Integrated Care Workshop I - Cardiovascular Diseases and Metabolic Syndrome
A.Y. 2024/2025
Learning objectives
· The course aims to equip students with advanced skills in the psychological management of patients with
cardiovascular diseases, both congenital and acquired, at various stages of the life cycle.
· The purpose of the laboratory is to provide students with practical training through exercises and role-playing, so
that they can concretely apply psychological theories and techniques in a clinical context.
· The course aims to address complex issues such as psychological support during hospitalization, trauma
management, end-of-life care, and grief processing, providing students with tools for a holistic and humanized
management of cardiac patients
cardiovascular diseases, both congenital and acquired, at various stages of the life cycle.
· The purpose of the laboratory is to provide students with practical training through exercises and role-playing, so
that they can concretely apply psychological theories and techniques in a clinical context.
· The course aims to address complex issues such as psychological support during hospitalization, trauma
management, end-of-life care, and grief processing, providing students with tools for a holistic and humanized
management of cardiac patients
Expected learning outcomes
· By the end of the course, students will be able to analyze and evaluate the psychosocial aspects that characterize
adults with various types of heart disease, and to propose targeted psychological interventions based on the
patient's characteristics and needs.
· Students will be able to apply specific interview techniques, analyzing clinical cases for an optimal initial approach
to the patient.
· They will acquire the necessary skills to apply strategies that promote the patient's autonomy in managing their
illness, such as motivational interviewing with the aim of improving treatment adherence and quality of life.
· Students will acquire the necessary skills to assess and apply strategies for managing trauma and the terminal
phase, including grief processing and the management of suicidal ideation if present, within the context of heart
disease.
adults with various types of heart disease, and to propose targeted psychological interventions based on the
patient's characteristics and needs.
· Students will be able to apply specific interview techniques, analyzing clinical cases for an optimal initial approach
to the patient.
· They will acquire the necessary skills to apply strategies that promote the patient's autonomy in managing their
illness, such as motivational interviewing with the aim of improving treatment adherence and quality of life.
· Students will acquire the necessary skills to assess and apply strategies for managing trauma and the terminal
phase, including grief processing and the management of suicidal ideation if present, within the context of heart
disease.
Lesson period: Second semester
Assessment methods: Esame
Assessment result: voto verbalizzato in trentesimi
Single course
This course cannot be attended as a single course. Please check our list of single courses to find the ones available for enrolment.
Course syllabus and organization
Single session
Responsible
Course syllabus
1. Needs analysis. Basic aspects of the psychological support relationship and therapeutic distance. Exercise on selfpresentation and art therapy activities.
· Duration: 4 hours
· Objectives: Provide students with tools for emotional regulation and an empathetic approach. Direct
experience of art therapy practices.
2. The first interview with the hospitalized cardiac patient (congenital and acquired).
· Duration: 4 hours
· Objectives: Train students in the practical management of clinical cases, focusing on the initial approach to
the hospitalized patient.
3. How to increase medical adherence - motivational interview exercise.
· Duration: 4 hours
· Objectives: Application of theoretical aspects of motivational interviewing in role-playing exercises.
4. Management of trauma and the terminal phase, grief processing.
· Duration: 4 hours
· Objectives: Discuss strategies for managing the terminal phase and grief processing, including the
management of suicidal ideation if present.
5. Course review, final exercises, and final feedback.
· Duration: 2 hours
· Objectives: Review of course aspects, final exercises, and final evaluation.
· Duration: 4 hours
· Objectives: Provide students with tools for emotional regulation and an empathetic approach. Direct
experience of art therapy practices.
2. The first interview with the hospitalized cardiac patient (congenital and acquired).
· Duration: 4 hours
· Objectives: Train students in the practical management of clinical cases, focusing on the initial approach to
the hospitalized patient.
3. How to increase medical adherence - motivational interview exercise.
· Duration: 4 hours
· Objectives: Application of theoretical aspects of motivational interviewing in role-playing exercises.
4. Management of trauma and the terminal phase, grief processing.
· Duration: 4 hours
· Objectives: Discuss strategies for managing the terminal phase and grief processing, including the
management of suicidal ideation if present.
5. Course review, final exercises, and final feedback.
· Duration: 2 hours
· Objectives: Review of course aspects, final exercises, and final evaluation.
Prerequisites for admission
Attendance of the course: Integrated care models and psychological intervention techniques applied to
cardiovascular disorders
cardiovascular disorders
Teaching methods
Lectures, subgroup work, responses to questions and surveys (through Wooclap). Role-playing and self-awareness
work, with a greater emphasis on the experiential aspect. Slides and relevant Wooclap output will be provided on
Ariel following the completed lessons.
work, with a greater emphasis on the experiential aspect. Slides and relevant Wooclap output will be provided on
Ariel following the completed lessons.
Teaching Resources
Apers, S., Kovacs, A. H., Luyckx, K., Alday, L., Berghammer, M., Budts, W., . . . Moons, P. (2014). Assessment of
Patterns of Patient-Reported Outcomes in Adults with Congenital Heart disease - International Study
(APPROACH-IS): Rationale, design, and methods. Int J Cardiol, 179C, 334-342. doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.11.084
· Callus, E., Farè, C., & Quadri, E. (2015). Psychological Aspects in Congenital Heart Disease: A Lifelong Perspective.
In G. Butera, M. Chessa, A. Eicken, & J. Thomson (Eds.), Cardiac Catheterization for Congenital Heart Disease (pp.
149-156): Springer Milan.
· Callus, E., Pagliuca, S., Bertoldo, E. G., Fiolo, V., Jackson, A. C., Boveri, S., . . . Menicanti, L. (2020). The monitoring
of psychosocial factors during hospitalization before and after cardiac surgery until discharge from cardiac
rehabilitation: a research protocol. Frontiers in Psychology, 11, 2202.
· Callus, E., Pagliuca, S., Boveri, S., Ambrogi, F., Luyckx, K., Kovacs, A. H., . . . the International Society for Adult
Congenital Heart, D. (2021). Phenotypes of adults with congenital heart disease around the globe: a cluster
analysis. Health Qual Life Outcomes, 19(1), 53. doi:10.1186/s12955-021-01696-x
· Callus, E., Pietrabissa, G., & Vilchinsky, N. (2021). Editorial: Mind the Heart - Psychosocial Risk Factors and
Cognitive Functioning in Cardiovascular Disease. Front Psychol, 12, 670235. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2021.670235
· Callus, E., & Pravettoni, G. (2018). The Role of Clinical Psychology and Peer to Peer Support in the Management of
Chronic Medical Conditions - A Practical Example With Adults With Congenital Heart Disease. Front Psychol, 9,
731. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00731
· Callus, E., Quadri, E., & Chessa, M. (2010). Elements of psychocardiology in the psychosocial handling of adults
with congenital heart disease. Front Psychol, 1, 34. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2010.00034
· Callus, E., Quadri, E., Compare, A., Tovo, A., Giamberti, A., & Chessa, M. (2013). Life experiences and coping
strategies in adults with congenital heart disease. Pediatr Med Chir, 35(5), 231-240. Retrieved from
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24516946
· Callus, E., Quadri, E., Passerini, C., & Tovo, A. (2015). Psychological Functioning and Life Experiences in Adults
with Congenital Heart Disease. In Clinical Psychology and Congenital Heart Disease, Lifelong Psychological Aspects
and Interventions: Springer-Verlag Italia.
· Callus, E., Utens, E. M., Quadri, E., Ricci, C., Carminati, M., Giamberti, A., & Chessa, M. (2014). The impact of
actual and perceived disease severity on pre-operative psychological well-being and illness behaviour in adult
congenital heart disease patients. Cardiol Young, 24(2), 275-282. doi:10.1017/S1047951113000218
· Campioni, G., Callus, E., & Quadri, E. (2015). The Role of Associations in Congenital Heart Disease: Peer
Counseling and Advocacy. In Clinical Psychology and Congenital Heart Disease, Lifelong Psychological Aspects and
Interventions: Springer-Verlag Italia.
· Moons, P., Bratt, E. L., De Backer, J., Goossens, E., Hornung, T., Tutarel, O., . . . Thomet, C. (2021). Transition to
adulthood and transfer to adult care of adolescents with congenital heart disease: a global consensus statement
of the ESC Association of Cardiovascular Nursing and Allied Professions (ACNAP), the ESC Working Group on Adult
Congenital Heart Disease (WG ACHD), the Association for European Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology (AEPC),
the Pan-African Society of Cardiology (PASCAR), the Asia-Pacific Pediatric Cardiac Society (APPCS), the InterAmerican Society of Cardiology (IASC), the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSANZ), the
International Society for Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ISACHD), the World Heart Federation (WHF), the
European Congenital Heart Disease Organisation (ECHDO), and the Global Alliance for Rheumatic and Congenital
Hearts (Global ARCH). Eur Heart J, 42(41), 4213-4223. doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehab388
· Quadri, E., Callus, E., Palmero, E., & Farè, C. (2015). Art Therapy as a Psychological Intervention for Hospitalized
Congenital Heart Disease Children In Clinical Psychology and Congenital Heart Disease, Lifelong Psychological
Aspects and Interventions: Springer-Verlag Italia.
· Sommaruga, M., Angelino, E., Della Porta, P., Abatello, M., Baiardo, G., Balestroni, G., . . . Pierobon, A. (2018).
Best practice in psychological activities in cardiovascular prevention and rehabilitation: Position Paper. Monaldi
Arch Chest Dis, 88(2), 966. doi:10.4081/monaldi.2018.966
· Utens, E., Callus, E., Levert, E. M., De Groote, K., & Casey, F. (2018). Multidisciplinary family-centred psychosocial
care for patients with CHD: consensus recommendations from the AEPC Psychosocial Working Group -. Cardiol
Young, 28(2)
· Van Bulck, L., Luyckx, K., Goossens, E., Apers, S., Kovacs, A. H., Thomet, C., . . . Moons, P. (2019). Patient-reported
outcomes of adults with congenital heart disease from eight European countries: scrutinising the association with
healthcare system performance. Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs, 18(6), 465-473. doi:10.1177/1474515119834484
· Il corpo malato. L'intervento psicologico. Bruno G. Bara (Curatore). Raffaello Cortina Editore, 2023
Patterns of Patient-Reported Outcomes in Adults with Congenital Heart disease - International Study
(APPROACH-IS): Rationale, design, and methods. Int J Cardiol, 179C, 334-342. doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.11.084
· Callus, E., Farè, C., & Quadri, E. (2015). Psychological Aspects in Congenital Heart Disease: A Lifelong Perspective.
In G. Butera, M. Chessa, A. Eicken, & J. Thomson (Eds.), Cardiac Catheterization for Congenital Heart Disease (pp.
149-156): Springer Milan.
· Callus, E., Pagliuca, S., Bertoldo, E. G., Fiolo, V., Jackson, A. C., Boveri, S., . . . Menicanti, L. (2020). The monitoring
of psychosocial factors during hospitalization before and after cardiac surgery until discharge from cardiac
rehabilitation: a research protocol. Frontiers in Psychology, 11, 2202.
· Callus, E., Pagliuca, S., Boveri, S., Ambrogi, F., Luyckx, K., Kovacs, A. H., . . . the International Society for Adult
Congenital Heart, D. (2021). Phenotypes of adults with congenital heart disease around the globe: a cluster
analysis. Health Qual Life Outcomes, 19(1), 53. doi:10.1186/s12955-021-01696-x
· Callus, E., Pietrabissa, G., & Vilchinsky, N. (2021). Editorial: Mind the Heart - Psychosocial Risk Factors and
Cognitive Functioning in Cardiovascular Disease. Front Psychol, 12, 670235. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2021.670235
· Callus, E., & Pravettoni, G. (2018). The Role of Clinical Psychology and Peer to Peer Support in the Management of
Chronic Medical Conditions - A Practical Example With Adults With Congenital Heart Disease. Front Psychol, 9,
731. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00731
· Callus, E., Quadri, E., & Chessa, M. (2010). Elements of psychocardiology in the psychosocial handling of adults
with congenital heart disease. Front Psychol, 1, 34. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2010.00034
· Callus, E., Quadri, E., Compare, A., Tovo, A., Giamberti, A., & Chessa, M. (2013). Life experiences and coping
strategies in adults with congenital heart disease. Pediatr Med Chir, 35(5), 231-240. Retrieved from
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24516946
· Callus, E., Quadri, E., Passerini, C., & Tovo, A. (2015). Psychological Functioning and Life Experiences in Adults
with Congenital Heart Disease. In Clinical Psychology and Congenital Heart Disease, Lifelong Psychological Aspects
and Interventions: Springer-Verlag Italia.
· Callus, E., Utens, E. M., Quadri, E., Ricci, C., Carminati, M., Giamberti, A., & Chessa, M. (2014). The impact of
actual and perceived disease severity on pre-operative psychological well-being and illness behaviour in adult
congenital heart disease patients. Cardiol Young, 24(2), 275-282. doi:10.1017/S1047951113000218
· Campioni, G., Callus, E., & Quadri, E. (2015). The Role of Associations in Congenital Heart Disease: Peer
Counseling and Advocacy. In Clinical Psychology and Congenital Heart Disease, Lifelong Psychological Aspects and
Interventions: Springer-Verlag Italia.
· Moons, P., Bratt, E. L., De Backer, J., Goossens, E., Hornung, T., Tutarel, O., . . . Thomet, C. (2021). Transition to
adulthood and transfer to adult care of adolescents with congenital heart disease: a global consensus statement
of the ESC Association of Cardiovascular Nursing and Allied Professions (ACNAP), the ESC Working Group on Adult
Congenital Heart Disease (WG ACHD), the Association for European Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology (AEPC),
the Pan-African Society of Cardiology (PASCAR), the Asia-Pacific Pediatric Cardiac Society (APPCS), the InterAmerican Society of Cardiology (IASC), the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSANZ), the
International Society for Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ISACHD), the World Heart Federation (WHF), the
European Congenital Heart Disease Organisation (ECHDO), and the Global Alliance for Rheumatic and Congenital
Hearts (Global ARCH). Eur Heart J, 42(41), 4213-4223. doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehab388
· Quadri, E., Callus, E., Palmero, E., & Farè, C. (2015). Art Therapy as a Psychological Intervention for Hospitalized
Congenital Heart Disease Children In Clinical Psychology and Congenital Heart Disease, Lifelong Psychological
Aspects and Interventions: Springer-Verlag Italia.
· Sommaruga, M., Angelino, E., Della Porta, P., Abatello, M., Baiardo, G., Balestroni, G., . . . Pierobon, A. (2018).
Best practice in psychological activities in cardiovascular prevention and rehabilitation: Position Paper. Monaldi
Arch Chest Dis, 88(2), 966. doi:10.4081/monaldi.2018.966
· Utens, E., Callus, E., Levert, E. M., De Groote, K., & Casey, F. (2018). Multidisciplinary family-centred psychosocial
care for patients with CHD: consensus recommendations from the AEPC Psychosocial Working Group -. Cardiol
Young, 28(2)
· Van Bulck, L., Luyckx, K., Goossens, E., Apers, S., Kovacs, A. H., Thomet, C., . . . Moons, P. (2019). Patient-reported
outcomes of adults with congenital heart disease from eight European countries: scrutinising the association with
healthcare system performance. Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs, 18(6), 465-473. doi:10.1177/1474515119834484
· Il corpo malato. L'intervento psicologico. Bruno G. Bara (Curatore). Raffaello Cortina Editore, 2023
Assessment methods and Criteria
Oral exam based on the laboratory exercises.
Results will be communicated via Ariel.
Results will be communicated via Ariel.
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