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  Delirium onset within a palliative care programme: nursing care for the patient and family

  Dalia Caleffi, Andrea Fabbo, Luca Gelati, Cinzia Monti

  25-09-2018

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2018.7563

  2150

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  Frailty and risk of mortality and hospitalization in nursing home residents affected by COVID-19

  Nicola Veronese, Vanni Stangherlin, Paola Mantoan, Marco Chiavalin, Florina Tudor, Gianfranco Pozzobon

  23-02-2021

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2021.9635

  4546

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• The comprehensive geriatric assessment in emergency and intensive unit settings

  Mariagiovanna Cozza, Annalisa Paglia, Simone Dini, Vincenzo Di Francesco, Pierluigi Dal Santo, Virginia Boccardi

  01-10-2024

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2024.12156

  1596

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  Multidimensional frailty in older people in general practitioners’ clinical practice: the SELFY-MPI SIGOT project

  Alberto Pilotto, Stefania Maggi, Alberto Ferrari, Giuseppe Rengo, Vincenzo Solfrizzi, Sabrina Zora, Ovidio Brignoli, Pierangelo Lora Aprile, Giuseppe Fascella, Ligia J. Dominguez, Nicola Veronese, Alberto Cella, on behalf of the SELFY-MPI SIGOT Project

  18-03-2022

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2022.10388

  2636

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  Hydroxychloroquine and QTc: beyond COVID-19

  Alberto Castagna, Francesco Vetta, Giuseppe Attisani, Raffaele Costa, Carmen Ruberto, Viviana Vespertini, Lucio Cosco, Giovanni Ruotolo

  01-10-2020

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2020.9064

  1043

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  Sustainability and Well-being in Geriatrics: proposing a performance-based approach for the implementation of geriatric care activities

  Liliana Mazza, Riccardo Ievoli

  24-06-2021

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2021.9764

  899

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  Implementation of the SELFY-MPI in five European countries: a multicenter international feasibility study

  Sabrina Zora, Katerin Leslie Quispe Guerrero, Nicola Veronese, Alberto Ferri, An L.D. Boone, Marta Pisano Gonzalez, Yves-Marie Pers, Hein Raat, Graham Baker, Alberto Cella, Alberto Pilotto

  02-12-2019

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2019.8502

  1570

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  COVID-19: measures to protect older adults from SARS-CoV-2 infection

  Israel Oluwasegun Ayenigbara, Olawale Akanbi Moronkola

  27-08-2020

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2020.9045

  1841

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  An interdisciplinary intervention is associated with overall improvement of older inpatients in a non-geriatric setting: A retrospective analysis of an observational, longitudinal study with one-year follow up

  Franziska M. Müller, Anna M. Meyer, Lena Pickert, Annika Heeß, Ingrid Becker, Thomas Benzing, M. Cristina Polidori

  09-07-2021

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2021.9723

  697

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  A preliminary cross-sectional study to investigate the presence of sarcopenic dysphagia in a Portuguese geriatric population

  Susana Portinha, Pedro Sa-Couto, Maria Assunção Matos

  08-05-2023

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2023.10972

  1818

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• 41 | Multimodal intervention for active ageing: the MuoviMente community-based project based on 10 sequential sessions of physical activity and cognitive stimulation P. Maina¹, E. Ramonda², G. Murgia³, C. Aversa⁴, F. Rossi⁵, A. Poli⁶, A. Bonansea⁷, E. Anselmo⁸ | ¹Direttore SC Distretto Area Metropolitana Nord ASL TO3 Regione Piemonte, Professore a contratto di Geriatria, Università degli Studi di Torino; ²Psicologa Referente Aziendale Fondo Nazionale Demenze, SC Psicologia, ASL TO3 Regione Piemonte; ³Psicologa Borsista Fnd SC Psicologia, ASL TO3 Regione Piemonte; ⁴Dirigente Medico Specializzando in Igiene e Medicina Preventiva, SC Distretto Area Metropolitana Nord ASL TO3 Regione Piemonte; ⁵Psicologo Specializzando SC Psicologia, ASL TO3 Regione Piemonte; ⁶Dirigente Medico Specialista in Medicina di Comunità e delle Cure Primarie, SC Distretto Area Metropolitana Nord ASL TO3 Regione Piemonte; ⁷Direttore Dipartimento Salute Mentale e delle Dipendenze nel Ciclo di Vita - Direttore SC Psicologia ASL TO3 Regione Piemonte; ⁸Direttore Sanitario ASL TO3.

  Segreteria SIGOT

  11-06-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2026.15792

  8

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• 61 | Real-world data on clinical, functional, and cognitive characteristics of nursing home residents in a large Italian network (Anni Azzurri): a multicenter observational study L. Toussan¹, C. Gallo², E. Castenetto³, G. Giacopelli⁴, M. Pennesi⁵, A. Schiavino⁶, M. Cordoglio³, S. Cisini⁴, F. Spigarelli⁷ | ¹Anni Azzurri-kos care, Roma; ²Anni Azzurri-kos care, Chiavari; ³Anni Azzurri-kos care, Volpiano; ⁴Anni Azzurri-kos care, Milano; ⁵Anni Azzurri-kos care, Montecosaro; ⁶Anni Azzurri-kos care, Carmagnola; ⁷kos care, Milano.

  Segreteria SIGOT

  11-06-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2026.15812

  29

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  Honorary authorship in Geriatric Literature: do authors adhere to the ICMJE-guidelines?

  Alex Verhemel, Yalda Dahi, Selay Kakar, Pravesh S. Gadjradj

  01-10-2020

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2020.9227

  624

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  The anorexia of aging: impact on health and quality of life

  Vincenzo Di Francesco, Luca Pellizzari, Luigi Corrà, Giorgia Fontana

  03-07-2018

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2018.7324

  3515

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  COVID-19 and cardiovascular disease in elderly patients: a challenge in the challenge

  Raffaele Costa, Alberto Castagna, Carlo Torchia, Carmen Ruberto, Giovanni Ruotolo

  15-06-2020

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2020.9121

  1692

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• 65 | The role of the social health operator in mobilization and fall prevention in the acute geriatrics setting of the Sant'Orsola IRCCS Policlinico, Bologna C. Vedele, E. Magnolfi, R. Dusi, A. De Marchi, V. De Sando, C. Bendini, F. Pallotti, G. Gallo, L. Spessotti, M. Macchiarulo | Geriatric Acute Care, Orthogeriatric Unit and Center for Diagnosis of Cognitive Disorders and Dementia, Policlinico Sant'Orsola IRCCS, Bologna.

  Segreteria SIGOT

  11-06-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2026.15816

  14

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  Brief report on cognitive function and corticosteroid therapy in elderly

  Alberto Castagna, Giuseppe Coppolino, Carmen Ruberto, Giovanni Ruotolo, Ciro Manzo

  02-04-2020

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2020.8785

  1106

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• 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)

  Virginia Boccardi, Francesco Vetta, Luca Cipriani, Andrea Fabbo, Alberto Cella, Moira Ceci, Margherita Azzini, Claudia Bauco, Giuseppe Benati, Alberto Castagna, Maria Lia Lunardelli, Patrizia Mecocci, Michela Passamonte, Marcello Romano, Salvatore Tardi, Liliana Mazza, Gianluca Ottomanelli, Piero Secreto, Vincenzo Solfrizzi, Nicola Vargas, Filippo Luca Fimognari, Lorenzo Palleschi

  22-07-2024

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2024.12702

  1051

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  A case of purple urine bag syndrome in an elderly patient

  Rosa Paola Cerra, Alberto Castagna, Carlo Torchia, Raffaele Costa, Luigi Scalise, Edoardo Suraci, Giovanni Ruotolo

  15-06-2020

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2020.8934

  1324

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  Acute medical illness and disability in the elderly

  Lorenzo Palleschi, Flavia Galdi, Claudio Pedone

  16-10-2018

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2018.7561

  1786

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  Hospital territorial integration in the National Recovery and Resilience Plan era: if not now, when?

  Nicola Vargas, Anna Marro

  20-09-2023

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2023.11482

  1261

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• 48 | Predictors of functional recovery after hip fracture in frail older adults: insights from a post-acute care cohort A. Miucci¹, D. Pinto¹, M. Proni² | ¹Policlinico di S.Orsola, Bologna; ²Bologna.

  Segreteria SIGOT

  11-06-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2026.15799

  37

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  Emotional geriatric care: a health worker development framework for advancing health care for the elderly

  Nestor Asiamah, Samuel A. Azinga

  05-07-2017

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2017.6741

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  COVID-19 and renal disease in elderly patients

  Giuseppe Coppolino, Pierangela Presta, Ramona Nicotera, Giordano Placida, Caterina Vita, Nazareno Carullo, Michele Andreucci, Davide Bolignano, Alberto Castagna, Giovanni Ruotolo

  27-04-2020

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2020.9029

  2441

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  A journey inside the elderly-onset primary Sjögren’s syndrome, looking for useful tips for the geriatrician

  Ciro Manzo, Alberto Castagna, Giovanni Ruotolo

  22-09-2022

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2022.10668

  1387

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  Pneumonia and hospitalizations in the elderly

  Francesco Cacciatore, Carlo Gaudiosi, Francesca Mazzella, Anna Scognamiglio, Irene Mattucci, Mauro Carone, Nicola Ferrara, Pasquale Abete

  17-05-2017

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2017.6377

  6820

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• 38 | Delayed surgical management in proximal femoral fractures: implications in a frail older patient V. Letizia¹, A. De Marchi², C. Bendini², V. De Sando², F. Pallotti², R. Dusi², M. Macchiarulo² | ¹Geriatrics Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna IRCCS AU BO; ²Geriatric Acute Care, Orthogeriatric Unit and Center for Diagnosis of Cognitive Disorders and Dementia, IRCCS AOUBO.

  Segreteria SIGOT

  11-06-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2026.15789

  34

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• Heart failure patients: what does it change in the elderly?

  Simone Dini, Vincenzo Gianturco, Annalisa Paglia, Enrico Brunetti, Aurora Vitali, Giulia Musatti, Mariagiovanna Cozza, Francesca Flavia Rossi, Davide Lobascio, Andrea Rossi, Liliana Mazza

  19-02-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2026.11708

  632

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  Advantages and disadvantages of direct oral anticoagulants in older patients

  Antonio Cherubini, Barbara Carrieri, Paolo Marinelli

  28-03-2018

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2018.7227

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  The use of e-Health and digital technologies in the Italian geriatric practice: a survey of the Italian Geriatric Society (SIGOT)

  Alberto Cella, Erica Volta, Jacopo Demurtas, Renato Zaccaria, Moira Ceci, Andrea Pilotto, Virginia Boccardi, Alberto Castagna, Carlo Custodero, Francesco Vetta, Marina Barbagelata, Nicola Veronese, Alberto Pilotto

  21-12-2021

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2021.10301

  2119

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  Using patient-centered end-points in older adults participating in clinical trials

  Arduino A. Mangoni, Kimberley Ruxton

  14-04-2016

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2016.5893

  1536

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  Sarcopenia in the elderly: from clinical aspects to therapeutic options

  Angelo Bianchetti, Andrea Novelli

  24-04-2019

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2019.8033

  3388

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• Prevalence, pattern, and potential predictors of microvascular complications in aging Nigerians with type 2 diabetes

  William Balogun, Martins Emuze, Lawrence Adebusoye, Olufemi Olowookere

  13-06-2024

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2024.12308

  1114

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• 29 | Factors associated with 30-day mortality and vasopressor use in a cohort of elderly patients with sepsis: a retrospective analysis at the multidisciplinary internal medicine unit of Correggio Hospital A. Franceschin, G. Lacerenza, G. Annessi, G. Ravazzoni, G. Franceschini, R.L. Spaggiari, M.C. Macaluso, A. Zoboli, G. Gandini, L. Franchi | Unità Internistica Multidisciplinare ad indirizzo Geriatrico Riabilitativo, Ospedale San Sebastiano di Correggio (RE).

  Segreteria SIGOT

  11-06-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2026.15780

  26

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  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)

  Filippo Luca Fimognari, Andrea Corsonello, Alberto Pilotto, Massimo Rizzo, Valentina Bambara, Giovanna Cristiano, Alberto Ferrari, on behalf of the PIACE-SIGOT Study Group Investigators

  31-01-2017

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2016.6569

  6124

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• 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)

  Lorenzo Palleschi, Andrea Cavalli, Umberto Giuseppe Galasso, Angelo Scuteri, Elena Del Giudice, Moira Ceci, Liliana Mazza, Filippo Luca Fimognari

  25-06-2025

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2025.13727

  574

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  The traditional Chinese Baduanjin exercise for the enhancements in health of older adults: a narrative review

  Fung Kei Cheng

  17-09-2018

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2018.7449

  2064

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  Falls prevention among older adults at a Nursing home in a northern suburban of Perth in Western Australia

  Horatius Musembi Malilu, Deborah Sundin

  25-11-2019

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2019.8358

  1813

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  Using the multidimensional prognostic index for treatment decisions and monitoring in frail older patients

  Arduino A. Mangoni

  27-09-2017

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2017.7059

  1331

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  Pattern of morbidity among elders attending general practice: health needs assessment of geriatric patients in Oman

  Shaikh Muhammad Naeem, Firdous Jahan, Muhammad Asadullah Siddiqui, Muhammad Moazzam Khan

  28-11-2018

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2018.7774

  1575

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• 64 | Delirium day: awareness campaign for the diagnosis of delirium and the use of diagnostic tools C. Vedele, E. Magnolfi, R. Dusi, A. De Marchi, V. De Sando, C. Bendini, F. Pallotti, G. Gallo, L. Spessotti, M. Macchiarulo | Geriatric Acute Care, Orthogeriatric Unit and Center for Diagnosis of Cognitive Disorders and Dementia, Policlinico Sant'Orsola IRCCS, Bologna.

  Segreteria SIGOT

  11-06-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2026.15815

  13

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• A survey among hospital members of the Italian Hospital and Territory Society

  Filippo Fimognari, Klara Komici, Vincenza Frisardi, Mariagiovanna Cozza, Carlo De Matteis, Carlo Custodero, Lorenzo Palleschi

  07-10-2025

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2025.13770

  232

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• 26 | Addressing loneliness in hospitalized older patients: an interventional study in a post-acute long-term care unit C. Delli Gatti, M.G. Cupido, M. Leonardo, L. Marzano, M. Palermo, G. Ciociola, G. Serra | U.O. Lungodegenza Post-Acuzie Geriatrica Riabilitativa, Ospedale di Lagosanto, Azienda USL di Ferrara.

  Segreteria SIGOT

  11-06-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2026.15777

  29

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  Proarrhythmia assessment in treatment with hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin hospitalized elderly COVID-19 patients - our experience

  Raffaele Costa, Alberto Castagna, Carlo Torchia, Carmen Ruberto, Viviana Vespertini, Lucio Cosco, Giovanni Ruotolo

  18-06-2021

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2021.9536

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  Different diagnostic strategies for different settings

  Ferdinando Petrazzuoli

  25-02-2021

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2021.9538

  1072

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  Impact of anticholinergic burden on cognitive impairment, disability and malnutrition: a cross-sectional study among hospitalized older patients

  Mariapaola Nastri, Giulio Bartoli, Paolo De Colle

  25-11-2019

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2019.8473

  981

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• Visual cue training for balance, gait and cognition in post-menopausal women: a randomized controlled trial

  Aneesa Farooq, Sarah Parveen, Chhavi Arora Sehgal, Arshya Anwar, Muhammad Azharuddin, Syed Naznin Fatma, Md. Dilshad Manzar, Majumi M. Noohu

  27-04-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2026.14699

  319

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  Dizziness and prevention of falls in the elderly

  Augusto P. Casani, Elena Navari

  11-12-2017

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2017.7160

  3194

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  The impact of COVID-19 first wave on long term care facilities of an Italian Province: an historical reference

  Andrea Tramarin , Nicola Gennaro, Giancarlo Dal Grande, Luciana Bragagnolo, Maria Rosa Carta, Davide Giavarina, Michela Pascarella, Mario Rassu, Antonio Matteazzi, Giampaolo Stopazzolo

  24-03-2021

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2021.9654

  3091

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  Toxic epidermic necrolysis by allopurinol: a case report

  Rosa Paola Cerra, Alberto Castagna, Laura Greco, Rosaria Anna Galea, Maria Lucia Citraro, Carmen Ruberto, Giuseppe Coppolino, Giovanni Ruotolo

  18-04-2019

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2019.7958

  1314

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