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  Optimal setting and care organization in the management of older adults with hip fracture: a narrative review

  Andrea Giusti, Antonella Barone, Monica Razzano, Rita Raiteri, Andrea Del Rio, Viviana Bassoli, Ernesto Palummeri, Mauro Oliveri, Alberto Pilotto

  24-11-2015

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2015.5602

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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

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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

  2188

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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

  2203

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• Enhancing discharge outcomes through occupational therapy-led geriatric assessment in the emergency department

  Iva Ričko

  10-09-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2026.14223

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  Delirium as a marker of vulnerability in the elderly

  Giuseppe Bellelli, Paolo Mazzola, Alessandro Morandi

  24-11-2015

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2015.5472

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• Successful opioid tapering using a non-pharmacological approach in chronic pain: a case report

  Gloire Mazita Bovy-Lumingu, Marlene Amilhaud-Bordier, Lionel Helmut Loic Mevo Sonagnon, Mamadou Mouctar Diallo, Kazi Anga Muamba, David Gondele, Dan Kankonde, Francis Findula, Lydie Nyunga, Arriel Makembi Bunkete

  03-07-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2026.15524

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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

  880

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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

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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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  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

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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

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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

  154

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  Comparison of two balance training programs on balance in community dwelling older adults

  Shefali Walia, Majumi M. Noohu

  19-09-2016

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2016.6081

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  Presbyphagia and dysphagia in old age

  Stefano Cavallero, Ligia J. Dominguez, Laura Vernuccio, Mario Barbagallo

  02-09-2020

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2020.9137

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  Preventing delirium in older people

  Alessandra Anzuini, Francesca Massariello, Giuseppe Bellelli

  03-11-2017

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2017.7146

  1510

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  Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and respiratory failure

  Giulia Mussatti, Liliana Mazza, Simone Dini, Vincenzo Gianturco, Francesca Flavia Rossi, Mattia Brunori, Annalisa Paglia

  21-12-2023

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2023.11476

  1323

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• Cracking geriatric complexity: key messages from the Italian Society of Geriatrics Hospital and Territory Young Masterclass

  Liliana Mazza, Francesca Crosta, Roberto Caragnulo, Moira Ceci, Claudio De Lucia, Simone Dini, Lorenzo Palleschi

  01-07-2025

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2025.13734

  825

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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

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• Enteral nutrition for elderly patients in intensive care unit settings

  Simone Dini, Mariagiovanna Cozza, Aurora Vitali, Francesca Flavia Rossi, Virginia Boccardi, Vincenzo Gianturco, Giulia Musatti

  09-05-2024

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2024.11712

  1847

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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

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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

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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

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  The key points for treatment of Parkinsonism in older persons

  Fulvio Lauretani, Andrea Ticinesi, Tiziana Meschi, Marcello Maggio

  11-01-2017

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2016.6156

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  Chances and challenges of comprehensive geriatric assessment training for healthcare providers

  Maria Cristina Polidori, Regina Elisabeth Roller-Wirnsberger

  14-12-2018

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2018.7853

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• Hyponatremia: practical considerations in the acute geriatric setting

  Aurora Vitali, Simone Dini, Mariagiovanna Cozza, Francesca Flavia Rossi, Virginia Boccardi, Mattia Brunori

  25-03-2024

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2024.11711

  2619

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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

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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

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• Older patients with pulmonary embolism: a state-of-the-art review

  Liliana Mazza, Mariagiovanna Cozza, Francesca Flavia Rossi, Roberto Caragnulo, Giulia Mussatti, Annalisa Paglia, Mattia Brunori, Vincenzo Gianturco, Andrea Rossi, Simone Dini

  16-04-2025

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2025.13427

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• 22 | Early-cogn^3: smart digital solutions for early treatment of cognitive disability M. Cotelli¹, F. Baglio², E.G.E.C.A.D.T. I Pagnoni G Binetti E Dognini³, F. Rossetto², C. Mangione², A. Comanducci², T. Atzori², G. Tartarisco⁴, S. Campisi⁴, R.S. Calabrò⁵, R. Maione⁵, M.G. Maggio⁵, S. De Salvo⁵, S. Bertino⁵, C. Saraceno⁶, S. Bellini⁶, M. Bortoletto⁷, B. Borroni⁸, R. Ghidoni⁶, R. Manenti¹ | ¹Neuropsychology Unit, IRCCS Istituto Centro San Giovanni di Dio Fatebenefratelli, Brescia; ²IRCCS Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi—ONLUS, Milan; ³IRCCS Istituto Centro San Giovanni di Dio Fatebenefratelli, Brescia; ⁴National Research Council of Italy, Institute for Biomedical Research and Innovation, Messina; ⁵IRCCS Centro Neurolesi “Bonino Pulejo”, Messina; ⁶Molecular Markers Laboratory, IRCCS Istituto Centro San Giovanni di Dio Fatebenefratelli, Brescia; ⁷Neurophysiology Laboratory, IRCCS Istituto Centro San Giovanni di Dio Fatebenefratelli, Brescia AND Molecular Mind Lab, IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca, Lucca; ⁸Molecular Markers Laboratory, IRCCS Istituto Centro San Giovanni di Dio Fatebenefratelli, Brescia AND Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Brescia.

  Segreteria SIGOT

  11-06-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2026.15773

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• Pneumonia

  Simone Dini, Federica Sganga, Mattia Brunori, Aurora Vitali, Annalisa Paglia, Giulia Mussatti

  04-03-2025

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2025.11715

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• 13 | Rehabilitation of the frail patient in the nursing unit D. Castiglione | ASL ROMA 1, Roma.

  Segreteria SIGOT

  11-06-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2026.15764

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• Lupin poisoning in a geriatric patient: a case report

  Elisa Salsano, Oriana Rossi, Cecilia Rispoli, Marta Zuccarino, Emanuela Landi, Giovanni Carifi, Martina Spavone, Nicola Vargas

  13-05-2025

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2025.13627

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  Glutathione: pharmacological aspects and implications for clinical use

  Andrea Novelli, Angelo Bianchetti

  30-09-2022

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2022.10390

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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

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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

  656

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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

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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

  144

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  Urological-Geriatric Integrated Diagnostic-Therapeutic Pathway for elderly patients with urologic diseases

  Lisa Cammalleri, Romina Custureri, Monica Pomata, Fabio Bonini, Giacomo Capponi, Carlo Introini, Alberto Pilotto

  04-11-2019

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2019.8501

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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

  1948

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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

  1998

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• Sepsis and septic shock in geriatrics

  Aurora Vitali, Simone Dini, Mariagiovanna Cozza, Vincenzo Gianturco, Mattia Brunori, Liliana Mazza

  28-11-2024

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2024.11709

  4211

  Downloads: 1184

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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

  472

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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

  1642

  Downloads: 854

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  Lupus anticoagulant in an elderly woman with dementia: a clinical case report with many questions and few answers

  Mauro Turrin, Alessandro Attanasio, Ivano Castellaro

  22-09-2022

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2022.10571

  882

  Downloads: 468

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• Assessing the health implications of anticholinergic drugs in older people

  Mariangela Boccardi, Virginia Boccardi

  22-01-2025

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2025.13311

  1502

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• 05 | The national network of psychologists/neuropsychologists dementia fund: the role of neuropsychology for dementia from early diagnosis to rehabilitation R. Bonanni¹, A. Ciccola², M. Coltelli³, E. Farinet⁴, V. Giorgio⁵, M. Gurtner⁶, V. Laganà⁷, P. Ortu⁸, G. Perna⁹, F. Sensi¹⁰, M. Castellino¹¹ | ¹Centro Disturbi Cognitivi e Demenze (CDCD), Distretto X, ASL Roma; ²Centro Disturbi Cognitivi e Demenze (CDCD), Montegranaro, UOC Neurologia, AST Fermo; ³Psicologia della Continuità Ospedale-Territorio, Presidio Ospedaliero Apuane, USL Toscana nord-ovest; ⁴S. C. Geriatria, AUSL della Valle d’Aosta; ⁵Psicologo di base, ASL BT Andria; ⁶Centro Disturbi Cognitivi e Demenze (CDCD), Gorizia-Monfalcone; ⁷Associazione per la Ricerca Neurogenetica, Lamezia Terme (CZ); ⁸Centro Disturbi Cognitivi e Demenze (CDCD), AOU-SS; ⁹Centro Disturbi Cognitivi e Demenze (CDCD), ASL di Imola; ¹⁰Centro Disturbi Cognitivi e Demenze (CDCD), ASL Pescara; ¹¹S.C. Alzheimer e altre demenze, Presidio Ospedaliero Riabilitativo "B.V. Consolata" - Fatebenefratelli - S. Maurizio C.se (TO).

  Segreteria SIGOT

  11-06-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2026.15756

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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

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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

  3154

  Downloads: 622

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• 24 | Analytics for physical activity effectiveness aimed at risk factor prevention of sarcopenia in elderly women affected by breast cancer F. D'Amico¹, R. D'Amico² | ¹Oncology Geriatric Unit Fondazione Istituto G. Giglio, Cefalù - Department of Clinical Medicine University of Messina; ²Medical Rehabilitation Unit IRCCS Oasi Maria Santissima, Troina.

  Segreteria SIGOT

  11-06-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2026.15775

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