Quality of life in Duchenne muscular dystrophy: the subjective impact on children and parents

…, C Klersy, P Petralia, S Balestracci… - Journal of child …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
Duchenne muscular dystrophy results in a broad spectrum of physical and psychosocial
consequences, both to patient and caregivers. This study was aimed to explore health-related …

R hin A sthma Patient Perspective: a short daily asthma and rhinitis Q o L assessment

…, O Rossi, C Lombardi, E Ridolo, F Gani, S Balestracci… - Allergy, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Background The present study aimed to develop a short validated patient‐completed
questionnaire, the R hin A sthma Patient Perspective ( RAPP ), to assess the health‐related quality …

Disability in COPD and its relationship to clinical and patient-reported outcomes

…, F Balbi, S Bocchibianchi, S Balestracci… - … medical research and …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: To assess the presence of disability in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
patients and its relationships with disease severity, comorbidities, and patient-reported …

Disability in moderate chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: prevalence, burden and assessment-results from a real-life study

…, G Cuttitta, A Zolezzi, C Bucca, S Balestracci… - Respiration, 2015 - karger.com
Background: The role of disability and its association with patient-reported outcomes in the
nonsevere forms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has never been explored. …

The relationship between asthma control and quality-of-life impairment due to chronic cough: a real-life study

F Braido, I Baiardini, S Balestracci, O Fassio… - Annals of Allergy …, 2008 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: The objective of asthma therapy is to achieve optimal disease control and
quality-of-life (QoL) improvements. Good correlation is reported between a composite …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patient well-being and its relationship with clinical and patient-reported outcomes: a real-life observational study

F Braido, I Baiardini, S Balestracci, S Menoni, F Balbi… - Respiration, 2011 - karger.com
Background: Quality of life is an umbrella concept that refers to all aspects of a person’s life,
including health status and well-being. While health status measure focuses on the impact of …

Association of COPD inhaled medication adherence with hospitalization for acute exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

M Moretti, S Balestracci, A Porcu, T Pianta, D Mignani… - 2017 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Introduction: Although medication adherence is a crucial component of COPD management,
patient adhesion to prescribed treatment remains suboptimal. Objective: This study …

Cost and effectiveness of 2 years integrated care intervention in COPD

F Costa, A Porcu, S Balestracci, D Mignani, F Magnani… - 2015 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Implementation of disease integrated care intervention (ICI) might improve the clinical outcomes
and decrease the economic burden in COPD Aim: The effect ICI on hospital admission …

Web-based home telemonitoring of nocturnal pulse oximetry: Feasibility and clinical implications for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients

A Porcu, S Balestracci, R Sposito, M Moretti - 2013 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) requires a long and closer follow-up process. Nocturnal
pulse oximetry (NPO), although the intrapatient variability of recordings, may be useful to …

Cost and effectiveness of integrated care intervention on the patients with COPD

S Balestracci, A Porcu, L Vignale, M Morale, C Zannoni… - 2013 - Eur Respiratory Soc
COPD is a chronic disease with a high prevalence and rapidly increasing economic burden.
Implementation of a disease management program might improve outcomes in patients with …