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  1. Shared and specific blood biomarkers for multimorbidity
  2. Prevalence of frailty in cardiac transthyretin amyloidosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis
  3. Correction: Polypharmacy and sarcopenia in hospitalized older patients: results of the GLISTEN study
  4. Protocol: a Comprehensive Approach to Reduce Elderly functional decline in Diabetes: the CARED study
  5. Delirium superimposed on dementia (DSD)—a practical approach
  6. Benzodiazepine Exposure and 6-Month Mortality in Older Adults Post-Hospitalization: Time to Consider Deprescribing?
  7. Clinical Practice Guidelines on Delirium - Consensus and Gaps: A Scoping Review Protocol
  8. Influence of sex and gender-related factors on the knowledge of generic medicines among older patients and caregivers
  9. Italian intersocietal recommendations for restructuring the diagnostic-therapeutic pathway for the implementation and appropriate use of anti-amyloid monoclonal antibodies in Alzheimer’s disease
  10. Impact of Hypoactive and Mixed Delirium on Short-Term Survival in Older Adults Hospitalised for Acute Heart Failure: A Prospective Study in an Acute Geriatric Unit
  11. The use of SGLT2 inhibitors in older people: What is important?
  12. Exploring Sex-Related Difference in Cerebrospinal Fluid/Blood Quotient of Albumin in Older Patients Undergoing Hip Fracture Surgery: Insight From the ORTODEL and BIODEL Study
  13. Population-based validation of a frailty index using electronic regional healthcare records for public health use
  14. Call to collaborate on data science for older people across Europe: an EuGMS Big Data Special Interest Group position paper
  15. Factors associated with hospitalization from a geriatric short-stay unit (OBI-GER): a retrospective cohort study
  16. Effect of infections, DNA methylation and telomere length on frailty trajectories in hospitalized older patients: the INFRAGEN study protocol
  17. Prescription of ACE-Is/ARBs in patients with cardio-renal disease: a multicenter retrospective cohort study from the REPOSI registry
  18. One-Year Mortality in Hospitalized, Frail Older Adults with Atrial Fibrillation on Oral Anticoagulant Therapy: Impact of Stroke and Bleeding Events
  19. The FT3/FT4 Ratio as a Metabolic Marker of Frailty and Prognosis in Older Adults with Heart Failure
  20. Exploring the correlations of lung ultrasound with delirium and other clinical outcomes in older patients with respiratory failure admitted in acute geriatric units (ECO-AGE): protocol for a multicentre, prospective, observational study from the GRETA ...
  21. Population-Based Validation of a Frailty Index Using Electronic Regional Healthcare Records for Public Health Use
  22. Incidence and risk factors for falls among nursing home residents in Italy: a retrospective cohort study
  23. Delirium and cognitive assessment in national hip fracture registries: a scoping review
  24. Corrigendum to “Implementing Occupational Therapy into an Acute Geriatric Ward: Effects on Patients' Functional Status at Discharge” [J Frailty Aging 13 (2024) 307-12]
  25. Mitochondrial dysfunction as a biomarker of frailty: The FRAMITO study protocol
  26. Multi-pathway blood biomarkers to target and monitor multidimensional prevention of cognitive and functional decline (nested in the IN-TeMPO study framed within the world-wide FINGERS network)
  27. Blood biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease and 12-year muscle strength trajectories in community-dwelling older adults: a cohort study
  28. Epidemiology and assessments of delirium in nursing homes and rehabilitation facilities: a cross-country perspective
  29. Cognitive frailty: a useful concept or a source of confusion? Insights from a survey of European geriatricians
  30. Frailty and cardiovascular safety of JAK inhibitors versus TNF inhibitors in rheumatoid arthritis: a real-world comparative study of drug effects and patient profiles
  31. Towards a new Value-based scenario for the management of dementia in Italy: a SINdem delphi consensus study
  32. Transcriptomic Profile of Human Osteoblast-like Cells Grown on Trabecular Titanium
  33. Outcomes of early post-discharge cardio-geriatric care in frail patients after acute heart failure: a before-and-after study
  34. Correction: Deprescribing psychoactive drugs in older orthogeriatric patients: findings from the GIOG2.0 Italian survey
  35. Dysphagia and geriatric syndromes in older patients admitted to an intermediate care unit: prospective observational study
  36. The perceptions of European geriatricians on the co-occurrence and links between dementia, delirium and frailty
  37. Controlling nutritional status score and geriatric nutritional risk index as a predictor of mortality and hospitalization risk in hospitalized older adults
  38. Deprescribing psychoactive drugs in older orthogeriatric patients: findings from the GIOG2.0 Italian survey
  39. Enhancing in-hospital mortality prediction in older patients with sepsis: the role of frailty indices and multidrug-resistance status in non-ICU wards—a proof-of-concept study
  40. The Role of the Ft3/Ft4 Ratio as a Novel Biomarker of Frailty and Predictor of 1-Year Mortality in Older Adults with Heart Failure
  41. Authors reply: Delirium and frailty in older adults: Clinical overlap and biological underpinnings
  42. Neuropsychological tests at the Italian Centers for Cognitive Disorders and Dementias: results from a survey on 450 specialized services
  43. Older patients affected by COVID-19: investigating the existence of biological phenotypes
  44. We report on the global prevalence of delirium around the world
  45. Delirium Incidence and Predictors in SARS-CoV-2 Vaccinated Residents in Long-Term Care Facilities (LTCF): Insights from the GeroCovid Vax Study
  46. Depression and Functional Recovery after Hip Fracture in Community-Dwelling Older Adults
  47. The Interplay among Respiratory Failure, Delirium, Frailty and Severity of Illness in Hospitalized Older Medical Patients: A Nationwide Multicenter Observational Study
  48. Real‐World Use of Trazodone in Older Persons in Long Term Care Setting: A Retrospective Study
  49. Outcomes of early post-discharge cardio-geriatric care in frail patients after acute heart failure: A before-and-after study
  50. Delirium and frailty in older adults: Clinical overlap and biological underpinnings
  51. Delirium in nursing home residents: is there a role of antidepressants? A cross sectional study
  52. Implementing Occupational Therapy into an Acute Geriatric Ward: Effects on Patients' Functional Status at Discharge
  53. Impairment of Renal and Hematopoietic Stem/Progenitor Cell Compartments in Frailty Syndrome: Link With Oxidative Stress, Plasma Cytokine Profiles, and Nuclear DNA Damage
  54. Delirium prevalence and delirium literacy across Italian hospital wards: a secondary analysis of data from the World Delirium Awareness Day 2023
  55. A world-wide study on delirium assessments and presence of protocols
  56. Diagnostic Accuracy of the Recognizing Acute Delirium as Part of Your Routine (RADAR) Scale for Delirium Assessment in Hospitalized Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study
  57. Atrial fibrillation accelerates functional decline in older adults: a 15-year follow-up population-based study
  58. Frailty and ethics at the end of life: The importance of a comprehensive assessment
  59. Interventions to prevent and treat delirium: An umbrella review of randomized controlled trials
  60. Drug–Drug Interactions of Hydroxychloroquine and Chloroquine in Older Patients with COVID-19 during the First Pandemic Waves: The GeroCovid Observational Study
  61. Optimizing older patient care in emergency departments: a comprehensive survey of current practices and challenges in Northern Italy
  62. A pandemic of delirium: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis of occurrence of delirium in older adults with COVID-19
  63. Predicting 60-Day Mortality in a Home-Care Service: Development of a New Inter-RAI 49-Frailty Index in Patients with Chronic Disease and without a Cancer Diagnosis
  64. Statins, ACE/ARBs drug use, and risk of pneumonia in hospitalized older patients: a retrospective cohort study
  65. Delirium in long‐term care and the myth of Proteus
  66. Shifting the Paradigm of Nursing Home Care for People with Dementia: The Italian Experience of Il Paese Ritrovato and the Impact of SARS-CoV-2
  67. Delirium
  68. Delirium
  69. Estudio transversal multicéntrico sobre la prevalencia de delirium en unidades de ortogeriatría: protocolo de «Estudio DELFRA 24»
  70. The frail patient undergoing cardiac surgery: lessons learned and future perspectives
  71. Advancing healthcare through thoracic ultrasound research in older patients
  72. Two-year cardio-pulmonary follow-up after severe COVID-19: a prospective study
  73. Frailty, psychological well‐being, and social isolation in older adults with cognitive impairment during the SARS‐CoV‐2 pandemic: data from the GeroCovid initiative
  74. A second update on mapping the human genetic architecture of COVID-19
  75. Early Onset Delirium During Hospitalization Increases In-Hospital and Postdischarge Mortality in COVID-19 Patients
  76. Sustained improvement of intrinsic capacity in community‐dwelling older adults: The +AGIL Barcelona multidomain program
  77. Emerging disease modifying therapies for older adults with Alzheimer disease: perspectives from the EuGMS special interest group in dementia
  78. A new national survey of centers for cognitive disorders and dementias in Italy
  79. Frailty and post-operative delirium influence on functional status in patients with hip fracture: the GIOG 2.0 study
  80. Correction to: Prescription appropriateness of anti-diabetes drugs in elderly patients hospitalized in a clinical setting: evidence from the REPOSI Register
  81. Mental Health among Geriatric Healthcare Workers in Italy during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Results from a National Survey
  82. Exploring depression in Alzheimer’s disease: an Italian Delphi Consensus on phenomenology, diagnosis, and management
  83. Assessing frailty at the centers for dementia and cognitive decline in Italy: potential implications for improving care of older people living with dementia
  84. Efficacy of COVID-19 control measures on post-vaccination outbreak in Italian Long Term Care Facilities: implications for policies
  85. Promoting and Building Long-Term Care Health Research Networks: GeroCovid Observational and Gerocovid Vax Initiatives
  86. Clinical profile of trazodone users in a multisetting older population: data from the Italian GeroCovid Observational study
  87. Development and validation of an electronic database-based frailty index to predict mortality and hospitalization in a population-based study of adults with SARS-CoV-2
  88. Exploring depression in Parkinson’s disease: an Italian Delphi Consensus on phenomenology, diagnosis, and management
  89. Dysphagia in older patients admitted to a rehabilitation setting after an acute hospitalization: the role of delirium
  90. Clinical presentation and prognosis of COVID-19 in older adults with hypothyroidism: data from the GeroCovid observational study
  91. Prescription appropriateness of anti-diabetes drugs in elderly patients hospitalized in a clinical setting: evidence from the REPOSI Register
  92. The case of B.M.: delirium across different settings of care
  93. Guillain-Barré syndrome AMSAN variant in a 90-year-old woman after COVID-19: a case report
  94. Asymptomatic Aortic Stenosis in an Older Patient: How the Geriatric Approach Can Make a Difference
  95. Innovative Non-Pharmacological Management of Delirium in Persons with Dementia: New Frontiers for Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy?
  96. Clinical features and outcomes of elderly hospitalised patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, heart failure or both
  97. A multidisciplinary approach to screen the post-COVID-19 conditions
  98. Frailty and hyperactive delirium in hospitalized older patients with COVID-19: an insight from GeroCovid registry
  99. Delirium
  100. Optimizing Pharmacotherapy in Older Patients: Delirium
  101. Impact of Income Levels on the Prevalence of Delirium: A Secondary Analysis of the World Delirium Awareness and Quality Survey in 2023
  102. Sustained Improvement of Intrinsic Capacity in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: The +Agil Barcelona Multidomain Program
  103. Antihypertensive treatment changes and related clinical outcomes in older hospitalized patients
  104. IMPACT-Global Hip Fracture Audit: Nosocomial infection, risk prediction and prognostication, minimum reporting standards and global collaborative audit
  105. Frailty and long-COVID: is COVID-19 responsible for a transition in frailty status among older adults who survived hospitalization for COVID-19?
  106. Advancing the Care of Delirium and Comorbid Dementia
  107. Geriatric syndromes and functions in older adults with COVID-19 hospitalized in sub-acute care: a multicenter study
  108. Negative prognostic impact of electrolyte disorders in patients hospitalized for Covid-19 in a large multicenter study
  109. Frailty prevalence and impact on outcomes in patients with atrial fibrillation: A systematic review and meta-analysis of 1,187,000 patients
  110. COVID-19 Signs and Symptom Clusters in Long-Term Care Facility Residents: Data from the GeroCovid Observational Study
  111. Detailed stratified GWAS analysis for severe COVID-19 in four European populations
  112. Assessing the mortality risk in older patients hospitalized with a diagnosis of sepsis: the role of frailty and acute organ dysfunction
  113. COVID-19 as a Paradigmatic Model of the Heterogeneous Disease Presentation in Older People: Data from the GeroCovid Observational Study
  114. Delirium and Clusters of Older Patients Affected by Multimorbidity in Acute Hospitals
  115. Prevalence and features of delirium in older patients admitted to rehabilitation facilities: a multicenter study
  116. Monitoring COVID-19 vaccine use in Italian long term care centers: The GeroCovid VAX study
  117. Use and Prescription of Direct Oral Anticoagulants in Older and Frail Patients with Atrial Fibrillation: A Multidisciplinary Consensus Document
  118. Computed tomography findings and prognosis in older COVID-19 patients
  119. Disentangling the impact of COVID-19 infection on clinical outcomes and preventive strategies in older persons: an Italian perspective
  120. The effect of frailty on in-hospital and medium-term mortality of patients with COronaVIrus Disease-19: the FRACOVID study
  121. DNA Damage in Circulating Hematopoietic Progenitor Stem Cells as Promising Biological Sensor of Frailty
  122. Truly unexplained falls after evaluation for syncope: A new diagnostic entity with severe prognosis
  123. Effect of frailty on 6-month outcome after traumatic brain injury: a multicentre cohort study with external validation
  124. Delirium Increases In-Hospital and Post-Discharge Mortality in COVID-19 Patients: The FRACOVID Multicenter Prospective Study
  125. Response to Letter to the Editor, “Mechanical Ventilation in COVID-19 Patients: a question from Age to Frailty”
  126. Clinical Features of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Italian Long-Term Care Facilities: GeroCovid LTCFs Observational Study
  127. Mechanical Ventilation in COVID-19 Patients: Insights into the Role of Age and Frailty from a Multicentre Observational Study
  128. Study protocol: understanding the pathophysiologic mechanisms underlying delirium in older people undergoing hip fracture surgery
  129. Atrial fibrillation and COVID-19 in older patients: how disability contributes to shape the risk profile. An analysis of the GeroCovid registry
  130. Psychological Well-Being of Older Adults With Cognitive Deterioration During Quarantine: Preliminary Results From the GeroCovid Initiative
  131. Towards understanding the nature and need of delirium guidelines across nations and cultures
  132. The association between low skeletal muscle mass and delirium: results from the nationwide multi-centre Italian Delirium Day 2017
  133. Prevalence of obesity and diabetes in older people with sarcopenia defined according to EWGSOP2 and FNHI criteria
  134. Detailed stratified GWAS analysis for severe COVID-19 in four European populations
  135. Frailty predicts failure to discharge patients home from a subacute-care unit: a 3-year Italian experience
  136. Orthogeriatric co-management for the care of older subjects with hip fracture: recommendations from an Italian intersociety consensus
  137. Prognostic interplay of kidney function with sarcopenia, anemia, disability and cognitive impairment. The GLISTEN study
  138. The 4-DSD: A New Tool to Assess Delirium Superimposed on Moderate to Severe Dementia
  139. Management of Older Outpatients during the COVID-19 Pandemic: The GeroCovid Ambulatory Study
  140. Delirium symptoms duration and mortality in SARS-COV2 elderly: results of a multicenter retrospective cohort study
  141. Visual and Hearing Impairment Are Associated With Delirium in Hospitalized Patients: Results of a Multisite Prevalence Study
  142. Impact of supplementation with vitamins B6, B12, and/or folic acid on the reduction of homocysteine levels in patients with mild cognitive impairment: A systematic review
  143. A retrospective multicentre cohort study of the performances on attention tests in outpatients with cognitive dysfunctions without delirium
  144. COVID-19 and Atrial Fibrillation in Older Patients: Does Oral Anticoagulant Therapy Provide a Survival Benefit?—An Insight from the GeroCovid Registry
  145. Assessing the impact of COVID-19 on the health of geriatric patients: The European GeroCovid Observational Study
  146. Frailty, post‐operative delirium and functional status at discharge in patients with hip fracture
  147. Delirium: A Marker of Vulnerability in Older People
  148. Hyperglycemia at admission, comorbidities, and in-hospital mortality in elderly patients hospitalized in internal medicine wards: data from the RePoSI Registry
  149. Are vaccines against COVID-19 tailored to the most vulnerable people?
  150. The relationship between frailty and delirium: insights from the 2017 Delirium Day study
  151. Helmet CPAP to treat hypoxic pneumonia outside the ICU: an observational study during the COVID-19 outbreak
  152. Delirium in your house: a survey during General Practitioner-programmed home visits
  153. Development and validation of a delirium risk assessment tool in older patients admitted to the Emergency Department Observation Unit
  154. What changed in the Italian internal medicine and geriatric wards during the lockdown
  155. Underdiagnosis and undertreatment of osteoporotic patients admitted in internal medicine wards in Italy between 2010 and 2016 (the REPOSI Register)
  156. Delirium in Patients with SARS‐CoV ‐2 Infection: A Multicenter Study
  157. Pain and Frailty in Hospitalized Older Adults
  158. Older People Living in Long-Term Care Facilities and Mortality Rates During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Italy: Preliminary Epidemiological Data and Lessons to Learn
  159. The multifaceted spectrum of liver cirrhosis in older hospitalised patients: analysis of the REPOSI registry
  160. The impact of COVID-19 on health status of home-dwelling elderly patients with dementia in East Lombardy, Italy: results from COVIDEM network
  161. The role of frailty in COVID-19 patients
  162. Pattern of comorbidities and 1-year mortality in elderly patients with COPD hospitalized in internal medicine wards: data from the RePoSI Registry
  163. A two-year multicenter point prevalence study of older patients with hip fractures admitted to rehabilitation units in Italy
  164. Improving the care of older patients during the COVID-19 pandemic
  165. Frailty index predicts poor outcome in COVID-19 patients
  166. Management of older people during the COVID‐19 outbreak: Recommendations from an Italian experience
  167. Management of hip fracture in the older people: rationale and design of the Italian consensus on the orthogeriatric co-management
  168. Understanding Factors Associated With Psychomotor Subtypes of Delirium in Older Inpatients With Dementia
  169. Treatment of Delirium in Older Persons: What We Should Not Do!
  170. Atrial Fibrillation in Older Patients with Syncope and Dementia: Insights from the Syncope and Dementia Registry
  171. Three-year National report from the Gruppo Italiano di Ortogeriatria (GIOG) in the management of hip-fractured patients
  172. Prevalence, clinical correlates, and burden of undiagnosed aortic stenosis in older patients: a prospective study in a non-cardiologic acute hospital ward
  173. Delirium superimposed on dementia
  174. Team, Occupational Therapist and Geriatrician
  175. Activity-based occupational therapy intervention for delirium superimposed on dementia in nursing home setting: a feasibility study
  176. Delirium superimposed on dementia
  177. Age and Sex Influence the Neuro-inflammatory Response to a Peripheral Acute LPS Challenge
  178. Frailty, delirium and the test to assess delirium: how are they related?
  179. Comparing EWGSOP2 and FNIH Sarcopenia Definitions: Agreement and Three-Year Survival Prognostic Value in Older Hospitalized Adults. The GLISTEN Study
  180. Hospital Care of Older Patients With COPD: Adherence to International Guidelines for Use of Inhaled Bronchodilators and Corticosteroids
  181. Prevalence of use and appropriateness of antidepressants prescription in acutely hospitalized elderly patients
  182. An interdisciplinary statement of scientific societies for the advancement of delirium care across Europe (EDA, EANS, EUGMS, COTEC, IPTOP/WCPT)
  183. Patterns of infections in older patients acutely admitted to medical wards: data from the REPOSI register
  184. Usefulness of implementing a brief cognitive assessment in the daily cardiology practice
  185. Delirium in patients with dementia and in children: Overlap of symptoms profile and possible role for future diagnosis
  186. Preliminary investigation of predictors of distress in informal caregivers of patients with delirium superimposed on dementia
  187. Drug Prescription and Delirium in Older Inpatients
  188. Memantine Induces Reflex Syncope in Elderly Patients With Dementia: Results From the Syncope and Dementia Study (SYD-Study)
  189. Mortality rate and risk factors for gastrointestinal bleeding in elderly patients
  190. Prevalence, predictors and clinical implications of prolonged corrected QT in elderly patients with dementia and suspected syncope
  191. Association between delirium, adverse clinical events and functional outcomes in older patients admitted to rehabilitation settings after a hip fracture: A multicenter retrospective cohort study
  192. A Rare Diagnosis After the Fall of a 96-Year-Old Woman: Doege-Potter Syndrome
  193. Need for Deprescribing in Hospital Elderly Patients Discharged with a Limited Life Expectancy: The REPOSI Study
  194. Relation Between Delirium and Anticholinergic Drug Burden in a Cohort of Hospitalized Older Patients: An Observational Study
  195. Frailty Related Factors as Predictors of Functional Recovery in Geriatric Rehabilitation: The Sarcopenia and Function in Aging Rehabilitation (SAFARI) Multi-Centric Study
  196. Living alone as an independent predictor of prolonged length of hospital stay and non-home discharge in older patients
  197. Impairments in balance and mobility identify delirium in patients with comorbid dementia
  198. The association between delirium and sarcopenia in older adult patients admitted to acute geriatrics units: Results from the GLISTEN multicenter observational study
  199. Implementation of the Frailty Index in hospitalized older patients: Results from the REPOSI register
  200. Frailty is a predisposing factor for delirium occurrence
  201. Polypharmacy in older people: lessons from 10 years of experience with the REPOSI register
  202. Delirium, Dementia, and In-Hospital Mortality: The Results From the Italian Delirium Day 2016, A National Multicenter Study
  203. Hypotensive Drugs and Syncope Due to Orthostatic Hypotension in Older Adults with Dementia (Syncope and Dementia Study)
  204. Association between hospitalization-related outcomes, dynapenia and body mass index: The Glisten Study
  205. The association of indwelling urinary catheter with delirium in hospitalized patients and nursing home residents: an explorative analysis from the “Delirium Day 2015”
  206. Psychomotor delirium subtypes and delirium duration impact patient's survival
  207. Functional and clinical outcomes of patients aged younger and older than 85 years after rehabilitation post-hip fracture surgery in a co-managed orthogeriatric unit
  208. Differential diagnosis of unexplained falls in dementia: Results of “Syncope & Dementia” registry
  209. Increased expression of TREM2 in peripheral cells from mild cognitive impairment patients who progress into Alzheimer's disease
  210. Choice and Outcomes of Rate Control versus Rhythm Control in Elderly Patients with Atrial Fibrillation: A Report from the REPOSI Study
  211. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in the elderly: results of a retrospective study and a geriatricians’ point of view
  212. Development of dementia in patients with femoral neck fracture who experience postoperative delirium-A three-year follow-up study
  213. A Point Prevalence Study of Delirium in Italian Nursing Homes
  214. Association of postoperative delirium with markers of neurodegeneration and brain amyloidosis: a pilot study
  215. Recognition of Delirium Features in Clinical Practice: Data from the “Delirium Day 2015” National Survey
  216. Preliminary Evidence of a Positive Effect of Occupational Therapy in Patients With Delirium Superimposed on Dementia
  217. Is Delirium the Cognitive Harbinger of Frailty in Older Adults? A Review about the Existing Evidence
  218. Preventing delirium in older people
  219. Worldwide Survey of the “Assessing Pain, Both Spontaneous Awakening and Breathing Trials, Choice of Drugs, Delirium Monitoring/Management, Early Exercise/Mobility, and Family Empowerment” (ABCDEF) Bundle
  220. Pattern of in-hospital changes in drug use in the older people from 2010 to 2016
  221. Detecting delirium superimposed on dementia: diagnostic accuracy of a simple combined arousal and attention testing procedure
  222. Clinical Features Associated with Delirium Motor Subtypes in Older Inpatients: Results of a Multicenter Study
  223. The incidence of sarcopenia among hospitalized older patients: results from the Glisten study
  224. Italian intersociety consensus on prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of delirium in hospitalized older persons
  225. Why older people stop to drive? A cohort study of older patients admitted to a rehabilitation setting
  226. Italian intersociety consensus on prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of delirium in hospitalized older persons
  227. Prevalence and Determinants of the Use of Lipid-Lowering Agents in a Population of Older Hospitalized Patients: the Findings from the REPOSI (REgistro POliterapie Società Italiana di Medicina Interna) Study
  228. Are you Ernest Shackleton, the polar explorer? Refining the criteria for delirium and brain dysfunction in sepsis
  229. Association Between Preoperative Malnutrition and Postoperative Delirium After Hip Fracture Surgery in Older Adults
  230. Direct-acting antivirals combination for elderly patients with chronic hepatitis C: A cost-effectiveness analysis
  231. Prognostic value of degree and types of anaemia on clinical outcomes for hospitalised older patients
  232. Delirium in the acute phase after stroke: comparison between methods of detection
  233. Prevalence and Clinical Correlates of Sarcopenia, Identified According to the EWGSOP Definition and Diagnostic Algorithm, in Hospitalized Older People: The GLISTEN Study
  234. “Nabucco” by Giuseppe Verdi: A Case of Delirium in an Italian Romantic Opera
  235. Is Adam of Cremona's 13th century paper “De regimine et via itineris” the first travel medicine guide?
  236. The Diagnosis of Delirium Superimposed on Dementia: An Emerging Challenge
  237. Assessment of the Incremental Diagnostic Value of Florbetapir F 18 Imaging in Patients With Cognitive Impairment
  238. Defining Aging Phenotypes and Related Outcomes: Clues to Recognize Frailty in Hospitalized Older Patients
  239. Megaesophagus in an elderly man with achalasia: a “not so benign” condition
  240. Characterization of bronchiectasis in the elderly
  241. The association between patient participation and functional gain following inpatient rehabilitation
  242. Detecting Delirium Superimposed on Dementia: Evaluation of the Diagnostic Performance of the Richmond Agitation and Sedation Scale
  243. Postdischarge Clinical Outcomes in Older Medical Patients with an Emergency Department Stay-Associated Delirium Onset
  244. “Delirium Day”: a nationwide point prevalence study of delirium in older hospitalized patients using an easy standardized diagnostic tool
  245. The role of comprehensive geriatric assessment and functional status in evaluating the patterns of antithrombotic use among older people with atrial fibrillation
  246. Etiology of Syncope and Unexplained Falls in Elderly Adults with Dementia: Syncope and Dementia (SYD) Study
  247. Adherence to antithrombotic therapy guidelines improves mortality among elderly patients with atrial fibrillation: insights from the REPOSI study
  248. Length of Stay in the Emergency Department and Occurrence of Delirium in Older Medical Patients
  249. The Effect of an Impaired Arousal on Short- and Long-Term Mortality of Elderly Patients Admitted to an Acute Geriatric Unit
  250. Hip Fracture Surgery and Survival in Centenarians
  251. Delirium Specialists Survey
  252. Takotsubo cardiomyopathy in an 81-year-old woman after injection of bone cement during hemiarthroplasty: An orthogeriatric case report
  253. Delirium superimposed on dementia: a survey of delirium specialists shows a lack of consensus in clinical practice and research studies
  254. Do Beliefs about the Pathogenetic Role of Amyloid Affect the Interpretation of Amyloid PET in the Clinic?
  255. Delirium as a marker of vulnerability in the elderly
  256. The Association Between the Probability of Sarcopenia and Functional Outcomes in Older Patients Undergoing In-Hospital Rehabilitation
  257. Underdetection of delirium in acute-hospital medical wards
  258. Delirium superimposed on dementia: A quantitative and qualitative evaluation of informal caregivers and health care staff experience
  259. Delirium superimposed on dementia: A quantitative and qualitative evaluation of patient experience
  260. P-232: Assessing sarcopenia in older hospitalized patients. Feasibility and prevalence estimates of the EWGSOP algorithm
  261. Sarcopenia and malnutrition in acutely ill hospitalized elderly: Prevalence and outcomes
  262. Effect of the Overlap Syndrome of Depressive Symptoms and Delirium on Outcomes in Elderly Adults with Hip Fracture: A Comment
  263. P0811 : Sofosbuvir-based direct-acting antivirals treatment for elderly chronic hepatitis C patients: A cost-effectiveness analysis
  264. Severe Hypoglycemia Is Associated With Antidiabetic Oral Treatment Compared With Insulin Analogs in Nursing Home Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and Dementia: Results From the DIMORA Study
  265. The “syncope and dementia” study: a prospective, observational, multicenter study of elderly patients with dementia and episodes of “suspected” transient loss of consciousness
  266. Sofosbuvir-based all-oral treatment for elderly chronic hepatitis C patients: A cost-effectiveness analysis
  267. Simultaneous bilateral femoral neck fracture and end-stage renal disease in a 76-year-old woman: a case report
  268. Delirium symptoms during hospitalization predict long-term mortality in patients with severe pneumonia
  269. Hip fracture in centenarians: Retrospective analysis of an orthogeriatric unit reveals the limitations of the current research
  270. Corrigendum to ‘Validation of the 4AT, a new instrument for rapid delirium screening: a study in 234 hospitalised older people’
  271. Knowledge on delirium of Italian healthcare professionals: a survey
  272. Association Between Statin Use at Admission to Inpatient Rehabilitation and Functional Status at Discharge among Older Patients
  273. Obesity paradox in patients with aortic valve stenosis. Protective effect of body mass index independently of age, disease severity, treatment modality and non-cardiac comorbidities
  274. Concordance between DSM-IV and DSM-5 criteria for delirium diagnosis in a pooled database of 768 prospectively evaluated patients using the delirium rating scale-revised-98
  275. P356: Severe hypoglycemia is associated with oral anti-diabetic treatment in older demented persons with type 2 diabetes
  276. Mini Nutritional Assessment and Functional Status As Predictors of Development of Pressure Ulcers in Acute Setting of Care
  277. Duration of Postoperative Delirium Is an Independent Predictor of 6-Month Mortality in Older Adults After Hip Fracture
  278. Impact of delirium and disability on 6-month mortality
  279. Delirium Superimposed on Dementia Strongly Predicts Worse Outcomes in Older Rehabilitation Inpatients
  280. Is it time for a “pneumo-geriatrician” for frail old patients with respiratory diseases?
  281. The management of community-acquired pneumonia in the elderly
  282. Geriatric multidimensional assessment for elderly patients with acute respiratory diseases
  283. Validation of the 4AT, a new instrument for rapid delirium screening: a study in 234 hospitalised older people
  284. The management of hip fracture in the older population. Joint position statement by Gruppo Italiano Ortogeriatria (GIOG)
  285. Consensus and variations in opinions on delirium care: a survey of European delirium specialists
  286. P.5.f.002 Consensus and variations in opinions on delirium care: a survey of the European Delirium Association
  287. Predictors of Rehospitalization Among Elderly Patients Admitted to a Rehabilitation Hospital: The Role of Polypharmacy, Functional Status, and Length of Stay
  288. Anesthesia and post-operative delirium in elderly patients undergoing hip fracture surgery
  289. Postoperative delirium and pre-fracture disability predict 6-month mortality among the oldest old orthogeriatric patients
  290. Efficacy of Higher Dose 13.3 mg/24 h Rivastigmine Patch on Instrumental Activities of Daily Living in Patients with Mild-to-Moderate Alzheimer's Disease
  291. Assessing Risk Factors for Unsafe Driving in a Group of Elderly Adults Undergoing Rehabilitation
  292. Riabilitazione motoria degli anziani affetti da malattie psicogeriatriche
  293. SOFA score predicts 30-day mortality in the elderly
  294. The Meaning of Delirium
  295. The Effect of Poststroke Delirium on Short-Term Outcomes of Elderly Patients Undergoing Rehabilitation
  296. Early onset versus late onset in Alzheimer’s disease: What is the reliable cut-off?
  297. A Score to Predict the Development of Adverse Clinical Events after Transition from Acute Hospital Wards to Post–Acute Care Settings
  298. Antipsychotic Prescription: The Logic of Medicine Versus the Logic of the Patients
  299. Tools to Detect Delirium Superimposed on Dementia: A Systematic Review
  300. Dialogue on Geriatrics: How Should We Fix the Problem?
  301. Role of functional impairment and surgical delay in elderly patients undergoing hip fracture surgery
  302. Hospitalization of nursing home residents
  303. Future Direction of Geriatrics: “Gerogeriatrics”: A Comment
  304. Understanding terminology of delirium and long-term cognitive impairment in critically ill patients
  305. Music, music therapy and dementia: A review of literature and the recommendations of the Italian Psychogeriatric Association
  306. Anticoagulation management in hip fracture patients: A clinical conundrum
  307. Efficacy of the 13.3 mg/24 h rivastigmine patch on instrumental activities of daily living in the OPtimising Transdermal Exelon In Mild-to-moderate Alzheimer's disease (OPTIMA) study: Prospective subgroup analysis by disease severity and time-to-meet d...
  308. A sudden decline in mobility status as an early sign of acute infection in elderly patients: evidence from three case reports
  309. Rehabilitation of Elderly Adults with Severe Cognitive Impairment: It is Time for Evidence
  310. Managing Functional and Cognitive Decline in Patients with Mild-to-Moderate Alzheimer's Disease: A 48-Week, Randomized, Double-Blind Evaluation of 13.3 mg/24 h (15 cm{superscript 2}) Versus 9.5 mg/24 h (10 cm{superscript 2}) Rivastigmine Patch (P04.193)
  311. Commentary on the Editorial “Music therapy for dementia”
  312. Addendum to ‘Efficacy of music therapy treatment based on cycles of sessions: A randomised controlled trial’ (Raglio et al., 2010)
  313. Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy in an Elderly Patient With Severe Alzheimer's Disease: A Case Report
  314. The Specificity of Geriatric Rehabilitation: Myth or Reality? A Debate from an Italian Perspective
  315. Music interventions against agitated behaviour in elderly persons with dementia: a cost-effective perspective
  316. A prognostic model predicting recovery of walking independence of elderly patients after hip-fracture surgery. An experiment in a rehabilitation unit in Northern Italy
  317. Outcomes of Nonagenarian Patients After Rehabilitation Following Hip Fracture Surgery
  318. Randomized, Double-Blind, Parallel-Group, 48-Week Study for Efficacy and Safety of a Higher-Dose Rivastigmine Patch (15 vs. 10 cm2) in Alzheimer’s Disease
  319. Are Fluctuations in Motor Performance a Diagnostic Sign of Delirium?
  320. Rehabilitation of Older Adults with Hip Fracture: Cognitive Function and Walking Abilities
  321. The Role of Physicians in Nursing Homes: A Comment
  322. Memantine effects on behaviour in moderately severe to severe Alzheimer’s disease: a post-marketing surveillance study
  323. Subcortical and deep cortical atrophy in Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration
  324. FREQUENCY OF MALNUTRITION IN OLDER ADULTS: A COMMENT
  325. Cerebrospinal Fluid Tau in Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration: Clinical, Neuroimaging, and Prognostic Correlates
  326. Antibiotic Treatment for Patients Affected by Severe Dementia and Pneumonia
  327. Loss of function mutations in the progranulin gene are related to pro-inflammatory cytokine dysregulation in frontotemporal lobar degeneration patients
  328. Genetic Background Predicts Poor Prognosis in Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration
  329. Sharing Transnational Experiences of Psychogeriatric Units Dedicated to the Management of Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms in Demented Patients
  330. The Speech and Language FOXP2 Gene Modulates the Phenotype of Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration
  331. Diagnosing Delirium
  332. Efficacy of music therapy treatment based on cycles of sessions: A randomised controlled trial
  333. Action Observation Treatment Improves Recovery of Postsurgical Orthopedic Patients: Evidence for a Top-Down Effect?
  334. Understanding the Underpinnings of the Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration: Evidence for Benign and Malignant Forms
  335. Clinical Instability as a Predictor of Negative Outcomes Among Elderly Patients Admitted to a Rehabilitation Ward
  336. THE OVERLAP SYNDROME OF DEPRESSION AND DELIRIUM IN ELDERLY PATIENTS: A COMMENT
  337. The FTLD‐modified Clinical Dementia Rating scale is a reliable tool for defining disease severity in Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration: evidence from a brain SPECT study
  338. Delirium superimposed on dementia is more predictive of adverse outcomes than dementia alone
  339. Establishing short-term prognosis in Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration spectrum: Role of genetic background and clinical phenotype
  340. Is Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration a Rare Disorder? Evidence from a Preliminary Study in Brescia County, Italy
  341. Depressive Symptoms and One Year Mortality among Elderly Patients Discharged from a Rehabilitation Ward after Orthopaedic Surgery of the Lower Limbs
  342. Moderate to severe depressive symptoms and rehabilitation outcome in older adults with hip fracture
  343. Motor Recovery After Rehabilitation and Long-Term Clinical Outcomes
  344. Memantine in Moderately-Severe-to-Severe Alzheimerʼs Disease
  345. Clinical Complexity and Occam's Razor: Navigating Between Scylla and Charibdy of the Geriatric Practice. A Case of Secondary Hypertension in a Very Old Patient
  346. DEMENTIA, DELIRIUM, AND DEPRESSION IN PATIENTS WITH HIP FRACTURE: 1+1 DOESN'T ALWAYS MAKE 2
  347. Revisiting Brain Reserve Hypothesis in Frontotemporal Dementia: Evidence from a Brain Perfusion Study
  348. Is early-onset clinically different from late-onset frontotemporal dementia?
  349. AUTHORS' RESPONSE TO LETTER FROM LAURILA AND COLLEAGUES
  350. Depressive symptoms combined with dementia affect 12-months survival in elderly patients after rehabilitation post-hip fracture surgery
  351. Delirium and Costs of Informal Home Care
  352. Subcortical Vascular Lesions Predict Falls at 12 Months in Elderly Patients Discharged From a Rehabilitation Ward
  353. P3-003: Comorbidity, functional and nutritional status in demented and non-demented patients stratified by age
  354. White Matter Changes in Corticobasal Degeneration Syndrome and Correlation With Limb Apraxia
  355. Delirium as the Sixth Vital Sign
  356. Progranulin genetic variations in frontotemporal lobar degeneration: evidence for low mutation frequency in an Italian clinical series
  357. Composition of the Rehabilitation Team in Postacute Care
  358. Efficacy of Music Therapy in the Treatment of Behavioral and Psychiatric Symptoms of Dementia
  359. Delirium in older people: an epiphenomenon of incipient death or a separate biological process?
  360. Outcomes at 12 Months in a Population of Elderly Patients Discharged From a Rehabilitation Unit
  361. Delirium Superimposed on Dementia Predicts 12-Month Survival in Elderly Patients Discharged From a Postacute Rehabilitation Facility
  362. C-reactive protein levels and delirium in a rehabilitation ward
  363. DELIRIUM SUBTYPES AND 1-YEAR MORTALITY AMONG ELDERLY PATIENTS DISCHARGED FROM A POST-ACUTE REHABILITATION FACILITY
  364. Subcortical vascular lesions and functional recovery in older patients with gait disorders
  365. Extrapyramidal symptoms in Frontotemporal Dementia: Prevalence and clinical correlations
  366. Does cognitive performance affect physical therapy regimen after hip fracture surgery?
  367. Evidence of White Matter Changes on Diffusion Tensor Imaging in Frontotemporal Dementia
  368. DELIRIUM AND FUNCTIONAL RECOVERY IN ELDERLY PATIENTS
  369. Functional correlates of Apolipoprotein E genotype in Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration
  370. BODY WEIGHT–SUPPORTED TREADMILL IN THE PHYSICAL REHABILITATION OF SEVERELY DEMENTED SUBJECTS AFTER HIP FRACTURE: A CASE REPORT
  371. Diffusion tensor imaging and voxel based morphometry study in early progressive supranuclear palsy
  372. Blood Pressure and Cognitive Impairment in the Elderly
  373. OUTCOMES OF OLDER PEOPLE ADMITTED TO POSTACUTE FACILITIES WITH DELIRIUM
  374. CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE AND EXECUTIVE DYSFUNCTION IN GERIATRIC DEPRESSION
  375. SUBCORTICAL VASCULAR DISEASE DETECTED WITH COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY AND 1-YEAR PHYSICAL DECLINE IN HIGH-FUNCTIONING OLDER ADULTS
  376. Predictors of delirium during in-hospital rehabilitation in elderly patients after hip arthroplasty
  377. REHOSPITALIZATION AND TRANSFERS TO NURSING FACILITIES IN ELDERLY PATIENTS AFTER HIP FRACTURE SURGERY
  378. STAFF TRAINING AND USE OF SPECIFIC PROTOCOLS FOR DELIRIUM MANAGEMENT
  379. Effects of cholinesterase inhibitors appear greater in patients on established antihypertensive therapy
  380. Geriatric pocket guide and geriatricians in the rehabilitation of older patients
  381. Results of a multi-level therapeutic approach for Alzheimer’s disease subjects in the “real world” (CRONOS project): a 36-week follow-up study
  382. Feeding Tube Use in Italian Nursing Homes
  383. Feeding tube use in Italian nursing homes: The role of cultural factors
  384. Establishing an Optimal Therapeutic Range for Coumarins
  385. P1-049 Cognitive impairment is an independent predictor of functional recovery after hip fracture surgery but not after elective hip arthroplasty
  386. P1-338 Factors predicting the treatment response to cholinesterase inhibitors in Alzheimer's dementia
  387. Blunted reduction in night-time blood pressure is associated with cognitive deterioration in subjects with long-standing hypertension
  388. Subcortical Vascular Lesions Predict Functional Recovery After Rehabilitation in Patients with L-Dopa Refractory Parkinsonism
  389. HIGH TECH AND HIGH TOUCH
  390. A QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION ON ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE PATIENTS TREATED WITH CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS
  391. MOOD, BEHAVIOR AND MEMORY
  392. Frailty is the main predictor of falls in elderly patients undergoing rehabilitation training
  393. Caregiving and Age: The Case of a Very Old Sister of a Patient with Alzheimer's Disease
  394. Medical Comorbidity and Complexity of the Rehabilitative Procedures for Older Patients with Functional Impairments
  395. Executive dysfunction and depressive symptoms in cerebrovascular disease
  396. An unusual case of spontaneous and remitting functional decline in an elderly man: Is “functional delirium” a clinical entity?
  397. Let's Strip the King: Eligibility Not Safety Is the Problem of Anticoagulation for Stroke Prevention in Elderly Patients With Atrial Fibrillation
  398. Increased Blood Pressure Variability May Be Associated With Cognitive Decline in Hypertensive Elderly Subjects With No Dementia
  399. Anticoagulation Treatment in Disabled Patients
  400. Is C-reactive protein an independent risk factor for essential hypertension?
  401. The Management of Adverse Clinical Events in Nursing Homes: A 1-Year Survey Study
  402. In reply to Belmin et al.:
  403. In reply to Cheng
  404. In reply to Park et al.:
  405. Regarding atrial fibrillation and cognitive function in older people
  406. Anticoagulation to prevent stroke in atrial fibrillation
  407. Geriatric Assessment and Anticoagulation in Elderly Patients With Chronic Atrial Fibrillation
  408. Atrial Fibrillation and Cognitive Disorders in Older People
  409. Dementia is a major predictor of death among the Italian elderly
  410. A rare case of successful antibiotic therapy in an elderly man with a retarded aorto-bifemoral graft infection
  411. UNDERUSE OF ANTICOAGULATION IN OLDER PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC ATRIAL FIBRILLATION: MALPRACTICE OR ACCURACY?
  412. Special Care Units for Demented Patients: A Multicenter Study
  413. The Bedford Alzheimer Nursing Severity Scale for the Severely Demented
  414. 135 Efficacy of special care units for the behaviorally disturbed patient: a research project