Dr Alvisa Palese

Professors Mark Hayter and Roger Watson were very proud to attend the graduation of Dr Alvisa Palese at the University of Hull. Alvisa is an Associate Professor at Udine University and her thesis was entitled: 

Maintaining self-feeding independence in residents with cognitive decline living in nursing homes: findings from a mixed-method multicentre study design

During her PhD Alvisa published the following articles:

Palese A, Decaro A, Bressan V, Marin M, Achil I, Hayter M, Watson R (2010) Measuring the therapeutic properties of nursing home environments in the Italian context: findings from a validation and cross-sectional study design Annals de igiene 32, 117-131

Palese A, Grassetti L, Bressan V, Decaro A, Kasa T, Longorbardi M, Hayter H, Watson R (2019) A path analysis on the direct and indirect effects of the unit environment on eating dependence among cognitively impaired nursing home residents BMC Health Services Research 19:775

Palese A, Grassetti L, Zuttion R, Ferrario B, Ponta S, Achil I, Hayter M, Watson R (2019) Self-feeding dependence incidence and predictors among nursing home residents: findings from a 5-year retrospective regional study Nursing and Health Sciences doi: 10.1111/nhs.12596

Palese A, Gonella S, Kasa T, Caruzzo D, Hayter M, Watson R (2018) Negative prompts aimed at maintaining eating independence Nursing Ethics 26:2158-2171

Palese A , Bressan V, Kasa T, Meri M, Hayter M, Watson R (2018) Interventions maintaining eating Independence in nursing home residents: a multicentre qualitative study BMC Geriatrics 18:292

Palese A, Grassetti L, Bandera D, Zuttion R, Ferrario B, Ponta S, Hayter M, Watson R (2018) High feeding dependence prevalence in residents living in Italian nursing homes requires new policies: findings from a regionally based cross-sectional study Health Policy 122, 301-308

Watson R, Palese A, Zuttion R, Ferrario B, Ponta S, Hayter M (2017) Identifying longitudinal sustainable hierarchies in activities of daily living Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics 71, 122-128

Palese A, Menegazzi J, Tullio A, Zigotti M, Hayter M, Watson R (2016) Functional decline in residents living in nursing homes: a systematic review of the literature JAMDA 17, 694-705