Giovanni Lamura
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
41 Papers
160 Citations
Giovanni Lamura is an academic researcher from Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Health care. The author has an hindex of 19, co-authored 20 publications.
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Papers
Social Support, Socio-Economic Status, Health and Abuse among Older People in Seven European Countries
Maria Gabriella Melchiorre,Carlos Chiatti,Giovanni Lamura,Francisco Torres-Gonzales,Mindaugas Stankunas,Mindaugas Stankunas,Jutta Lindert,Elisabeth Ioannidi-Kapolou,Henrique Barros,Gloria Macassa,Gloria Macassa,Joaquim F. J. Soares +11 more
TL;DR: High levels of social support may represent a protective factor in reducing both the vulnerability of older people and risk of elder mistreatment, and policy makers, clinicians and researchers could act by developing intervention programmes that facilitate friendships and social activities in old age.
The COPE index--a first stage assessment of negative impact, positive value and quality of support of caregiving in informal carers of older people
Kevin McKee,Ian Philp,Giovanni Lamura,C. Prouskas,Birgitta Öberg,Barbro Krevers,Liana Spazzafumo,Barbara Bień,Chris Parker,Mike Nolan,Katarzyna Szczerbińska +10 more
TL;DR: The COPE Index has current utility in increasing understanding of the role perceptions of carers of older people and is significantly associated with the criterion validity measures.
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Family Carers' Experiences Using Support Services in Europe: Empirical Evidence From the EUROFAMCARE Study
Giovanni Lamura,Eva Mnich,Mike Nolan,Beata Wojszel,Barbro Krevers,Liz Mestheneos,Hanneli Döhner +6 more
TL;DR: Carers' use of available support services is limited across Europe but is considerably higher in Germany, Sweden, and the UK than in Poland, Greece, and Italy, suggesting the need for a reconsideration of eligibility criteria and better targeting of service responses.
Influenza vaccine uptake among community-dwelling Italian elderly: results from a large cross-sectional study
Carlos Chiatti,Carlos Chiatti,Pamela Barbadoro,Giovanni Lamura,Lucia Pennacchietti,Francesco Di Stanislao,Marcello Mario D’Errico,Emilia Prospero +7 more
TL;DR: Even after adjusting for socio-demographic characteristics and need factors, social support, measured as the availability of assistance from partners, neighbors and home helpers, significantly increases the odds of influenza vaccine use among older Italians.