COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among undocumented migrants during the early phase of the vaccination campaign: a multicentric cross-sectional study

KR Page, E Genovese, M Franchi, S Cella, G Fiorini… - BMJ open, 2022 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Study objectives The marginalisation of undocumented migrants raises concerns about
equitable access to COVID-19 vaccination. This study aims to describe migrants' hesitancy …

[HTML][HTML] Characterizing non-communicable disease trends in undocumented migrants over a period of 10 years in Italy

G Fiorini, M Franchi, G Pellegrini, AE Rigamonti… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Undocumented migrants represent a large part of the population in Countries of the
European Union (EU) such as Italy. Their health burden is not fully understood and likely to …

Undocumented migrants during the COVID-19 pandemic: socio-economic determinants, clinical features and pharmacological treatment

G Fiorini, AE Rigamonti… - Journal of Public …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Population groups such as undocumented migrants have been almost completely forgotten
during the COVID-19 pandemic, though they have been living in all European countries for …

Functional limitations and cognitive impairment predict the outcome of dysphagia in older patients after an acute neurologic event

A Castagna, L Ferrara, E Asnaghi, V Rega… - …, 2019 - content.iospress.com
BACKGROUND: Dysphagia prevalence increases with age and a significant contribution is
given by stroke survivors; its treatment is mainly based on rehabilitation, but outcome cannot …

Post-stroke dysphagia rehabilitation in the old and oldest old: outcome and relevance for discharge home

A Castagna, L Ferrara, E Asnaghi… - International Journal …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
We assessed the outcome of dysphagia rehabilitation in all the 139 patients with post-stroke
dysphagia admitted to our Neurorehabilitation Unit during 2 years (2017 and 2018), divided …

[HTML][HTML] Current pharmacological treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus in undocumented migrants: Is it appropriate for the phenotype of the disease?

G Fiorini, I Cortinovis, G Corrao, M Franchi… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Type 2 diabetes is increasingly recognized as a spectrum of metabolic disorders sharing
chronic hyperglycaemia. In Europe, the continually growing number of migrants from …

[HTML][HTML] Pharmacological Treatment of Type-2-Diabetes and Cardiovascular Comorbidities: Differences between Undocumented Migrants and Natives in Italy

G Fiorini, G Pellegrini, M Franchi, AI Pincelli… - Healthcare, 2022 - mdpi.com
Diabetes prevalence is growing worldwide, especially in some populations. Though
migrations seem to contribute to the presence in host countries of a significant number of …

Biases in palliative care access for elderly patients dying in hospital: a prospective study in acute care

S Pandini, S Defendi, C Scirè, F Fiorini… - Progress in Palliative …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Patients in the terminal phase of chronic illnesses are often admitted to acute
care wards, with the risk of receiving inappropriate intensive treatments as opposed to …

Intermediate care as a means of improving mental status in post-acute elderly patients

G Fiorini, S Pandini, A De Matthaeis, M Seresini… - Aging Clinical and …, 2013 - Springer
Aim of the study To evaluate the impact of residential intermediate care (IC) on the cognitive
status of post-acute older patients and its correlation with the improvement in physical …

Risk factors, awareness of disease and use of medications in a deprived population: differences between indigent natives and undocumented migrants in Italy

G Fiorini, C Cerri, F Magri, L Chiovato… - Journal of Public …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background Undocumented migrants experience many health problems; a comparison with
a suitable control group of natives living in the same socio-economic conditions is still …