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Sarah Damanti, Francesca Rosini, Daniela Mari, Maura Marcucci • European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
(2015)
We report a case of acute facial oedema in an elderly hospitalized patient which was initially misdiagnosed as angioedema secondary to antibiotics in a patient with an allergic diathesis.
We describe the differential aetiologies and then t...
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DOI: 10.12890/2015_000281
Peng Li, JiaLe Liu, Junjun Liu • Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
(2022)
ObjectiveWe aimed to evaluate the effect of procalcitonin (PCT) guided therapy on antibiotic exposure in pediatric patients with infectious disease.MethodsWe performed an updated systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled ...
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DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2022.915463
Valerio Nardone, Federica Marmorino, Marco Maria Germani, Natalia Cichowska-Cwalińska et al. • Current Oncology
(2024)
The integration of multidisciplinary tumor boards (MTBs) is fundamental in delivering state-of-the-art cancer treatment, facilitating collaborative diagnosis and management by a diverse team of specialists. Despite the clear benefits in per...
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DOI: 10.3390/curroncol31090369
Tatyana V. Pavlova, Kirill I. Proshchayev, Elmira E. Satarinova, Natalia B. Pilkevich et al. • Медицинский вестник Юга России
(2019)
Purpose: to evaluate changes in muscle strength in elderly patients with signs of premature aging. Materials and methods: the study included 1080 people: 540 aged 44 to 54 years (mean age 49.1±2.2) and 540 at the age of 55 to 64 years (mean...
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DOI: 10.21886/2219-8075-2019-10-1-59-64
Swapno Aditya, Adam Clarke, Lucy Armitage, Wing-Kai Lam et al. • Sensors
(2026)
Background: Age-related changes in motor–cognitive function are associated with altered neural adaptability, particularly during tasks requiring integration of cognitive and motor processes. Dual-task paradigms are commonly used to assess s...
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DOI: 10.3390/s26144575
Sebastian Voigt-Radloff, Maud Graff, Myrra Vernooij-Dassen, Rainer Leonhart et al. • BMJ Open
(2011)
Background The positive effects of the Dutch Community Occupational Therapy in Dementia programme on patients' daily functioning were not found in a multicentre randomised controlled trial (RCT) in Germany.Objectives To evaluate possible ef...
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2011-000094
Hongwei Liu, Juxiang Yang, Gang Song, Minheng Zhang et al. • BMJ Mental Health
(2025)
Background With rapid population ageing, depressive symptoms in older adults have become a pressing public health concern. While functional dependency is a known risk factor, the impact of changes in dependency over time remains unclear.Obj...
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjment-2025-301749
S Pirbay, MD, S Abou Kassm, MD, MPH, C Di-Maggio, MD, F Naudet, MD, PhD et al. • Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics Plus
(2025)
Objectives: Despite the benefits of geriatric telepsychiatry, the lack of support from the staff remains one of the major challenges it faces. We wanted to explore whether negative opinions towards telepsychiatry in nursing home (NH) stakeh...
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DOI: 10.1016/j.aggp.2025.100150
Reagan E. Garcia, Anne B. Newman, Eileen Johnson, Yujia Susanna Qiao et al. • Sensors
(2025)
Fatigability, a phenotype of poor energy regulation, is associated with lower physical activity in older adults, but independent associations with sedentary behavior are unknown. We examined whether sedentary behavior was associated with fa...
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DOI: 10.3390/s25092722
Gloria Metzner, Lukas Maximilian Horstmeier, Jürgen Bengel, Eva Maria Bitzer et al. • BMC Geriatrics
(2023)
Abstract Background In the aging population of Western societies, an increasing number of older adults have multiple chronic diseases. As multifaceted health problems imply the involvement of several healthcare professionals, multimorbid ol...
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DOI: 10.1186/s12877-023-03797-2
Addisu Getie, Melaku Bimerew, Mihretie Gedfew, Baye Tsegaye Amlak et al. • Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics Plus
(2025)
Introduction: Cognitive impairment is a medical condition caused by neurodegeneration, marked by a gradual decline in neurological, motor, psychological, and cognitive domain functions, as well as daily activities. It primarily affects indi...
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DOI: 10.1016/j.aggp.2025.100171
Francesco Valeri, Malena dos Santos Guilherme, Fuqian He, Nicolai M. Stoye et al. • Microorganisms
(2021)
Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder affecting around 30 million patients worldwide. The predominant sporadic variant remains enigmatic as the underlying cause has still not been identified. Since efficient therap...
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DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9122548
Tereza Vágnerová, Olga Dvořáčková, Eva Topinková • Clinical Nutrition Open Science
(2024)
Summary: Background & Aims: The transition from middle age to old age (from adults aged 50–55 years to older seniors aged 75–80 years) represents a critical period in terms of changes in body composition, i.e., increase in body fat per...
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DOI: 10.1016/j.nutos.2024.01.006
Tang G, Zheng N, Yang G, Li H et al. • International Journal of General Medicine
(2021)
Guodong Tang, Naixin Zheng, Guojian Yang, Hui Li, Hu Ai, Ying Zhao, Fucheng Sun, Huiping Zhang Department of Cardiology, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences,...
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Ying Li, Ying Li, Na Jia, Xinyue Li et al. • Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
(2026)
This article reports a rare case of diffuse hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy complicated with left ventricular apical aneurysm and excessive trabeculation. Genetic testing of the patient revealed a heterozygous variant of the MYBPC3 ...
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DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2026.1753832
Emi Miki, Risa Kawabata • Cadernos Brasileiros de Terapia Ocupacional
(2020)
This study aimed to investigate the associations between occupational performance and quality of life, well-being, and instrumental activities of daily living in older Japanese adults by examining the correlations between the Canadian Occup...
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DOI: 10.4322/2526-8910.ctoAO2096
Shiau-Fu Hsieh, Kuo-Liong Chien, Chu-Hao Weng, Yi-Ping Chiang • International Journal of Gerontology
(2017)
Background: The predictors for failure of home discharge after post-acute inpatient stroke rehabilitation need investigation.
Methods: With this retrospective case-control study conducted in a stroke rehabilitation unit in one tertiary hosp...
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijge.2017.07.005
N. Zanjari, Sh. Namjoo, D.M. Aminzadeh, A. Delbari • طب جانباز
(2019)
Aims: In the world, many elderly people are cared by informal caregivers. Caring for elderly people with a special condition such as veterans can affect the mental health of caregivers. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate th...
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Sung-Jin Lee PhD, Kathleen Rose Parrott PhD, Minyong Lee PhD, Sheryl Renee Robinson BS et al. • Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine
(2021)
This study explored residential (housing and town) satisfaction of rural older adults aging in place, relating to demographic and housing characteristics. We conducted a structured, face-to-face survey with 149 rural older adults. Regressio...
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DOI: 10.1177/2333721421997190
Jiarui Liu, Kun Yang, Dingchi Zhao, Peili Wu et al. • Geophysical Research Letters
(2024)
Abstract Over‐estimation of summer precipitation over the Tibetan Plateau (TP) is a well‐known and persistent problem in most climate models. This study demonstrates the impact of a Gaussian Probability Density Function cloud fraction schem...
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DOI: 10.1029/2024GL109180