Gianluigi Balestroni

870 total citations · 1 hit paper
33 papers, 577 citations indexed

About

Gianluigi Balestroni is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Economics and Econometrics and Emergency Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Gianluigi Balestroni has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 577 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 6 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 5 papers in Emergency Medicine. Recurrent topics in Gianluigi Balestroni's work include Cardiac Health and Mental Health (11 papers), Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation (5 papers) and Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (5 papers). Gianluigi Balestroni is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac Health and Mental Health (11 papers), Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation (5 papers) and Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (5 papers). Gianluigi Balestroni collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Netherlands. Gianluigi Balestroni's co-authors include Giorgio Bertolotti, Silvia Rossi Ferrario, Massimo Pistono, Ornella Bettinardi, Inés Giorgi, Pantaleo Giannuzzi, Gisella Bruletti, Giulio Vidotto, Elisabetta Angelino and Anna Maria Zotti and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, European Respiratory Journal and Artificial Organs.

In The Last Decade

Gianluigi Balestroni

29 papers receiving 568 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

EuroQol-5D (EQ-5D): an instrument for measuring quality of life

2015 369 citations Gianluigi Balestroni, Giorgio Bertolotti Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Gianluigi Balestroni Italy	10	129	112	72	68	64	33	577
Guey‐Shiun Huang Taiwan	17	90 0.7×	160 1.4×	40 0.6×	81 1.2×	65 1.0×	41	867
Vittorio Racca Italy	13	148 1.1×	82 0.7×	65 0.9×	174 2.6×	47 0.7×	26	654
Stefanie Hamacher Germany	19	100 0.8×	98 0.9×	80 1.1×	95 1.4×	95 1.5×	57	1.1k
Aleksandra Szylińska Poland	16	181 1.4×	119 1.1×	163 2.3×	53 0.8×	48 0.8×	80	930
Jerzy Moczko Poland	15	78 0.6×	123 1.1×	44 0.6×	115 1.7×	79 1.2×	82	744
Rémy Morello France	15	183 1.4×	162 1.4×	48 0.7×	122 1.8×	27 0.4×	59	842
Brian Chan Canada	17	96 0.7×	207 1.8×	31 0.4×	65 1.0×	121 1.9×	56	995
Miren Orive Spain	12	89 0.7×	242 2.2×	33 0.5×	83 1.2×	68 1.1×	28	643
J. Hootman United States	5	54 0.4×	110 1.0×	24 0.3×	77 1.1×	73 1.1×	5	704
Hugo Senra Portugal	13	264 2.0×	105 0.9×	63 0.9×	38 0.6×	32 0.5×	42	887

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Fattirolli, Francesco, Alessia Argirò, Gianluigi Balestroni, et al.. (2021). Validation of the Italian HeartQoL: a short health-related quality of life questionnaire for patients with ischemic heart disease. Internal and Emergency Medicine. 17(1). 123–134. 4 indexed citations

Sommaruga, Marinella, Elisabetta Angelino, Gianluigi Balestroni, et al.. (2018). Best practice in psychological activities in cardiovascular prevention and rehabilitation: Position Paper. Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease. 88(2). 966–966. 24 indexed citations

Ferrario, Silvia Rossi, et al.. (2018). Does a Comprehensive Inpatient Rehabilitation Program Improve Patients’ and Caregivers’ Emotional State in LVAD Patients?. Artificial Organs. 43(3). 229–233. 7 indexed citations

Morrone, Elisa, Cinzia Sguazzin, Giorgio Bertolotti, et al.. (2017). Development and validation of the Maugeri Sleep Quality and Distress Inventory (MaSQuDI-17). PLoS ONE. 12(7). e0180743–e0180743. 5 indexed citations

Ferrario, Silvia Rossi, Inés Giorgi, Paola Baiardi, et al.. (2017). Illness denial questionnaire for patients and caregivers. Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment. Volume 13. 909–916. 12 indexed citations

Zotti, Anna Maria, et al.. (2016). Application of the general perceived self-efficacy scale in cardiovascular rehabilitation. Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease. 68(3). 178–83. 13 indexed citations

Balestroni, Gianluigi & Giorgio Bertolotti. (2015). EuroQol-5D (EQ-5D): an instrument for measuring quality of life. Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease. 78(3). 155–9. 369 indexed citations breakdown →

Ferrario, Silvia Rossi, et al.. (2015). When LVAD Patients Die: The Caregiver's Mourning. Artificial Organs. 40(5). 454–458. 13 indexed citations

Pistono, Massimo, Ugo Corrà, Marco Gnemmi, et al.. (2015). Cardiovascular prevention and rehabilitation for patients with ventricular assist device From exercise therapy to long-term therapy Part II: Long-term therapy. Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease. 76(3). 136–45. 15 indexed citations

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Balestroni, Gianluigi & Pantaleo Giannuzzi. (2015). Patient’s emotional reactions in cardiac rehabilitation: analysis and perspectives. Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease. 74(1). 9–15. 3 indexed citations

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Luisetti, Maurizio, Ilaria Ferrarotti, Luciano Corda, et al.. (2015). Italian Registry of Patients with Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency: General Data and Quality of Life Evaluation. COPD Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. 12(sup1). 52–57. 20 indexed citations

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Balestroni, Gianluigi, et al.. (2014). Assistenza ventricolare meccanica: Quale impatto emozionale sul paziente?. 82(2). 55–60. 1 indexed citations

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Balestroni, Gianluigi & Giorgio Bertolotti. (2012). L'EuroQol-5D (EQ-5D): uno strumento per la misura della qualità della vita. 78(3). 155–159. 3 indexed citations

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Carone, Mauro, Gisella Bruletti, E. Bertella, et al.. (2011). Quality of life evaluation in patients with alpha1-antitripsin deficiency: A 3-year prospectic study. European Respiratory Journal. 38(Suppl 55). p3632–p3632. 1 indexed citations

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Balestroni, Gianluigi & Pantaleo Giannuzzi. (2010). Le reazioni emozionali del paziente in riabilitazione cardiologica: Analisi temporale e prospettive. 74(1). 9–15. 1 indexed citations

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Vidotto, Giulio, Roberto Burro, Gianluigi Balestroni, et al.. (2010). A revised short version of the depression questionnaire. European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention & Rehabilitation. 17(2). 187–197. 18 indexed citations

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Balestroni, Gianluigi, et al.. (2007). L'EuroQoL 5D per la valutazione delia qualità della vita in riabilitazione cardiológica. 29. 1 indexed citations

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Bettinardi, Ornella, Giulio Vidotto, Gianluigi Balestroni, et al.. (2006). Scheda ansia e depressione forma ridotta: norme per l'utilizzo in ambito riabilitativo Anxiety and Depression Short Scale: norms for its use in rehabilitation. 3 indexed citations

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Sommaruga, Marinella, Roberto Tramarin, Gianluigi Balestroni, et al.. (2005). ISYDE-Ψ* First step of the implementation of guidelines for psychology activities in cardiac rehabilitation and prevention *Italian SurveY on CarDiac REhabilitation – Psychology. Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease. 64(1). 53–8.

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Craca, Angela, et al.. (1990). Psychopathological aspects and emotional behavior in right brain-damaged patients. The Italian Journal of Neurological Sciences. 11(5). 465–469. 2 indexed citations

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