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1. Children's services and the COVID‐19 pandemic in Italy: A study with educators and parents.

Author

Bosoni, Maria Letizia

Subjects
*PARENT attitudes, *RESEARCH, *SCHOOL health services, *PSYCHOLOGY of parents, *TEACHING methods, *FOCUS groups, *WORK, *ATTITUDE (Psychology), *RESEARCH methodology, *COLLEGE teacher attitudes, *PSYCHOLOGY of teachers, *RISK perception, *CHILD health services, *EARLY intervention (Education), *EXPERIENTIAL learning, *INFORMATION resources, *RESEARCH funding, *COVID-19 pandemic
Abstract

The COVID‐19 pandemic has caused disruptive changes across different life experiences essential to children's growth and development, including early childcare services and schools, thus threatening precious opportunities for children in early childhood to learn. The pandemic has also undermined the collaborative and alliance relationship between childcare services and families which has been widely considered an important aspect of modern services. This paper presents and discusses results from a mixed‐method exploratory study with early childcare services for children between 0 and 6 years in Italy in 2021, involving both teachers and parents, to understand experiences, educational practices put in place in childcare services, feelings, resources and risks perceived by families and teachers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2024
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2. Evaluation of the implementation of the Meeting Centres Support Program in Italy, Poland, and the UK; exploration of the effects on people with dementia.

Author

Brooker, Dawn, Evans, Simon, Evans, Shirley, Bray, Jennifer, Saibene, Francesca Lea, Scorolli, Claudia, Szcześniak, Dorota, d'Arma, Alessia, Urbańska, Katarzyna M., Atkinson, Teresa, Farina, Elisabetta, Rymaszewska, Joanna, Chattat, Rabih, Henderson, Catherine, Rehill, Amritpal, Hendriks, Iris, Meiland, Franka, Dröes, Rose‐Marie, d'Arma, Alessia, and Dröes, Rose-Marie

Subjects
*MEDICAL care, *RANDOMIZED controlled trials, *DEMENTIA patients, *DISEASE prevalence, *MENTAL health services, *TREATMENT of dementia, *PSYCHIATRIC epidemiology, *DEMENTIA, *COMMUNITY health services, *COMPARATIVE studies, *MENTAL depression, *RESEARCH methodology, *MEDICAL cooperation, *PSYCHOLOGICAL tests, *QUALITY of life, *QUESTIONNAIRES, *RESEARCH, *EVALUATION research, *FERRANS & Powers Quality of Life Index, *IMPACT of Event Scale
Abstract

Objectives: MEETINGDEM investigated whether the Dutch Meeting Centres Support Programme (MCSP) could be implemented in Italy, Poland, and the UK with comparable benefits. This paper reports on the impact on people living with dementia attending pilot Meeting Centres in the 3 countries.Methods: Nine pilot Meeting Centres (MCs) participated (Italy-5, Poland-2, UK-2). Effectiveness of MCSP was compared with Usual Care (UC) on outcomes measuring behavioural and psychological symptoms (NPI), depression (CSDD), and quality of life (DQoL, QOL-AD), analysed by ANCOVAs in a 6-month pre-test/post-test controlled trial.Results: Pre/post data were collected for 85 people with dementia and 93 carers (MCSP) and 74 people with dementia /carer dyads' receiving UC. MCSP showed significant positive effects for DQoL [Self-esteem (F = 4.8, P = 0.03); Positive Affect (F = 14.93, P < 0.00); Feelings of Belonging (F = 7.77, P = 0.01)] with medium and large effect sizes. Higher attendance levels correlated with greater neuropsychiatric symptom reduction (rho = 0.24, P = 0.03) and a greater increase in feelings of support (rho = 0.36, P = 0.001).Conclusions: MCSPs showed significant wellbeing and health benefits compared with UC, building on the evidence of effectiveness from the Netherlands. In addition to the previously reported successful implementation of MCSP in Italy, Poland, and the UK, these findings suggest that further international dissemination of MCSP is recommended. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2018
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