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  Development of a smart post-hospitalization facility for older people by using domotics, robotics, and automated tele-monitoring

  Carlotta Patrone, Alberto Cella, Chiara Martini, Silvia Pericu, Rosetta Femia, Annalisa Barla, Claudia Porfirione, Matteo Puntoni, Nicola Veronese, Francesca Odone, Niccolò Casiddu, Gian Andrea Rollandi, Alessandro Verri, Alberto Pilotto

  19-04-2019

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2019.8122

  1762

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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

  3206

  Downloads: 1254

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  The unavoidable costs of frailty: a geriatric perspective in the time of COVID-19

  Maria Cristina Polidori, Stefania Maggi, Francesco Mattace-Raso, Alberto Pilotto

  30-03-2020

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2020.8989

  2818

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• 15 | Adherence to influenza vaccination in the geriatric population: a comparative analysis between hospitalized and community-dwelling older adults M. Ceci¹, R. Rala², E. Del Giudice¹, A. Cavalli¹, U.G. Galasso², G. Desideri², L. Palleschi¹ | ¹Unit of Geriatrics, Medical Department, San Giovanni-Addolorata Hospital, Rome; ²Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, UOC Geriatrics, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome.

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  11-06-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2026.15766

  68

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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

  1238

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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

  2160

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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.

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  11-06-2026

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

  80

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• A network meta-analysis of anorexia treatments in disease and old age: pharmacogenomics, the gut-brain axis and artificial neural nets. Where are we?

  Sofia Korsavva, Filimena Borisova Valkova, Ignacio Calderon Perez

  31-07-2025

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2025.13659

  849

  Downloads: 760

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  International classification of function, disability and health framework for fall risk stratification in community dwelling older adults

  Majumi M. Noohu, Aparajit B. Dey, Shashi Sharma, Mohammed E. Hussain

  09-05-2017

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2017.6526

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  Prolonged liver transplantation survival and aging successfully

  Francesco Pollicino, Ligia J. Dominguez, Mario Barbagallo

  08-05-2023

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2023.11066

  1183

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  To translate pharmacogenetics in geriatrics: towards a personalized medicine

  Davide Seripa, Giulia Paroni, Michele Lauriola, Antonio Greco

  24-11-2015

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2015.5461

  2224

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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

  2845

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• High-flow nasal cannula oxygen therapy for refractory hypoxemia in hospitalized older patients with end-stage respiratory failure

  Filippo Luca Fimognari, Valentina Bambara, Giuseppe Armentaro, Paola Scarpino, Massimo Rizzo, Chiara Settino, Marco Filice, Virginia Boccardi

  19-06-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2026.14472

  174

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  Orthogeriatrics in Italy: the Gruppo Italiano di Ortogeriatria (GIOG) audit on hip fractures in the elderly

  Amedeo Zurlo, Giuseppe Bellelli

  14-09-2018

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2018.7726

  1938

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  BrainProtect® - A cognitive training program with nutritional and physical counseling components: a retrospective analysis of its effects in healthy individuals

  Julia Maria Falkenreck, Mandy Roheger, Hannah Weigert, Andrea Friese, Petra Jahr, Ingrid Becker, Gereon Nelles, Elke Kalbe, Maria Cristina Polidori

  12-11-2020

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2020.9328

  824

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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

  47

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  Receptive music interventions improve apathy and depression in elderly patients with dementia

  Massimiliano Massaia, Alessandro Reano, Chiara Luppi, Francesca Santagata, Margherita Marchetti, Giovanni Carlo Isaia

  28-03-2018

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2018.7248

  3869

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  Oncoplastic surgery in elderly patients with breast cancer: overtreatment or a goal worth pursuing?

  Stefano Chiodi, Ugo Catrambone, Giuseppe Verrina, Andrea Decensi, Pamela Guglielmini, Marco Filauro

  20-04-2016

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2016.5776

  2488

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• 58 | Impact of deprescribing on hospitalized older adults M. Rossato¹, A. Lanaro², G. Salerno Trapella¹, L. Bologna¹, G. Boschetti¹, S. Bugnola¹, F. Castellucci¹, M. Chiarini¹, G. Zoso¹, F. Corsini¹, M. Panozzo¹, C. Perera¹, M. Sartori¹, L. Pellizzari¹ | ¹Geriatric Unit, Alto Vicentino Hospital, ULSS 7 Pedemontana, Santorso (VI); ²Department of Diagnostics and Public Health, University of Verona.

  Segreteria SIGOT

  11-06-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2026.15809

  78

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  The role of association between the cholinergic precursor choline alphoscerate and sulodexide in vascular dementia

  Angelo Di Salvo

  24-01-2022

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2021.9891

  2389

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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

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• 16 | Empowerment and vaccine prevention among diabetic patients over 65 in charge of the integrated management clinics M.B. Cirmi¹, A. Giarratana², M.G. Dipasquale³, T. Bella³, D. Incatasciato³, M. Romano⁴ | ¹Geriatrics Division, Maggiore Hospital, Modica (RG); ²Primary Health Care Organization, Health District Vittoria (RG); ³Health District Vittoria (RG); ⁴Geriatrics Division, ARNAS Garibaldi, Catania.

  Segreteria SIGOT

  11-06-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2026.15767

  72

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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

  759

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  Participatory community-based arts for older people living with dementia in the community: how are they evaluated? A scoping review

  Azam Bazooband, Helen Courtney-Pratt, Kathleen Doherty

  23-02-2021

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2021.9470

  10711

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  Non-invasive assessment of gastric secretory function in centenarians

  Antonio Tursi, Rudi De Bastiani, Marilisa Franceschi, Elisabetta Goni, Matteo Riccò, Marino Venerito, Massimo Rugge, Carmelo Scarpignato, Marcello Picchio, Francesco Di Mario, the Primary Care collaborative group

  22-05-2017

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2017.6682

  1565

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  The prescription paradox: a guide to appropriate prescribing in the elderly

  Ryan B. Thomas, Se Ryeong Jang, Marco Lombardi, Vittorio Maio

  04-11-2019

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2019.8523

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  Symmetrical peripheral gangrene in a patient with septic shock and a multi-drug resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae infection

  Giovanni Carbone, Immacolata Sepe, Maria Rosaria Fiorentino, Elisa Salsano, Federico Ruggiero, Michele Schiavone, Dalila Bruno, Filomena Micillo, Nicola Vargas

  28-08-2023

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2023.11377

  978

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• 49 | A case of peritoneal sclerosis in a general medicine department P. Pellino¹, M. La Vella¹, V. Palma², A. Panarese¹, G. Seller¹, M. Ricciuti¹, B. Martin¹, C. Sanrocco¹ | ¹UOSD Medicina Generale PO, Popoli Terme (PE); ²UOSD Nefrologia e Dialisi PO, Popoli Terme (PE).

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  11-06-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2026.15800

  77

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  Refractory thrombocytopenia in a severe COVID-19 patient

  Mirko Di Capua, Alessio Conca, Simone Testa, Maria Mascolo, Stefano Paglia

  25-06-2021

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2021.9614

  730

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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.

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  11-06-2026

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

  83

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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

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  Macroglossia reveals multiple myeloma

  Maria Bonvicini, Davide Crapanzano, Susanna Fenu, Marco Giordano, Lorenzo Palleschi

  25-11-2021

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2021.10007

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  Resistant hypertension in elderly patient with nephropathy in primary and secondary care settings

  Valerio Massimo Magro, Michele Caturano, Fulvio Cacciapuoti, Diana Lama, Federico Cacciapuoti

  10-11-2016

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2016.5968

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  An evaluation of the appropriateness of prescribing and frailty in elderly patients using STOPP criteria and Frailty Index in tertiary care teaching hospital

  Sweta Nariya, Ajita Pillai, Sneha Agravat

  25-11-2021

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2021.9845

  2806

  Downloads: 428

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• Unraveling Parkinson’s disease: from dopaminergic dysfunction to novel therapeutic targets

  Kuntal Godde, Shubhangi P. Raut, Rishikesh Rokde, Lalit Zatke

  02-09-2025

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2025.13936

  413

  Downloads: 320

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  COVID-19 vaccination concerns among elderly people in Hong Kong

  Siukan Law, Albert Wingnang Leung, Chuanshan Xu

  23-02-2021

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2021.9629

  3296

  Downloads: 750

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  Entropy as a method to investigate complex biological systems. An alternative view on the biological transition from healthy aging to frailty

  Roberto Siciliano

  07-07-2017

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2017.6755

  1797

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  General practitioner attitudes and confidence to deprescribing for elderly patients

  Pier Riccardo Rossi, Sarah E. Hegarty, Vittorio Maio, Marco Lombardi, Andrea Pizzini, Aldo Mozzone, Marzio Uberti, Simonetta Miozzo

  12-03-2020

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2020.8703

  1425

  Downloads: 769

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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

  1273

  Downloads: 420

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• 42 | Use of the brief-multidimensional prognostic index for medication reconciliation and deprescribing in frail elderly patients P. Maina¹, A. Poli², C. Aversa³, E. Anselmo⁴ | ¹Direttore SC Distretto Area Metropolitana Nord ASL TO3 Regione Piemonte - Geriatria, Università degli Studi di Torino; ²Medicina di Comunità e delle Cure Primarie, Distretto Area Metropolitana Nord ASL TO3 Regione Piemonte; ³Dirigente Medico Specializzando in Igiene e Medicina Preventiva, Area Metropolitana Nord ASL TO3 Regione Piemonte; ⁴ASL TO3 Regione Piemonte.

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  11-06-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2026.15793

  71

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  Lower urinary tract symptoms and benign prostatic hyperplasia and their impact on quality of life

  Antonio Carbone, Massimo Errico, Giuseppe M. Ludovico, Andrea Fuschi, Sebastiano Spatafora

  24-11-2015

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2015.5603

  3271

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  Prevention and treatment of Clostridium difficile infection

  Gianenrico Rizzatti, Gianluca Ianiro, Giovanni Cammarota, Antonio Gasbarrini

  14-12-2017

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2017.7170

  1097

  Downloads: 614

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• 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 R. Piffero¹, F. Di Stefano² | ¹SOC Medicina Interna, Ospedale Castelli di Verbania, Dipartimento di Medicina Traslazionale (DiMeT), Università del Piemonte Orientale UPO, Novara; ²SOC Medicina Interna, Ospedale Castelli di Verbania.

  Segreteria SIGOT

  11-06-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2026.15754

  118

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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

  996

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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

  43

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  How hospital geriatric care is changing during COVID-19 pandemic: drawbacks and possible solutions

  Liliana Mazza, Daniela Pinto, Pietro Calogero

  25-05-2020

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2020.9043

  1238

  Downloads: 650

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• 02 | Effect of deprescribing preventive drugs on survival in frail older adults: a prospective observational study R. Boni¹, L. Luppi², L. Feltri², J. Usai², B. Righi², M. Bertolotti², C. Mussi² | ¹Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio-Emilia; ²Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio-Emilia, Modena.

  Segreteria SIGOT

  11-06-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2026.15753

  133

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  Closeness as a mediator in providing and receiving social support on the social well-being of older persons in Kitui County, Kenya

  Kezia Mbuthia, Samuel Mwangi, George Owino

  14-03-2022

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2021.10293

  652

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