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  1. Creating space for sexuality: supporting healthcare professionals in spinal cord injury or disease rehabilitation settings – a mixed-methods study

    Article • Disability and Rehabilitation, April 2026, Taylor & Francis

    Nicola Diviani

  2. Reputation and trust in health insurance: A scoping review of key drivers and outcomes

    Article • PLOS One, March 2026, PLOS

    Nicola Diviani

  3. Effective Communication Within and Across Public Health Institutions: A Qualitative Study in Switzerland

    Article • International Journal of Public Health, January 2026, Frontiers

    Nicola Diviani

  4. Trends in self-management research in spinal cord injury: A scoping review of study designs and findings

    Article • Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, December 2025, Taylor & Francis

    Nicola Diviani

  5. Self-management decision-making in spinal cord injury after initial rehabilitation: A thematic narrative analysis

    Article • Patient Education and Counseling, December 2025, Elsevier

    MD PD Anke Scheel-Sailer, Nicola Diviani

  6. COVID-19 misinformation and healthcare workers: A scoping review

    Article • Patient Education and Counseling, December 2025, Elsevier

    Nicola Diviani

  7. “This trike is cool, but…”: a qualitative study on real-world adoption of an outdoor mobility device in people with spinal cord injury

    Article • Spinal Cord, November 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Nicola Diviani

  8. From preparedness to adaptation: Swiss hospitals’ communication strategies in a prolonged crisis

    Article • Frontiers in Communication, September 2025, Frontiers

    Nicola Diviani

  9. Approaches to self-management integration and influencing factors in everyday life after spinal cord injury: A qualitative narrative analysis

    Article • Patient Education and Counseling, July 2025, Elsevier

    MD PD Anke Scheel-Sailer, Nicola Diviani

  10. An argumentation theory-based assessment tool for evaluating disinformation in health-related claims

    Article • Patient Education and Counseling, April 2025, Elsevier

    Nicola Diviani

  11. Safe Listening Beliefs, Attitudes, and Practices Among Gamers and Esports Participants: International Web-Based Survey

    Article • JMIR Formative Research, March 2025, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Nicola Diviani

  12. Approaches to self-management integration and influencing factors in everyday life after spinal cord injury: A qualitative narrative analysis

    Article • January 2025, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    MD PD Anke Scheel-Sailer, Nicola Diviani

  13. Trends in self-management research in spinal cord injury: A scoping review of study designs and findings

    Article • January 2025, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Nicola Diviani

  14. Self-Management

    Article • January 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Nicola Diviani

  15. Patient-Provider Communication in Spinal Cord Injury: A Scoping Review and Call for Further Research

    Article • Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation, January 2025, American Spinal Injury Association

    Nicola Diviani

  16. Self-Management Support Apps for Spinal Cord Injury: Results of a Systematic Search in App Stores and Mobile App Rating Scale Evaluation

    Article • JMIR mhealth and uhealth, December 2024, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Nicola Diviani

  17. Understanding public response: Government communication during the COVID-19 crisis through the eyes of the Swiss public

    Article • PEC Innovation, December 2024, Elsevier

    Nicola Diviani

  18. The Complexity of Health Self-Management Behavior. Beliefs and Attitudes of Individuals Living With Spinal Cord Injury in Switzerland

    Article • American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, May 2024, Wolters Kluwer Health

    MD PD Anke Scheel-Sailer, Nicola Diviani

  19. Digital Health Utilization in Spinal Cord Injury

    Article • American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, May 2024, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Nicola Diviani

  20. Safe Listening Beliefs, Attitudes, and Practices Among Gamers and Esports Participants: International Web-Based Survey (Preprint)

    Article • May 2024, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Nicola Diviani

  21. Improving health and scientific literacy in disadvantaged groups: A scoping review of interventions

    Article • Patient Education and Counseling, May 2024, Elsevier

    Nicola Diviani

  22. Awareness, attitudes, and beliefs about palliative care: Results from a representative survey of the Italian-speaking Swiss population

    Article • PLOS One, November 2023, PLOS

    Nicola Diviani, Nicola Diviani

  23. Self-Management Support Apps for Spinal Cord Injury: Results of a Systematic Search in App Stores and Mobile App Rating Scale Evaluation (Preprint)

    Article • October 2023, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Nicola Diviani

  24. Patients' perception of hope in palliative care: A systematic review and narrative synthesis

    Article • Patient Education and Counseling, October 2023, Elsevier

    Nicola Diviani

  25. Institutional crisis communication during the COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland. A qualitative study of the experiences of representatives of public health organizations

    Article • Patient Education and Counseling, September 2023, Elsevier

    Nicola Diviani

  26. Strengthening adolescents’ critical health literacy and scientific literacy to tackle mis- and dis-information. A feasibility study in Switzerland

    Article • Frontiers in Public Health, September 2023, Frontiers

    Nicola Diviani

  27. Mapping of Dietary Interventions Beneficial in the Prevention of Secondary Health Conditions in Spinal Cord Injured Population: A Systematic Review

    Article • The journal of nutrition health & aging, July 2023, Elsevier

    Nicola Diviani

  28. Acceptance of Public Health Measures During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study of the Swiss Population’s Beliefs, Attitudes, Trust, and Information-Seeking Behavior

    Article • International Journal of Public Health, June 2023, Frontiers

    Nicola Diviani

  29. Mobile Health Self-management Support for Spinal Cord Injury: Systematic Literature Review

    Article • JMIR mhealth and uhealth, April 2023, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Nicola Diviani

  30. Challenges of public institutional communication during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study.

    Article • Patient Education and Counseling, April 2023, Elsevier

    Nicola Diviani

  31. Factors challenging the integration of chronic illness self-management. A qualitative scoping review

    Article • Patient Education and Counseling, April 2023, Elsevier

    Nicola Diviani

  32. Towards the empowerment of public scientific literacy

    Article • Patient Education and Counseling, April 2023, Elsevier

    Nicola Diviani

  33. Communication inequalities and health disparities among vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 pandemic - a scoping review of qualitative and quantitative evidence

    Article • BMC Public Health, March 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Nicola Diviani

  34. Covering the Crisis: Evolution of Key Topics and Actors in COVID-19 News Coverage in Switzerland

    Article • International Journal of Public Health, January 2023, Frontiers

    Nicola Diviani

  35. Factors influencing the integration of self-management in daily life routines in chronic conditions: a scoping review of qualitative evidence

    Article • BMJ Open, December 2022, BMJ

    Nicola Diviani

  36. It is time for health institutions to invest in persuasive communication to combat low quality information: A lesson learned from the COVID-19 infodemic

    Article • Frontiers in Communication, October 2022, Frontiers

    Nicola Diviani

  37. Media, Quality of Health Information

    Article • September 2022, Wiley

    Nicola Diviani

  38. Mobile Health Self-management Support for Spinal Cord Injury: Systematic Literature Review (Preprint)

    Article • September 2022, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Nicola Diviani

  39. A qualitative analysis of educational, professional and socio-cultural issues affecting interprofessional collaboration in oncology palliative care

    Article • Patient Education and Counseling, September 2022, Elsevier

    Nicola Diviani

  40. Health professionals’ view on the role of hope and communication challenges with patients in palliative care: A systematic narrative review

    Article • Patient Education and Counseling, June 2022, Elsevier

    Nicola Diviani

  41. Attitudes towards Safe Listening Measures in Entertainment Venues: Results from an International Survey among Young Venue-Goers

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, December 2021, MDPI AG

    Nicola Diviani

  42. A qualitative exploration of interactional and organizational determinants of collaboration in cancer palliative care settings: Family members’, health care professionals’ and key informants’ perspectives

    Article • PLOS One, October 2021, PLOS

    Marco Bennardi, Nicola Diviani

  43. Strengthening Critical Health Literacy for Health Information Appraisal: An Approach from Argumentation Theory

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, June 2021, MDPI AG

    Nicola Diviani

  44. The bases of targeting behavior in health promotion and disease prevention

    Article • Patient Education and Counseling, December 2020, Elsevier

    Nicola Diviani

  45. An exploration of information seeking behavior among persons living with spinal cord injury in Switzerland

    Article • Spinal Cord, November 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Nicola Diviani

  46. What does it take to appraise health information?

    Article • PLOS One, July 2020, PLOS

    Nicola Diviani, Nicola Diviani

  47. Palliative care utilization in oncology and hemato-oncology: a systematic review of cognitive barriers and facilitators from the perspective of healthcare professionals, adult patients, and their families

    Article • BMC Palliative Care, April 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Nicola Diviani

  48. Information seeking behavior and perceived health literacy of family caregivers of persons living with a chronic condition. The case of spinal cord injury in Switzerland

    Article • Patient Education and Counseling, February 2020, Elsevier

    Nicola Diviani

  49. Where else would I look for it? A five-country qualitative study on purposes, strategies, and consequences of online health information seeking

    Article • Journal of Public Health Research, April 2019, PAGEPress Publications

    Nicola Diviani

  50. Using protection motivation theory to predict intention to adhere to official MMR vaccination recommendations in Switzerland

    Article • SSM - Population Health, April 2019, Elsevier

    Nicola Diviani

  51. Awareness, attitudes, and beliefs about music-induced hearing loss: Towards the development of a health communication strategy to promote safe listening

    Article • Patient Education and Counseling, March 2019, Elsevier

    Nicola Diviani

  52. “I was Right about Vaccination”: Confirmation Bias and Health Literacy in Online Health Information Seeking

    Article • Journal of Health Communication, February 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Nicola Diviani

  53. On the Centrality of Information Appraisal in Health Literacy Research

    Article • HLRP Health Literacy Research and Practice, February 2019, SLACK, Inc.

    Nicola Diviani

  54. Patients’ Online Information-Seeking Behavior Throughout Treatment: The Impact on Medication Beliefs and Medication Adherence

    Article • Health Communication, July 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Nicola Diviani

  55. The impact of recommendations and warnings on the quality evaluation of health websites: An online experiment

    Article • Computers in Human Behavior, June 2017, Elsevier

    Nicola Diviani

  56. A Psychometric Analysis of the Italian Version of the eHealth Literacy Scale Using Item Response and Classical Test Theory Methods

    Article • Journal of Medical Internet Research, April 2017, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Nicola Diviani

  57. Do quality markers for health websites affect the perception of vaccination webpages?

    Article • Computers in Human Behavior, February 2017, Elsevier

    Nicola Diviani

  58. Perceived Outcomes of Seeking Health Information by Surfing the Net Scale

    Article • January 2017, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Nicola Diviani

  59. eHealth Literacy Scale--Italian Version

    Article • January 2017, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Nicola Diviani

  60. Health Literacy and Online Health Information Processing: Unraveling the Underlying Mechanisms

    Article • Journal of Health Communication, August 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Nicola Diviani

  61. Exploring the role of health literacy in the evaluation of online health information: Insights from a mixed-methods study

    Article • Patient Education and Counseling, June 2016, Elsevier

    Nicola Diviani

  62. Comparing the quality of pro- and anti-vaccination online information: a content analysis of vaccination-related webpages

    Article • BMC Public Health, December 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Nicola Diviani

  63. Low Health Literacy and Evaluation of Online Health Information: A Systematic Review of the Literature

    Article • Journal of Medical Internet Research, May 2015, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Nicola Diviani

  64. Association between cancer literacy and cancer-related behaviour: evidence from Ticino, Switzerland

    Article • Journal of Public Health Research, October 2014, PAGEPress Publications

    Nicola Diviani

  65. Mapping mHealth Research: A Decade of Evolution

    Article • Journal of Medical Internet Research, May 2013, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Nicola Diviani

  66. Activism, health and the Net: Are new media shaping our perception of uncertainty?

    Article • Interactions Studies in Communication & Culture, December 2012, Intellect

    Nicola Diviani

  67. First insights on the validity of the concept of Cancer Literacy: A test in a sample of Ticino (Switzerland) residents

    Article • Patient Education and Counseling, May 2012, Elsevier

    Nicola Diviani

  68. Dangerous Towers, Harmless Phones? Swiss Newspaper Coverage of the Risk Associated With Non-Ionizing Radiation

    Article • Atlantic Journal of Communication, January 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Nicola Diviani

  69. Health literacy, health empowerment and health information search in the field of MMR vaccination: a cross-sectional study protocol

    Article • BMJ Open, January 2012, BMJ

    Nicola Diviani

  70. Cancer Literacy Score

    Article • January 2012, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Nicola Diviani

  71. What should laypersons know about cancer? Towards an operational definition of cancer literacy

    Article • Patient Education and Counseling, December 2011, Elsevier

    Nicola Diviani

  72. Defining and measuring health literacy: how can we profit from other literacy domains?

    Article • Health Promotion International, June 2011, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Nicola Diviani

  73. Health virtual communities: is the Self lost in the Net?

    Article • Social Semiotics, February 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Nicola Diviani

  74. 3611 Establishing a concept of cancer literacy – a delphi study among Swiss oncology experts

    Article • European Journal of Cancer Supplements, September 2009, Elsevier

    Nicola Diviani