Gianluca Catania, PhD, RN
Assistant Professor, Department of Health Sciences, University of Genoa, Genoa (Italy).
Dr. Catania is an Assistant Professor at the University of Genoa in the Department of Health Sciences, School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences. He has an 11-year track record of high-quality research with over 30 publications in peer review national/international journals. Prior to his receiving his PhD in 2014, Dr. Catania worked as a bedside nurse in oncology in/outpatient practice setting. In 2006, he began graduate studies in Cancer and Palliative Nursing Care, and followed up with a Master Science of Nursing. His PhD studies focused on developing and piloting a nursing complex intervention on measuring quality of life in patients with palliative care needs. Dr. Catania’s interests include gaining insight how to implement nursing-sensitive patient outcome measures in cancer and palliative care, how staffing level affect nurse and pediatric patient outcomes, and how improving the quality of informed consent process in patients invited to participate in clinical trials studies.
Education
2014 - PhD Nursing Science, Department of Health Sciences - University of Genoa, Genoa (Italy)
2009 - Master Science of Nursing - Faculty of Medicine and Surgery - University of Genoa, Genoa (Italy)
2006 - Master in Oncology and Palliative Care Nursing Care - Faculty of Medicine and Surgery - University of Genoa, Genoa (Italy)
Highlights
- Keynote speaker, “Palliative care perspective on patients with end-stage renal disease”, 47th Conference - The European Dialysis and Transplant Nurses Association/European Renal Care Association (EDTNA/ERCA), Genova (Italy), September 15, 2018
- 2017 Fulbrigh Research Scholarship “RN4CAST-Ped Study” Penn University Professor Linda Aiken, US-Italy Fulbright Commission
- 2017 Scholarship “L’esperienza del paziente laringectomizzato totale: studio fenomenoloigco” emessa da IPASVI Chieti, Italia. 25/Ottobre/2016 Chieti
- 2013 Major Research Grantemesso da European Oncology Nursing Society (EONS) Bruxelles, Belgio. Febbraio 2014
- Invited speaker, “2013 Major Research Grant project results”, 10th European Oncology Nursing Society Congress, Dublin, Éire/Ireland, October 18, 2016
Recent Publications
Barisone M, Bagnasco A, Aleo G, Catania G, Zanini M, Sasso L. Conference paper - ESC Congress Munich 25-29 August 2018) Specialist nurse education and competence in remote telemonitoring of heart failure patients with implanted heart devices: a qualitative study European Heart Journal, 2018; 39(Suppl 1):ehy564.412 [IF = 23.425 ] DOI:10.1093/eurheartj/ehy564.412
Tolotti A, Bagnasco A, Catania G, Aleo G, Pagnucci N, Cadorin L, Zanini M, Rocco G, Stievano A, Carnevale F, Sasso L. The communication experience of tracheostomy patients with nurses in the intensive care unit: A phenomenological study (Accepted 4 January 2018) Intensive and Critical Care Nursing. [IF 1.326]
Bianchi M, Bagnasco A, Aleo G, Catania G, Zanini M, Timmins F, Carnevale F, Sasso L. Preparing healthcare students who participate in interprofessional education for interprofessional collaboration: A grounded theory study protocol. (Published 2017) Journal of Interprofessional Care [IF 1.645] DOI:10.1080/13561820.2017.1340877
Zanini M, Bagnasco A, Catania G, Aleo G, Ripamonti S, Gonella D, Barisone M, Dasso N, Sasso L. Conference Paper: 10th Cachexia Conference Rome, 8-10 December 2017 Pilot study to identify the modification of performance in sarcopenic nursing home patients after introduction of protein and D vitamin supplementation.(Published December 2017) Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle, 8(6): 1059[IF 9.697] DOI: 10.1002/jcsm.12255
Rosa F, Bagnasco A, Dasso N, Zanini M, Catania G, Aleo G, Ghirotto L, Sasso L. Conference paper - ERS International Congress. Milan 9-13 September 2017) Caring for Older People with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: a Grounded Theory Study The European Respiratory Journal, 2017; 50(Suppl 61):PA1610 [IF =10.569] DOI: 10.1183/1393003.congress-2017.PA1610
Rosa F, Bagnasco A, Ghirotto L, Rocco G, Catania G, Aleo G, Zanini M, Dasso N, Hayter M, Sasso L. Experiences of older people following an acute exacerbation of COPD: a phenomenological study (Online 29th November 2017)Journal of Clinical Nursing.[IF 1.214] DOI:10.1111/jocn.14189
Catania G, Bagnasco A, Signori A, Pilastri P, Bottino M, Cervetti C, Zanini M, Aleo G, Sasso L. A Phase II quasi-experimental trial evaluating the feasibility, acceptability and potential effectiveness of complex nursing intervention focused on QoL assessment on advanced cancer patients with palliative care needs: study protocol(Published 13thNovember 2017)Pilot and Feasibility Studies,3: 54 DOI:10.1186/s40814-017-0196-x
Sasso L, Bagnasco A, Aleo G, Catania G, Dasso N, Zanini M, Watson R. Incorporating nursing complexity in reimbursement coding systems: the potential impact on missed care. (Published 29thSeptember 2017) BMJ Quality & Safety2017; 26:929-932[IF 6.186] DOI:10.1136/bmjqs-2017- 006622
Sasso L, Bagnasco A, Petralia P, Scelsi S, Zanini M, Catania G, Aleo G, Dasso N, Rossi S, Watson R, Sermeus W, Icardi G, Aiken LH. Editorial – RN4CAST@IT-Ped: Nurse staffing and children’s safety (Available online 27 September 2017) Journal of Advanced Nursing. [IF 1.998] DOI: 10.1111/jan.13462