Anna Vespa
National Institutes of Health
28 Papers
71 Citations
Anna Vespa is an academic researcher from National Institutes of Health. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Family caregivers. The author has an hindex of 9, co-authored 20 publications. Previous affiliations of Anna Vespa include Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
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Papers
Evaluation of Social Support, Quality of Life, and Body Image in Women with Breast Cancer
Roberta Spatuzzi,Anna Vespa,Primo Lorenzi,G. Miccinesi,Marcello Ricciuti,Wanda Cifarelli,Marina Susi,Tommaso Fabrizio,Maria Gabriella Ferrari,Marica Ottaviani,Maria Velia Giulietti,Fabiana Merico,Michele Aieta +12 more
TL;DR: It is suggested that a positive perception of a supportive social network can help women with breast reconstruction to better cope with the psychological effects of surgery on their body image.
Exploring the associations between spiritual well-being, burden, and quality of life in family caregivers of cancer patients.
Roberta Spatuzzi,Maria Velia Giulietti,Marcello Ricciuti,Fabiana Merico,Paolo Fabbietti,Letizia Raucci,Domenico Bilancia,Claudia Cormio,Anna Vespa +8 more
TL;DR: It is pointed out that high SWB caregivers have a more positive QoL and burden and knowledge of these associations calls for more attention on the part of healthcare professionals toward spiritual resources among family cancer caregivers from the moment of diagnosis and across the entire cancer trajectory.
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Congestive heart failure in the elderly requiring hospital admission
TL;DR: The main implications of the clinical profile of the elderly patient hospitalized for CHF are discussed and the patterns of drug therapy in this aged population are evaluated.
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Spiritual well-being associated with personality traits and quality of life in family caregivers of cancer patients
Anna Vespa,Roberta Spatuzzi,Fabiana Merico,Marica Ottaviani,Paolo Fabbietti,Cristina Meloni,Letizia Raucci,Marcello Ricciuti,Domenico Bilancia,Giuseppe Pelliccioni,Maria Velia Giulietti +10 more
TL;DR: Caregivers who experience low SWB have a poorer QoL and more problematic intrapsychic aspects of personality, such as low self-acceptance of their own emotions, are self-refusing and unable to be in contact with their own feelings.
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