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37 issues published since 2015.

Current issue

Vol. 12 No. 2 (2026)

2 articles Published 10 September 2026

In this issue

• Enhancing discharge outcomes through occupational therapy-led geriatric assessment in the emergency department
• Sarcopenic obesity in older adults: the dual burden of muscle loss and fat gain. Clinical consequences, diagnostic challenges, and integrated management strategies

Table of contents

Previous issues

1. 2026

   

   40° Congresso Nazionale SIGOT, 20-22 maggio 2026

   Vol. 12 No. s1 (2026)

   66 articles Published 15 June 2026

   • 01 | Life-space mobility one year after hip fracture surgery in non-institutionalized older patients
   • 02 | Effect of deprescribing preventive drugs on survival in frail older adults: a prospective observational study
   • 03 | Bedside ultrasound of the quadriceps femoris as a screening tool for sarcopenia in internal medicine patients: correlation with handgrip strength and clinical-functional impact

   All 66 articles

2. 2026

   

   Vol. 12 No. 1 (2026)

   9 articles Published 19 February 2026

   • Evaluating the efficacy of a delirium educational program for medical-surgical nurses
   • Successful opioid tapering using a non-pharmacological approach in chronic pain: a case report
   • Management of chronic pain in older adults

   All 9 articles

3. 2025

   

   Vol. 11 No. 2 (2025)

   12 articles Published 1 July 2025

   • Anticholinergic and sedative medication burden in older adults: an observational analysis
   • Palliative geriatrics and dementia: key issues and challenges
   • Labial angioedema in an elderly woman with hypogammaglobulinemia, grass allergy and urticaria: a case report

   All 12 articles

4. 2025

   

   Vol. 11 No. 1 (2025)

   10 articles Published 22 January 2025

   • Why should the Italian geriatrician be interested in elderly-onset inflammatory rheumatic diseases?
   • Analysis of predictive factors for hospitalization outcomes in older patients: the Geriatric Risk Assessment and Care Evaluation (GRACE) study protocol by the Azienda Ospedaliera San Giovanni-Addolorata (AOSGA) and the Italian Society of Hospital and Community Geriatrics (SIGOT)
   • Education and training in geriatrics: guiding the generational change of health professionals

   All 10 articles

5. 2024

   

   Vol. 10 (2024)

   13 articles Published 25 March 2024

   • A rapid weight loss caused by therapeutic cannabinoid use in an elderly individual: a case report
   • Position paper on essential strategies for healthy aging: focus on preventing sarcopenia and cardiovascular diseases from the 38^th National Congress of the Italian Society of Geriatrics Hospital and Territory (SIGOT)
   • Sepsis and septic shock in geriatrics

   All 13 articles

6. 2023

   

   Vol. 9 No. 2 (2023)

   4 articles Published 20 September 2023

   • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and respiratory failure
   • Hospital territorial integration in the National Recovery and Resilience Plan era: if not now, when?
   • Shaping geriatric practice: evaluating Beers, PRISCUS, and European Union(7) criteria for optimal patient care. A retrospective study

   All 4 articles

7. 2023

   

   Vol. 9 No. 1 (2023)

   5 articles Published 8 May 2023

   • Symmetrical peripheral gangrene in a patient with septic shock and a multi-drug resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae infection
   • A preliminary cross-sectional study to investigate the presence of sarcopenic dysphagia in a Portuguese geriatric population
   • Association between nutritional status and cognitive decline in non-institutionalized elderly patients evaluated in a geriatric outpatient setting

   All 5 articles

8. 2022

   

   Vol. 8 No. 3 (2022)

   5 articles Published 30 December 2022

   • Stewart-Treves syndrome: a case report of lymphedema-related angiosarcoma
   • Severe hypercalcemia in elderly patient with asymptomatic pulmonary tuberculosis: a case report
   • Risperidone induced tardive movements in an elderly male-a case of cognitive decline masked by behavioral abnormalities

   All 5 articles

9. 2022

   

   Vol. 8 No. 2 (2022)

   6 articles Published 25 July 2022

   • A journey inside the elderly-onset primary Sjögren’s syndrome, looking for useful tips for the geriatrician
   • Abstract Book of the 36° Congresso Nazionale SIGOT - Bari, 5-7 October 2022
   • Methemoglobinemia and acute hemolysis induced by high intravenous doses of vitamin C in a COVID-19 patient with unrecognized glucose-6- phosphate-dehydrogenase deficiency

   All 6 articles

10. 2022

    

    Vol. 8 No. 1 (2022)

    5 articles Published 18 March 2022

    • Role of interleukin-4 and their antagonistic effect in asthma
    • Multidimensional frailty in older people in general practitioners’ clinical practice: the SELFY-MPI SIGOT project
    • Music therapy for elderly sleeping quality

    All 5 articles

11. 2021

    

    Vol. 7 No. 3 (2021)

    8 articles Published 21 September 2021

    • McConnel sign, a simple highly specific sign for identification of a frequent, under diagnosed association: pulmonary embolism and syncope
    • COMEPA (COVID-19 Medicina Policlinico Palermo): a study in hospitalized patients
    • Active surveillance of adverse events following ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 immunization in geriatric population: a prospective multi-centric study from Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

    All 8 articles

12. 2021

    

    Vol. 7 No. 2 (2021)

    7 articles Published 18 June 2021

    • Is Yoga possible for elderly care?
    • An evaluation of the appropriateness of prescribing and frailty in elderly patients using STOPP criteria and Frailty Index in tertiary care teaching hospital
    • Macroglossia reveals multiple myeloma

    All 7 articles

13. 2021

    

    35° Congresso Nazionale SIGOT | Live streaming, 16-18 giugno 2021

    Vol. 7 No. s1 (2021)

    1 article Published 15 June 2021

    • Abstract Book of the 35º Congresso Nazionale SIGOT - Live streaming, 16-18 giugno 2021

14. 2021

    

    Vol. 7 No. 1 (2021)

    8 articles Published 19 February 2021

    • Different diagnostic strategies for different settings
    • COVID-19 vaccination concerns among elderly people in Hong Kong
    • Role of high dose IV vitamin C and zinc in coronavirus

    All 8 articles

15. 2020

    

    34° Congresso Nazionale SIGOT | Live streaming, 22-23 settembre 2020

    Vol. 6 No. s1 (2020)

    1 article Published 21 September 2020

    • Abstract Book of the 34° Congresso Nazionale SIGOT - Live streaming, 22-23 settembre 2020

16. 2020

    

    Vol. 6 No. 3 (2020)

    13 articles Published 1 July 2020

    • Glyphozines and treatment of cardiac disease
    • COVID-19 treatment in the older people: a brief clinical review
    • Interferon-beta: treatment option against COVID-19

    All 13 articles

17. 2020

    

    Vol. 6 No. 2 (2020)

    8 articles Published 15 April 2020

    • COVID-19: measures to protect older adults from SARS-CoV-2 infection
    • QTc prolongation during the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak: clinical risk management through hospital training course, focus on elderly patients
    • Fahr’s disease: familial idiopathic basal ganglia calcification with and without extrapyramidal disorders

    All 8 articles

18. 2020

    

    Vol. 6 No. 1 (2020)

    9 articles Published 12 March 2020

    • The unavoidable costs of frailty: a geriatric perspective in the time of COVID-19
    • General practitioner attitudes and confidence to deprescribing for elderly patients
    • COVID-19 and renal disease in elderly patients

    All 9 articles

19. 2019

    

    Vol. 5 No. 3 (2019)

    5 articles Published 17 December 2019

    • Falls prevention among older adults at a Nursing home in a northern suburban of Perth in Western Australia
    • Including prognosis evaluation in the management of older patients across different healthcare settings: The Cologne Experience
    • Rare diseases in the elderly: a new perspective for the specialist in geriatrics

    All 5 articles

20. 2019

    

    Vol. 5 No. 2 (2019)

    5 articles Published 30 July 2019

    • Importance of quality of life in people with dementia treated with enteral nutrition: the role of the nurse
    • Urological-Geriatric Integrated Diagnostic-Therapeutic Pathway for elderly patients with urologic diseases
    • The prescription paradox: a guide to appropriate prescribing in the elderly

    All 5 articles

21. 2019

    

    33° Congresso Nazionale SIGOT | Bologna, 5-7 giugno 2019

    Vol. 5 No. s1 (2019)

    1 article Published 3 June 2019

    • Abstract Book of the 33° Congresso Nazionale SIGOT - Bologna, 5-7 giugno 2019

22. 2019

    

    Vol. 5 No. 1 (2019)

    6 articles Published 17 April 2019

    • Development of a smart post-hospitalization facility for older people by using domotics, robotics, and automated tele-monitoring
    • Toxic epidermic necrolysis by allopurinol: a case report
    • The role of healthy nutrition and diet in the prevention of non-communicable diseases among the aged

    All 6 articles

23. 2018

    

    Vol. 4 No. 4 (2018)

    5 articles Published 28 November 2018

    • Chances and challenges of comprehensive geriatric assessment training for healthcare providers
    • Dementia in the old age: a gloomy wood later in life
    • Pattern of morbidity among elders attending general practice: health needs assessment of geriatric patients in Oman

    All 5 articles

24. 2018

    

    Vol. 4 No. 3 (2018)

    5 articles Published 16 October 2018

    • Acute medical illness and disability in the elderly
    • Occupational therapy in special respite care: a new multicomponent model for challenging behavior in people with dementia
    • Diagnostic utility of positron emission tomography-computed tomography and indications for 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose and amyloid-tracers

    All 5 articles

25. 2018

    

    Vol. 4 No. 2 (2018)

    5 articles Published 3 July 2018

    • Delirium onset within a palliative care programme: nursing care for the patient and family
    • Biomarkers of dementia: from bench to clinical side
    • Orthogeriatrics in Italy: the Gruppo Italiano di Ortogeriatria (GIOG) audit on hip fractures in the elderly

    All 5 articles

26. 2018

    

    32° Congresso Nazionale SIGOT | Roma, 3-5 maggio 2018

    Vol. 4 No. s1 (2018)

    1 article Published 2 May 2018

    • Abstract Book of the 32° Congresso Nazionale SIGOT - Roma, 3-5 maggio 2018

27. 2018

    

    Vol. 4 No. 1 (2018)

    4 articles Published 28 March 2018

    • Short-term efficacy of a fixed association of Palmitoylethanolamide and other phytochemicals as add-on therapy in the management of chronic pain in elderly patients: a real-world retrospective study
    • Advantages and disadvantages of direct oral anticoagulants in older patients
    • Receptive music interventions improve apathy and depression in elderly patients with dementia

    All 4 articles

28. 2017

    

    Vol. 3 No. 4 (2017)

    5 articles Published 27 October 2017

    • Iron deficiency and iron deficiency anaemia in elderly patients with chronic heart failure
    • Prevention and treatment of Clostridium difficile infection
    • Dizziness and prevention of falls in the elderly

    All 5 articles

29. 2017

    

    Vol. 3 No. 3 (2017)

    5 articles Published 27 September 2017

    • Chronic care model and cost reduction in initial health: a new approach for satisfaction and improvement of chronicity
    • Multidimensional and nutritional evaluation in post-acute long-term care setting
    • Oral anticoagulant therapy for older patients with atrial fibrillation

    All 5 articles

30. 2017

    

    Vol. 3 No. 2 (2017)

    6 articles Published 5 July 2017

    • Overlap between frontotemporal dementia and Alzheimer’s disease: case report
    • Effectiveness and tolerability of tapentadol in very elderly patients with assessment of cognitive-behavioral aspects
    • Anticoagulation therapy in the elderly with non-valvular atrial fibrillation: a double-edged sword

    All 6 articles

31. 2017

    

    31° Congresso Nazionale SIGOT | Genova, 8-9 giugno 2017

    Vol. 3 No. s1 (2017)

    1 article Published 8 June 2017

    • Abstract Book of the 31° Congresso Nazionale SIGOT - Genova, 8-9 giugno 2017

32. 2017

    

    Vol. 3 No. 1 (2017)

    5 articles Published 9 May 2017

    • Severe congestive heart failure in elderly patient with Paget’s disease
    • Pneumonia and hospitalizations in the elderly
    • International classification of function, disability and health framework for fall risk stratification in community dwelling older adults

    All 5 articles

33. 2016

    

    Vol. 2 No. 3 (2016)

    5 articles Published 10 November 2016

    • Community acquired pneumonia in the elderly: the Pneumonia in Italian Acute Care for Elderly units (PIACE) study protocol by the Italian Society of Hospital and Community Geriatrics (SIGOT)
    • The key points for treatment of Parkinsonism in older persons
    • Musical hallucinations in elderly patients with visuospatial impairment: two case reports

    All 5 articles

34. 2016

    

    Vol. 2 No. 2 (2016)

    6 articles Published 19 September 2016

    • Antiplatelet therapy is not a safer alternative to oral anticoagulants, even in older hospital-discharged patients with atrial fibrillation
    • Oral sores: a rare presentation of Herpes zoster
    • Secondary prevention in cognitive frailty: the Treviso Dementia Registry

    All 6 articles

35. 2016

    

    Vol. 2 No. 1 (2016)

    6 articles Published 14 April 2016

    • Using patient-centered end-points in older adults participating in clinical trials
    • Measuring frailty in population-based healthcare databases: multi-dimensional prognostic indices for the improvement of geriatric care
    • Effect of aging on the configurational change of the aortic arch

    All 6 articles

36. 2015

    

    Vol. 1 No. 1 (2015)

    7 articles Published 24 November 2015

    • Welcome to Geriatric Care
    • Delirium as a marker of vulnerability in the elderly
    • Physical frailty and sarcopenia: taking advantage of their commonalities

    All 7 articles