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Psychological Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Adults and Their Children in Italy
Aim: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has abruptly changed the life of millions as travel and social contacts have been severely restricted. We assessed the psychological impact of COVID-19 on adults and children, with special attention to health care workers (HCWs). Methods: A self-rated online survey, including the Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R) for adults and the Children Revised Impact of Event Scale-Revised-13 items (CRIES-13) for their 8–18-year-old offspring, was conducted in Italy on March 20–26, 2020. Linear mixed-effects models were applied to the data, accounting for age, sex, education, and other demographic characteristics. Results: Data were available from 2,419 adults (78.4% females, mean age 38.1 ± SD 13.1 years; 15.7% HCW) and 786 children (50.1% male, mean age 12.3 ± 3.2 years). Median (IQR) IES-R score was 30.0 (21.0–40.0), corresponding to mild psychological impact, with 33.2% reporting severe psychological impact. IES-R was lower in HCWs (29.0) than non-HCWs (31.0), but HCWs directly involved in COVID-19 care had higher scores [33.0 (26.0–43.2)] than uninvolved HCWs [28.0 (19.0–36.0)]. Median CRIES-13 score was [21.0 (11.0–32.0)], with 30.9% of the children at high risk for post-traumatic stress disorder. Parent and child scores were correlated. Conclusions: Up to 30% of adult and children in the pandemic area are at high risk for post-traumatic stress disturbances. The risk is greater for HCWs directly involved in COVID-19 care and for their children
Identificación y crÃa de microhimenópteros parasitoides de Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) presentes en una plantación comercial de pimiento (Capsicum annuum L.) bajo carpa plástica y en la vegetación asociada al mismo
La mosca blanca Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) se encuentra entre los insectos plaga de mayor importancia económica que afectan al cultivo de pimiento bajo carpa plástica. El daño provocado por las mismas en la planta hospedera se debe a la succión de la savia y a la producción de sustancias azucaradas que favorecen el desarrollo de hongos (fumagina) sobre la superficie de las hojas, lo que afecta la capacidad fotosintética y la evapotranspiración, mancha hojas y frutos, disminuyendo el valor estético y la calidad comercial del cultivo. Otro daño indirecto y más grave aún que el anterior, es la transmisión de enfermedades virales a las especies en las que se hospeda (Byrne y Bellows, 1991; Hilje, 2001; González Bez et al., 2002). Se caracteriza por ser un insecto polÃfago, con un amplio rango de plantas hospederas que incluye ornamentales, malezas y cultivos hortÃcolas (Polack, 2005).Fil: Figueroa, M. F.. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Facultad de AgronomÃa y Zootecnia; ArgentinaFil: Ghiggia, L. I.. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Facultad de AgronomÃa y Zootecnia; ArgentinaFil: Paz, M. R.. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Facultad de AgronomÃa y Zootecnia; ArgentinaFil: Macián, A. J.. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Facultad de AgronomÃa y Zootecnia; ArgentinaFil: Maza, Noelia. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Facultad de AgronomÃa y Zootecnia; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones CientÃficas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Fernández, J. A.. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Facultad de AgronomÃa y Zootecnia; ArgentinaFil: Jaime, A. P.. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Facultad de AgronomÃa y Zootecnia; Argentin
Alexithymia in Fibromyalgia Syndrome: is it a discriminant factor?
9nonemixedGHIGGIA, ADA; TESIO, VALENTINA; ROMEO, ANNUNZIATA; Monoli, F; COLONNA, FABRIZIO; LEOMBRUNI, Paolo; Fusaro, E; TORTA, Riccardo; CASTELLI, LorysGhiggia, Ada; Tesio, Valentina; Romeo, Annunziata; Monoli, F; Colonna, Fabrizio; Leombruni, Paolo; Fusaro, E; Torta, Riccardo; Castelli, Lory