Giuseppina CERSOSIMO | OBSTETRIC - Nursing SEARCH AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT

cod. 1012400029

OBSTETRIC - NURSING SEARCH AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT

	1012400029
	DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE, SURGERY AND DENTISTRY "SALERNITANA MEDICAL SCHOOL"
	EQF6
	MIDWIFERY
	2025/2026

PERCORSO STUDY PATHWAY IN COMMON IN OBSTETRICS

	OBBLIGATORIO
	YEAR OF COURSE 2
	YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2013
	AUTUMN SEMESTER

TEACHING UNITS

	SSD	CFU	HOURS	ACTIVITY	TYPE OF ACTIVITY
1	RICERCA OSTETRICO - INFERMIERISTICA: GESTIONE DELLE INFORMAZIONI - MOD. EPIDEMIOLOGIA
	MED/42	2	24	LESSONS	BASIC COMPULSORY SUBJECTS
2	RICERCA OSTETRICO - INFERMIERISTICA: GESTIONE DELLE INFORMAZIONI - MOD. STATISTICA MEDICA
	MED/01	1	12	LESSONS	BASIC COMPULSORY SUBJECTS
3	RICERCA OSTETRICO - INFERMIERISTICA: GESTIONE DELLE INFORMAZIONI - MOD. SISTEMA DI ELABORAZIONE DELLE INFORMAZIONI
	ING-INF/05	2	24	LESSONS	COMPULSORY SUBJECTS, CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CLASS
4	RICERCA OSTETRICO - INFERMIERISTICA: GESTIONE DELLE INFORMAZIONI - MOD. SCIENZE INFERMIERISTICHE OSTETRICO-GINECOLOGICHE
	MED/47	2	24	LESSONS	COMPULSORY SUBJECTS, CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CLASS
5	RICERCA OSTETRICO - INFERMIERISTICA: GESTIONE DELLE INFORMAZIONI - MOD. INDICATORI SOCIO SANITARI
	SPS/07	1	12	LESSONS	COMPULSORY SUBJECTS, CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CLASS

PROFESSORS

	GIUSEPPINA CERSOSIMO5 T Curriculum
	-421
	DANIELE ESPOSITO3 Curriculum

	Objectives
	THIS INTEGRATED COURSE AIMS TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES RELATED TO THE DESIGN, CONDUCT, DATA ANALYSIS, AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT OF OBSTETRIC-NURSING RESEARCH, WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MEASURES OF DISEASE RISK OR ASSOCIATION BETWEEN DISEASES AND RISK FACTORS, IN ORDER TO COLLABORATE, WITHIN THE SCOPE OF OBSTETRIC COMPETENCE, IN THE CONDUCT OF DESCRIPTIVE AND ANALYTICAL EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES. KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING UPON COMPLETION OF THE COURSE, STUDENTS WILL KNOW AND UNDERSTAND: •METHODS FOR EVALUATING AND INTERPRETING THE SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE, SCIENTIFIC METHODS FOR INTERPRETING RESEARCH RESULTS IN THE OBSTETRIC, GYNECOLOGICAL, AND NEONATAL FIELDS, AND FOR LINKING RESEARCH PROCESSES TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE OBSTETRIC DISCIPLINE (MIDWIFERY). •THE PRINCIPLES OF EPIDEMIOLOGICAL RESEARCH METHODOLOGY IN THE OBSTETRIC-GYNECOLOGICAL AREA FOR THE EVALUATION OF HEALTHCARE INTERVENTIONS, THE MEASUREMENT OF OUTCOMES, AND THE LEVELS OF EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCY OF SPECIFIC OBSTETRIC-GYNECOLOGICAL AND NEONATAL CARE ACTIVITIES. •IT TOOLS FOR CONTINUOUS UPDATING AND INTERPRETATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE IN THEIR OWN DISCIPLINARY SECTOR AND RELATED FIELDS. ABILITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING UPON COMPLETION OF THE COURSE, STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO: •INTERPRET AND APPLY RESEARCH RESULTS TO OBSTETRIC, GYNECOLOGICAL, AND NEONATAL PRACTICE AND LINK RESEARCH PROCESSES TO THE THEORETICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE OBSTETRIC DISCIPLINE. •COLLECT, ANALYZE, AND INTERPRET, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD, DATA FROM THE CLINICAL-CARE AREA FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES AND TO EVALUATE THE RESULTS OF CARE PROVIDED. JUDGMENT UPON COMPLETION OF THE COURSE, STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO: •MAKE DECISIONS THROUGH A SCIENTIFIC APPROACH TO PROBLEM-SOLVING FOR THE PATIENT BY EVALUATING THE AVAILABLE SCIENTIFIC STUDIES AND RESPECTING THE QUALITY OF CARE PROVIDED, USING RESEARCH TOOLS. •DEMONSTRATE INDEPENDENT JUDGMENT ON THE APPLICATION OF VERIFICATION TOOLS TO MEASURE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PREVENTIVE INTERVENTIONS IMPLEMENTED. COMMUNICATION SKILLS UPON COMPLETION OF THE COURSE, STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO: •MANAGE COMMUNICATION SKILLS FOR A NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON. •USE THE PRINCIPLES OF TEACHING AND LEARNING FOR SPECIFIC INFORMATIONAL OR EDUCATIONAL INTERVENTIONS AIMED AT INDIVIDUAL USERS, FAMILIES, GROUPS, AND OTHER PROFESSIONALS SUCH AS SUPPORT STAFF, MIDWIFERY STUDENTS, AND NURSING STUDENTS, APPLYING CLEAR AND ORDERLY COMMUNICATION OF THEIR MENTAL SYNTHESIS. •ABILITY TO ARGUE EFFECTIVELY AND WITH PRECISION THE INFORMATION AND BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH THROUGH THE ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE AND SHARE RESEARCH PROJECTS. LEARNING SKILLS UPON COMPLETION OF THE COURSE, STUDENTS WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO: •DEMONSTRATE THE ABILITY TO STUDY INDEPENDENTLY. •DEMONSTRATE THE ABILITY TO CULTIVATE DOUBTS AND TOLERATE UNCERTAINTIES ARISING FROM STUDY AND PRACTICAL ACTIVITY. •DEVELOP THE ABILITY TO ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT THE EXERCISE OF THEIR ACTIVITY, RELEVANT IN TIME, PLACE, AND TO INTERLOCUTORS. •DEMONSTRATE THE ABILITY TO CONTINUOUSLY SEEK OPPORTUNITIES FOR SELF-LEARNING, COLLABORATIVE LEARNING, AND SELF-ASSESSMENT WITHIN WORK TEAMS. •ENSURE THAT THE PROCESS LEARNING STRATEGIES ARE EFFECTIVE AND CONTINUOUS THROUGHOUT THEIR PROFESSIONAL LIFE USING FORMAL AND INNOVATIVE METHODOLOGIES. •INDEPENDENTLY ADOPT EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES, USING IT TOOLS EFFECTIVELY TO ACCESS DATABASES AND INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC STUDIES. •DEMONSTRATE THE ABILITY TO SHARE KNOWLEDGE.

THIS INTEGRATED COURSE AIMS TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES RELATED TO THE DESIGN, CONDUCT, DATA ANALYSIS, AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT OF OBSTETRIC-NURSING RESEARCH, WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MEASURES OF DISEASE RISK OR ASSOCIATION BETWEEN DISEASES AND RISK FACTORS, IN ORDER TO COLLABORATE, WITHIN THE SCOPE OF OBSTETRIC COMPETENCE, IN THE CONDUCT OF DESCRIPTIVE AND ANALYTICAL EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES.
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING UPON COMPLETION OF THE COURSE, STUDENTS WILL KNOW AND UNDERSTAND:
•METHODS FOR EVALUATING AND INTERPRETING THE SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE, SCIENTIFIC METHODS FOR INTERPRETING RESEARCH RESULTS IN THE OBSTETRIC, GYNECOLOGICAL, AND NEONATAL FIELDS, AND FOR LINKING RESEARCH PROCESSES TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE OBSTETRIC DISCIPLINE (MIDWIFERY).
•THE PRINCIPLES OF EPIDEMIOLOGICAL RESEARCH METHODOLOGY IN THE OBSTETRIC-GYNECOLOGICAL AREA FOR THE EVALUATION OF HEALTHCARE INTERVENTIONS, THE MEASUREMENT OF OUTCOMES, AND THE LEVELS OF EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCY OF SPECIFIC OBSTETRIC-GYNECOLOGICAL AND NEONATAL CARE ACTIVITIES.
•IT TOOLS FOR CONTINUOUS UPDATING AND INTERPRETATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE IN THEIR OWN DISCIPLINARY SECTOR AND RELATED FIELDS.
ABILITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING UPON COMPLETION OF THE COURSE, STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO:
•INTERPRET AND APPLY RESEARCH RESULTS TO OBSTETRIC, GYNECOLOGICAL, AND NEONATAL PRACTICE AND LINK RESEARCH PROCESSES TO THE THEORETICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE OBSTETRIC DISCIPLINE.
•COLLECT, ANALYZE, AND INTERPRET, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD, DATA FROM THE CLINICAL-CARE AREA FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES AND TO EVALUATE THE RESULTS OF CARE PROVIDED.
JUDGMENT UPON COMPLETION OF THE COURSE, STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO:
•MAKE DECISIONS THROUGH A SCIENTIFIC APPROACH TO PROBLEM-SOLVING FOR THE PATIENT BY EVALUATING THE AVAILABLE SCIENTIFIC STUDIES AND RESPECTING THE QUALITY OF CARE PROVIDED, USING RESEARCH TOOLS.
•DEMONSTRATE INDEPENDENT JUDGMENT ON THE APPLICATION OF VERIFICATION TOOLS TO MEASURE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PREVENTIVE INTERVENTIONS IMPLEMENTED.
COMMUNICATION SKILLS UPON COMPLETION OF THE COURSE, STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO:
•MANAGE COMMUNICATION SKILLS FOR A NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON.
•USE THE PRINCIPLES OF TEACHING AND LEARNING FOR SPECIFIC INFORMATIONAL OR EDUCATIONAL INTERVENTIONS AIMED AT INDIVIDUAL USERS, FAMILIES, GROUPS, AND OTHER PROFESSIONALS SUCH AS SUPPORT STAFF, MIDWIFERY STUDENTS, AND NURSING STUDENTS, APPLYING CLEAR AND ORDERLY COMMUNICATION OF THEIR MENTAL SYNTHESIS.
•ABILITY TO ARGUE EFFECTIVELY AND WITH PRECISION THE INFORMATION AND BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH THROUGH THE ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE AND SHARE RESEARCH PROJECTS.
LEARNING SKILLS UPON COMPLETION OF THE COURSE, STUDENTS WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO:
•DEMONSTRATE THE ABILITY TO STUDY INDEPENDENTLY.
•DEMONSTRATE THE ABILITY TO CULTIVATE DOUBTS AND TOLERATE UNCERTAINTIES ARISING FROM STUDY AND PRACTICAL ACTIVITY.
•DEVELOP THE ABILITY TO ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT THE EXERCISE OF THEIR ACTIVITY, RELEVANT IN TIME, PLACE, AND TO INTERLOCUTORS.
•DEMONSTRATE THE ABILITY TO CONTINUOUSLY SEEK OPPORTUNITIES FOR SELF-LEARNING, COLLABORATIVE LEARNING, AND SELF-ASSESSMENT WITHIN WORK TEAMS.
•ENSURE THAT THE PROCESS LEARNING STRATEGIES ARE EFFECTIVE AND CONTINUOUS THROUGHOUT THEIR PROFESSIONAL LIFE USING FORMAL AND INNOVATIVE METHODOLOGIES.
•INDEPENDENTLY ADOPT EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES, USING IT TOOLS EFFECTIVELY TO ACCESS DATABASES AND INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC STUDIES.
•DEMONSTRATE THE ABILITY TO SHARE KNOWLEDGE.

	Prerequisites
	NONE

	Contents
	THE COURSE IS DIVIDED INTO 5 MODULES, NAMED AS FOLLOWS: 1.EPIDEMIOLOGY MED/42 2.MEDICAL STATISTICS MED/01 3.INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEMS ING-INF/05 4.OBSTETRIC-GYNECOLOGICAL NURSING SCIENCES MED/47 5.SOCIO-HEALTH INDICATORS SPS/07 1) EPIDEMIOLOGY MODULE, 2 CFU – 24 HOURS: • DEFINITION OF EPIDEMIOLOGY, HISTORY OF EPIDEMIOLOGY; APPLICATION METHODS OF THE EPIDEMIOLOGICAL METHOD: DESCRIPTIVE, ANALYTICAL, EXPERIMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY (2 HOURS) • SOURCES OF HEALTH DATA: CENSUS, NOTIFICATIONS OF POPULATION MOVEMENT, BIRTHS AND DEATHS, AGE PYRAMID, REGISTRY, NATIONAL REGISTERS, MEDICAL RECORDS; CERTIFICATION OF CAUSES OF DEATH, CEDAP, SDO (2 HOURS) • MEASURES OF FREQUENCY OF HEALTH EVENTS; ABSOLUTE VALUES, RATIOS, PROPORTIONS, RATES: CRUDE, SPECIFIC, AND STANDARDIZED RATES, INCIDENCE RATE; INCIDENCE, PREVALENCE (2 HOURS) • DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS (1 HOUR) • STAGES OF A STUDY: SAMPLING, QUESTIONNAIRES, DATA DESCRIPTIONS, TYPES OF VARIABLES (1 HOUR) • MEASURES OF CENTRAL TENDENCY, MEASURES OF DISPERSION (1 HOUR) • THE CONCEPT OF RISK; INDICATORS AND RISK FACTORS, ATTRIBUTABLE RISK, INDIVIDUAL AND POPULATION RISK, ODDS RATIO (2 HOURS) • ASSOCIATION IN EPIDEMIOLOGY: STATISTICAL AND CAUSAL (1 HOUR) • EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES: OBSERVATIONAL, DESCRIPTIVE OR ECOLOGICAL, ANALYTICAL: PREVALENCE OR CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES, CASE-CONTROL STUDIES, AND COHORT STUDIES: ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF EACH TYPE OF STUDY (2 HOURS) • CONFOUNDING; INTERACTION; RANDOMIZATION; RESTRICTION; MATCHING (2 HOURS) • STRATIFIED ANALYSIS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS (1 HOUR) • EXPERIMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIALS (2 HOURS) • INVESTIGATION OF AN EPIDEMIC: WHAT IS AN EPIDEMIC, INVESTIGATION STAGES, INTERVENTIONS (2 HOURS) • EPIDEMIOLOGY OF INFECTIOUS AND CHRONIC-DEGENERATIVE DISEASES. PRINCIPLES OF VACCINATION EPIDEMIOLOGY: DYNAMICS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE SPREAD, VACCINATION PROGRAM OBJECTIVES, VACCINATION COVERAGE, VACCINE EFFICACY, VACCINES AND ADVERSE EVENTS (2 HOURS) • SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY AND PREDICTIVE VALUE (1 HOUR) 2) MEDICAL STATISTICS MODULE, 1 CFU – 12 HOURS: • DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS (1 HOUR) • INFERENTIAL STATISTICS (1 HOUR) • OBSERVATIONAL STUDIES AND EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES (1 HOUR) • PROBABILITY (1 HOUR) • EXPERIMENTAL TESTS: SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY (1 HOUR) • EPIDEMIOLOGY AND CLINICAL TRIALS (1 HOUR) • MEASUREMENT SCALES; FREQUENCY MEASURES (1 HOUR) • CENTRAL TENDENCY AND DISPERSION INDICATORS (1 HOUR) • DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DIRECT AND INDIRECT STANDARDIZATION (1 HOUR) • DIFFERENCE BETWEEN STATISTICAL ASSOCIATION AND CAUSAL RELATIONSHIP (1 HOUR) • COHORT AND CASE-CONTROL STUDIES (1 HOUR) • DATABASES FOR SCIENTIFIC DOCUMENTATION (1 HOUR) 3) INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEMS MODULE, 2 CFU – 24 HOURS: • REVIEW OF SPREADSHEET USAGE (EXCEL) FOR DATA PROCESSING (4 HOURS) • INTRODUCTION TO R-STUDIO SOFTWARE FOR DATA ANALYSIS: VARIABLES, VECTORS, AND MATRICES, FUNCTIONS. USING THE R-STUDIO LIBRARY TO IMPORT DATA FROM SPREADSHEETS (4 HOURS) • DESCRIPTIVE DATA ANALYSIS: CALCULATING STATISTICAL INDICATORS AND FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTIONS, CREATING HISTOGRAMS AND BOX PLOTS, IN EXCEL AND R-STUDIO (4 HOURS) • INFERENTIAL DATA ANALYSIS: CONFIDENCE INTERVALS, T-TEST, ANOVA, WILCOXON SIGNED-RANK TEST, CHI-SQUARE, IN EXCEL AND R-STUDIO (4 HOURS) • INFORMATION MANAGEMENT: TYPES OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND DATABASES, DATA FLOW IN HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS (4 HOURS) • EXPERT SYSTEMS FOR DECISION SUPPORT, CONCEPTUAL DESIGN OF DATABASES, EXAMPLE USING MICROSOFT ACCESS (4 HOURS) 4) OBSTETRIC-GYNECOLOGICAL NURSING SCIENCES MODULE, 2 CFU – 24 HOURS: • STAGES OF THE RESEARCH PROJECT: IDENTIFYING THE PROBLEM, EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN, DATA COLLECTION, DATA ANALYSIS, CONCLUSIONS, AND DISSEMINATION (2 HOURS) • PHENOMENOLOGICAL RESEARCH (1 HOUR) • SOURCES: STRUCTURED AND UNSTRUCTURED (1 HOUR) • THE DATABASE: OPERATION AND USE OF UP-TO-DATE (1 HOUR) • PROBLEM SOLVING (2 HOURS) • DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RESEARCH METHOD AND METHODOLOGY: THREE CATEGORIES OF RESEARCH METHODS, DIFFERENCE BETWEEN METHOD AND INSTRUMENT (1 HOUR) • WRITING AN ABSTRACT (1 HOUR) • QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH (1 HOUR) • INDUCTIVE REASONING AND DEDUCTIVE REASONING (1 HOUR) • META-ANALYSIS (1 HOUR) • DIFFERENCE BETWEEN INTERVIEW, QUESTIONNAIRE, AND NARRATIVE MEDICINE (1 HOUR) • LITERATURE REVIEW, TYPES OF LITERATURE: PRIMARY, SECONDARY, GRAY, ORAL, AND VERBAL (2 HOURS) • DATA COLLECTION TOOL: THE STRUCTURE OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE (CROSS-SECTIONAL PREVALENCE STUDY) (2 HOURS) • MIDWIFERY RESEARCH: EDUCATIONAL PATHWAY, COMPETENCE, RESEARCH TEAM (2 HOURS) • RESEARCH AND MIDWIFERY IN THE CONTEXT OF COVID-19 (1 HOUR) • THE PARTOGRAM AS A RESEARCH TOOL: DIFFERENCE BETWEEN COMPILATION THESIS AND EXPERIMENTAL THESIS (1 HOUR) • NARRATIVE MEDICINE AND EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE (1 HOUR) • HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL SKILLS (1 HOUR) • PATIENT DIARY (1 HOUR) 5) SOCIO-HEALTH INDICATORS MODULE, 1 CFU – 12 HOURS: • MEANING AND STAGES OF OBSTETRIC-NURSING RESEARCH PROCESS (1 HOUR) • BASIC RESEARCH AND APPLIED RESEARCH IN HEALTHCARE CONTEXTS (1 HOUR) • RESEARCH DESIGN (1 HOUR) • FORMULATION OF THE RESEARCH HYPOTHESIS, QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE TOOLS FOR HYPOTHESIS TESTING (2 HOURS) • DEFINITION OF QUALITATIVE APPROACHES TO ANALYZING INTERACTION (1 HOUR) • MEASURING COMMUNICATION DYNAMICS – AXIOMS OF COMMUNICATION (1 HOUR) • NARRATIVE METHODOLOGIES IN NARRATIVE-BASED MEDICINE: AREAS OF NARRATION, TYPES OF INTERVIEWS (4 HOURS) • EXPLANATION, INTERPRETATION, ELABORATION, AND MANAGEMENT OF QUALITATIVE DATA IN EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE (1 HOUR)

Contents

THE COURSE IS DIVIDED INTO 5 MODULES, NAMED AS FOLLOWS:
1.EPIDEMIOLOGY MED/42
2.MEDICAL STATISTICS MED/01
3.INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEMS ING-INF/05
4.OBSTETRIC-GYNECOLOGICAL NURSING SCIENCES MED/47
5.SOCIO-HEALTH INDICATORS SPS/07
1) EPIDEMIOLOGY MODULE, 2 CFU – 24 HOURS:
• DEFINITION OF EPIDEMIOLOGY, HISTORY OF EPIDEMIOLOGY; APPLICATION METHODS OF THE EPIDEMIOLOGICAL METHOD: DESCRIPTIVE, ANALYTICAL, EXPERIMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY (2 HOURS)
• SOURCES OF HEALTH DATA: CENSUS, NOTIFICATIONS OF POPULATION MOVEMENT, BIRTHS AND DEATHS, AGE PYRAMID, REGISTRY, NATIONAL REGISTERS, MEDICAL RECORDS; CERTIFICATION OF CAUSES OF DEATH, CEDAP, SDO (2 HOURS)
• MEASURES OF FREQUENCY OF HEALTH EVENTS; ABSOLUTE VALUES, RATIOS, PROPORTIONS, RATES: CRUDE, SPECIFIC, AND STANDARDIZED RATES, INCIDENCE RATE; INCIDENCE, PREVALENCE (2 HOURS)
• DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS (1 HOUR)
• STAGES OF A STUDY: SAMPLING, QUESTIONNAIRES, DATA DESCRIPTIONS, TYPES OF VARIABLES (1 HOUR)
• MEASURES OF CENTRAL TENDENCY, MEASURES OF DISPERSION (1 HOUR)
• THE CONCEPT OF RISK; INDICATORS AND RISK FACTORS, ATTRIBUTABLE RISK, INDIVIDUAL AND POPULATION RISK, ODDS RATIO (2 HOURS)
• ASSOCIATION IN EPIDEMIOLOGY: STATISTICAL AND CAUSAL (1 HOUR)
• EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES: OBSERVATIONAL, DESCRIPTIVE OR ECOLOGICAL, ANALYTICAL: PREVALENCE OR CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES, CASE-CONTROL STUDIES, AND COHORT STUDIES: ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF EACH TYPE OF STUDY (2 HOURS)
• CONFOUNDING; INTERACTION; RANDOMIZATION; RESTRICTION; MATCHING (2 HOURS)
• STRATIFIED ANALYSIS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS (1 HOUR)
• EXPERIMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIALS (2 HOURS)
• INVESTIGATION OF AN EPIDEMIC: WHAT IS AN EPIDEMIC, INVESTIGATION STAGES, INTERVENTIONS (2 HOURS)
• EPIDEMIOLOGY OF INFECTIOUS AND CHRONIC-DEGENERATIVE DISEASES. PRINCIPLES OF VACCINATION EPIDEMIOLOGY: DYNAMICS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE SPREAD, VACCINATION PROGRAM OBJECTIVES, VACCINATION COVERAGE, VACCINE EFFICACY, VACCINES AND ADVERSE EVENTS (2 HOURS)
• SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY AND PREDICTIVE VALUE (1 HOUR)
2) MEDICAL STATISTICS MODULE, 1 CFU – 12 HOURS:
• DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS (1 HOUR)
• INFERENTIAL STATISTICS (1 HOUR)
• OBSERVATIONAL STUDIES AND EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES (1 HOUR)
• PROBABILITY (1 HOUR)
• EXPERIMENTAL TESTS: SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY (1 HOUR)
• EPIDEMIOLOGY AND CLINICAL TRIALS (1 HOUR)
• MEASUREMENT SCALES; FREQUENCY MEASURES (1 HOUR)
• CENTRAL TENDENCY AND DISPERSION INDICATORS (1 HOUR)
• DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DIRECT AND INDIRECT STANDARDIZATION (1 HOUR)
• DIFFERENCE BETWEEN STATISTICAL ASSOCIATION AND CAUSAL RELATIONSHIP (1 HOUR)
• COHORT AND CASE-CONTROL STUDIES (1 HOUR)
• DATABASES FOR SCIENTIFIC DOCUMENTATION (1 HOUR)
3) INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEMS MODULE, 2 CFU – 24 HOURS:
• REVIEW OF SPREADSHEET USAGE (EXCEL) FOR DATA PROCESSING (4 HOURS)
• INTRODUCTION TO R-STUDIO SOFTWARE FOR DATA ANALYSIS: VARIABLES, VECTORS, AND MATRICES, FUNCTIONS. USING THE R-STUDIO LIBRARY TO IMPORT DATA FROM SPREADSHEETS (4 HOURS)
• DESCRIPTIVE DATA ANALYSIS: CALCULATING STATISTICAL INDICATORS AND FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTIONS, CREATING HISTOGRAMS AND BOX PLOTS, IN EXCEL AND R-STUDIO (4 HOURS)
• INFERENTIAL DATA ANALYSIS: CONFIDENCE INTERVALS, T-TEST, ANOVA, WILCOXON SIGNED-RANK TEST, CHI-SQUARE, IN EXCEL AND R-STUDIO (4 HOURS)
• INFORMATION MANAGEMENT: TYPES OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND DATABASES, DATA FLOW IN HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS (4 HOURS)
• EXPERT SYSTEMS FOR DECISION SUPPORT, CONCEPTUAL DESIGN OF DATABASES, EXAMPLE USING MICROSOFT ACCESS (4 HOURS)
4) OBSTETRIC-GYNECOLOGICAL NURSING SCIENCES MODULE, 2 CFU – 24 HOURS:
• STAGES OF THE RESEARCH PROJECT: IDENTIFYING THE PROBLEM, EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN, DATA COLLECTION, DATA ANALYSIS, CONCLUSIONS, AND DISSEMINATION (2 HOURS)
• PHENOMENOLOGICAL RESEARCH (1 HOUR)
• SOURCES: STRUCTURED AND UNSTRUCTURED (1 HOUR)
• THE DATABASE: OPERATION AND USE OF UP-TO-DATE (1 HOUR)
• PROBLEM SOLVING (2 HOURS)
• DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RESEARCH METHOD AND METHODOLOGY: THREE CATEGORIES OF RESEARCH METHODS, DIFFERENCE BETWEEN METHOD AND INSTRUMENT (1 HOUR)
• WRITING AN ABSTRACT (1 HOUR)
• QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH (1 HOUR)
• INDUCTIVE REASONING AND DEDUCTIVE REASONING (1 HOUR)
• META-ANALYSIS (1 HOUR)
• DIFFERENCE BETWEEN INTERVIEW, QUESTIONNAIRE, AND NARRATIVE MEDICINE (1 HOUR)
• LITERATURE REVIEW, TYPES OF LITERATURE: PRIMARY, SECONDARY, GRAY, ORAL, AND VERBAL (2 HOURS)
• DATA COLLECTION TOOL: THE STRUCTURE OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE (CROSS-SECTIONAL PREVALENCE STUDY) (2 HOURS)
• MIDWIFERY RESEARCH: EDUCATIONAL PATHWAY, COMPETENCE, RESEARCH TEAM (2 HOURS)
• RESEARCH AND MIDWIFERY IN THE CONTEXT OF COVID-19 (1 HOUR)
• THE PARTOGRAM AS A RESEARCH TOOL: DIFFERENCE BETWEEN COMPILATION THESIS AND EXPERIMENTAL THESIS (1 HOUR)
• NARRATIVE MEDICINE AND EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE (1 HOUR)
• HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL SKILLS (1 HOUR)
• PATIENT DIARY (1 HOUR)
5) SOCIO-HEALTH INDICATORS MODULE, 1 CFU – 12 HOURS:
• MEANING AND STAGES OF OBSTETRIC-NURSING RESEARCH PROCESS (1 HOUR)
• BASIC RESEARCH AND APPLIED RESEARCH IN HEALTHCARE CONTEXTS (1 HOUR)
• RESEARCH DESIGN (1 HOUR)
• FORMULATION OF THE RESEARCH HYPOTHESIS, QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE TOOLS FOR HYPOTHESIS TESTING (2 HOURS)
• DEFINITION OF QUALITATIVE APPROACHES TO ANALYZING INTERACTION (1 HOUR)
• MEASURING COMMUNICATION DYNAMICS – AXIOMS OF COMMUNICATION (1 HOUR)
• NARRATIVE METHODOLOGIES IN NARRATIVE-BASED MEDICINE: AREAS OF NARRATION, TYPES OF INTERVIEWS (4 HOURS)
• EXPLANATION, INTERPRETATION, ELABORATION, AND MANAGEMENT OF QUALITATIVE DATA IN EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE (1 HOUR)

	Teaching Methods
	The course includes lectures, in-class exercises on statistical data analysis and scientific and professional literature, and bibliographic research methodology workshops. The lectures will allow students to acquire knowledge of the research process in all its stages, using different methods and methodologies. The exercises will enable students to develop the essential skills and competencies for preparing a qualitative-quantitative research project, applicable to the specific fields of obstetric-nursing. Participation in the activities is mandatory, and access to the exam requires attendance of at least 75% of the hours. Attendance will be verified using EasyAcademy software.

Teaching Methods

The course includes lectures, in-class exercises on statistical data analysis and scientific and professional literature, and bibliographic research methodology workshops. The lectures will allow students to acquire knowledge of the research process in all its stages, using different methods and methodologies. The exercises will enable students to develop the essential skills and competencies for preparing a qualitative-quantitative research project, applicable to the specific fields of obstetric-nursing.
Participation in the activities is mandatory, and access to the exam requires attendance of at least 75% of the hours. Attendance will be verified using EasyAcademy software.

	Verification of learning
	Oral exam: the oral exam, lasting about 30 minutes, includes a practical problem-solving test, discussing the available methods and methodologies and defending the choice of those to apply, aimed at assessing the student's ability to independently develop and execute research in the obstetric-nursing field.

	Texts
	MODULE: METHODOLOGY AND TECHNIQUES OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH RESEARCH THE LIST OF READINGS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE COURSE. STUDY MATERIAL WILL BE PUT AT STUDENTS DISPOSAL FROM THE TEACHER DURING THE LESSONS. MODULE: DATA PROCESSING AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT J.A. FAIN: READING, UNDERSTANDING, AND APPLYING NURSING RESEARCH, ED. F.A. DAVIS COMPANY – PHILADELPHIA A. M. PAGANONI, L. PONTIGGIA. LABORATORIO DI STATISTICA CON EXCEL. ED. PEARSON EDUCATION F. PIGNI, A. RAVARINI, D. SCIUTO. SISTEMI PER LA GESTIONE DELLE INFORMAZIONI, ED. APOGEO.

Texts

MODULE: METHODOLOGY AND TECHNIQUES OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH RESEARCH
THE LIST OF READINGS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE COURSE. STUDY MATERIAL WILL BE PUT AT STUDENTS DISPOSAL FROM THE TEACHER DURING THE LESSONS.

MODULE: DATA PROCESSING AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
J.A. FAIN: READING, UNDERSTANDING, AND APPLYING NURSING RESEARCH, ED. F.A. DAVIS COMPANY – PHILADELPHIA
A. M. PAGANONI, L. PONTIGGIA. LABORATORIO DI STATISTICA CON EXCEL. ED. PEARSON EDUCATION
F. PIGNI, A. RAVARINI, D. SCIUTO. SISTEMI PER LA GESTIONE DELLE INFORMAZIONI, ED. APOGEO.

	More Information
	REFERENCE TEXTS POLIT DF, BECK CT. FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING RESEARCH. MCGRAW-HILL EDUCATION. CONSULTATION TEXTS PAGANONI AM, PONTIGGIA I. STATISTICS LABORATORY WITH EXCEL. PEARSON EDUCATION. PIGNI F, RAVARINI A, SCIUTO D. INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS. APOGEO PUBLISHING

BETA VERSION Data source ESSE3 [Ultima Sincronizzazione: 2025-10-07]

Giuseppina CERSOSIMO | OBSTETRIC - Nursing SEARCH AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT