A multidimensional approach to frailty in older people

A Pilotto, C Custodero, S Maggi, MC Polidori… - Ageing research …, 2020 - Elsevier
Frailty is an important factor determining a higher risk of adverse health outcomes in older
adults. Although scientific community in the last two decades put a lot of effort for its …

Prevalence of multidimensional frailty and pre-frailty in older people in different settings: A systematic review and meta-analysis

N Veronese, C Custodero, A Cella, J Demurtas… - Ageing research …, 2021 - Elsevier
Frailty is a common condition in older people. The epidemiological data available, however,
are mainly based on the physical frailty phenotype. An extensive literature has suggested …

Practical assessment and management of vulnerabilities in older patients receiving chemotherapy: ASCO guideline for geriatric oncology

SG Mohile, W Dale, MR Somerfield… - Journal of clinical …, 2018 - ascopubs.org
Purpose To provide guidance regarding the practical assessment and management of
vulnerabilities in older patients undergoing chemotherapy. Methods An Expert Panel was …

Three decades of comprehensive geriatric assessment: evidence coming from different healthcare settings and specific clinical conditions

A Pilotto, A Cella, A Pilotto, J Daragjati… - Journal of the American …, 2017 - Elsevier
Comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) is a multidisciplinary diagnostic and treatment
process that identifies medical, psychosocial, and functional capabilities of older adults to …

Polypharmacy in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes receiving oral antidiabetic treatment

M Noale, N Veronese, P Cavallo Perin, A Pilotto… - Acta …, 2016 - Springer
Aim Polypharmacy in older diabetics can have detrimental effects linked to poor adherence
and the risk of drug interaction or more serious/frequent side effects. The aim of this study …

Development and validation of a 10-year mortality prediction model: meta-analysis of individual participant data from five cohorts of older adults in developed and …

CK Suemoto, P Ueda… - … Series A: Biomedical …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Background: Existing mortality prediction models for older adults have been each developed
using a single study from the United States or Western Europe. We aimed to develop and …

Using the Multidimensional Prognostic Index (MPI) to improve cost-effectiveness of interventions in multimorbid frail older persons: results and final recommendations …

AJ Cruz-Jentoft, J Daragjati, L Fratiglioni… - Aging Clinical and …, 2020 - Springer
MPI_AGE is a European Union co-funded research project aimed to use the
Multidimensional Prognostic Index (MPI), a validated Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment …

Multidimensional prognostic index in association with future mortality and number of hospital days in a population-based sample of older adults: results of the EU …

SB Angleman, G Santoni, A Pilotto, L Fratiglioni… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Background The Multidimensional Prognostic Index (MPI) has been found to predict
mortality in patients with a variety of clinical conditions. We aimed to assess the association …

Relation of statin use and mortality in community-dwelling frail older patients with coronary artery disease

A Pilotto, P Gallina, F Panza, M Copetti, A Cella… - The American journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Clinical decision-making for statin treatment in older patients with coronary artery disease
(CAD) is under debate, particularly in community-dwelling frail patients at high risk of death …

Mortality attributable to COVID-19 in nursing home residents: a retrospective study

N Veronese, A Koyanagi, V Stangherlin… - Aging Clinical and …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Aim Coronavirus-19 disease (COVID-19) is a widespread condition in nursing
home (NH). It is not known whether COVID-19 is associated with a higher risk of death than …