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  COVID-19: when, along with aging, sex matters

  Virginia Boccardi, Patrizia Mecocci

  18-12-2020

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2020.9421

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  Health related quality of life of the geriatric population living in rural areas of West Tripura district of India: a cross-sectional study

  Arpita Debnath, Himadri Bhattacharjya

  20-12-2021

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2021.10036

  1838

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  Association between nutritional status and cognitive decline in non-institutionalized elderly patients evaluated in a geriatric outpatient setting

  Raffaele Pagliuca, Stefano Cacciatore, Mario Virgilio Papa, Eugenio Boccalone, Mena Ilaria Pagliuca, Federica Virginia Papa, Antonio Gambardella

  08-05-2023

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2023.11021

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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

  2106

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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

  997

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  Prognostic value of anemia in terms of disability and mortality in hospitalized geriatric patients: results from the CRIME study

  Gloria Brombo, Marta Dianin, Lara Bianchi, Andrea Corsonello, Antonio Cherubini, Carmelinda Ruggiero, Graziano Onder, Stefano Volpato

  14-04-2016

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2016.5803

  1858

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  Pet ownership and cognitive decline in older people

  Nicola Veronese, Lee Smith, Vania Noventa, Guillermo F. López-Sánchez, Jacopo Demurtas, Christopher F. Sharpley, Vicki Bitsika, Sarah E. Jackson

  04-11-2019

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2019.8568

  2618

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  Antiplatelet therapy is not a safer alternative to oral anticoagulants, even in older hospital-discharged patients with atrial fibrillation

  Mario Bo, Yolanda Falcone, Enrica Grisoglio, Margherita Marchetti, Federica Li Puma, Marina Iacovino, Enrico Brunetti, Gianfranco Fonte

  04-10-2016

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2016.6120

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  Effect of aging on the configurational change of the aortic arch

  Atsuhiro Kojima, Isako Saga

  14-04-2016

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2016.5720

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  The Se.Ko.Ph. study: a European multicentre study on falls in elderly subjects living in residential homes

  Aladar Bruno Ianes, Giorgio Ricci, for the Se.Ko.Ph. Study Group

  16-05-2017

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2017.6712

  1245

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  Measuring frailty in population-based healthcare databases: multi-dimensional prognostic indices for the improvement of geriatric care

  Janet Sultana, Giorgio Basile, Gianluca Trifiro'

  14-04-2016

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2016.5596

  2251

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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

  4560

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• Cost of care among older people with chronic medical conditions in a healthcare facility in southwestern Nigeria

  Olumuyiwa Akingunola, Taiwo Sogunle, Lydia Egua, Yesiru Kareem

  21-03-2025

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2025.13118

  2578

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  Kinesiophobia dilemma for older adults: a systematic review

  Alebtekin Ahangari, Mohammad Abdolrahmani

  15-06-2020

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2020.9056

  2278

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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

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  QTc prolongation during the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak: clinical risk management through hospital training course, focus on elderly patients

  Nicola Forni, Valentina Boasi, Katiuscia Sciole, Silvia Borile, Nicoletta Pingelli, Domenico Marra, Sara Tita Farinella, Giovanni Cenderello, Federico Ariel Sanchez

  27-08-2020

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2020.9128

  974

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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

  760

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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

  709

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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

  1853

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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

  1566

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  Sarcopenia and malnutrition: impact on the outcome in hospitalized patients

  Francesca Remelli, Stefano Volpato

  16-10-2018

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2018.7723

  1328

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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

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  Linagliptin is associated to increased treatment adherence and satisfaction in elderly outpatients with diabetes and advanced chronic kidney disease

  Franco Gregorio, Eleonora Guerrini, Daniele Gregorio, Giorgio Montecchiani

  10-11-2016

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2016.6220

  1856

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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

  597

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• 35 | Impact of gender on early medical complications and mortality after hip fracture in elderly patients G. Grillini¹, L. Luppi², A. Breschi², V. Rochira², M. Bertolotti², C. Mussi², E. Martini² | 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.2026.15786

  83

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  Relationship between chronic diseases and diet in older persons in nursing homes

  Melahat Kizil, Kamile Nazan Turhan, Ramazan Kizil, Nursun Ustunkarli

  12-11-2020

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2020.8920

  1646

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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

  1763

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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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• Anticholinergic and sedative medication burden in older adults: an observational analysis

  Jehath Syed, Prathibha Pereira, Tejaswini C J, Shilpa Avarebeel, Kshama Ramesh, Madhan Ramesh, Krishna Undela, Sri Harsha Chalasani

  06-11-2025

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2025.14173

  651

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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

  2819

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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

  6134

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• Association between decreased walking speed and higher-level functional capacity in community-dwelling older women

  Suguru Ando, Masaki Iwamura, Yosuke Yamato, Kenji Shinbo, Wataru Nanikawa

  24-09-2024

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2024.12670

  773

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• 55 | Description of the functional characteristics of patients attending a geriatric outpatient clinic: cross-sectional study 2021–2025 at the geriatric outpatient clinics of the Ospedale Israelitico of Rome G. Ricci¹, S. Ronzoni², F. Rossi², M. Costarella², A. Dorizzi², P. Romagnoli², C. Pedone¹ | ¹UOC di Geriatria - Università Campus Biomedico, Roma; ²Ospedale Israelitico - UOC di Geriatria, Roma.

  Segreteria SIGOT

  11-06-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2026.15806

  43

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  The predictive efficacy of multidimensional prognostic index in the elderly with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction in a real world sample: the Post-Acute Long-Term Care setting

  Eleonora Pittui, Caterina Dore, Irene Mameli, Angelo Scuteri, Marco Dettori, Antonio Uneddu

  27-03-2020

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2020.8407

  784

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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

  175

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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

  1808

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  The Multidimensional Prognostic Index (MPI) for the prognostic stratification of hospitalized older patients with COVID-19: a prospective multicenter observational cohort study. Objectives, study design and expected outcomes (MPI_COVID-19)

  Carlo Custodero, Alberto Cella, Nicola Veronese, Margherita Azzini, Filippo Fimognari, Francesco Mattace-Raso, Maria Cristina Polidori, Carlo Sabbà, Alberto Pilotto

  27-04-2020

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2020.9038

  1677

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  Multidimensional and nutritional evaluation in post-acute long-term care setting

  Antonio Uneddu, Mauro Sotgia, Valentina Spissu, Marta Manzocco, Alessandra Filippi

  27-09-2017

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2017.6644

  1189

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• Hepatocellular carcinoma management in older adults and its relation with frailty

  Gianluca Messina, Vincenzo Ostilio Palmieri

  13-02-2025

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2025.13157

  1708

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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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  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

  3104

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• 01 | Life-space mobility one year after hip fracture surgery in non-institutionalized older patients E. Bogliacino¹, F. Monacelli², M. Pizzonia³, A. Cella¹ | ¹S.C. Assistenza e Residenzialità Anziani, Azienda Tutela Salute Liguria - Area 2 Savona; ²Professore Associato in Geriatria, Università agli Studi di Genova; ³S.S. Ortogeriatria, Clinica Geriatrica, Ospedale Policlinico San Martino di Genova.

  Segreteria SIGOT

  11-06-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2026.15752

  116

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  Occupational therapy in special respite care: a new multicomponent model for challenging behavior in people with dementia

  Barbara Manni, Lucia Federzoni, Alessandro Lanzoni, Glenda Garzetta, Maud Graff, Andrea Fabbo

  16-10-2018

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2018.7649

  2615

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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

  71

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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

  2808

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• 63 | Blood pressure profiles and autonomic dysfunction in Parkinson’s disease: a retrospective analysis of 24-hour ambulatory monitoring and orthostatic responses in an elderly population A. Turino¹, L. Luppi¹, C. Mazza¹, F. Di Zio¹, V. Rispoli², G. Saccardin², M. Bertolotti¹, C. Mussi¹ | ¹Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio-Emilia, Modena; ²AOU Modena.

  Segreteria SIGOT

  11-06-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2026.15814

  26

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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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  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

  1846

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• 39 | Analgesic efficacy of PENG block versus femoral nerve block in elderly patients with hip fracture: a comparative study based on surgical procedure L. Luppi¹, C. Ferrari¹, F. Di Zio¹, M. Ferrari¹, V. Rossi¹, V. Ansanelli¹, L. De Pietri², M. Bertolotti¹, C. Mussi¹, E. Martini¹ | ¹Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio-Emilia, Modena; ²AOU Modena.

  Segreteria SIGOT

  11-06-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2026.15790

  78

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  Diagnostic utility of positron emission tomography-computed tomography and indications for 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose and amyloid-tracers

  Maria Lucia Calcagni, Vanessa Feudo, Elizabeth Katherine Anna Triumbari

  09-11-2018

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2018.7729

  1120

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