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Italy - CNR, Istituto di Neuroscienze, Padova |
 | Via Giustiniani 2
35128
Padova
phone: +39-49-8211-226
fax: +39-49-8211-818
http://www.cnr.it |
The Italian National Research Council (CNR) is a public organization of great relevance in the field of scientific and technological research, comprising 108 research institutes distributed all over Italy.
The research activities of the Institute of Neuroscience-Padova aging unit deal with different prospectives of the evaluation of the health status among the elderly. In particular the ongoing projects concern:
1) Cross-national comparisons of determinants of quality of life and health services for the elderly among six european countries. This european project focuses on
* the assessment of the predictors of major health outcomes (mortality, hospitalization, institutionalization, disability)
* the assessment of the impact of differences in health services provision
* assessment of the relation between functional status and health services use
* assessment of the impact of the social networks on the health status
2) National comparison of the health status: identification and evaluation of health indicators (disability adjusted life years) among 3 Italian regions for cardiovascular conditions;
3) Pharmacogenetics of Alzheimer's disease: evaluation of genetics markers correlated to the positive or negative response to the pharmacological teraphy;
4) Italian Longitudinal study on aging: investigation of cardiovascular, diabetics and neurological conditions among 5632 elderly in relation to demographic, clinical and biological characteirstics;
5)National registers on dementia and bone fractures. |
Can be contacted at:
CNR-Inst. of Neuroscience, Padova Aging Unit
Clinica Medica 1,
Via Giustiniani, 2
35128 Padova
phone: +39 049-8211226
fax: +39 049-8211818
email:
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Educational Background
- Ph.D. in Statistics, University of California, Santa Barbara, Department of Statistics and Applied Probability (USA).
- Master in Mathematical Statistics, University of California, Santa Barbara, Department of Statistics and Applied Probability (USA).
- Degree of Doctor of Statistics and Economics, University of Padova, Department of Statistics (Italy).
Now active as
- Researcher at the National Council Research, Institute of Neuroscience, Padova Aging Unit, Italy
Scientific Collaborations
- Ministry of Health; Responsible of the Padova unit of the national project: "Cross-regional comparisons of the health status: identification and evaluation of health indicators".
- WHO Global Programme on Evidence for Health Policy (GPE/EBD)Collaboration on the following projects:
"A Minimum Data Set on Ageing and older adults in Sub-Saharan Africa"
"Grade of Membership"
"Visual Autopsy Protocol Assessment"
- European Commission Coordinator of the workpackage "Cross-national comparison of predictors of hospitalisation, institutionalisation, and mortality" of the european project "Cross-national determinants of quality of life and health services for the elderly", V programma quadro, Quality of Life action line: K6, (QLK6-2000-00664) Brussels.
- Brussels National Institute of Health (ISS) Scientific responsible of the Padova unit of the national project: “Estimate of the relative impact of the main conditions on mortality and disability, an evaluation from the avaiable epidemiological data”.
- INRCA; Responsible of the Padova unit for the national project. “Pharmacogenetics of the Alzheimer’s disease: optimization of the teraphy and health services.
- Réseau Espérance de Vie en Santé (REVES). Member of the International Network on Health Expectancy and the disability process.
Teaching Experience
1997-present: Contract Professor of “Medical Statistics and Biometric” and “Mathematics” at the University of Padova, School of Medicine, School of Biology and Statistical Sciences (Italy).
Recent Publications:
N.Minicuci, M.Noale, C.Bardage, T.Blumstein, D.J.H.Deeg, J.Gindin, M.Jylhä, S.Nikula, A.Otero, NL.Pedersen, SMF.Pluijm, MV.Zunzunegui, S.Maggi (for the CLESA working group).
Cross-national determinants of quality of life from six longitudinal studies on aging: the CLESA project.
M.Noale, S.Maggi, N.Minicuci, C.Marzari, C.Destro, G.Farchi, E.Scafato, M.Baldereschi, A.Di Carlo, G.Crepaldi (for the ILSA Working Group).
Aging Clinical and Experimental Research. 2003 Vol. 15, No.3, 187-202. Dementia and Disability: impact on mortality. The Italian Longitudinal Study on Aging Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord. 2003;16(1):7-14.
P.Gueresi, L.Troiano, N.Minicuci, M.Bonafé, G. Pini, G.Salvioli, C.Carani, L.Ferrucci, L.Spazzafumo, G.Cavrini, D. Valentini, C.Franceschi.
The MALVA (Mantova LongeVA) Study: an investigation on people 98 years of age and over in a province of Northern Italy Experimental Gerontology. 2003 Vol. 38:1189-1197
N.Minicuci, S.Maggi, M.Pavan, G.Enzi, G.Crepaldi.
Prevalence rate and correlates of depressive symptoms in older individuals: the Veneto study. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci.2002 57(3):M155-61.
S.Maggi, N.Minicuci, T.Harris, G.Carnazzo, E.Manzato, M.Baldereschi, A.Di Carlo, D.Inzitari, G.Crepaldi (for the ILSA Group).
High plasma insulin and lipids profile in older individuals. The Italian Longitudinal Study on Aging. J Gerontol A Biol Med Sci. 2001 56(4): M1-7. |
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