FULL PROFESSOR

e-mail:  rosaria.alvaro@gmail.com
Telefono: +39 06 7259 6871
SSD: MED/45
SC: 06/M1
Macro-area:
Igiene generale e applicata, scienze infermieristiche e statistica medica
Campi di interesse: 
- Benessere Organizzativo e Comunicazione
- Self-care nello scompenso cardiaco
 - Qualità di vita nelle famiglie italiane con stroke

 Prof. Rosaria Alvaro

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CURRICULUM VITAE

Rosaria Alvaro (MSN, RN, FESC) is associate professor in nursing science. She graduated as a registered nurse in 1986 and obtained the master degree in nursing sciences in 2005. She is the director of the bachelor and the master program in nursing science and the vice-president of the Italian Society of Nursing Science. Prof. Alvaro is involved in several research programs including osteoporosis, organizational wellbeing, stroke, heart failure, and nursing documentation.

Selected papers

• Alvaro R, Pennini A, Zanetti EB, Cittadini N, Feola M, Rao C, D’Agostino F, Vellone E, Tarantino U. Bone care nurses and the evolution of the nurse’s educational function: the Guardian Angel® research project. Clinical Cases in Mineral and Bone Metabolism 2015; 12(1): 43-46.
  
• Ausili D, Rebora P, Di Mauro S, Riegel B, Valsecchi MG, Paturzo M, Alvaro R, Vellone E. Clinical and socio-demographic determinants of self-care behaviours in patients with heart failure and diabetes mellitus: a multicentre cross-sectional study. International Journal of Nursing Studies 2016; 63: 18-27. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2016.08.006
  
• Pucciarelli G, Buck HG, Barbaranelli C, Savini S, Simeone S, Juarez-Vela R, Alvaro R, Vellone E. Psychometric characteristics of the mutuality scale in stroke patients and caregivers. The Gerontologist 2016; In Press; DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnw083
  
• D'Agostino F, Vellone E, Cerro E, Di Sarra L, Juárez-Vela R, Ghezzi V, Zega M, Alvaro R. Psychomentric evaluation of the Position on nursing diagnosis. Applied Nursing Research 2016; 29: e1 - e6. DOI: 10.1016/j.apnr.2015.03.012
  
• Alvaro R, DʼAgostino F, Cittadini N, Zannetti EB, Rao C, Feola M, Vellone E, Pennini A, Tarantino U. Can Educational Interventions Improve Osteoporotic Women's Adherence to Treatment? A Literature Review. Orthopedic Nursing 2015; 34(6):340-53. doi: 10.1097/NOR.0000000000000192.