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Georgia Casanova

INRCA - National Institute of Health & Science on Ageing

Georgia Casanova

Italian researcher specialized in social health policy at national and international levels. Social researcher in welfare issues since 2002, using the applied research approach to cross-countries and evaluation analysis. Expert in quantitative and statistical methods analysis, together with qualitative methods. She worked and studied in different European countries and developing countries in Africa and the Balkans. The quantitative skills analysis has grown from socioeconomic background and offers good multidisciplinary and policy analysis skills. As “policy analyst researcher” she has had the opportunity to work in National and Local Agencies for services, NGOs, Universities and specialized Research Centres.

She received MSCA-IF-2019 GRANT (G.S.888102). She has taught in different Italian university centres, focusing her interventions on Methodology and Techniques for Social Research, Social Policies and Services Organization, Ageing, and Social Innovation. From 2023, she is a board member at Eurocarers.

FURTHER INFORMATION

Countries Europe;
Topics Access to care; Ageing in place; AI and LTC; Care in rural and other non-urban settings; Care inequalities; Care innovations; Care needs poverty and deprivation; Climate Change and LTC; COVID-19 and other infectious diseases and LTC; Evaluation of LTC systems and services; Gender and care; Healthcare access in LTC; Information and data systems in LTC; Long term care subsidies; LTC Policy; LTC Reforms; New models of care; Person-centered care; Research gaps and priorities in LTC; Social Innovation in LTC; Technology and LTC; Unmet needs; Unpaid / informal care;
Methods Case studies; Co-production methods; Comparative policy analysis; Creative research methods; Expert consultations; Literature reviews and synthesis; Mixed methods; Narrative evaluation methods; Observational studies; Panel data analysis; Policy analysis; Political decisions analysis; Qualitative studies; Quantitative data analysis; Questionnaire; Research ethics; Scoping reviews; Surveys; Systematic Review; Thematic analysis; Translation and cultural adaptation of instruments;
Role Research;
Interest Groups Ageing and Place; Care and social protection in Southern Africa; Climate Change and LTC; Economics of Long-Term Care; Employment Education and Family carers; Long-Term Care in Spain; Long-Term Care Policy; Quasi-experimental methods; Strengthening Responses to Dementia; Technology and Long-Term Care;
ORC.ID0000-0002-3944-873X
Research interests

The main keywords of her research experience are ageing, long-term care, socioeconomic inequalities, social inclusion, social innovation, and quality of services.
Key publications
  • Casanova, G., Lillini, R., Moreno, C., & Lamura, G. (2024). Long-term care needs and the risk of household poverty across Europe: a comparative secondary data study. BMC geriatrics, 24(1), 101.
  • Casanova, G., Martarelli, R., Belletti, F., Moreno-Castro, C., & Lamura, G. (2023). The Impact of Long-Term Care Needs on the Socioeconomic Deprivation of Older People and Their Families: Results from Mixed-Methods Scoping Review. In Healthcare(Vol. 11, No. 18, p. 2593). MDPI.
  • Casanova, G., Zaccaria, D., Rolandi, E., & Guaita, A. (2021). The effect of information and communication technology and social networking site use on older people’s well-being in relation to loneliness: review of experimental studies. Journal of medical Internet research, 23(3), e23588.
  • Casanova, G., Abbondanza, S., Rolandi, E., Vaccaro, R., Pettinato, L., Colombo, M., & Guaita, A. (2021). New older users’ attitudes toward social networking sites and loneliness: The case of the oldest-old residents in a small Italian city. Social Media+ Society, 7(4), 20563051211052905.
  • Casanova, G., & Lillini, R. (2021). Disability in Older People and Socioeconomic Deprivation in Italy: Effects on the Care Burden and System Resources. Sustainability, 14(1), 205
  • Casanova, G., Lamura, G., & Principi, A. (2017). Valuing and integrating informal care as a core component of long-term care for older people: A comparison of recent developments in Italy and Spain. Journal of Aging & Social Policy, 29(3), 201-217.