Project

EPICOVID19

Indagine Epidemiologica Nazionale COVID-19

ITB Principal Investigator

Name

Indagine Epidemiologica Nazionale COVID-19

Acronym

EPICOVID19

Location

Segrate

Start Date

2020

End Date

ongoing

Funder

CNR

Partners

CNR-IN; CNR-IFC Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche e Cliniche, Università degli Studi di Milano e Malattie Infettive dell’ASST FBF Sacco Società Italiana di Geriatria e Gerontologia (SIGG) Società Italiana di Malattie Infettive e Tropicali (SIMIT)

The self-administered web-based EPICOVID19 aimed to investigate the frequency and distribution of sumptoms in th egeneral population and to explore the factors to the infection.

Adorni F, Cavigli C, Jesuthasan N, Cori L, Sojic A, Bianchi F, Curzio O, Prinelli F; EPICOVID19 Working Group. Role of Individual, Social and Health Factors as Determinants of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy: Results from the Second Phase of the Italian EPICOVID19 Web-Based Survey. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2025 Feb 19;22(2):314. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph22020314

Prinelli F, Adorni F, Giovanelli A, Ravelli M, Ceresoli S, Asteria C. The EPICOVID19-BS study: a web-based epidemiological survey in bariatric patients. J Endocrinol Invest. 2025 Jan;48(1):173-189. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40618-024-02407-1.

Trevisan C, De Vincentis A, Noale M, Maggi S, Antonelli Incalzi R, Pedone C, Prinelli F, Giacomelli A, Fortunato L, Molinaro S, Cori L, Adorni F; EPICOVID19 Working Group. Sleep disorders during the COVID-19 pandemic: Results from the second phase of web-based EPICOVID19 study. Stress Health. 2024 Aug;40(4):e3369. https://doi.org/10.1002/smi.3369

Curzio O, Cori L, Bianchi F, Prinelli F, Galli M, Giacomelli A, Imiotti MC, Jesuthasan N, Recchia V, Adorni F. COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy among Unvaccinated Adults: A Cross-Sectional Exploratory Analysis of Vaccination Intentions in Italy Related to Fear of Infection. Vaccines (Basel). 2023 Nov 30;11(12):1790. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines11121790

Prinelli F, Trevisan C, Noale M, Franchini M, Giacomelli A, Cori L, Jesuthasan N, Incalzi RA, Maggi S, Adorni F; EPICOVID19 Working Group. Sex- and gender-related differences linked to SARS-CoV-2 infection among the participants in the web-based EPICOVID19 survey: the hormonal hypothesis. Maturitas. 2022 Apr;158:61-69. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.maturitas.2021.11.015

Giacomelli A, Galli M, Maggi S, Noale M, Trevisan C, Pagani G, Antonelli-Incalzi R, Molinaro S, Bastiani L, Cori L, Bianchi F, Jesuthasan N, Prinelli F, Adorni F. Influenza Vaccination Uptake in the General Italian Population during the 2020-2021 Flu Season: Data from the EPICOVID-19 Online Web-Based Survey. Vaccines (Basel). 2022 Feb 15;10(2):293. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines10020293

Adorni F, Jesuthasan N, Perdixi E, Sojic A, Giacomelli A, Noale M, Trevisan C, Franchini M, Pieroni S, Cori L, Mastroianni CM, Bianchi F, Antonelli-Incalzi R, Maggi S, Galli M, Prinelli F, On Behalf Of The Epicovid Working Group. Epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Italy Using Real-World Data: Methodology and Cohort Description of the Second Phase of Web-Based EPICOVID19 Study. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Jan 24;19(3):1274. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19031274

Trevisan C, Pedone C, Maggi S, Noale M, Di Bari M, Sojic A, Molinaro S, Giacomelli A, Bianchi F, Tavio M, Rusconi S, Pagani G, Galli M, Prinelli F, Adorni F, Antonelli Incalzi R; Epicovid Working Group. Accessibility to SARS-CoV-2 swab test during the Covid-19 pandemic: Did age make the difference? Health Policy. 2021 Dec;125(12):1580-1586. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2021.10.002

Cori L, Curzio O, Adorni F, Prinelli F, Noale M, Trevisan C, Fortunato L, Giacomelli A, Bianchi F. Fear of COVID-19 for Individuals and Family Members: Indications from the National Cross-Sectional Study of the EPICOVID19 Web-Based Survey. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Mar 21;18(6):3248. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18063248

Prinelli F, Bianchi F, Drago G, Ruggieri S, Sojic A, Jesuthasan N, Molinaro S, Bastiani L, Maggi S, Noale M, Galli M, Giacomelli A, Antonelli Incalzi R, Adorni F, Cibella F; EPICOVID19 Working Group. Association Between Smoking and SARS-CoV-2 Infection: Cross-sectional Study of the EPICOVID19 Internet-Based Survey. JMIR Public Health Surveill. 2021 Apr 28;7(4):e27091. https://doi.org/10.2196/27091

Trevisan C, Noale M, Prinelli F, Maggi S, Sojic A, Di Bari M, Molinaro S, Bastiani L, Giacomelli A, Galli M, Adorni F, Antonelli Incalzi R, Pedone C; EPICOVID19 Working Group. Age-Related Changes in Clinical Presentation of Covid-19: the EPICOVID19 Web-Based Survey. Eur J Intern Med. 2021 Apr;86:41-47. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejim.2021.01.028

Bastiani L, Fortunato L, Pieroni S, Bianchi F, Adorni F, Prinelli F, Giacomelli A, Pagani G, Maggi S, Trevisan C, Noale M, Jesuthasan N, Sojic A, Pettenati C, Andreoni M, Antonelli Incalzi R, Galli M, Molinaro S. Rapid COVID-19 Screening Based on Self-Reported Symptoms: Psychometric Assessment and Validation of the EPICOVID19 Short Diagnostic Scale. J Med Internet Res. 2021 Jan 6;23(1):e23897.https://doi.org/10.2196/23897

Giacomelli A, Galli M, Maggi S, Pagani G, Antonelli Incalzi R, Pedone C, Di Bari M, Noale M, Trevisan C, Bianchi F, Tavio M, Andreoni M, Mastroianni C, Sojic A, Prinelli F, Adorni F. Missed Opportunities of Flu Vaccination in Italian Target Categories: Insights from the Online EPICOVID 19 Survey. Vaccines (Basel). 2020 Nov 9;8(4):669. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines8040669

Noale M, Trevisan C, Maggi S, Antonelli Incalzi R, Pedone C, Di Bari M, Adorni F, Jesuthasan N, Sojic A, Galli M, Giacomelli A, Molinaro S, Bianchi F, Mastroianni C, Prinelli F, Group OBOTEW. The Association between Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccinations and SARS-Cov-2 Infection: Data from the EPICOVID19 Web-Based Survey. Vaccines (Basel). 2020 Aug 23;8(3):471. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines8030471

Adorni F, Prinelli F, Bianchi F, Giacomelli A, Pagani G, Bernacchia D, Rusconi S, Maggi S, Trevisan C, Noale M, Molinaro S, Bastiani L, Fortunato L, Jesuthasan N, Sojic A, Pettenati C, Tavio M, Andreoni M, Mastroianni C, Antonelli Incalzi R, Galli M. Self-Reported Symptoms of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in a Nonhospitalized Population in Italy: Cross-Sectional Study of the EPICOVID19 Web-Based Survey. JMIR Public Health Surveill. 2020 Sep 18;6(3):e21866. https://doi.org/10.2196/21866