Infermieristiche 2014; 67(3): 155-165. DOI: 10.7429/pi.2014.673000

81.            Vellone E, D’Agostino F, Buck HG, Fida R, Spatola CF, Petruzzo A, Alvaro R, Riegel B. The key role of caregiver confidence in caregiver’s contribution to self-care in adults with heart failure. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 2015; 14(5): 372-381. DOI: 10.1177/1474515114547649

82.            Lee CS, Vellone E, Lyons KS, Cocchieri A, Bidwell JT, D’Agostino F, Hiatt SO, Alvaro R, Buck HG, Riegel B. Patterns and predictors of patient and caregiver engagement in heart failure care: a multi-level dyadic study. International Journal of Nursing Studies 2015; 52(2):588-97. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2014.11.005

83.            Lyons KS, Vellone E, Lee CS, Cocchieri A, Bidwell JT, D’Agostino F, Hiatt SO, Alvaro R, Juarez-Vela R, Riegel B. A Dyadic Approach to Managing Heart Failure with Confidence. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 2015; 30 (4 Suppl 1): S64-71 DOI: 10.1097/JCN.0000000000000234

84.            Prandi C, Garrino L, Clerico M, Sommovigo T, Vellone E, Alvaro R. Therapeutic education to cancer patients: experiences of Italian nurses. Professioni Infermieristiche, 2014; 67(4): 242-251.

85.            Prandi C, Garrino L, Mastromarino P, Torino F, Vellone E, Peruselli C, Alvaro R. Barriers in the management of cancer related pain and strategies to overcome them: findings of a qualitative research involving physicians and nurses in Italy. Annali dell’Istituto Superiore di Sanità 2015; 51(1): 71-78. DOI: 10.4415/ANN_15_01_13

86.            Alvaro R, Pennini A, Zanetti EB, Cittadini N, Feola M, Rao C, D’Agostino F, Vellone E, Tarantino U. Bone care nurses and the evolution of the nurse’s educational function: the Guardian Angel® research project. Clinical Cases in Mineral and Bone Metabolism 2015; 12(1): 43-46.

87.            De Angelis A, Colaceci S, Giusti A, Vellone E, Alvaro R. Factors that condition the spontaneous reporting of adverse drug reactions among nurses: an integrative review. Journal of Nursing Management 2016; 24(2):151-163. DOI: 10.1111/jonm.12310

88.            Jaarsma T, Klompstra L, Ben Gal T, Boyne J, Vellone E, Bäck M, Dickstein K, Fridlund B, Hoes A, Piepoli MF, Chialà O, Mårtensson J, Strömberg A. Increasing exercise capacity and quality of life of patients with heart failure through Wii gaming: the rationale, design and methodology of the HF-Wii study; a multicentre randomized controlled trial. European Journal of Heart Failure 2015 Jul;17(7):743-8. doi: 10.1002/ejhf.305.

89.            Vellone E, Fida R, D’Agostino F, Mottola A, Juarez-Vela R, Alvaro R, Riegel B. Self-care confidence may be the key: a cross-sectional study on the association between cognition and self-care behaviours in adults with heart failure. International Journal of Nursing Studies 2015; 52(11): 1705–1713. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2015.06.013

90.            Buck HG, Dickson VV, Fida R, Riegel B, D’Agostino F, Alvaro R, Vellone E. Predictors of Hospitalization and Quality of Life in Heart Failure: a model of comorbidity, self-efficacy and self-care. International Journal of Nursing Studies 2015; 52(11): 1714-1722. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2015.06.018

91.            Bidwell JT, Vellone E, Lyons KS, D'Agostino F, Riegel B, Juárez-Vela R,  Hiatt SO, Alvaro R, Lee CS. Determinants of heart failure self-care maintenance and management in patients and caregivers: A dyadic analysis. Research in Nursing and Health 2015; 38(5): 392-402. DOI: 10.1002/nur.21675

92.            De Angelis A, Giusti A, Colaceci S, Vellone E, Alvaro R. Nurses’ reporting of suspect adverse drug reactions: a mixed-methods study. Annali dell’Istituto Superiore di Sanità 2015; 51(4): 277-283. DOI: 10.4415/ANN_15_04

93.            Limardi S, Stievano A, Rocco G, Vellone E, Alvaro R. Caregiver resilience in palliative care: a research protocol. Journal of Advanced Nursing 2016; 72(2): 421-433. DOI: 10.1111/jan.12829

94.            Talucci C, Rega ML, Sili A, Vellone E, Tartaglini D, Galletti C, Alvaro R. Empowerment strutturale e soddisfazione sul lavoro tra gli infermieri coordinatori: uno studio pilota. Professioni Infermieristiche 2015; 68(3):143-150. DOI: 10.7429/pi.2015.683143

95.            Alvaro R, DʼAgostino F, Cittadini N, Zannetti EB, Rao C, Feola M, Vellone E, Pennini A, Tarantino U. Can Educational Interventions Improve Osteoporotic Women's Adherence to Treatment? A Literature Review. Orthopedic Nursing 2015; 34(6):340-53. doi: 10.1097/NOR.0000000000000192.

96.            Colaceci S, Giusti A, Chapin EM, Notarangelo M, De Angelis A, Vellone E, Alvaro R. The Difficulties in Antihypertensive Drug Prescription During Lactation: Is the Information Consistent? Breastfeading Medicine 2015 10(10): 468-73. DOI: 10.1089/bfm.2015.0086

97.            Bulfone G, Fida R, Vellone E, Alvaro R, Palese A. Searching for a nursing job in an increased complexity of the labour market: An integrative review of the literature. Journal of Nursing Education and Practice 2016; 6(3): 33-42. DOI: 10.5430/jnep.v6n3p33

98.            D'Agostino F, Vellone E, Cerro E, Di Sarra L, Juárez-Vela R, Ghezzi V, Zega M, Alvaro R. Psychomentric evaluation of the Position on nursing diagnosis. Applied Nursing Research 2016; 29: e1 - e6. DOI: 10.1016/j.apnr.2015.03.012

99.            D’Agostino F, Barbaranelli C, Paans W, Belsito R, Juarez-Vela, Alvaro R, Vellone E. Psychometric Evaluation of the D-Catch, an Instrument to Measure the Accuracy of Nursing Documentation. International Journal of Nursing Knowledge 2015; 28(3):145-152. DOI: 10.1111/2047-3095.12125

100.        Vellone E, Fida R, Ghezzi V, D’Agostino F, Biagioli V, Paturzo M, Stromberg A, Alvaro R, Jaarsma T. Patterns of self-care in adults with heart failure and their associations with socio-demographic and clinical characteristics, quality of life and hospitalizations: A cluster analysis. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 2017; 32(2): 180-189. DOI: 10.1097/JCN.0000000000000325

101.        Colaceci S, Giusti A, De Angelis A, Della Barba MI, De Vincenti AY, Vellone E, Alvaro R. Medications, “natural” products, and pharmacovigilance during breastfeeding: A mixed-methods study on women’s opinions. Journal of Human Lactation 2016; 32(2): 324-332. DOI: 10.1177/0890334415619746

102.        Macale L, Scialò G, Masi P, Rocco G, Stievano A, Vellone E, Alvaro R. Development of the Ethical Sensitivity Scale in Undergraduate Nursing Students. Professioni Infermieristiche 2015; 68(4): 244-250. DOI: 10.7429/pi.2015.684244.

103.        Vanzetta M, Dal Molin A, Vellone E, Alvaro R, Arrigoni C. Social media and nurse education: an integrative review of the literature. Annali d’Igiene 2016; 28(3): 187-201. DOI 10.7416/ai.2016.2097

104.        Pucciarelli G, Buck HG, Barbaranelli C, Savini S, Simeone S, Juarez-Vela R, Alvaro R, Vellone E. Psychometric characteristics of the mutuality scale in stroke patients and caregivers. The Gerontologist 2016; 56(5):e89-98 DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnw083

105.        Di Sarra L, D’Agostino F, Cocchieri A, Vellone E, Zega M, Alvaro R., 2016. Nursing diagnoses and theoretical frameworks in neonatal units : a literature review. Professioni Infermieristiche 2016; 69(1), 44–55.

106.        Vellone E, Pancani L, Greco A, Steca P, Riegel B. Self-care confidence may be more important than cognition to influence self-care behaviors in adults with heart failure: Testing a mediation model. International Journal of Nursing Studies 2016; 60, 191-199. DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2016.04.016

107.        Paturzo M, Colaceci S, Clari M, Mottola A, Alvaro R, Dickson VV, Vellone E. I disegni di ricerca con metodo misto: un approccio metodologico innovativo per la ricerca infermieristica. Assistenza Infermieristica e Ricerca 2016; 35(2): 82-86. DOI: 10.1702/2310.24838

108.        Pennini A, Cittadini N, Basilici Zannetti E, Cervoni C, Vellone E, D'Agostino F, Alvaro R. An experience of field work learning for healthcare providers: new perspectives between disadvantages and critical issues. Annali d’Igiene 2016; 28(4):252-62. DOI 10.7416/ai.2016.2104

109.        Paturzo M, Petruzzo A, Bertò L, Mottola A, Cohen MZ, Alvaro R, Vellone E. The lived experience of adults with heart failure: a phenomenological study. Annali d’Igiene 2016; 28(4): 263-73. doi: 10.7416/ai.2016.2105

110.        Bravetti C, Cocchieri A, D’Agostino F, Vellone E, Alvaro R, Zega M. Definizione e variabili costituenti la complessità assistenziale infermieristica. Una revisione della letteratura. Igiene e Sanità Pubblica 2016; 72(3): 233 – 248

111.        Ausili D, Rebora P, Di Mauro S, Riegel B, Valsecchi MG, Paturzo M, Alvaro R, Vellone E. Clinical and socio-demographic determinants of self-care behaviours in patients with heart failure and diabetes mellitus: a multicentre cross-sectional study. International Journal of Nursing Studies 2016; 63: 18-27. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2016.08.006

112.        Simeone S, Cohen MZ, Savini S, Pucciarelli G, Alvaro R, Vellone E. The lived experiences of stroke caregivers three months after discharge of patients from rehabilitation hospital. Professioni Infermieristiche 2016; 69 (2): 103-112.

113.        Bulfone G, Fida R, Vellone E, Alvaro R, Palese A. Employability degli infermieri neolaureati: revisione narrativa. L’Infermiere 2016; 53(4): e75-e83.

114.        Cittadini N, Pennini A, Basilici Zanetti E, D’Agostino F, Feola M, Rao C, Vellone E, Alvaro R, Tarantino U. Il progetto di ricerca Guardian Angel®: risultati preliminari. L’Infermiere 2016; 53(4): e66-e74. 

115.        Macale L, Vellone E, Scialò G, Iossa M, Cristofori E, Alvaro R. The experience of educational quality in undergraduate nursing students: a phenomenological study. Professioni Infermieristiche 2016; 69(4): 244-251.

116.        Kangasniemi M, Hirjaba M, Kohonen K, Vellone E, Moilanen T, Pietilä AM. The cardiac patients’ perceptions of their responsibilities in adherence to care: a qualitative interview study. Journal of Clinical Nursing 2017; 26(17-18): 2583-2592. DOI: 10.1111/jocn.13642

117.        Vellone E, Paturzo M, D’Agostino F, Mottola A, Petruzzo A, Alvaro R, Riegel B. Self-care in heart failure patients: major results of a 7-year research program in Italy. Salute e Società 2017; 16(1): 51-64.

118.        Macale L, Ghezzi V, Rocco G, Fida R, Vellone E, Alvaro R. Academic dishonesty among Italian nursing students: A longitudinal study. Nurse Education Today 2017; 50(1): 57-61. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2016.12.013

119.        De Angelis A, Pancani L, Steca P, Colaceci S, Giusti A, Tibaldi L, Alvaro R, Ausili D, Vellone E. Testing an explanatory model of nurses' intention to report adverse drug reactions in hospital settings. Journal of Nursing Management 2017; 25(4): 307-317. DOI: 10.1111/jonm.12467

120.        Sanson G, Vellone E, Kangasniemi M, Alvaro R, D'Agostino F. Impact of nursing diagnoses on patient and organisational outcomes: A systematic literature review. Journal of Clinical Nursing 2017; 26: 3764–3783. DOI: 10.1111/jocn.13717

121.        Pucciarelli G, Vellone E, Savini S, Simeone S, Ausili D, Alvaro R, Lee CS, Lyons KS. Roles of Changing Physical Function and Caregiver Burden on Quality of Life in Stroke: A Longitudinal Dyadic Analysis. Stroke 2017; 48: 733-739. DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.116.014989

122.        Greco A, Pancani L, Sala M, Annoni AM, Steca P, Paturzo M, D’Agostino F, Alvaro R, Vellone E. Psychometric characteristics of the caregiver burden inventory in caregivers of adults with heart failure. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 2017; 16(6): 502-510. DOI: 10.1177/1474515117693890 

123.        Vellone E, Paturzo M, D’Agostino F, Petruzzo A, Masci S, Ausili D, Rebora P, Alvaro R, Riegel B. MOTIVATional intErviewing to improve self-care in Heart Failure patients (MOTIVATE-HF): Study protocol of a three-arm multicenter randomized controlled trial. Contemporary Clinical Trials 2017; 55(1): 34–38. DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2017.02.003

124.        D'Agostino F, Sanson G, Cocchieri A, Vellone E, Welton J, Maurici M, Alvaro R, Zega M. Prevalence of nursing diagnoses as a measure of nursing complexity in a hospital setting. Journal of Advanced Nursing 2017; 73(9): 2129-2142. DOI 10.1111/jan.13285

125.        Basilici ZE, D'Agostino F, Cittadini N, Feola M, Pennini A, Rao C, Vellone E, Tarantino U, Alvaro R. Effect of tailored educational intervention to improve self-care maintenance and quality of life in postmenopausal osteoporotic women after a fragility fracture: the Guardian Angel® study. Igiene e Sanità Pubblica 2017; 73(1):65-76.

126.        Petruzzo A, Paturzo M, Naletto M, Cohen MZ, Alvaro R, Vellone E. The lived experience of caregivers of persons with heart failure: A phenomenological study. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 2017; 16(7): 638-645. DOI 10.1177/1474515117707666

127.        Petruzzo A, Paturzo M, Buck G.H, Barbaranelli C, D’Agostino F, Ausili D, Alvaro R, Vellone E. Psychometric Evaluation of the Caregiver Preparedness Scale in Caregivers of Adults with Heart Failure. Research in Nursing and Health 2017; 40(5):470-478. DOI 10.1002/nur.21811

128.        Lee CS, Bidwell JT, Paturzo M, Alvaro R, Cocchieri A, Jaarsma T, Strömberg A, Riegel B, Vellone E. Patterns of self-care and clinical events in a cohort of adults with heart failure: 1 year follow-up. Heart & Lung 2017; 47(1):40-46. DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2017.09.004

129.        Mogle J, Buck HG, Zambroski C, Alvaro R, Vellone E. Cross-validation of the Minnesota Living With Heart Failure Questionnaire. Journal of Nursing Scholarship 2017; 49(5):513-520 DOI 10.1111/jnu.12318

130.        Colaceci S, Giusti A, Chapin EM, Bettinelli ME, De Angelis A, Zambri F, Vellone E, Alvaro R, De Mei B. E-learning to Improve Healthcare Professionals' Attitudes and Practices on Breastfeeding. Breastfeeding Medicine 2017; 12: 629-636. DOI: 10.1089/bfm.2017.0060

131.        Ausili D, Barbaranelli C, Rossi E, Rebora P, Fabrizi D, Cogni C, Luciani M, Vellone E, Di Mauro S, Riegel B. Development and psychometric testing of a theory-based tool to measure self-care in diabetes patients: the Self-Care of Diabetes Inventory. BMC Endocrine Disorders 2017; 17(1): 66. DOI 10.1186/s12902-017-0218-y

132.        Villa G, Manara DF, Brancato T, Rocco G, Stievano A, Vellone E, Alvaro R. Life with a urostomy: A phenomenological study. Applied Nursing Research 2018; 39: 46-52. doi:10.1016/ j.apnr.2017.10.005

133.        Arrigoni C, Puci M, Grugnetti AM, Collivasone L, Fenizia E, Borrelli P, Vellone E, Alvaro R, Piredda M, De Marinis MG. Italian version of Nursing Students' Perception of Instructor Caring (I-NSPIC): assessment of reliability and validity. BMC Medical Education 2017; 17:218. DOI: 10.1186/s12909-017-1032-y

134.        Bidwell JT, Vellone E, Lyons KS, D'Agostino F, Riegel B, Paturzo M, Hiatt SO, Alvaro R, Lee CS. Caregiver determinants of patient clinical event risk in heart failure. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 2017; 16(8):707-714. doi: 10.1177/1474515117711305

135.        D'Agostino F, Zeffiro V, Vellone E, Ausili D, Belsito R, Leto A, Alvaro R. Cross-Mapping of Nursing Care Terms Recorded in Italian Hospitals into the Standardized NNN Terminology. International Journal of Nursing Knowledge 2018; 31(1): 4-13; Doi: 10.1111/2047-3095.12200

136.        D'Agostino F, Pancani L, José Manuel RS, Lumillo-Gutierrez I, Paloma-Castro O, Vellone E, Alvaro R. Nurses' beliefs about nursing diagnosis: A study with cluster analysis. Journal of Advanced Nursing 2018;74:1359–1370. DOI: 10.1111/jan.13545

137.        Sanson G, Alvaro R, Cocchieri A, Vellone E, Welton J, Maurici M, Zega M, D'Agostino F. Nursing Diagnoses, Interventions, and Activities as Described by a Nursing Minimum Data Set: A Prospective Study in an Oncology Hospital Setting. Cancer Nursing. 2019; 42(2): E39-E47 DOI 10.1097/NCC.0000000000000581

138.        Ausili D, Rossi E, Rebora P, Luciani M, Tonoli L, Ballerini E, Androni S, Vellone E, Riegel B, Di Mauro S. Socio‑demographic and clinical determinants of self‑care in adults with type 2 diabetes: a multicentre observational study. Acta Diabetologica 2018; 55(7): 691-702. DOI 10.1007/s00592-018-1135-x

139.        Pucciarelli G, Ausili D, Galbussera A, Rebora P, Savini S, Simeone S, Alvaro R, Vellone E. Quality of Life, Anxiety, Depression and Burden among Stroke Caregivers: a longitudinal, observational multicentre study. Journal of Advanced Nursing 2018; 74(8): 1875-1887. Doi: 10.1111/jan.13695.

140.        Liotta G, Canhao H, Cenko F, Cutini R, Vellone E, Illario M, Kardas P, Poscia A, Sousa RD, Palombi L and Marazzi MC. Active Ageing in Europe: Adding Healthy Life to Years. Frontiers in Medicine 2018; 5:123. Doi: 10 10.3389/fmed.2018.00123/full

141.        Pancani L, Ausili D, Greco A, Vellone E, Riegel B. Trajectories of Self-Care Confidence and Maintenance in Adults with Heart Failure: A Latent Class Growth Analysis. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine 2018; 25(4): 399-409. DOI: 10.1007/s12529-018-9731-2

142.        Dellafiore F, Buck HG, Pucciarelli G, Barbaranelli C, Paturzo M, Alvaro R, Vellone E. Psychometric characteristics of the mutuality scale in heart failure patients and caregivers. Heart & Lung 2018; 47 (2018) 553-561. DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2018.05.018

143.        Chialà O, Vellone E, Klompstra L, Ortali GA, Stromberg A, Jaarsma T. Relationships between exercise capacity and anxiety, depression and cognition in patients with heart failure. Heart & Lung 2018; 47: 465–470. DOI 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2018.07.010

144.        Bravetti C, Cocchieri A, D'Agostino F, Vellone E, Alvaro R, Zega M. A nursing clinical information system for the assessment of the complexity of care. Annali d’Igiene 2018; 30(5):410-420. doi: 10.7416/ai.2018.2241.

145.        Pucciarelli G, Lee CS, Lyons KS, Simeone S, Alvaro R, Vellone E. Quality of Life Trajectories among Stroke Survivors and the Related Changes in Caregiver Outcomes: A Growth Mixture Study. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2019; 100: 433-440. Doi: 10.1016/ j.apmr.2018.07.428.

146.        De Maria M, Vellone E, Ausili D, Alvaro R, Di Mauro S, Piredda M, De Marinis M, Matarese M. Self-care Of patient and caregiver DyAds in multiple chronic conditions: a LongITudinal studY (SODALITY) protocol. Journal of Advanced Nursing 2019; 75:461-471. DOI: 10.1111/jan.13834

147.        Maitan P, Frigerio S, Conti A, Clari M, Vellone E, Alvaro R. The effect of the burden of caregiving for people with spinal cord injury (SCI): a cross-sectional study. Annali dell’Istituto Superiore di Sanità 2018; 54(3): 185-193. DOI: 10.4415/ANN_18_03_03

148.        Vellone E, Riegel B, Alvaro R. A situation-specific theory of caregiver contributions to heart failure self-care. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 2019; 34(2): 166–173. DOI: 10.1097/JCN.0000000000000549

149.        Riegel B, Barbaranelli C, Carlson B, Sethares KA, Daus M, Moser DK, Miller J, Osokpo OH, Lee S, Brown S, Vellone E. Psychometric Testing of the Revised Self-Care of Heart Failure Index. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 2019; 34(2): 183-192. DOI: 10.1097/JCN.0000000000000543

150.        D'Agostino F, Vellone E, Cocchieri A, Welton J, Maurici M, Polistena B, Spandonaro F, Zega M, Alvaro R, Sanson G. Nursing Diagnoses as Predictors of Hospital Length of Stay: A Prospective Observational Study. Journal of Nursing Scholarship 2019; 2019; 51:1, 96–105. DOI: 10.1111/jnu.12444

151.        Vellone E, Chung ML, Alvaro R, Paturzo M, Dellafiore F. The influence of mutuality on self-care in heart failure patients and caregivers: A dyadic analysis. Journal of Family Nursing 2018; 24(4): 563-584. DOI: 10.1177/1074840718809484

152.        Cocchieri A, Di Sarra L, D’Agostino F, Bravetti C, Pignocco M, Vellone E, Alvaro R, Zega M. Sviluppo e implementazione di un sistema informativo infermieristico pediatrico in ambito ospedaliero: il PAI pediatrico. Igiene e Sanità Pubblica 2018; 74: 315-328.

153.        Buck HG, Hupcey J, Juárez-Vela R, Vellone E, Riegel B. Heart Failure Care Dyadic Typology, Initial Conceptualization, Advances in Thinking, and Future Directions of a Clinically Relevant Classification System. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 2019; 34(2): 159-165. DOI: 10.1097/JCN.0000000000000548

154.        D’Agostino F, Zeffiro V, Cocchieri A, Vanalli M, Ausili D, Vellone E, Zega M, Alvaro R. Impact of an electronic nursing documentation system on the nursing process accuracy. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing 2019; 804: 247-252. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-98872-6_29

155.        De Maria M, Vellone E, Durante A, Biagioli V, Matarese M. Psychometric evaluation of the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) in people with chronic diseases. Annali dell’Istituto Superiore di Sanità 2018; 54(4): 308-315; DOI: 10.4415/ANN_18_04_07

156.        Villa G, Vellone E, Sciara S, Stievano A, Proietti MG, Manara DF, Marzo E, Pantaleo G. Two new tools for self-care in ostomy patients and their informal caregivers: Psychosocial, clinical, and operative aspects. International Journal of Urological Nursing 2019; 13(1):23-30. DOI: 10.1111/ijun.12177

157.        Durante A, Paturzo M, Mottola A, Alvaro R, Dickson VV, Vellone E. Caregiver Contribution to Self-care in Patients With Heart Failure: A Qualitative Descriptive Study. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 2019; 34(2): E28 – E35. DOI: 10.1097/JCN.0000000000000560

158.        Conti A, Clari M, Garrino L, Maitan P, Scivoletto G, Cavallaro L, Bandini B, Mozzone S, Vellone E, Frigerio S. Adaptation and validation of the Caregiver Burden Inventory in Spinal Cord Injuries (CBI-SCI). Spinal Cord 2019; 57(1): 75-82. DOI: 10.1038/s41393-018-0179-7

159.        Petruzzo A, Biagioli V, Durante A, Gialloreti LE, D’Agostino F, Alvaro R, Vellone E. Influence of preparedness on anxiety, depression, and quality of life in caregivers of heart failure patients: Testing a model of path analysis. Patient Education and Counseling 2018; 102(5):1021-1028 DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2018.12.027

160.        Villa G, Mannarini M, Della Giovanna G, Marzo E, Manara DF, Vellone E. A literature review about self-care on ostomy patients and their caregivers. International Journal of Urological Nursing 2019; 13(2): 75-80.  DOI 10.1111/ijun.12182

161.        Zeffiro V, Sanson G, Carboni L, Malatesta A, Vellone E, Alvaro R, D'Agostino F. L'unita di degenza infermieristica: studio descrittivo sull'assistenza erogata. Igiene e Sanità Pubblica 2018; 74(4):359-376

162.        Juarez-Vela R, Sarabia-Cobo CM, Anton-Solanas I, Vellone E, Durante A, Gea-Caballero V, Perez-Calvo JI. Investigando el autocuidado en una muestra depacientes con insuficiencia cardiaca descompensada:un estudio transversal. Rivista Clinica Espanola 2019; 219(7): 351-359. DOI 10.1016/j.rce.2018.12.008

163.        Sanson G, Welton J, Vellone E, Cocchieri A, Maurici M, Zega M, Alvaro R, D'Agostino F. Enhancing the performance of predictive models for Hospital mortality by adding nursing data. International Journal of Medical Informatics 2019; 125: 79-85. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2019.02.009

164.        Pucciarelli G, Greco A, Paturzo M, Jurgens CY, Durante A, Alvaro R, Vellone E. Psychometric evaluation of the Heart Failure Somatic Perception Scale in a European heart failure population. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 2019; 18(6):484-491 DOI: 10.1177/1474515119846240

165.        Khatib R, Lee GA,  Marques-Sule E, Hopstock LA, O’Donnell S, Svavarsdóttir MH, Andreae C, Vellone E, Goossens E, Strömberg A, Kjellström B, Jaarsma T, Stewart C. Evaluating the Extent of Patient-Centred Care in a Selection of ESC Guidelines. European Heart Journal - Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes 2020 6(1):55-61 DOI: 10.1093/ehjqcco/qcz025

166.        Chialà O, Vellone E, Klompstra L, Ortali GA, Strömberg A, Jaarsma T. Relationships among measures of physical fitness in adult patients with heart failure. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine 2019; 51 (8), 607-615. Doi: 10.2340/16501977-2574.

167.        Durante A, Greco A, Annoni AM, Steca P, Alvaro R, Vellone E. Determinants of caregiver burden in heart failure: does caregiver contribution to heart failure patient self-care increase caregiver burden? European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 2019; 18(8): 691-699. DOI: 10.1177/1474515119863173

168.        Dellafiore F, Chung ML, Alvaro R, Durante A, Colacei S, Vellone E, Pucciarelli G. The Association Between Mutuality, Anxiety, and Depression in Heart Failure Patient-Caregiver Dyads: An Actor-Partner Interdependence Model Analysis. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 2019; 34(6): 465-473. DOI 10.1097/JCN.0000000000000599

169.        Pucciarelli G, Rebora P, Arisido MW, Ausili D, Simeone S, Vellone E, Alvaro R. Direct cost related to stroke. A longitudinal analysis of survivors after discharge from a rehabilitation hospital. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 2020; 35(1): 86-94; DOI 10.1097/JCN.0000000000000620

170.        De Maria M, Matarese M, Stromberg A, Ausili D, Vellone E, Jaarsma T, Osokpo OH, Daus MM, Riegel B, Barbaranelli C. Cross-cultural assessment of the Self-Care of Chronic Illness Inventory: a psychometric evaluation. International Journal of Nursing Studies. In Press. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2019.103422

171.        Bulfone G, Vellone E, Maurici M, Macale L, Alvaro R. Academic self-efficacy in Bachelor-level nursing students: Development and validation of a new instrument. Journal of Advanced Nursing 2020; 76 (1), 398-408. DOI: 10.1111/jan.14226

172.        Vellone E, Biagioli V, Durante A, Buck HG, Iovino P, Tomietto M, Colaceci S, Alvaro R, Petruzzo A. The Influence of caregiver preparedness on caregiver contributions to self-care in heart failure and the mediating role of caregiver confidence. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 2020; 35(3): 243-252. DOI: 10.1097/JCN.0000000000000632

173.        Riegel B, Dunbar SB, Fitzsimons D, Freedland KE, Lee CS, Middleton S, Stromberg A, Vellone E, Webber DE, Jaarsma T. Self-care research: Where we are now? Where we are going? International Journal of Nursing Studies. In Press. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2019.103402

174.        Pucciarelli G, Ausili D, Rebora P, Arisido MW, Simeone S, Alvaro R, Vellone E. Formal and informal care after stroke: A longitudinal analysis of survivors' post rehabilitation hospital discharge. Journal of Advanced Nursing 2019: 75:2495–2505. DOI: 10.1111/jan.13998

175.        Bulfone G, Vellone E, Maurici M, Macale L, Alvaro R. Academic self-efficacy in Bachelor-level nursing students: Development and validation of a new instrument. Journal of Advanced Nursing 2020; 76:398–408. DOI 10.1111/jan.14226

176.        Conti A, Clari M, Arese S, Bandini B, Cavallaro L, Mozzone S, Vellone E, Frigerio S, Campagna S. Validation and psychometric evaluation of the Italian version of the Spinal Cord Injury Secondary Conditions Scale. Spinal Cord (2019) In Press, doi:10.1038/s41393-019-0384-z

177.        Vellone E, Barbaranelli C, Pucciarelli G, Zeffiro V, Alvaro R, Riegel B. Validity and Reliability of the Caregiver Contribution to Self-Care of Heart Failure Index Version 2. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 2020; 35(3):280-290. DOI: 10.1097/JCN.0000000000000655

178.        Vellone E, Chialà O, Boyne J, Klompstra L, Evangelista LS, Back M, Ben Gal T, Mårtensson, Strömberg A, Jaarsma T. Cognitive impairment in patients with heart failure: An international study. ESC Heart Failure 2020; 7: 47-54; DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.12542

179.        Jaarsma T, Klompstra L, Ben Gal T, Avraham B, Boyne J, Bäck M, Chialà O, Dickstein K, Evangelista L, Hagenow A, Hoes AW, Hägglund E, Piepoli MF, Vellone E, Zuithoff NPA, Mårtensson J, Strömberg A. Effects of exergaming on exercise capacity in patients with heart failure: Results of an international multicenter randomized controlled trial. European Journal of Heart Failure. In Press DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.1754

180.        Pucciarelli G,  Årestedt K, Simeone S, Bolgeo T Alvaro R, Vellone E. Psychometric Characteristics of the WHOQOL-SRPB Scale in a Population of Stroke Survivors and Caregivers. Quality of Life Research 2020; 29(7):1973-1985. In press. DOI: 10.1007/s11136-020-02446-0

181.        Jaarsma T, Stromberg A, Dumbar SB, Fitzimons S, Lee CS, Middleton S, Vellone E, Freedland KE, Riegel B. Self-care research: How to grow the evidence base? International Journal of Nursing Studies (2020). In Press. DOI 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2020.103555

182.        Iovino P, Lyons KS, De Maria M, Vellone E, Ausili D, Lee CS, Riegel B, Matarese M. Patient Self-care and Caregiver Contributions to Self-care in Multiple Chronic Conditions: a Multilevel Modeling Analysis. International Journal of Nursing Studies (2020). In Press, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2020.103574

183.        Di Nardo V, Palombo A, Piervisani L, Vellone E, Alvaro R. Da portaferiti a soccorritore, l’ideale mancato di infermiere militare sul finir del Risorgimento italiano. Professioni Infermieristiche (2020). 72(4):260-266. doi: 10.7429/pi.2019.724260

184.        Iovino P, De Maria M, Matarese M, Vellone E, Ausili D, Riegel B. Depression and self-care in older adults with multiple chronic conditions: A multivariate analysis. Journal of Advanced Nursing 2020; 76: 1668–1678. Doi:10.1111/jan.14385

185.        Di Sarra L, D’Agostino F, Scialò G, Rocco G, Ghezzi V, Vellone E, Macale L, Alvaro R. Reliability, Validity, and Empirical Dimensionality of the Minnesota Nurses' Perceptions of Nursing Diagnoses Scale Among Italian Nursing Students. Journal of Nursing Measurement (2020); 20(2): 354-369. doi:10.1891/JNM-D-18-00100

186.        Vellone E, Rebora P, Ausili D, Zeffiro V, Pucciarelli G, Caggianelli G, Masci S, Alvaro R, Riegel B. Motivational interviewing to improve self-care in heart failure patients (MOTIVATE-HF): a randomized controlled trial. ESC Heart Failure 2020; 7: 1309–1318. DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.12733.

187.        Bulfone G, Vellone E, Maurici M, Macale L, Palese A, Alvaro R. Development and initial validation of a theory of planned behaviour questionnaire to assess the nursing students' Intention to be self-employed. Journal of Nursing Management 2020; 28:718–727. https://doi.org/10.1111/jonm.12988

188.        Jacoby Silveira LC, De Maria M, Dickson VV, Wahast Avila C, Rabelo-Silva ER, Vellone E. Validity and reliability of the self-care of hypertension inventory (SC-HI) in a Brazilian population. Heart & Lung 2020; 49: 518-523. DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2020.02.048

189.        Pucciarelli G, Vellone E, Bolgeo T, Simeone S, Alvaro R, Lee C. S, Lyons K. S. Role of Spirituality on the Association Between Depression and Quality of Life in Stroke Survivor-Care Partner Dyads. Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes, 2020; 13(6): e006129. DOI: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.119.006129

190.        Ávila AW, De Maria M, Vellone E, Riegel B, Bernardes D, Silveira LJ, Rabelo-Silva ER. Psychometric Characteristics of the Caregiver Contribution to Self-care of Heart Failure Index in a South American Population. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 2020; 35(5):435-444. DOI: 10.1097/JCN.0000000000000704

191.        Pucciarelli G, Lommi M, Magwood GS, Simeone S, Colaceci S, Vellone E, Alvaro R. Effectiveness of dyadic interventions to improve stroke patient–caregiver dyads’ outcomes after discharge: A systematic review and meta-analysis study. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 2020. In Press. DOI: 10.1177/1474515120926069

192.        Spedale V, Luciani M, Attanasio A, Di Mauro S, Alvaro R, Vellone E, Ausili D. Association between sleep quality and self-care in adults with heart failure: A systematic review. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 2020_In Press Doi: 10.1177/1474515120941368

193.        Lambrinou E, Kyriakou M, Lakatamitou I, Angus N, Khatib R, Vellone E, Barrowcliff A, Hansen TB, Lee GA. An integrative review on facilitators and barriers in delivering and managing injectable therapies in chronic conditions: A part of the ACNAP project 'injectable medicines among patients with cardiovascular conditions'. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 2020; 19(8): 663-680; DOI: 10.1177/1474515120939007

194.        Vellone E, Lorini S, Ausili D, Alvaro R, Di Mauro S, De Marinis MG, Matarese M, De Maria M. Psychometric characteristics of the caregiver contribution to self-care of chronic illness inventory. Journal of Advanced Nursing 2020: 76: 2434–2445. doi: 10.1111/jan.14448

195.        Pucciarelli G, Lyons KS, Simeone S, Lee CS, Vellone E, Alvaro R. Moderator role of mutuality on the association between depression and quality of life in stroke survivor-caregiver Dyads. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing (2020). In press. DOI: 10.1097/JCN.0000000000000728

196.        De Maria M, Tagliabue S, Ausili S, Vellone E, Matarese M. Perceived social support and health-related quality of life in older adults who have multiple chronic conditions and their caregivers: a dyadic analysis. Social Science & Medicine 2020. In Press. DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113193

197.        Giordano V, Nicolotti M, Corvese F, Vellone E, Alvaro R, Villa G. Describing self-care and its associated variables in ostomy patients. Journal of Advanced Nursing 2020; 76(11):2982–2992. DOI:10.1111/jan.14499

198.        Zaghini F, Vellone E, Maurici M, Sestili C, Mannocci A, Ercoli E, Magnavita N, La Torre G, Alvaro R, Sili A. The influence of work context and organizational well-being on psychophysical health of healthcare providers. Medicina del Lavoro 2020: 111(4):306-320. DOI: 10.23749/mdl.v111i4.9075

199.        Bulfone G, Maurici M, Vellone E, Macale L, Alvaro R. Health habits of nursing students: A longitudinal study of health perceptions and health habits [published online ahead of print, 2020 Sep 1]. Journal of Clinical Nursing 2020; In Press, DOI: 10.1111/jocn.15473. doi:10.1111/jocn.15473

200.        Zeffiro V, Sanson G, Welton J, Maurici M, Malatesta A, Carboni L, Vellone E, Alvaro R, D'Agostino F. Predictive factors of a prolonged length of stay in a community Nursing-Led unit: A retrospective cohort study. Journal of Clinical Nursing 2020; 29: 4685–4696, DOI: 10.1111/jocn.15509.

201.        Sterling MR, Barbaranelli C, Riegel B, Stawnychy M, Ringel J, Cho J, Vellone. E. The influence of preparedness, mutuality and self-efficacy on home care workers’ contribution to self-care in heart failure: A structural equation modeling analysis. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. Accepted for publication

202.        Bugajski A, Buck H, Zeffiro V, Morgan H, Szalacha L, Alvaro R, Vellone E. The influence of dyadic congruence and satisfaction with dyadic type on patient self-care in heart failure. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. 2020 Oct 7:1474515120960002. doi: 10.1177/1474515120960002. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33023314.

203.        Vellone E, De Maria M, Iovino P, Barbaranelli C, Zeffiro V, Pucciarelli G, Durante A, Alvaro R, Riegel B. The Self-Care of Heart Failure Index version 7.2: Further psychometric testing. Research in Nursing and Health 2020; 43:640–650. DOI: 10.1002/nur.22083

204.        De Maria M, Ferro F, Ausili D, Alvaro R, De Marinis MG, Di Mauro S, Matarese M, Vellone E. Development and Psychometric Testing of the Self-Care in COVID-19 (SCOVID) Scale, an Instrument for Measuring Self-Care in the COVID-19 Pandemic. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2020, 17, 7834. DOI doi: 10.3390/ijerph17217834

205.        Scerbo F, Rocco G, Stievano A, Vellone E, Maurici M, Cammarano A, Pulimeno A, Alvaro R. Socio-demographic analysis of free-lance nurses in a non-institutional employment regimen. Annali d’Igiene. 2020;32(6):599-607. doi: 10.7416/ai.2020.2381.

206.        Piervisani L, Palombo A, Albanesi B, Rocco G, Stasi S, Vellone E, Alvaro R. The nurse in the mirror: Image of the female nurse during the Italian fascist period. Journal of Advanced Nursing 2021; 77: 957–972 DOI: 10.1111/jan.14679

207.        Monaco D, Iovino P, Lommi M, Marano G, Zaghini F, Vellone E, Alvaro R, Sili A. Outcomes of Wound Care Nurses' Practice in Patients with Pressure Ulcers: An Integrative Review. Journal of Clinical Nursing. 2020; 2021;30:372–384. doi: 10.1111/jocn.15583.

208.        Pucciarelli G, Brugnera A, Greco A, Petrizzo A, Simeone S, Vellone E, Alvaro R. Stroke disease‐specific quality of life trajectories after rehabilitation discharge and their sociodemographic and clinical associations: A longitudinal, multicentre study. Journal of Advanced Nursing 2020; In Press DOI: 10.1111/jan.14722

209.        Yu DS, De Maria M, Barbaranelli C, Vellone E, Matarese M, Ausili D, Rejane RE, Osokpo OH, Riegel B. Cross-cultural applicability of the Self-Care Self-Efficacy Scale in a multi-national study. Journal of Advanced Nursing 2021; 77: 681–692. doi: 10.1111/jan.14617.

210.        Sterling MR, Barbaranelli C, Riegel B, Stawnychy M, Ringel JB, Cho J, Vellone E. The Influence of Preparedness, Mutuality, and Self-efficacy on Home Care Workers' Contribution to Self-care in Heart Failure: A Structural Equation Modeling Analysis. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. 2020 Dec 12. In Press. doi: 10.1097/JCN.0000000000000768. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33315614.

211.        Corvese F, Giordano V, Alvaro R, Vellone E, Villa G. Sociodemographic characteristics and self-care management knowledge of patients with an ostomy. British Journal of Nursing 2020; 29(22):S20-S26. doi: 10.12968/bjon.2020.29.22.S20.

212.        Bulfone G, Maurici M, Badolamenti S, Biagioli V, Macale L, Vellone E, Alvaro R. Studio Longitudinale sull’Abuso di Sostanze tra gli Studenti Infermieri Italiani: può essere Definito il loro Profilo Socio-Demografico?. Professioni Infermieristiche 2020;73(3): 188-195. doi: 10.7429/pi.2020.733188.

213.        Jaarsma T, Westland H, Vellone E, Freedland KE, Schröder C, Trappenburg JCA, Strömberg A, Riegel B. Status of Theory Use in Self-Care Research. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2020; 17(24): 9480. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17249480.

214.        Arcadi P, Simonetti V, Ambrosca R, Cicolini G, Simeone S, Pucciarelli G, Alvaro R, Vellone E, Durante A. Nursing during the COVID-19 outbreak: a phenomenological study. Journal of Nursing Management. 2021 Jan 9. doi: 10.1111/jonm.13249. Epub ahead of print.

215.        Bulfone G, Maurici M, Badolamenti S, Biagioli V, Macale L, Vellone E, Alvaro R. A Longitudinal Study about Substance Abuse among Italian Nursing Students: Can We Define a Socio-demographic Profile? Prof Inferm. 2020 Jun-Sep;73(3):188-195. English. doi: 10.7429/pi.2020.733188. PMID: 33355779.

216.        Juárez-Vela R, Durante A, Antonio-Oriola R, Gea-Caballero V, Czapla M, Santolalla-Arnedo I, Ruiz de Viñaspre-Hernández R, Burgos-Esteban A, Benavet-Cervera JV, Rubio-Gracia J, Vellone E. Transcultural Adaptation and Theoretical Models of Validation of the Spanish Version of the Self-Care of Heart Failure Index Version 6.2 (SCHFI v.6.2). International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health2021, 18(2):569. DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18020569

217.        Basilici Zannetti E, D'Angelo D, Cittadini N, Celi M, Pennini A, Rocco G, Vellone E, Alvaro R, Tarantino U. Development and Testing of the Quality of Life Osteoporosis Scale-Nonvertebral Fractures (QoLOS-NVFX). Orthopedic Nursing2021; 40(1): 33-41. DOI: 10.1097/nor.0000000000000728.

218.        Rebora P, Spedale V, Occhino G, Luciani M, Alvaro R, Vellone E (Corresponding author), Riegel B, Ausili D. Effectiveness of motivational interviewing on anxiety, depression, sleep quality and quality of life in heart failure patients: Secondary analysis of the MOTIVATE-HF randomised controlled trial. Quality of Life Research 2021; Accepted for publication

219.        Simonetti V, Durante A, Ambrosca R, Arcadi P, Graziano G, Pucciarelli G, Simeone S, Vellone E, Alvaro R, Cicolini G. Anxiety, sleep disorders and self-efficacy among nurses during COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study. Journal of Clinical Nursing 2021 In press; doi: 10.1111/jocn.15685.

220.        Durante A, De Maria M, Boyne J, Jaarsma T, Juarez-Vela R, Strömberg A, Vellone E. Development and psychometric testing of the European Heart Failure Self-Care behaviour scale caregiver version (EHFScB-C). Patient Education and Counseling. 2021 In Press doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2021.01.013.

221.        Rossini S, Bulfone G, Vellone E, Alvaro R. Nursing Students’ Satisfaction With The Curriculum: An Integrative Review. Journal of Professional Nursing 2021 In Press DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.profnurs.2021.02.003

222.        Bulfone G, Badolamenti S, Biagioli V, Maurici M, Macale L, Vellone E, Alvaro R. Nursing students' academic self-efficacy: A longitudinal analysis of academic self-efficacy changes and predictive variables over time. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 2021 In Press DOI: 10.1111/jan.14771.

223.        Simeone S, Vellone E, Pucciarelli G, Alvaro R. Homecare workers in Italy: a narrative review. Annali d’Igiene 2021; 32(2): 163-176. DOI 10.7416/ai.2021.2422

224.        Bolgeo T, De Maria M, Vellone E, Ambrosca R, Simeone S, Alvaro R, Pucciarelli G. The Association of Spirituality with Anxiety and Depression in Stroke Survivor-Caregiver Dyads: An Actor-Partner Interdependence Model. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. In Press. doi: 10.1097/JCN.0000000000000798

225.        Sanson G, Vellone E, Takao-Lopes C, Barrientos-Trigo S, Porcel-Gálvez AM, Riegel B, D'Agostino F. Filling a gap in standardized nursing terminology. Development of a new nursing diagnosis proposal on heart failure self-care. International Journal of Nursing Knowledge. 2021 Mar 24. doi: 10.1111/2047-3095.12324. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33760361.

226.        Bulfone G, De Maria M, Maurici M, Macale L, Sili A, Vellone E, Alvaro R. Academic failure and its predictors in Baccalaureate nursing students: A longitudinal study. Journal of Clinical Nursing2021; 30: 1953–1962. Doi: 10.1111/jocn.15748

227.        Dall'Oglio I, Gasperini G, Carlin C, Biagioli V, Gawronski O, Spitaletta G, Grimaldi Capitello T, Salata M, Vanzi V, Rocco G, Tiozzo E, Vellone E, Raponi M. Self-Care in Pediatric Patients with Chronic Conditions: A Systematic Review of Theoretical Models. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health2021; 28; 18(7):3513. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18073513

228.        Simeone S, Vellone E, Pucciarelli G, Alvaro R. Emergency percutaneous coronary intervention and stent implantation: Patients' lived experiences. Nursing in Critical Care 2021; In Press DOI: 10.1111/nicc.12623

229.        Ghizzardi G, Arrigoni C, Dellafiore F, Vellone E, Caruso R. Efficacy of motivational interviewing on enhancing self-care behaviors among patients with chronic heart failure: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Heart Failure Reviews 2021: In Press Doi: 10.1007/s10741-021-10110-z

230.        Trenta AM, Ausili D, Carus R, Arrigoni C, Moro M, Nania T, Vellone E, Dellafiore F. Living with Heart Failure during the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. Clinical Nursing Research 30(7):1071-1078. DOI: 10.1177/10547738211016614

231.        De Maria M, Matarese M, Strömberg A, Ausili D, Vellone E, Jaarsma T, Osokpo OH, Daus MM, Riegel B, Barbaranelli C. Cross-cultural assessment of the Self-Care of Chronic Illness Inventory: A psychometric evaluation. International Journal of Nursing Studies 2021; 116: 103422. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2019.103422.

232.        Iovino P, Rebora P, Occhino G, Zeffiro V, Caggianelli G, Ausili D, Alvaro R, Riegel B, Vellone E. Effectiveness of motivational interviewing on health-service use and mortality: a secondary outcome analysis of the MOTIVATE-HF trial. ESC Heart Failure 2021; 8: 2920–2927Doi: 10.1002/ehf2.13373.

233.        Giordano V, Iovino P, Corvese F, Vellone E, Alvaro R, Villa G. Caregiver contribution to self-care and its associated variables among caregivers of ostomy patients: Results of a cross-sectional study. Journal of Clinical Nursing 2021; 31:99–110.DOI: 10.1111/jocn.15851

234.        Cittadini N, D’Angelo D, Basilici Zannetti E, Celi M, Pennini A, Rocco G, Vellone E, Alvaro R, Tarantino U. Development and testing of a new instrument to measure self-care in patients with osteoporosis: the self-care of osteoporosis scale. International Journal of Bone Fragility 2021; 1(1): 28-33.

235.        Stawnychy MA, Zeffiro V, Iovino P, Vellone E, Riegel B. Characteristics of Patients Who Do Not Respond to Motivational Interviewing for Heart Failure Self-care. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. 2021 In Press Doi: 10.1097/JCN.0000000000000840.

236.        De Maria M, Iovino P, Lorini S, Ausili D, Matarese M, Vellone E. Development and Psychometric Testing of the Caregiver Self-Efficacy in Contributing to Patient Self-Care Scale, Value in Health, 2021, 24(10):1407–1415. Doi: 10.1016/j.jval.2021.05.003.

237.        Conti A, Campagna S, Nolan M, Scivoletto G, Bandini B, Borraccino A, Vellone E, Dimonte V, Clari M.  Self-care in spinal cord injuries inventory (SC-SCII) and self-care self-efficacy scale in spinal cord injuries (SCSES-SCI): development and psychometric properties. Spinal Cord 2021; 59(12): 1240-1246. doi:10.1038/s41393-021-00702-9

238.        Jaarsma T, Kato NP, Ben Gal T, Buck M, Chialà O, Evangelista L, Martensson J, Piepoli MF, Vellone E, Klompstra L, Stromberg A. Factors associated with lack of improvement in submaximal exercise capacity of patients with heart failure. ESC Heart Failure. In Press DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.13584

239.        De Maria M. Ferro F, Ausili D, Buck HG, Vellone E, Matarese M. Characteristics of dyadic care types among patients living with multiple chronic conditions and their informal caregivers. Journal of Advanced Nursing 2021, 77: 4768–4781. DOI: 10.1111/jan.15033

240.        Pucciarelli G, Lyons KS, Petrizzo A, Ambrosca R, Simeone S, Alvaro R, Lee CS, Vellone E. Protective Role of Caregiver Preparedness on the Relationship Between Depression and Quality of Life in Stroke Dyads. Stroke. 2021 In press Doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.120.034029.

241.        Bulfone G, Badolamenti S, Biagioli V, Maurici M, Macale L, Sili A, Vellone E, Alvaro R. Psychometric Evaluation of the Oldenburg Burnout Inventory for Nursing Students. Journal of Nursing Measurement 2021. In Press. doi: 10.1891/JNM-D-20-00095

242.        Durante A, Ahtisham Y, Cuoco A, Boyne J, Brawner B, Juarez-Vela R, Vellone E. Informal caregivers of people with heart failure and resilience: A convergent mixed methods study. Journal of Advanced Nursing 2021; 78(1): 264-275. DOI: 10.1111/jan.15078

243.        Ali MU, Harkness K, Vellone E, Zeffiro V, Alvaro R, Buck HG. The Caregiver Contribution to Heart Failure Self-care Instrument: Further Psychometric Testing in a European Sample. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. 2021 In Press. DOI: 10.1097/JCN.0000000000000860.

244.        Caggianelli G, Iovino P, Rebora P, Occhino G, Zeffiro V, Locatelli G, Ausili D, Alvaro R, Riegel B, Vellone E. A Motivational Interviewing Intervention Improves Physical Symptoms in Patients with Heart Failure: A Secondary Outcome Analysis of the MOTIVATE-HF Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 2021 In Press. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2021.09.006

245.        Bulfone G, Badolamenti S, Biagioli V, Maurici M, Macale L, Sili A, Vellone E, Alvaro R. Development and psychometric evaluation of the motivation for nursing student scale (MNSS): a cross sectional validation study. International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship. 2021 Nov 18;18(1). doi: 10.1515/ijnes-2021-0034

246.        Khatib R, Angus N, Hansen TB, Lambrinou E, Vellone E, Khan M, Lee GA. Perceptions of injectable therapies with cardiovascular benefit: An ACNAP survey of healthcare professionals to explore facilitators and barriers. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 2021 In Press. DOI: 10.1093/eurjcn/zvab106

247.        Bulfone G, Mazzotta R, Cocco M, Maurici M, Anastasia M, Macale L, Sili A, Vellone E, Alvaro R. Variables Predicting Academic Success of Nursing Students: a Longitudinal Study in a Nursing Bachelor's Degree Program. Annali d’Igiene. In Press Doi: 10.7416/ai.2021.2488

248.        De Maria M, Ferro F, Vellone E, Ausili D, Luciani M, Matarese M. Self-care of patients with multiple chronic conditions and their caregivers during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative descriptive study. Journal of Advanced Nursing 2021. In Press. DOI: 0.1111/jan.15115

249.        Cilluffo S, Bassola B, Pucciarelli G, Vellone E, Lusignani M. Mutuality in nursing: A conceptual framework on the relationship between patient and nurse. Journal of Advanced Nursing 2021. In Press. DOI: 10.1111/jan.15129

250.        Trenta AM, Luciani M, Moro M, Patella S, Di Mauro S, Vellone E, Ausili D. Self-care in Adults With a Retro-auricular Left Ventricular Assist Device: An Interpretive Description. Clinical Nursing Research. 2021 doi: 10.1177/10547738211063538

251.        Simeone S, Rea T, Guillari A, Vellone E, Alvaro R, Pucciarelli G. Nurses and Stigma at the Time of COVID-19: A Phenomenological Study. Healthcare. 2022; 10(1): 25. DOI: 10.3390/healthcare10010025

252.         Cittadini N, Basilici Zannetti E, Iovino P, De Maria M, D’Angelo D, Pennini A, Vellone E, Alvaro R. Factors influencing self-care in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis: The Guardian Angel Multicentric longitudinal study. Maturitas 2022; 161: 7-11. DOI 10.1016/j.maturitas.2022.01.013

253.         Uchmanowicz I, Faulkner KM, Vellone E, Siennicka A, Szczepanowski R, Olchowska-Kotala A. Heart Failure Care: Testing Dyadic Dynamics Using the Actor-Partner Interdependence Model (APIM). A Scoping Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2022, 19(9), 1919. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19041919

254.         Simeone S, Ambrosca R, Vellone E, Durante A, Arcadi P, Cicolini G, Simonetti V, Alvaro R, Pucciarelli G. The lived experiences of frontline nurses and physicians infected by COVID-19 during their activities: a phenomenological study. Nursing & Health Sciences. 2022; 24:245–254 doi: 10.1111/nhs.12920.

255.         Simeone S, Vellone E, Virgolesi M, Sterling MR, Alvaro R, Pucciarelli G. 'I found myself alone' - a phenomenological study of the home care workers' experience during the Covid-19 pandemic. Nursing & Health Sciences; 2022; 24:395–404. Doi: 10.1111/nhs.12935. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35220652.

256.         Locatelli G, Zeffiro V, Occhino G, Rebora P, Caggianelli G, Ausili D, Alvaro R, Riegel B, Vellone E. Effectiveness of Motivational Interviewing on contribution to self-care, self-efficacy, and preparedness in caregivers of patients with heart failure: a secondary outcome analysis of the MOTIVATE-HF randomized controlled trial. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. In Press, DOI: 10.1093/eurjcn/zvac013

257.         De Maria M, Ausili D, Lorini S, Vellone E, Riegel B, Matarese M. Patient Self-Care and Caregiver Contribution to Patient Self-Care of Chronic Conditions: What Is Dyadic and What It Is Not. Value in Health 2022; In press. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jval.2022.01.007

258.         Bulfone G, Iovino P, Mazzotta R, Sebastian M, Macale L, Sili A, Vellone E, Alvaro R. Self-efficacy, burnout and academic success in nursing students: A counterfactual mediation analysis. Journal of Advanced Nursing. In Press. DOI: 10.1111/jan.15231

259.         Riegel B, Westland H, Freedland KE, Lee CS, Stromberg A, Vellone E, Jaarsma T. Operational definition of self-care interventions for adults with chronic illness. International Journal of Nursing Studies 2022; 129: 104231

260.         Biagioli V, Spitaletta G, Kania V, Mascolo R, Gawronski O, Liburdi A, Manzi G, Salata M, Vellone E, Tiozzo E, Dall’Oglio I. Instruments Measuring Self-Care in Children and Young Adults With Chronic Conditions: A Systematic Review. Frontiers in Pediatrics 2022; 10: 832453. DOI: 10.3389/fped.2022.832453

261.         Antonio‐Oriola R, Vellone E, Durante A, De Maria M, Di Nitto M, Gea‐Caballero V, Santolalla‐Arnedo I, Czapla M, Benavent‐Cervera JV, Sánchez‐ González JL, Juárez‐Vela R. Spanish Version of the Caregiver Contribution to Self‐Care of Heart Failure Index (CC‐SCHFI): A Psychometric Evaluation. Journal of Personalized Medicine 2022, 12, 625. https://doi.org/10.3390/ jpm12040625

262.         Iovino P, Nolan A, De Maria M, Ausili D, Matarese M, Vellone E, Riegel B. The influence of social support on self-care is mediated by self-efficacy and depression in chronic illness: key findings from the 'SODALITY' observational study. Aging Ment Health. 2022 In Press doi: 10.1080/13607863.2022.2056877. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35416091.

263.         Monaco D, Zaghini F, Fiorini J, Venturini G, Iovino P, Vellone E, Alvaro R, Sili A. Effect of a wound healing protocol on patients with stage III and IV pressure ulcers: a preliminary observational study. Journal of Wound Care. 2022 Apr 2;31(4):322-328. doi: 10.12968/jowc.2022.31.4.322.

264.         Di Nitto M, Sollazzo F, Biagioli V, Torino F, Alvaro R, Vellone E, Durante A. Self-care behaviours in older adults treated with oral anticancer agents: A qualitative descriptive study. European Journal of Oncology Nursing. In press; DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2022.102139

265.         Riegel B. Dickson VV, Vellone E. The Situation-Specific Theory of Heart Failure Self-care. An Update on the Problem, Person, and Environmental Factors Influencing Heart Failure Self-care. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. In Press. DOI: 10.1097/JCN.0000000000000919

266.         Simeone S, Pucciarelli G, Dal Lago E, Botti S, Gargiulo G, Vellone E, Alvaro R. Family assistants' living and working conditions and their interaction with patient and family caregiver variables. Acta Biomedica 2022; 93(S2):e2022146. doi: 10.23750/abm.v93iS2.12719

267.         Riegel B, De Maria M, Barbaranelli C, Matarese M, Ausili D, Stromberg A, Vellone E, Jaarsma T. Symptom recognition as a mediator in the self-care of chronic illness. Frontiers in Public Health 2022; 10: 883299; DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.883299

268.         Page SD, Lee C, Aryal S, Freedland K, Stromberg A, Vellone E, Westland H, Wiebe DJ, Jaarsma T, Riegel B. Development and testing of an instrument to measure contextual factors influencing self-care decisions among adults with chronic illness. Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2022; 20(1): 83. doi: 10.1186/s12955-022-01990-2.

269.         Di Nitto M, Sollazzo F, Biagioli V, Pucciarelli G, Torino F, Alvaro R, Vellone E. Self‑care behaviors in patients with cancer treated with oral anticancer agents: a systematic review. Supportive Care in Cancer 2022; In Press. DOI: 10.1007/s00520-022-07166-4

270.         Spedale V, Fabrizi D, Rebora P, Luciani M, Alvaro R, Vellone E, Riegel B, Ausili D. The Association Between Self-reported Sleep Quality and Self-care in Adults With Heart Failure, The Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. In Press. doi: 10.1097/JCN.0000000000000929

271.         Petrizzo A, Lyons KS, Bartoli D, Simeone S, Alvaro R, Lee CS, Vellone E, Pucciarelli G. The moderating role of caregiver preparedness on the relationship between depression and stroke-specific quality of life in stroke dyads: a longitudinal study. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. 2022 In Press; doi: 10.1093/eurjcn/zvac037.

272.         Westland H, Dickson Page S, van Rijna M, Aryalb S, Freedlandc KE, Lee C, Stromberg A, Vellone E, Wiebeg DJ, Jaarsma T, Riegel B. Self-care management of bothersome symptoms as recommended by clinicians for patients with a chronic condition: A Delphi study. Heart & Lung 2022; 56: 40-49. DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2022.06.001

273.         Irani E, Buck HG, Lyons KS, Margevicius S, Vellone E, Bugajski A, De Maria M. Examining how congruence in and satisfaction with dyadic care type appraisal contribute to quality of life in heart failure care dyads. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. 2022 In Press. doi: 10.1093/eurjcn/zvac052.

274.         Durante A, Cuoco A, Boyne J, Brawner B, Juarez-Vela R, Stasi S, Younas A, Vellone E. Needs and problems related to sociodemographic factors of informal caregiving of people with heart failure: A mixed methods study in three European countries. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 2022 Jun 28. doi: 10.1111/jan.15345. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35765750.

275.         Rossini S, Mazzotta R, Kangasniemi M, Badolamenti S, Macale L, Sili A, Vellone E, Alvaro R, Bulfone G. Measuring academic satisfaction in nursing students: a systematic review of the instruments. International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship. 2022 Sep 19;19(1). doi: 10.1515/ijnes-2021-0159. PMID: 36117260.

276.         Stawnychy MA, Vellone E, Zeffiro V, Teitelman AM, De Maria M, Riegel, B. (2022). Dyad Gender and Relationship Quality Influence Heart Failure Self-Care. Clinical Nursing Research, In Press. https://doi.org/10.1177/10547738221119338

277.         Matarese M, Pendoni R, Ausili D, Vellone E, De Maria M. Validity and Reliability of Caregiver Contribution to Self-Care of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Inventory and Caregiver Self-Efficacy in Contributing to Self-Care Scale. Evaluation & the Health Professions. 2022 In Press. doi: 10.1177/01632787221134712.

278.         Dickson VV, Iovino P, De Maria M, Vellone E, Alvaro R, Di Matteo R, Dal Molin A, Lusignani M, Bassola B, Maconi A, Bolgeo T, Riegel B. Psychometric Testing of the Self-Care of Coronary Heart Disease Inventory Version 3.0. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. 2022 Oct 24. doi: 10.1097/JCN.0000000000000952. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36288481.

279.         Irani E, Mogle J, Durante Á, Juárez-Vela R, Vellone E, Buck HG. Understanding and Optimizing Family Caregiver Participation in Dyadic Research. Nursing Research 2022; 71(6): 477-482. doi: 10.1097/NNR.0000000000000609.

280.         Younas A, Cuoco A, Vellone E, Fàbregues S, Escalante Barrios EL, Durante A. Contextual Coding in Qualitative Research Involving Participants with Diverse Sociocultural Backgrounds. The Qualitative Report 2022; 27(11): 2509-2527. DOI 10.46743/2160-3715/2022.5702

281.         Vellone E, Rebora P, Iovino P, Ghizzardi G, Baricchi M, Alvaro R, Sili A, Barello S, Ausili D, Trenta AM, Pedroni C, Dellafiore F, Arrigoni C, Riegel B, Caruso R. Remote Motivational Interviewing to Improve Patient Self-care and Caregiver Contribution to Self-Care in Heart Failure (REMOTIVATE-HF): Rationale, Design, and Methodology for a Multicentre Randomised Controlled Trial. Research in Nursing & Health. In Press; DOI 10.1002/nur.22289

282.         Simonelli N, Bolgeo T, Iovino P, Di Matteo R, Maconi A, Vellone E. Self-care in coronary heart disease patient and caregiver dyads (HEARTS-IN-DYADS)-Protocol of a multicenter longitudinal study. Research in Nursing & Health. 2022 Dec 20. doi: 10.1002/nur.22286.

283.         Uchmanowicz I, Wleklik M, Foster M, Olchowska-Kotala A, Vellone E, Kaluzna-Oleksy M, Szczepanowski R, Uchmanowicz B, Reczuch K, Jankowska EA. Digital health and modern technologies applied in patients with heart failure: Can we support patients' psychosocial well-being? Frontiers in Psychology. 2022 Sep 28;13:940088. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.940088.

284.         Shalev A, Ringel JB, Riegel B, Vellone E, Stawnychy MA, Safford M, Goyal P, Tsui E, Franzosa E, Reckrey J, Sterling M. Does Connectedness Matter? The Association Between Mutuality and Job Satisfaction Among Home Health Aides Caring for Adults With Heart Failure. Journal of Applied Gerontology 2023; 42(4):747-757; doi: 10.1177/07334648221146772.

285.         De Maria M, Lee CS, Matarese M, Vellone E, Lorini S, Ausili D. Dyadic Archetypes of Patient Self-Care and Caregiver Contribution to Self-Care in Dyads With Multiple Chronic Conditions: An Observational Study. Journal of Applied Gerontology 2023; 42(8):1809-1819; DOI 10.1177/07334648231159980.

286.         Figura M, Fraire M, Durante A, Cuoco A, Arcadi P, Alvaro R, Vellone E, Piervisani L. New frontiers for qualitative textual data analysis: a multimethod statistical approach. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing2023; 22(5):547-551. doi: 10.1093/eurjcn/zvad021. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36748993.

287.         Dellafiore F, Ghizzardi G, Vellone E, Magon A, Conte G, Baroni I, De Angeli G, Vangone I, Russo S, Stievano A, Arrigoni C, Caruso R. A Single-Center, Randomized Controlled Trial to Test the Efficacy of Nurse-Led Motivational Interviewing for Enhancing Self-Care in Adults with Heart Failure. Healthcare 2023, 11, 773. https://doi.org/10.3390/ healthcare11050773

288.         Iovino P, De Maria M, Corvese F, Giordano V, Alvaro R, Vellone E, Villa G. The influence of patient and caregiver depression on patient self-care and caregiver contribution to self-care in ostomy: A dyadic analysis. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 2023; 32: 6441–6449. DOI https:// doi.org/10.1111/jocn.1667

289.         Arapi A, Vellone E, Ivziku D, Duka B, Taci D, Notarnicola I, Stievano A, Rocco G, Prendi E, De Maria M. Psychometric Characteristics of the Self-Care of Chronic Illness Inventory in Older Adults Living in a Middle-Income Country. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2023, 20, 4714. https://doi.org/10.3390/ ijerph20064714

290.         Iovino P, Vellone E, Cedrone N, Riegel B. A Middle-Range Theory of Social Isolation in Chronic Illness. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2023, 20, 4940. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20064940

291.         Lacarbonara F, Di Nitto M, Biagioli V, Durante A, Sollazzo F, Torino F, Roselli M, Alvaro R, Vellone E. Development and Content Validity of the Self-Care of Oral Anticancer Agents Index (SCOAAI). Seminars in Oncology Nursing 2023; 39(3):151402, DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soncn.2023.151402

292.         Baricchi M, Vellone E, Caruso R, Arrigoni C, Dellafiore F, Ghizzardi G, Pedroni C, Pucciarelli G, Alvaro R, Iovino P. Technology-Delivered Motivational Interviewing to Improve Health Outcomes in Patients with Chronic Conditions. A Systematic Review of the Literature. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 2023; 22(3):227-235. doi: 10.1093/eurjcn/zvac071.

293.         De Maria M, Erba I, Ferro F, Ausili D, Matarese M, Vellone E. The influence of dyad sex combination on patient self-care and caregiver contribution to self-care in multiple chronic conditions: An observational study. Journal of Nursing Scholarship. 2023; 55:1008–1019. DOI: 10.1111/jnu.12895

294.         Sollazzo F, Di Nitto M, Rosito L, Torino F, Alvaro R, Lacarbonara F, Vellone E, Durante A. Caregivers’ contribution to self-care for patients treated with oral anticancer agents: A qualitative descriptive study. European Journal of Oncology Nursing. 2023; 64: 102327. DOI 10.1016/j.ejon.2023.102327.

295.         Uchmanowicz I, Rosano G, Piepoli MF, Vellone E, Czapla M, Lisiak M, Diakowska D, Prokopowicz1 A, Aleksandrowicz K, Nowak b, Wleklik M, Faulkner K. The concurrent impact of mild cognitive impairment and frailty syndrome in heart failure. Archives of Medical Science 2023; 19(4): 912–920. DOI: 10.5114/aoms/162369. 

296.         Pucciarelli G, Occhino G, Locatelli G, Baricchi M, Ausili D, Rebora P, Cammarano A, Alvaro R, Vellone E. The Effectiveness of a Motivational Interviewing Intervention on Mutuality Between Patients With Heart Failure and Their Caregivers: A Secondary Outcome Analysis of the MOTIVATE-HF Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal Cardiovascular Nursing. 2023 Apr 19. doi: 10.1097/JCN.0000000000000991. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37074953.

297.         Bolgeo T, Di Matteo R, Simonelli N, Molin AD, Lusignani M, Bassola B, Vellone E, Maconi A, Iovino P. Psychometric properties and measurement invariance of the 7-item General Anxiety Disorder scale (GAD-7) in an Italian coronary heart disease population. Journal of Affective Disorders. 2023; 334: 213-219. Doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2023.04.140.

298.         Locatelli G, Rebora P, Occhino G, Ausili D, Riegel B, Cammarano A, Uchmanowicz I, Alvaro R, Vellone E, Zeffiro V. The Impact of an Intervention to Improve Caregiver Contribution to Heart Failure Self-care on Caregiver Anxiety, Depression, Quality of Life, and Sleep. Journal Cardiovascular Nursing 2023; 38(4): 361–369;doi: 10.1097/JCN.0000000000000998. PMID: 37204336.

299.         Lee GA, Durante A, Baker EE, Vellone E, Caggianelli G, Dellafiore F, Khan M, Khatib R. Patients' perceptions on the facilitators and barriers using injectable therapies in dyslipidaemia: An empirical qualitative descriptive international study. Journal of Advanced Nursing 2023; In press DOI: 10.1111/jan.15739

300.         Wang W, Gianluca P, Mei Y, Zhang Z, Vellone E. The Dyadic Self-care Experience of Stroke Survivors and Their Caregivers: A Qualitative Descriptive Study. Health Expectations 2023; In press Jul 27. doi: 10.1111/hex.13838. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37497863.

301.         Cuoco A, Younas A, Boyne J, Juarez-Vela R, Rice BM, Vellone E, Durante A. Perception and Challenges of Time Management for Caregivers of People with Heart Failure A Qualitative Study. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. 2023; In press. DOI: 10.1097/JCN.0000000000001027

302.         Spitaletta G, Biagioli V, Greco F, Mascolo R, Liburdi A, Manzi G, Gawronski O, Ricci R, Tiozzo E, Vellone E, Grimaldi Capitello T, Salata M, Raponi M, Dall'Oglio I; Self-care CYP Study Group. Self-care in children and young people with complex chronic conditions: a qualitative study using Emotional Text Mining. Frontiers in Pediatrics. 2023 Jul 28;11:1170268. doi: 10.3389/fped.2023.1170268. PMID: 37576150; PMCID: PMC10420086.

303.         Wang W, Wang X, Vellone E, Zhang Z. Effectiveness of a smartphone-enabled dyadic self-care programme (SDSCP) for stroke survivors and caregivers: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 2023 Sep 4;13(9):e073016. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-073016. PMID: 37666544; PMCID: PMC10481751.

304.         Locatelli G, Iovino P, Pasta A, Jurgens CY, Vellone E, Riegel B. Cluster analysis of heart failure patients based on their psychological and physical symptoms and predictive analysis of cluster membership. J Adv Nurs. 2023 Oct 3. doi: 10.1111/jan.15890. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37788062.

305.         Amato C, Iovino C, Longobucco Y, Salvaro E, Diaz RG, Castiglione S, Guadagno MG, Vellone E, Rasero L. Reciprocal associations between beliefs about medicines, health locus of control and adherence to immunosuppressive medication in allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant patients: Findings from the ADE-TRAM study. European Journal of Oncology Nursing DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejon.2023.102410. In Press

306.         Durante A, Younas A, Cuoco A, Boyne J, Rice BM, Juarez-Vela R, Zeffiro V, Vellone E. Burden among informal caregivers of individuals with heart failure: A mixed methods study. PLoS One. 2023 Nov 17;18(11):e0292948. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0292948.

307.         Nuccio E, Petrosino F, Simeone S, Alvaro R, Vellone E, Pucciarelli G. The needs and difficulties during the return to work after a stroke: a systematic review and meta-synthesis of qualitative studies. Disability and Rehabilitation, In Press, DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2023.2287016

308.         Younas A, Di Nitto M, Cuoco A, Brawner-Rice , Boyne J, Juarez-Vela R, Vellone E, Graven LJ, Dal Molin A, Durante A. Perceived Social Support and Associated Factors among Caregivers of Individuals with Heart Failure: A Convergent Mixed Methods Study. Health & Social Care in the Community, 2023, 5550987. doi:10.1155/2023/5550987

309.Jędrzejczyk M, Guzak B, Czapla M, Ross C, Vellone E, Juzwiszyn J, Chudiak A, Sadowski M, Uchmanowicz I. Rationing of nursing care in Internal Medicine Departments-a cross-sectional study. BMC Nursing 2023 Dec 4;22(1):455. doi: 10.1186/s12912-023-01617-x. PMID: 38044434; PMCID: PMC10694866.

310.        Lee CS, Freedland KE, Jaarsma T, Strömberg A, Vellone E,  Dickson Page S, Westland H, Pettersson S, van Rijn M, Aryal S, Belfiglio A, Wiebe D, Riegel B. Patterns of self-care decision-making and associated factors: A cross-sectional observational study, International Journal of Nursing Studies; In Press, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2023.104665.

311.        Durante A, Vellone E, Younas A, Juarez-Vela R, Boyne J, Piredda M, De Maria M. Psychometric testing of the Care Dependency Scale in patients with heart failure and their caregivers. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nuring. 2024 In Press. doi: 10.1093/eurjcn/zvad117.

312.        Jaarsma T, Kato NP, Klompstra L, Ben Gal T, Boyne J, Hägglund E, Vellone E, Hagenow A, Evangelista LS, Mårtensson J, Strömberg A. Changes over time in patient-reported outcomes in patients with heart failure. ESC Heart Fail. 2023 Dec 29. doi: 10.1002/ehf2.14648. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38158757.

313.        Figura M, Arcadi P, Vellone E, Pucciarelli G, Simeone S, Piervisani L, Alvaro R. Living in a multicultural context: Health and integration from the perspective of undocumented Mediterranean migrants, residents, and stakeholders in Italy. A qualitative-multimethod study. Journal of Advanced Nursing 2024 Jan 7. doi: 10.1111/jan.16036. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38186236.

 

 

Editorials and Commentaries

 

1.               Barbaranelli C, Lee CS, Vellone E, Riegel B. The Problem with Cronbach's Alpha: Comment on Sijtsma and van der Ark (2015). Nursing Research 2015;64(2): 140-145. DOI: 10.1097/NNR.0000000000000079

2.               Vellone E. Nursing science and prevention. Biomedicine and Prevention 2016; 0(0): 9-10. DOI 10.19252/000000025

3.               Vellone E. First steps towards a theory of caregiver contribution to self-care in heart failure. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 2017; 32(6):584-586 DOI: 10.1097/JCN.0000000000000404

4.               Lee G, Marques E, Vellone E, Stromberg A, Hopstock L, Tagney J, Khatib R, O’Donnell S, Svavarsdottir MH, Goossens E, Andreae C. Post-Doctoral Mentorship Award – have you considered applying? European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 2017; 16(8):658. DOI 10.1177/14745151177138

5.               Vellone E. Cognitively impaired patients with heart failure may not perceive weight gain as a risk for decompensation. Evidence Based Nursing 2017; 20(4): 115-116. DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/eb-2016-102597

6.               Vellone E, Dellafiore F, Chung ML, Alvaro R. Mutuality and self-care in heart failure patient and caregiver dyads. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 2017; In press. DOI 10.1177/1474515117740482

7.               Buck HG, Bekelman D, Cameron J, Chung M, Hooker S, Pucciarelli G, Stromberg A, Riegel B, Vellone E. A body of work, a missed opportunity: dyadic research in older adults. Journal of American Geriatrics Society 2019; In Press DOI: 10.1111/jgs.15749

8.               Durante A, Vellone E. Cardiovascular nursing research in Italy. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. May 2019 https://journals.sagepub.com/page/cnu/Landing-Page-Italian-Collection

9.               Riegel B, Jaarsma T, Stromberg A, Vellone E. Self-management and self-care, two sides of the same coin. BMJ Open. https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/9/7/e027775.responses

10.            Ausili D, Vellone E, Dickson VV, Lee CS, Riegel B. Letter to Editor Re: Tulu, Cook, Oman, Meek, and Gudina's article, Chronic disease self-care: A concept analysis (2021). Nurs Forum. 2022 Jan 7. doi: 10.1111/nuf.12689. In Press

11.            Caggianelli G, Iovino P, Rebora P, Ausili D, Alvaro R, Riegel B, Vellone E. Suggestions to Improve Research on Motivational Interviewing for Heart Failure Self-care: Insights From Study Experiences. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. 2022 Feb 22. In Press doi: 10.1097/JCN.0000000000000894.

12.            Riegel B, Westland H, Freedland KE, Lee CS, Stromberg A, Vellone E, Jaarsma T. Operational definition of self-care interventions for adults with chronic illness. International Journal of Nursing Studies 2022; 129: 104231. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2022.104231

 

 

Abstract in journals

 

1.               Vellone E, Piras G, Venturini G, Alvaro R. Positive and negative impact in caring for older people living in Sardinia, Italy. Journal of Clinical Nursing 2010; 19 (Suppl. 1): 131.

2.               Vellone E, Venturini G, Caramia M, Alvaro R. Preliminary results from the reliability and validity of the stroke impact scale in Italy. Journal of Clinical Nursing 2010; 19 (Suppl. 1): 85.

3.               D'Angelo, Mastroianni C, Casale G, Carbonara L, Vellone E, Alvaro R, Latina R, Piredda M, De Marinis MG (2011). Transitions in Care During a Palliative Care Program: Distribution and Associated Factors. European Journal of Cancer 2011; 47, S318. 

4.               Vellone E, Savini S, Simeone S, Barbato N, Carovillano G, Caramia MD, Alvaro R. Stroke survivors who like art have a better quality of life than those who do not. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 2012; 11(sup.1): 50.

5.               Vellone E, Riegel B, Cocchieri A, D'Agostino F, Rocco G, Alvaro R. The contribution of caregivers to self-care in heart failure: development of an instrument. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 2012; 11(supp. 1): S8.

6.               Vellone E, Riegel B, Cocchieri A, Fida R, D'Agostino F, Rocco G, Alvaro R. The relationship between self-care maintenance and self-care management in heart failure: a structural equation modeling. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 2012; 11(supp. 1): S33-S34.

7.               Savini S, Vellone E, Simeone S, Fida R, Dickson VV, Rocco G, Alvaro R. Psychometric properties of the Italian version of the Stroke Impact Scale 3.0. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 2013; 12 (Supp. 1): S12-S13.

8.               Cocchieri A, Vellone E, Riegel B, Rocco G, Alvaro R. Self-care behaviors in Italian patients with heart failure. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 2013; 12: S11.

9.               Vellone E, Cocchieri A, Chung ML, Rocco G, Alvaro R. The relationship between self-care and quality of life in heart failure patients and spousal caregivers: a dyadic analysis. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 2013; 12: s47-s48.

10.            Vellone E, Jaarsma T, Cocchieri A, Chialà O, Fida R, Rocco G, Alvaro R. The value of an exercise advice in hearth failure patients. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 2013; 12: S53-S54.

11.            D'Angela D, Cursano R, D'arpino A, De Gennaro E, Giorgi S, Lattarulo M, Piacentini P, Rocco G, Spandonaro F, Testa T, Vellone E (2013). Gestione del rischio chimico da antiblastici: un'analisi a support delle decisioni in sanita'. Giornale Italiano di Farmacia Clinica2013; 27: 376.

12.            Vellone E, AlvaroR, Fida R, Rocco G, Spatola CF, Cocchieri A, Riegel B. Self-Care Confidence Mediates the Relationship Between Cognition and Self-Care Behaviors in Adults With Heart Failure. Circulation 2013; 128(22 Supp): A16531.

13.            Dickson VV, Buck HG, Vellone E, Riegel B. Self-Efficacy Moderates the Relationship of Comorbidity and Self-Care in Heart Failure Patients. Circulation 2013; 128(22 Supp): A17863

14.            Bidwell JT, Lee CS, Lyons KS, Hiatt SO, Alvaro R, Vellone E, Riegel B. Patient-, caregiver-, and relationship-level characteristics influence heart failure self-care maintenance behaviors in patient-caregiver dyads. Journal of Cardiac Failure 2014; 20(8 Suppl): S11. DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2014.06.040

15.            Bidwell JT, Vellone E, Lyons KS, Hiatt SO, Alvaro R, Riegel B, Lee CS. Abstract 12062: Patient and Caregiver Heart Failure Symptom Response Behaviors in 364 Patient-Caregiver Dyads. Circulation 2014; 130(Suppl 2): A12062 http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/130/Suppl_2/A12062.abstract

16.            Vellone E, Buck HG, Dickson VV, Fida R, D’Agostino F, Alvaro R, Riegel B. How comorbidity, self-care confidence and self-care behaviors interact to predict hospitalization in heart failure patients. European Journal of Heart Failure 2015; 17(Supp. 1): 301.

17.            Vellone E, Lee CS, Lyons KS, D’Agostino F, Bidwell JT, Hiatt SO, Buck HG, Alvaro R, Riegel B. How patient-caregiver dyads controbute to self-care in heart failure: typologies and characteristics. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 2015; 14(Supp. 1): 8-9.

18.            Vellone E, Bidwell JT, Lyons KS, D’Agostino F, Hiatt SO, Juarez-Vela R, Alvaro R, Riegel B, Lee CS. Patient-caregiver dyadic determinants of of self-care maintenance and self-care management in heart failure. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 2015; 14(Supp. 1): 73-74.

19.            Greco A, Sala M, Pancani L, Baretta D, D’Addario M, Petruzzo A, Alvaro R, Steca P, Vellone E. The Caregiver Burden Inventory in evaluating the burden of heart failure patients' caregivers: a multicenter study. European Journal of Heart Failure 2016; 18 (Supp. 1): 314.

20.            Ausili D, Rebora P, Di Mauro S, Riegel B, Paturzo M, Alvaro R, Vellone E. Socio-demographic and clinical determinants of poor self-care in patients with heart failure and diabetes mellitus.  European Journal of Heart Failure 2016; 18 (Supp. 1): 497.

21.            Vellone E, Pancani L, Greco A, D’Addario M, Steca P, Riegel B. Self-care confidence totally mediates the influence of simple attention and working memory on self-care in adults with heart failure. European Journal of Heart Failure 2016; 18 (Supp. 1): 151-152.

22.            Paturzo M, Berto L, Petruzzo A, Mottola A, Cohen MZ, Alvaro R, Vellone E. The lived experience of adults with heart failure: a phenomenological study. European Journal of Heart Failure 2016; 18 (Supp. 1): 152.

23.            Durante A, Gianino MM, Sperlinga R, Vellone E. The effect of therapeutic education on self-care in patients with heart failure and implantable cardioverter defibrillator: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. European Journal of Heart Failure 2016; 18 (Supp. 1): 401.

24.            Greco A, Sala M, Pancani L, Alvaro R, Paturzo M, Petruzzo A, Steca P, Vellone E. Determinants of burden in caregivers of heart failure patients: a multicenter study. Minerva Cardioangiologica 2016; 64 (Supp. 1): 47.

25.            Paturzo M, Bertò L, Petruzzo M, Cohen MZ, Alvaro R, Vellone E. Come è vivere con lo scompenso cardiaco? Il vissuto esperienziale dei pazienti.  Minerva Cardioangiologica 2016; 64 (Supp. 1): 162.

26.            Vellone E, Cocchieri A, Paturzo M, Riegel B, Jaarsma T, Stromberg A, Alvaro R, Lee CS. Poor heart failure symptom response is associated with an increased risk of death and emergent healthcare utilization. European Heart Journal 2016; 37(Supp. 1): 1340.

27.            Dellafiore F, Paturzo M, Petruzzo A, D’Agostino F, Barbaranelli C, Caruso R, Alvaro R, Vellone E. Validity and reliability of the mutuality scale in heart failure patient and caregiver dyads. European Heart Journal2017; 38 (suppl_1), ehx502.P2474-ehx2502.P2474. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehx502.P2474

28.            Paturzo M, Petruzzo A, D'Agostino F, Barbaranelli C, Alvaro R, Vellone E. The Caregiver Preparedness Scale is valid and reliable to measure preparedness in caregivers of heart failure patients. European Heart Journal 2017; 38 (suppl_1), ehx502.1253-ehx1502.1253. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehx502.1253

29.            Durante A, Juarez-Vela R, Boyne J, Vellone E. Needs and burden of informal heart failure caregivers: the HF2Care study. European Journal of Heart Failure 2018; 20 (Supp. 1): 592. DOI: doi:10.1002/ejhf.1197

30.            Mogle J, Juarez R, Vellone E, Buck H. Engaging informal caregivers in clinical research: using dyadic information to predict who will participate. Innovation in Aging 2018; 2, (Supp. 1): 126. DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igy023.462

31.            Iovino P, Vellone E, De Maria M, Lorini S, Ausili D, Matarese M, Riegel B. Abstract 13443: Influence of Depression on Self-Care Behaviors in Older Adults With Multiple Chronic Conditions: A Multivariate Analysis. Circulation 2019;140 (Supp. 1):A13443 https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/abs/10.1161/circ.140.suppl_1.13443

32.            Iovino P, Matarese M, Vellone E, Ausili D, De Maria M, Lyons K, Lee CS, Lorini S, Riegel B. Abstract 13330: Sociodemographic and Clinical Determinants of Self-Care and Caregiver Contribution to Self-Care in a Context of Multiple Chronic Conditions. Circulation. 2019; 140  (Supp. 1): A13330. https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/abs/10.1161/circ.140.suppl_1.13330

33.            Durante A, Biagioli V, Petruzzo A, Emberti Gialloreti L, Vellone E, Alvaro R. Relazione tra preparazione, ansia, depressione e qualità di vita nei caregivers di pazienti affetti da scompenso cardiac. Giornale Italiano di Cardiologia. 2019; 20 (Supp. 1): 258S.

34.            Iovino P, Vellone E, Ausili D, De Maria M, Lyons KS, Lee CS, Lorini S, Riegel B, Matarese M. Determinanti sociodemografici e clinici del selfcare e del contributo del caregiver al self-care nei pazienti anziani con malattie cardiovascolari e malattie croniche multiple. Giornale Italiano di Cardiologia. 2019; 20 (Supp. 1): 259S.

35.            Iovino P, Riegel B, De Maria M, Lorini S, Ausili D, Matarese M, Alvaro R, Vellone E. L’influenza della depressione sui comportamenti di self-care nei pazienti anziani con malattie cardiovascolari e malattie croniche multiple. Giornale Italiano di Cardiologia. 2019; 20 (Supp. 1): 260S.

36.            Pucciarelli G, Lyons KS, Simeone S, Alvaro R, Lee CS, Vellone E. Abstract WP463: Moderator Role of Preparedness on the Association Between Depression and Quality of Life in Stroke Survivor-Caregiver Dyads. Stroke, 2020; 51 (Supp 1): WP463. https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/str.51.suppl_1.WP463

37.            Sterling MR, Barbaranelli C, Riegel B, Stawnychy M, Ringel J, Cho J, Vellone E. Abstract 223: The Role of Confidence in Home Care Workers' Contribution to Heart Failure Patients' Self-care: Testing a Structural Equation Model. Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes 2020; 13 (Supp. 1) A223. DOI: 10.1161/hcq.13.suppl_1.223

38.            Riegel B, Westland H, Iovino P, Barelds I, Slot JB, Stawnychy MA, Osokpo OH, Tarbi E, Trappenburg J, Vellone E, Stromberg A and JAARSMA T. Abstract 13773: Applied Behavior Change Techniques in Self-care Interventions for Patients With a Chronic Condition. Circulation. 2020;142(Supp. 3): A13773-A13773.

39.            Stawnychy MA, Vellone E, Zeffiro V and Riegel BJ. Abstract 13276: Dyad Gender and Relationship Quality Are Related to Heart Failure Self-care Maintenance. Circulation. 2020;142(Supp. 3): A13276-A13276.

40.            Ferro F, De Maria M, Vellone E, Ausili D, Matarese M. Abstract 16318: Care Dyadic Types in Patients With Multiple Chronic Conditions and Their Caregivers. Circulation. 2020;142(Supp. 3):A16318-A16318.

41.            Stawnychy MA, Zeffiro V, Iovino P, Vellone E, Riegel B. Abstract 13356: Who Doesn't Respond to Motivational Interviewing for Heart Failure Self-care? Circulation. 2020;142(Supp. 3): A13356-A13356.

42.            Pucciarelli G, Simeone S, Brugnera A, Greco A, Petrizzo A, Vellone E, Alvaro R. Abstract P832: Stroke Disease-Specific Quality of Life Trajectories After Rehabilitation Discharge and Their Sociodemographic and Clinical Predictors: A Longitudinal, Multicenter Study. Stroke 2021; 52: Supp 1. AP832; DOI: 10.1161/str.52.suppl_1.P832Stroke.

43.            Caggianelli G, Iovino P, Rebora P, Occhino G, Zeffiro V, Locatelli G, Ausili D, Alvaro R, Riegel B, Vellone E. A motivational interviewing intervention improves the burden of physical symptoms in patients with heart failure: A secondary outcome analysis of a randomized clinical trial. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 2021; 20: Supp. 1 zvab060.101, DOI: 10.1093/eurjcn/zvab060.101

44.            Trenta AM, Belloni S, Ausili D, Caruso R, Arrigoni C, Vellone E, Moro E, Dellafiore F. The lived experience of patients with a left ventricular assist device during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 2021; 20, Supp. 1, July 2021, zvab060.014, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjcn/zvab060.014

45.            Durante A, Younas A, Cuoco A, Boyne J, Juarez-Vela R, Brawner B, Vellone E. Resilience among caregivers of patients with heart failure: a convergent mixed methods study, European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 2021; 20, Supp. 1, July 2021, zvab060.096, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjcn/zvab060.096

46.            Iovino P, Rebora P, Occhino G, Zeffiro V, Caggianelli G, Ausili D, Alvaro R, Riegel B, Vellone E. Does motivational interviewing reduce health services use and mortality in heart failure patients? A secondary analysis of the MOTIVATE-HF trial. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 2021; 20: Supplement_1, July 2021, zvab060.093, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjcn/zvab060.093

47.            Lacarbonara, F, Di Nitto M, Sollazzo F, Biagioli V, Durante A, Torino F, Alvaro R, Vellone E. Development and content validity of the self-care of oral anticancer agents index. Annals of Oncology, 2021; 32 (Supp. 5): S1261. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annonc.2021.08.639

48.            Sollazzo F, Di Nitto M, Biagioli V, Pucciarelli G, Torino F, Alvaro R, Vellone E. A systematic review of self-care behaviours among patients with cancer who take oral anticancer agents. Annals of Oncology, 2021; 32 (Supp. 5): S1261-S1262. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annonc.2021.08.642.

49.            Di Nitto M, Durante A, Sollazzo F, , Biagioli V, Rosito L, Torino F, Alvaro R, Vellone E. Describing self-care behaviours in cancer patients taking oral anticancer agents. Annals of Oncology, 2021; 32 (Supp. 5): S1260. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annonc.2021.08.637

50.            Durante A, Younas A, Cuoco A, Zeffiro V, Brawner B, Boyne J, Juarez-Vela R, Vellone E (2021). Abstract 10933: Informal Caregivers’ Burden and Its Predictors in Heart Failure: A Mixed Methods Study. Circulation, vol. 144, p. A10933-A, ISSN: 0009-7322

51.            Shalev A, Ringel J, Safford MM, Riegel B, Franzosa E, Vellone E, Tsui E, Goyal P, Stawnychy M, Reckrey J, Sterling MR (2021). Abstract 9465: Does Connectedness Matter: The Association Between Mutuality and Job Satisfaction Among Home Health Aides Caring for Adults with Heart Failure. Circulation, vol. 144, p. A9465, ISSN: 0009-7322, doi: 10.1161/circ.144.suppl_1.9465

52.            Stawnychy MA, Vellone E, Zeffiro V, Riegel B (2021). Abstract 9906: Not All Heart Failure Patients Are Men, Not All Caregivers Are Women: Comparing Differences by Gender. Circulation, vol. 144, p. A9906, ISSN: 0009-7322, doi: 10.1161/circ.144.suppl_1.9906

53.            Iovino P, Baricchi M, Ghizzardi G, Trenta AM, Caruso R, Arrigoni C, Pedroni C, Dellafiore F, Pucciarelli G, Vellone E. Technology-Delivered Motivational Interviewing Interventions for Patients With Cardiovascular Diseases-A Systematic Review. Circulation, 144 (Suppl_1), A12984-A12984.

54.            Locatelli G, Zeffiro V, Occhino G, Rebora P, Caggianelli G, Ausili D, Alvaro R, Riegel B, Vellone E. Motivational Interviewing improves caregiver self-efficacy in heart failure: a secondary outcome analysis of the MOTIVATE-HF trial, European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 2022; 21, Supplement_1, July 2022, zvac060.014, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjcn/zvac060.014

55.            Locatelli G, Rebora P, Occhino G, Ausili D, Riegel B, Vellone E, Alvaro R. An intervention to improve caregiver self-efficacy and contribution to self-care does not affect caregiver anxiety, depression, quality of life and sleep. Secondary outcome analysis of MOTIVATE-HF RCT, European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 2022; 21, Supplement_1, July 2022, zvac060.015, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjcn/zvac060.015

56.            Westland H, Van Rijn MM, Page S, Wiebe DJ, Freedland KE, Lee C, Vellone E, Aryal S, Stromberg A, Jaarsma T, Riegel B. Self-care recommended by clinicians in patients with heart failure or type 2 diabetes: a Delphi study, European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 2022; 21, Supplement_1, July 2022, zvac060.069, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjcn/zvac060.069

57.            Page SD, Wiebe DJ, Freedland KE, Lee C, Vellone E, Westland H, Van Rijn M, Aryal S,Stromberg A, Jaarsma T, Riegel B. A mobile phone app for obtaining daily reports of symptoms, self-care, and decision making. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 2022; 21, Supplement_1, July 2022, zvac060.108, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjcn/zvac060.108

58.            Cuoco A, Durante A, Alvaro R, Vellone E. How deep is your involvement? Caregiver Contribution to self-care in heart failure: A content qualitative analysis with magnitude coding. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 2022; 21, Supplement_1, July 2022, zvac060.085, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjcn/zvac060.085

59.            Juarez-Vela R, Vellone E, Durante A, De Maria M, Di Nitto M, Gea-Caballero VA, Santolalla-Arnedo I, Benavent-Cervera JV, Rubio-Gracia J, Antonio-Oriola R. Psychometric Validation of the Spanish Version of the Caregiver Contribution to Self-Care of Heart Failure Index ( CC-SCHFI). European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 2022; 21, Supplement_1, July 2022, zvac060.020, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjcn/zvac060.020

60.            Iovino P, Locatelli G, Alvaro R, Riegel B, Jurgens CJ, Vellone E. A cluster analysis of psychological and physical symptoms in patients with heart failure, European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 2022; 21, Supplement_1, July 2022, zvac060.075, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjcn/zvac060.075

61.            Iovino P, D'Angelo D, Vellone E, Ruggeri M. The cost-effectiveness of nurse-led self-care interventions in patients with heart failure, European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 2022; 21, Supplement_1, July 2022, zvac060.073, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjcn/zvac060.073

62.            Riegel B, Page S, Aryal S, et al. Demographic and condition-specific factors influencing how symptoms are experienced over time: results of the MOMENT study. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. 2023;22(Supplement_1)doi:10.1093/eurjcn/zvad064.085

63.            Saurini M, Erba I, Ferro F, et al. Caregiver contributions to general and specific self-care of patients affected by heart failure and other chronic conditions. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. 2023;22(Supplement_1)doi:10.1093/eurjcn/zvad064.114

64.            Erba I, Ferro F, Saurini M, et al. How patients affected by heart failure and other chronic conditions perform general and specific self-care behaviors. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. 2023;22(Supplement_1)doi:10.1093/eurjcn/zvad064.112

65.            Erba I, Matarese M, Ausili D, Vellone E. Clinical use of voice measurement in patients with heart failure: study protocol. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. 2023;22(Supplement_1)doi:10.1093/eurjcn/zvad064.115

66.            Locatelli G, Iovino P, Jurgens CY, Alvaro R, Uchmanowicz I, Rasero L, Riegel BJ, Vellone E. Abstract 15239: Patient Self-Care Mediates the Relationship Between Caregiver Contributions and Symptom Burden in Heart Failure. Circulation. 2023;148(Suppl_1):A15239-A15239. doi:doi:10.1161/circ.148.suppl_1.15239

67.            Ciriaci D, Di Nitto M, Cuoco A, Dal Molin A, Vellone E, Durante A. Mindfulness e realtà virtuale per ridurre lo stress nei caregiver di persone con patologie croniche e cardiovascolari: insights dalla letteratura. Giornale Italiano di Cardiologia 2013; 24(12, Suppl. 2): A176

68.            Gravante F, Trotta F, Latina S, Vellone E, Alvaro R, Simeone S. Pucciarelli G. Post-intensive care syndrome after cardiac surgery: a literature review. Giornale Italiano di Cardiologia 2013; 24(12, Suppl. 2): A186

69.            Sanna GD, Iovino P, Caggianelli G, Vellone E. Effects of virtual reality on rehabilitation in patients with heart failure (virtual-hf): a protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Giornale Italiano di Cardiologia 2013; 24(12, Suppl. 2): A975

 

 

 

Proceedings

 

1.               Fellone C, Vellone E. Il contributo dell’infermiere come educatore alla salute. Atti del I° Seminario di aggiornamento, Nursing nei Servizi psichiatrici, Pontecorvo (FR) 1997.

2.               Sansoni J, Vellone E, Piras G, Riccio PA. Sleep Quality of Italian Primary caregivers to Alzheimers Disease Persons at Home.In: Pelkonen M, et al. (eds). Knowledge developpment: clinicians researchers in partnership. Proceedings of 9th Biennal Conference of the Workgroup of European Nurse Researchers. Helsinki 5 – 8 luglio 1998: 781-789.

3.               Riccio PA, Sansoni J, Vellone E, Piras G. Sleep in older Italian and American female caregivers to Alzheimer’s Disease patients: a comparison study. In: Pelkonen M, et al. (eds). Knowledge developpment: clinicians researchers in partnership. Proceedings of 9th Biennal Conference of the Workgroup of European Nurse Researchers. Helsinki 5 – 8 luglio 1998: 719-725.

4.               Sansoni J, Piras G, Vellone E, Nofroni I. Family Quality of Life: Depression, Stress and Anxiety of Women Primary Caregivers to Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) Persons at Home. In: Paavilainen E et al. Book of abstract of the International Family Nursing Research Congress. Tampere (Finland) 13-15 maggio 1999.

5.               Vellone E,Micci M, Sansoni J, Sinapi N, Cattel C. The experience of caring in Alzheimers’s caregivers: a phenomenological study. Proceedings of the Xth biennal Conference of the Workgroup of European Nurse Researchers. Reykjavik (Islanda) 25-27 Maggio 2000.

6.               Vellone E.  Banche dati per l’assistenza infermieristica in oncologia. Atti della VII Conferenza Nazionale dell’Associazione Italiana di Oncologia Medica “Le terapie integrate in oncologia”. Taormina, 13 maggio 2003.

7.               Vellone E, Talucci C, Sinapi N, Riccio PA. Quality of life in Alzheimer’s Disease caregivers. Proceeding of the Conference of the International Council of Nurses, Building excellence through evidence, Ginevra, 27 – 29 giugno 2003.

8.               Piras G, Vellone E. Which “Therapy” to improve quality of life in Alzheimer Caregivers living in Sardinia, Italy? Proceedings of the 8th International Montreal/Springfield Symposium on Advnces in Alzheimer Therapy. Montreal (Canada) 14-17 Aprile 2004.

9.               Ragusa V, Vellone E, Mazzarotto P. Il ruolo dell’infermiere nella prevenzione della nefropatia da contrasto in emodinamica: la nostra esperienza. Giornale Italiano di Cardiologia Invasiva 2005; 2(S3): 219.

10.            Ragusa V, Vellone E, Mazzarotto P.  La prevenzione della nefropatia da mezzo di contrasto in Emodinamica. Secondo Congresso regionale della Società Italiana di Cardiologica Invasiva. Roma, 21 gennaio 2006.

11.            Vellone E, Ragusa V, Pepe S, Galletti C, Rega ML, Maggio T, Gabrielli L. L’impianto di pacemaker e di defibrillatore impiantabile: L’impatto sul paziente. Atti del IX Congresso Nazionale del Gruppo Italiano Infermieri di Cardiologia (GITIC). Chianciano Terme (SI), 31 marzo – 1 aprile 2006. 

12.            Ragusa V, Vellone E, Barbaresi L, Barzetti F, Calabrese S, Casagrande A, Casella R, Di Nicola M, Di Stefano R, Marsili O, Onagro GE, Sirleto R, Ventrella F, Vrencsan NE, Mazzarotto P. La continuità delle cure assistenziali nei pazienti sottoposti a procedura emodinamica: una proposta operativa. Giornale Italiano di Cardiologia Invasiva 2006; 3(S3): 233.

13.            Vellone E, Piras G, Loi L, Galletti C, Rega ML. Misurare la qualità di vita dei caregiver di persone affette da demenza. Giornale di Gerontologia; 54(5): 401.

14.            Piras G, Vellone, E, Vacca S, Onnis A. Lo studio EUROFAMCARE in Sardegna. Giornale di Gerontologia; 54(5): 519.

15.            Venturini G, Vellone E, Fierro A, Miliani R, Faia A, Alvaro R. La misurazione delle competenze degli studenti del corso di Laurea in Infermieristica: l’esperienza dell’Università degli Studi di Roma “Tor Vergata”. Atti del Meeting di Primavera della Conferenza Permanente delle Classi di Laurea delle Professioni Sanitarie, Reggio Emilia, 15-16 maggio 2009.

16.            Venturini G, Scarcella P, Funaro E, Fierro A, Vellone E, Alvaro R. The role of nursing in a nutritional centre in Mozambique. Book of Abstract School of Nursing and Midwifery Trinity College Dublin, Transforming Healthcare through Research and Education, 10th Annual Interdisciplinary Research Conference: 4th & 5th November 2009. Pag. 57

17.            Venturini G, Vale S, Vellone E, Esposito G, Sili A, Prandi C, Alvaro R. Measuring quality of life in patients affected by Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: an Italian study. Book of Abstract School of Nursing and Midwifery Trinity College Dublin, Transforming Healthcare through Research and Education, 10th Annual Interdisciplinary Research Conference: 4th & 5th November 2009.

18.            Pepe S, Nuzzo C, Vellone E, Cocchieri A, D'Agostino F, Alvaro R (2011). Il Self-care nel paziente con scompenso cardiaco riduce le riospedalizzazioni? In: Infermieri, area critica e le sfide dell'economia. Roma, 16 - 18 novembre 2011, p. 18, Roma:Associazione Nazionale Infermieri Area Critica (ANIARTI)

19.            Pucciarelli G, Simeone S, Alvaro R, Vellone E, Lee CS, Lyons KS. Qualità di vita, ansia, depressione e burden nella popolazione con ictus cerebrale: uno studio longitudinale multicentrico. Proceeding del LVIII Congresso Nazionale di Scienze Neurologiche Ospedaliere (SNO), Riccione, 2-5 maggio 2018, p. 140, Trento: New MAGAZINE, ISBN: 978-88-8041-118-5.

20.            D’Agostino F, Zeffiro V, Cocchieri A, Vanalli M, Ausili D, Vellone E, Zega M, Alvaro R (2019). Impact of an electronic nursing documentation system on the nursing process accuracy. ADVANCES IN INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS AND COMPUTING, vol. 804, p. 247-252, ISSN: 2194-5357, doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-98872-6_29

21.            Biagini F, Scialò G, Macale L, Palombo A, Vellone E, Alvaro R. Nurse Application Bundle: Tools for Nursing Practice in Home Care Settings. ADVANCES IN INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS AND COMPUTING, Vol. 1008; p. 12-17.  DOI  10.1007/978-3-030-23884-1_2

22.            Spedale, V, Vellone E, Alvaro R, Durante A, Ausili D. La qualita del sonno nei pazienti affetti da scompenso cardiac. Atti del 64° Congresso Nazionale SIGG, Roma 27-30 novembre 2019

23.            Petruzzo A, Biagioli V, M. Tomietto, R. Alvaro, Vellone E. La preperazione dei caregiver di pazienti affetti da scompenso cardiaco ha un ruolo rilevante nel miglioramento del contributo del caregiver al self-care Atti del 64° Congresso Nazionale SIGG, Roma 27-30 novembre 2019

24.            Ferro F, De Maria M, Ausili D, Vellone E, Matarese M. Sviluppo e validazione della scala del self-care per la prevenzione dell’infezione da covid-19 (SCOVID). Atti del 65° Congresso Nazionale SIGG, Roma 2-4 dicembre 2020

25.            De Maria M, Iovino P, Lorini S, Ausili D, Matarese M, Vellone E. La self-efficacy e il contributo del caregiver familiare ai comportamenti di self-care dei pazienti con malattie croniche multiple. Atti del 65° Congresso Nazionale SIGG, Roma 2-4 dicembre 2020

26.            Locatelli G, Matus A, Ausili D, James R, Vellone E, Riegel B. What is the role of interception in the symptom experience of people with a chronic condition? A systematic review. The 19th European Doctoral Conference Nursing Science – EDCNS, Bern 9–10 September 2022. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s16024-022-00377-z

27.            Figura M, Arcadi P, Pucciarelli G, Simeone S, Piervisani L, Vellone E, Alvaro R. Healthcare needs in a multicultural context. The 19th European Doctoral Conference Nursing Science – EDCNS, Bern 9–10 September 2022. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s16024-022-00377-z

28.            Biagioli V, Greco F, Spitaletta G, Liburdi A, Mascolo R, Gawronski O, Ricci R, Tiozzo E, Vellone E, Capitello TG, Salata M, Raponi M, Dall’Oglio I. Emotional text-mining in pediatria: esplorazione del self-care nei bambini e nei giovani in condizioni croniche complesse. Proceedings of the 16th international conference on statistical analysis of textual data, Volume 1. Cosenza, Edizioni Erranti, ISBN: 979-12-80153-30-2

29.            Piervisani L, Figura M, Arcadi P, Durante A, Vellone E, Alvaro R. Vocazione e professione: l’imperativo morale dell’infermiera italiana nel periodo fascista. Proceedings of the 16th international conference on statistical analysis of textual data, Volume 1. Cosenza, Edizioni Erranti, ISBN: 979-12-80153-30-2

30.            Cuoco A, Nitto MD, Younas A, Boyne J, Juarez-Vela R, Vellone E, Durante A. (2022). Abstract 12639: Perceived Social Support in Heart Failure Caregiving: A Convergent Mixed-Method Study. Circulation, 146(Suppl_1), A12639-A12639. https://doi.org/doi:10.1161/circ.146.suppl_1.12639

31.            Pucciarelli G, Bartoli D, Vellone E, Alvaro R, Greco A, Brugnera A. (2022). Abstract 13792: Different Trajectories of Specific-Disease QoL in Stroke Survivors and Their Associations With Caregiver Anxiety, Depression and Burden: A Longitudinal Study. Circulation, 146(Suppl_1), A13792-A13792. https://doi.org/doi:10.1161/circ.146.suppl_1.13792

32.            Bartoli D, Vellone E, Pucciarelli G, Brugnera A, Alvaro R, Greco A. Abstract 81: Quality Of Life Trajectory In Stroke Survivors And Their Effect On Caregivers, One Year After Discharged From Rehabilitation Hospitals: A Longitudinal Study. Stroke; a journal of cerebral circulation. 2023;54(Suppl_1):A81-A81. doi:doi:10.1161/str.54.suppl_1.81

33.            Vellone E. Self-care in chronic conditions: state of the science and future directions in research. International conference on risk communication, community engagement and infodemic management for infection and chronic diseases in emergency health situations. University of Vlora “Ismail Qemali”, 2023; ISBN 9789928379733

 

Book chapters

 

1.               Vellone E, Corbo MI. Alcuni aspetti di nursing geriatrico: igiene personale, abbigliamento, mobilizzazione, alimentazione. In: Caretta F, Petrini M, Bernabei R (eds) La cura della persona anziana; manuale per gli operatori geriatrici (vol. 2). Roma: CEPSAG - Centro Promozione e Sviluppo dell’Assistenza Geriatria; 2001.

2.               Alvaro A, Antonetti G, Pennini A, Rizzo C, Rocco G, Vellone E. La formazione universitaria e l’ECM. In: Deiana C, Rocco G, Silvestro A (eds). Guida all’esercizio della professione di Infermiere. Torino: C.G. Edizioni Medico Scientifiche.

3.               Alvaro R, Macale L, Scialò G, Vellone E. Il laboratorio dei gesti (o skill lab). In: Cristofori E, Delli Poggi A, Serreni P (eds). Il laboratorio professionale della formazione, vol. 2, Metodi, tecniche e applicazioni. Milano: Casa Editrice Ambrosiana (pag. 109 – 120)

ISBN 978-8808-68002-0

4.               D’Agostino F, Zeffiro V, Cocchieri A, Vanalli M, Ausili D, Vellone E, Zega M, Alvaro R.  (2019). Impact of an Electronic Nursing Documentation System on the Nursing Process Accuracy. In: Di Mascio T. et al. (eds) Methodologies and Intelligent Systems for Technology Enhanced Learning, 8th International Conference. MIS4TEL 2018. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 804. Springer, Cham; Volume 804, Pag. 247-252

5.               Vellone E, Riegel, B, Alvaro R. The situation-specific theory of caregiver contributions to hert failure self-care. In Im EO, Meleis AI (eds). Situation specific theories: development, utilization and evaluation in nursing. Springer Nature Switzerland AG, 2021, Pag. 193-206. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-63223-6_14; ISBN 978-3-030-63222-9

6.               Neubeck L, Lira TM, Vellone E, Fitzsimons D, Dullaghan L, Sanders J. Delivery high quality cardiovascular care. In C. Jennings, F Astin, D Fitszimons, E Lambrinou, L Neubeck DR Thompson (eds). The ESC textbook of Cardiovascular Nursing. Oxford: Oxford University Press (pag. 29 – 53) ISBN 978-0-19-884931-5 DOI: 10.1093/med/9780198849315.001.0001

7.               Vellone E, Iovino P. Self-care nelle malattie croniche: dalla teoria alla ricercar. In S. Scalorbi, Y Longobucco, A, Trentin (Eds). Infermieristica preventive, di famiglia e di comunità. Milano: McGraw-Hill (pag. 53-57) 

8.               Mazzotta R, Durante A, Zeffiro V, Maurici M, Vellone E, Alvaro R, Bulfon, G. (2023). Nursing Students’ Perceptions of Virtual Simulation in Nursing Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Proposal for a Validation Protocol and Cross-Sectional Study. Paper presented at the Methodologies and Intelligent Systems for Technology Enhanced Learning, Workshops, 12th International Conference, Cham.

 

 

Books

 

1.               Vellone E, Sciuto M (eds). La ricerca bibliografica. Applicazioni nel nursing e nelle scienze sanitarie. Milano: McGraw-Hill; 2001.

2.               D’Aliesio L, Vellone E, Rega ML, Galletti C. La Ricerca infermieristica. Manuale introduttivo. Roma: Carocci Faber, 2007.

3.               Vellone E, Piredda, M (eds). La ricerca bibliografica. Strumenti e metodi per trovare e utilizzare la letteratura sanitaria (2^ ed.). Milano: McGraw-Hill; 2009.

4.               Alvaro R, Brancato T, Fierro A, Stievano A, Vellone E, Venturini G. I concorsi per infermiere. Napoli: Edises; 2009.

5.               Sili A, Alvaro R, Fida R, Vellone E, Avallone F. La salute organizzativa degli infermieri: guida pratica all’utilizzo del Questionario Infermieristico sulla Salute Organizzativa. Napoli: Edises; 2010.

6.               Alvaro R, Brancato T, Stievano A, Vellone E. Esercizi & Verifiche per Lauree Magistrali in Scienze Infermieristiche e Ostetriche. IV Edizione. Napoli: Edises; 2017.

7.               Co-editor of the book Rosaria Alvaro, Tommaso Brancato e Aldo Faia la traduzione del Volume: Berman A, Snyder S. Nursing clinico – Tecniche e procedure di Kozier. Napoli: Edises, 2019. ISBN: 978-88-3319-008-2

 

  Academic Teaching

 

1997 – 2009               Nursing Research at the Bachelor Degree in Nursing Science at the Catholic University of Rome;

 

2003 - 2014                Nursing Research at Master Degree in Nursing Science at the Catholic University of Rome

 

2007 – 2010               Nursing Research at Master Degree in Nursing Science at the Sapienza University of Rome

 

2009 – currently         Nursing Research at the Bachelor, Master and Doctoral degree at Tor Vergata University, Rome

 

2013 – currently         Nursing Research at the Master in Nursing Science at “Universiteti Katolic “Zoia e Keshillit te Mire” Tirane, Albania

2022 – currently         Nursing research methodologies and self-care in chronic conditions at the University of Wroclaw, Poland

 

 

National qualification for professorship

On October 17th  2018, licensed as Full Professor in Nursing Science by the Italian Committee for Professorship.

 

Non academic teaching

 

2003 - currently         In many accredited courses for nurses

 

  Presentation in national meetings by invitation (last ten years)

 

ü    15/12/2014 “Alimentare la ricerca infermieristica: esperienze nell’ambito della formazione infermieristica per l’area della cronicità”, Sanit Conference, Rome, Italy

ü    6/3/2015, “Miglioramento del self-care nelle persone con scompenso cardiaco con il colloquio motivazionale”, Italian Federation of Nurses, Rome, Italy.

ü    20/03/2015, “Attuabilità del Dottorato di Ricerca in Midwifery in Relazione al Contesto Legislativo”, National Conference of Bachelor Degree in Midwifery.

ü    18/4/2015, “Self-care nello scompenso cardiaco: linea di ricerca dottorale nell’ambito infermieristico”, Board of Nurses, Benevento, Italy.

ü    22/5/2014, “Self-care nello scompenso cardiaco”, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy.

ü    7/9/2015 “L’importanza del self-care nella pazienti affetti da scompenso cardiaco”, National Meeting of the Italian Association of Heart Failure.

ü    21/04/2016, “La ricerca infermieristica in Italia: ruolo dell’Università di Roma Tor Vergata”, “3rd meeting of health care professions, Piacenza, Italy

ü    5/05/2016 “L’auto-cura: come fare per potenziarla”, Congress, heart failure in elderly people.

ü    10/05/2016 “Self-care e contributo al self-care nello scompenso cardiaco: studio con metodo misto sui pazienti e sui caregiver”, Center for Excellence for Nursing Scholarship, Rome, Italy

ü    24/09/2016, “Dottorati disciplinari ed interdisciplinari”, 20th National Congress of the University degrees in Health Sciences, Bologna, Italy.

ü    29/09/2016 “Ne vale la pena? Self-care e mortalità nello scompenso cardiaco”, Center of Excellence for Nursing Scholarship, Rome, Italy.

ü    03/05/2017 “Presa in carico del caregiver”, Conference of the Italian Association of Heart Failure.

ü    29/09/2017, “Il ruolo dell'infermiere nel network multidisciplinare dello scompenso cardiaco”, “Giornata mondiale del cuore” Conference Associazione Italiana Scompensati Cardiaci (AISC), Roma.

ü    3/11/2017, “La teoria del self-care nello scompenso cardiaco”, Collegio IPASVI di Palermo.

ü    6/12/2018, “Self-care nelle persone anziane” Conference “La riorganizzazione dei servizi territoriale per gli anziani fragili: la proposta del gruppo di lavoro Active Ageing della SItI Lazio” Organized by the Società Italiana di Igiene – sezione Lazio.

ü    21/05/2019 “Integrazione della disciplina infermieristica tra didattica, ricerca e assistenza” Fondazione Policlinico Tor Vergata dal titolo: “Le ricerche condotte dagli studenti dei corsi di laurea e di dottorato: il Self-care nelle malattie croniche”

ü    30/05/2019 “Il contributo dei caregiver familiari nell'assistenza all'anziano con malattie cardiovascolari”, XVII Congresso di Cardiologia dell’Anziano - Bisogni insoddisfatti e questioni aperte, Roma

ü    24/6/2019 “Self-care of heart failure: main results from a multiyear research line at University of Rome “Tor Vergata” at the Conference “Chronic illness care: esperienze di ricerca in ambito infermieristico e sviluppi per l’assistenza alle persone con malattie croniche”, organized by the University of Milano Bicocca.

ü    09/12/2019, “Il self-care nello scompenso cardiaco: i risultati della ricerca italiana”, at the Conference Valorizzazione e digitalizzazione del processo di cura, IV Edizione, organized by Azienda Ospedaliera Specialistica dei Colli, Napoli. 

ü    27/01/2021 “Self-care nello scompenso cardiaco e nelle malattie croniche: sviluppo di un programma di ricerca”, seminar organized by the Università Vita e Salute San Raffaele di Milano:

ü    16/06/2021 “La ricerca sul self-care in Italia” at the Workshop “Self-care in chornic illnesses: Third international meeting”.

ü    24/06/2021 “Linee di ricerche italiane sul self-care”, at Giornata Scientifica Internazionale dell’Azienda Ospedaliera di Alessandria. 

ü    16/09/2021 “Il ruolo dell’Infermiere di Comunità” at the Summer School della Società Italiana di Cardiologia Geriatrica tenuta a Firenze.

ü    8/11/2021 “Percorso assistenziale per la gestione del paziente cardiopatico: il ruolo dell’infermiere e l’importanza del self-care” At Corso ECM organized by Azienda ospedaliero-universitaria Sant’Andrea di Roma.

ü    05/03/2022 “Educazione, Ricerca e Pratica clinica: la ricerca quale motore dello sviluppo disciplinare” at Conference “Lo sviluppo della Disciplina Infermieristica in Italia: formazione triennale, magistrale e dottorato di ricerca disciplinare. Esperienze Italiane”, Palermo.

ü    06/05/2022 “Risultati dello studio MOTIVATE HF: trial clinico per migliorare il self care nelle persone con Scompenso Cardiaco”, at GITIC Conference “Self Care della Persona con patologia cardiovascolare. Il contributo della disciplina Infermieristica”, Como.

ü    09/05/2022 “Dalla formazione alle competenze specialistiche ed avanzate, gli infermieri le agiscono nella sanità del futuro” at Congresso Nazionale della Società Infermieri Area Nefrologica (SIAN), Rimini.

ü    03/03/2023 “Come affrontare un referaggio” at Opedale Bambino Gesù, Rome, Italy

ü    18/05/2023 “La ricerca infermieristica in ambito cardiologico: l’esperienza dell’Università Tor Vergata di Roma” at ANMCO Congress, Rimini, Italy

ü    25/11/2023, “Cambiamenti, sfide ed opportunità per i giovani dottorandi in Scienze infermieristiche e sanità pubblica”at Alinurse Association conference, Rome, Italy

ü    14/12/2023 “La formazione infermieristica alla ricerca come leva strategica per lo sviluppo del personale” at 6° Congresso Nazionale degli Infermieri e delle Professioni sanitarie della Difesa, Rome, Italy

 

 

Presentations in international meetings by invitation (last ten years)  

ü    9/11/2015 “Cardiovascular patient and caregiver typologies”, Congress of the American Heart Association, Orlando, USA.

ü    16/04/2016, “Patient and caregiver dyad and its impact on self-care”, Congress of the Council of Cardiovascular Nursing and Allied Professions, Athens, Greece.

ü    27/8/2016“The Italian experience with nursing specialization”, Congress of the European Society of Cardiology, Rome, Italy.

ü    18/5/2017, “Writing academically in English when it is not your native language”, pre-conference workshop, Congress EuroHeartCare 2017, Jonkoping, Sweden.

ü    24/01/2018, “Patient and Family Involvement in Cardiovascular care”, Webinar “The role of the family and caregivers in patient’s cardiovascular self-care” of the Council of Cardiovascular Nursing and Allied Professions, Sophia Antipolis, Nice, Francia

ü    8/5/2018, “Self-care e scompenso cardiaco” al X Workshop Internazionale del Centro di Eccellenza per la Cultura e la Ricerca Infermieristica, Roma.

ü    10/04/2019 “Self-care nell’ambito delle cure” Scuola Universitaria Professionale della Svizzera Italiana (SUPSI), Manno, Switzerland.

ü    3/05/2019 “Caregiver contributions in cardiovascular care” EuroHeartCare, Milan.

ü    4/6/2019 “The role of informal caregivers in self-care” International Conference of Self-Care Research, l’Australian Catholic University, Rome.

ü    18/06/2021 “Focus group findings: what do health care professional say [regarding injectable terapies to reduce cardiovascular risks]? EuroHeartCare 2021 (online).

ü    22/05/2022 “Frailty in caregivers of patients with cardiovascular disease as an under-recognized problem” EuroHeartCare, Madrid Spagna.

ü    07/06/2023 “How to publish your paper with success”, Conference “Creating the science and didactic in nursing and midwifery, Wroclaw University, Poland

ü    11/10/2023 Seminar “Self-care in Chronic Conditions: An example of a Multimethod Research Program”, School of Nursing, Wroclaw University, Poland

ü    26/06/2023 “Self-care in chronic conditions: state of the science and future directions in research”. International conference on risk communication, community engagement and infodemic management for infection and chronic diseases in emergency health situations. University of Vlora “Ismail Qemali”

ü    28/10/2023 “Self-care in chronic conditions”. International Congress Healthcare Professional Albania 23. Tirane, Albania.

ü    12/11/2023 “The Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire”. American Heart Association Scientific Sessions, Philadelphia, USA.

 

 

Presentation in international meetings on accepted abstract (last five years)

 

 

ü    14/6/2015, “How patient-caregiver dyads contribute to self-care in heart failure: typologies and characteristics”, Congress of the Council of Cardiovascular Nursing and Allied Professionals (CCNAP), Dubrovnic, Croazia.

ü    22/05/2016 “Self-care confidence totally mediates the influence of simple attention and working memory on self-care in adults with heart failure”, Congress of the European Heart Failure Association, Florence, Italy.

ü    20/5/2017 “Caregiver contribution to self-care maintenance and self-care management in heart failure care: a qualitative descriptive study” al Congresso EuroHeartCare 2017, Jonkoping, Svezia.

ü    8/6/2018 “Caregiver contribution to heart failure patient self-care does not increase caregiver burden”, EuroHeartCare 2018, Annual Congress of the Council on Cardiovascular Nursing and Allied Professions, Dublin, Ireland

ü    3/05/2019 “Caregiver contributions in cardiovascular care” EuroHeartCare, Milan.

ü    4/6/2019 “The role of informal caregivers in self-care” International Conference of Self-Care Research, l’Australian Catholic University, Rome.

ü    16/11/2019 “Motivational Interviewing is Effective to Improve Self-care in Patients with Heart Failure: Results of the “MOTIVATional intErviewing to improve self-care in Heart Failure patients” (MOTIVATE-HF) Randomized Clinical Trial”. American Heart Association Congress 2019, Philadelphia, USA.

 

 

Official Advisor of Doctoral students

 

Antonello Cocchieri (completed)

Self-care in patients with heart failure; 2014.

Serenella Savini (completed)

Quality of life in stroke survivors: from the validation of a psychometric instrument to the design of a research study; 2014.

Silvio Simeone (completed)

The lived experience of stroke survivor-caregiver dyads; 2015

Marco Paturzo (completed)

(co-adviser with Victoria V. Dickson)

Caregiver contribution to heart failure self-care: experiences, practices and outcomes; 2017

Gianluca Pucciarelli (completed)

Quality of life in stroke survivors-caregiver dyads: a longitudinal study; 2017

Antonella Mottola  (completed)

The experience of heart failure patients and the role on cognition in self-care; 2018

Oronzo Chiala (completed)

(Co-advisor with Tiny Jaarsma)

Promoting physical activity in heart failure patients with exergame; 2018

Antonio Petruzzo (completed)

Preparedness in heart failure caregivers; 2018

Angela Durante (completed)

 

Burden and needs in caregivers of heart failure patients; 2019

Federica Dellafiore (completed)

Mutuality in heart failure patient and caregiver dyads; 2019

Alessia Trenta (Co-advisor with Dr Davide Ausili) (completed)

Effect of motivational interviewing on patient secondary outcomes in the MOTIVATE-HF study; 2023

Gabriele Cagianelli (completed)

Effect of motivational interviewing on caregiver secondary outcomes in the MOTIVATE-HF study; 2022

Fabio Sollazzo (completed)

Self-care in patients treated with oral chemotherapy (2023)

Silvia Lorini (completed)

Self-care in people with multiple chronic conditions (2022)

Paolo Iovino

(With Dr Barbara Riegel)

(Completed)

The role of self-efficacy in the self-care of patients with chronic conditions (Joint Degree with the Autralian Catholic University; 2022

Giulia Locatelli (With Dr Barbara Riegel) (completed)

Symptom management in patient with chronic conditions; (Joint Degree with the American Catholic University, Australia) 2023

Nadia Cedrone (ongoing)

Quality of life in people with pulmonary hypertension

Irene Cangemi (ongoing)

Quality of life in people with pulmonary hypertension

Marina Baricchi (ongoing)

A remote intervention to improve self-care in patients with heart failure

Ilaria Farina (with Dr. Marco Di Nitto) (ongoing)

Self-care in patients treated with oral anticancer agents

Lorenza Rosito (with Dr. Marco Di Nitto) (ongoing)

Self-care in patients treated with oral anticancer agents

Martina Torregiani

A remote intervention to improve self-care in patients with heart failure

 

 

Official Advisor of Post-Doctoral Research Fellows

 

Research Fellow Name

Title of the program

Marco Di Nitto (2019-2022)

Self-care in people treated with oral chemotherapy

Angela Durante (2019-2021)

Self-care in people with multiple chronic conditions

Maddalena De Maria (2019 - 2022)

Self-care in people with multiple chronic conditions

Paolo Iovino (2021 – 2022)

Improving self-care in people with multiple chronic conditions

Francesco Zaghini (2022-2023)

The impact of clinical and organizational factors on outcomes of patients

Vera Gregoli (2023-2024)

Self-care and chronic conditions

 

 

Editorial services 

 

2016 – currently         Associate Editor, Biomedicine and Prevention

2015 – currently         Associate Editor, Professioni Infermieristiche

2016 – currently         Editorial board member, European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

2017 – currently         Editorial board member, Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing           

1998 - 2015                Editorial board member, Professioni Infermieristiche

2008 – 2010                Editorial board member, International Nursing Perspectives

2020 – currently         Editorial board member, Contemporary Clinical Trials

2021 – currently         Editorial board member, Heart & Lung

2022 - currently         Associate Editor, European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

2022 – currently         Editorial board member, Infermieristica Journal

2023 – currently         Editorial board member, Advances in Nursing Sciences

 

 

Service activities at the University or Rome Tor Vergata

2009 - currently         Member, board of professors, PhD program in Nursing Science and Public                              Health

2016 – currently         Director of the Master Degree in “Intensive care nursing”

2017 – 2019               Director of the Master Degree in “Stomatherapy and rehabilitation of incontinence”.

2016 - 2023                Member of the Institutional Review Board of the Tor Vergata University Hospital, Rome.

2023 – currently         Director of the Doctoral program in Nursing Sciences and Public Health

 

 

Associations

 

1997 - currently         Member, Consociazione Nazionale Associazione Infermieri (CNAI), affiliated with the International Council of Nursing.

2009 - currently         Member of the Italian Society of Nursing Science;

2011 - currently          Member, European Society of Cardiology, Association of Cardiovascular Nursing and Allied Professionals (ACNAP);

2012 -  2015               Member of the Executive Board of the Italian Society of Nursing Science.

2023 – Currently        Member of the Italian Scientists Association (ISA)

 

Service activities in international organizations

 

2016 – 2021               Member of the Science Committee of the Association of Cardiovascular Nursing and Allied Professionals (ACNAP) of the European Society of Cardiology;

2016                          Reviewer of the abstracts submitted at the Congress of the American Heart        Association, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

2016                           Reviewer of the abstract of the Congress EuroHeartCare 2017, of the Council of Cardiovascular Nursing and Allied Health Professionals (CCNAP), Jonkoping, Svezia

2018                           Reviewer of the abstract of the Congress EuroHeartCare 2018, of the Council of Cardiovascular Nursing and Allied Health Professionals (CCNAP), Dublin, Ireland

2019                           Reviewer of the abstract of the Congress EuroHeartCare 2019, of the Association of Cardiovascular Nursing and Allied Health Professionals (ACNAP), Milan, Italy

2019 – Currently        Associate Director of the International Center for Self Care research http://www.selfcareresearch.org/

 

 

(June 2024)

Ercole Vellone, PhD, RN, FESC, FAAN

 

                                                                                                                                                                   

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