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  1. Psychological and Physical Health Improvements After Coronary Bypass: A Longitudinal Study in Cardiovascular Rehabilitation

    Article • European Journal of Investigation in Health Psychology and Education, October 2025, MDPI AG

    Dr Giorgio Bertolotti

  2. Measuring pandemic‐related anxiety and confidence in care in chronic patients using the Psychological Consequences of a Pandemic Event (PCPE) questionnaire

    Article • Stress and Health, November 2023, Wiley

    Dr Giorgio Bertolotti

  3. Assessment of perceived support in the context of emergency: Development and validation of the psycho-social support scale

    Article • Current Psychology, June 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Giorgio Bertolotti

  4. Positive affect as a predictor of non-pharmacological adherence in older Chronic Heart Failure (CHF) patients undergoing cardiac rehabilitation

    Article • Psychology Health & Medicine, May 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Giorgio Bertolotti

  5. The Italian validation of the Communicative Effectiveness Index Questionnaire: a multicentric study

    Article • Neurological Sciences, October 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Giorgio Bertolotti

  6. Psychomotor speed as a predictor of functional status in older chronic heart failure (CHF) patients attending cardiac rehabilitation

    Article • PLOS One, July 2020, PLOS

    Dr Giorgio Bertolotti

  7. Cognitive and metacognitive factors among alcohol-dependent patients during a residential rehabilitation program: a pilot study

    Article • July 2018, Dove Medical Press

    Dr Giorgio Bertolotti

  8. Italian version of the Walsh Family Resilience Questionnaire

    Article • December 2017, Dove Medical Press

    Dr Roberto RB Burro, Anna Maria AM Della Vedova, silvana rocchi, Dr Giorgio Bertolotti

  9. Development and validation of the Maugeri Sleep Quality and Distress Inventory (MaSQuDI-17)

    Article • PLOS One, July 2017, PLOS

    Dr Giorgio Bertolotti

  10. COPD patients’ self-reported adherence, psychosocial factors and mild cognitive impairment in pulmonary rehabilitation

    Article • International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, July 2017, Dove Medical Press

    Anna Giardini, Dr Giorgio Bertolotti

  11. The Barthel index-dyspnea a tool for respiratory rehabilitation: reply to the letter by Chuang [Letter of clarification]

    Article • International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, March 2017, Dove Medical Press

    Dr Giorgio Bertolotti

  12. A Stress Index for job stress assessment.

    Article • March 2017, Dove Medical Press

    Dr Giorgio Bertolotti, Ines Giorgi

  13. Brief anxiety and depression questionnaire: clinical validation and cut-off scores

    Article • October 2016, Dove Medical Press

    Dr Giorgio Bertolotti, Dr Roberto RB Burro

  14. A tool for dyspnea assessment: Barthel Index dyspnea.

    Article • International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, June 2016, Dove Medical Press

    Dr Giorgio Bertolotti

  15. Health-related quality of life measurement in asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: review of the 2009-2014 literature

    Article • Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine, February 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Giorgio Bertolotti

  16. Impact of Clinical and Quality of Life Outcomes of Long-Stay ICU Survivors Recovering From Rehabilitation on Caregivers' Burden

    Article • Respiratory Care, January 2016, Daedalus Enterprises

    Dr Giorgio Bertolotti

  17. Psychological changes in alcohol-dependent patients during a residential rehabilitation program

    Article • December 2015, Dove Medical Press

    Dr Giorgio Bertolotti

  18. Predictors of Mortality in Patients with COPD and Chronic Respiratory Failure: The Quality-of-Life Evaluation and Survival Study (QuESS): A Three-Year Study

    Article • COPD Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, November 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Giorgio Bertolotti

  19. Metric qualities of the cognitive behavioral assessment for outcome evaluation to estimate psychological treatment effects

    Article • September 2015, Dove Medical Press

    Dr Giorgio Bertolotti

  20. Measurement of change in health status with Rasch models

    Article • Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, January 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Giorgio Bertolotti

  21. Cognitive Behavioral Group Intervention for Alzheimer Caregivers

    Article • Alzheimer Disease & Associated Disorders, January 2014, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Giorgio Bertolotti

  22. Cognitive and Emotional Factors Affecting Avoidable Decision-Making Delay in Acute Myocardial Infarction Male Adults

    Article • International Journal of Medical Sciences, January 2013, Ivyspring International Publisher

    Dr Giorgio Bertolotti

  23. A new means of assessing the quality of life of patients with obstructive sleep apnea: The MOSAS questionnaire

    Article • Sleep Medicine, December 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Giorgio Bertolotti

  24. A revised short version of the depression questionnaire

    Article • European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention & Rehabilitation, April 2010, SAGE Publications

    Dr Giorgio Bertolotti

  25. Prolonged grief and depression in caregivers of patients in vegetative state

    Article • Brain Injury, March 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Giorgio Bertolotti

  26. Maugeri Respiratory Failure questionnaire reduced form: A method for improving the questionnaire using the Rasch model

    Article • Disability and Rehabilitation, January 2007, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Giorgio Bertolotti

  27. A new questionnaire specifically designed for patients affected by chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

    Article • Respiratory Medicine, May 2006, Elsevier

    Dr Giorgio Bertolotti

  28. Despite good compliance, very low fat diet alone does not achieve recommended cholesterol goals in outpatients with coronary heart disease

    Article • European Heart Journal, July 1999, European Society of Cardiology

    Dr Giorgio Bertolotti

  29. Analysis of factors that characterize health impairment in patients with chronic respiratory failure

    Article • European Respiratory Journal, June 1999, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Dr Giorgio Bertolotti

  30. Analysis of factors that characterize health impairment in patients with chronic respiratory failure

    Article • European Respiratory Journal, June 1999, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Dr Giorgio Bertolotti

  31. Neuroticism and Type A Behavior Pattern in Healthy Italian Blue-Collar Workers

    Article • Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, January 1996, Karger Publishers

    Dr Giorgio Bertolotti

  32. Dimensions of Anger and Hostility in Cardiac Patients, Hypertensive Patients, and Controls

    Article • Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, January 1995, Karger Publishers

    Dr Giorgio Bertolotti

  33. Psychophysiological reactivity, depression, neuroticism and type a behaviour: An interactive effect?

    Article • Stress Medicine, January 1995, Wiley

    Dr Giorgio Bertolotti

  34. A computerized approach to cognitive behavioural assessment: An introduction to CBA-2.0 primary scales

    Article • Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, March 1990, Elsevier

    Dr Giorgio Bertolotti

  35. Hemodynamic response to different types of mental stress in patients with recent myocardial infarction.

    Article • Japanese Heart Journal, January 1989, International Heart Journal (Japanese Heart Journal)

    Dr Giorgio Bertolotti

  36. Effects of propranolol, atenolol, and chlordesmethildiazepam on response to mental stress in patients with recent myocardial infarction

    Article • Clinical Cardiology, June 1987, Wiley

    Dr Giorgio Bertolotti