A5036337117- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
- Body Composition Measurement Techniques
- Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging
- Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques
- Pain Management and Placebo Effect
- Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
- Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention
- Aging and Gerontology Research
- Myofascial pain diagnosis and treatment
- Traumatic Brain Injury Research
- Obesity and Health Practices
- Pain Management and Opioid Use
- Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment
- Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Dialysis and Renal Disease Management
- Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances
Don Carlo Gnocchi Foundation
2010-2022
Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico
2015
Comparing global postural reeducation (GPR) to a standard physiotherapy treatment (PT) based on active exercises, stretching, and massaging for improving pain function in chronic low back (CLBP) patients.Prospective controlled study. Setting. Outpatient rehabilitation facility.Adult patients with diagnosis of nonspecific, (>6 months) pain.Both treatments consisted 15 sessions one hour each, twice week including patient education.Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire evaluate disability,...
People aged 90 and older represent a fast-growing population segment who deserve specific attention research. Aging is associated with progressive decrease in hemoglobin concentration, which predicts adverse outcome, such as mortality, morbidity, frailty disability. Whether this association independent from increased prevalence of comorbidity, causing both anemia reduced physical function yet under debate. The aim study to explore the relationship between concentration self-reported...
Abstract Background Life expectancy has increased over the last century and a growing number of people is reaching age 90 years over. However, data on nonagenarians’ health trends are scarce due to difficulties in investigating this specific population. This study aims identify risk factors for one-year mortality nonagenarians using collected within “Mugello Study”. Methods Complete information sociodemographic data, cognitive functional status, lifestyle, medical history, drug use was from...
Abstract Purpose The study of the relationship between body weight and health in old age has attracted increasing interest. aim present is to investigate association mass index (BMI) with functional cognitive status a group nonagenarians. Methods We analyzed 475 participants (348 women, 127 men; median 92 years) from Mugello study. Participants were evaluated through laboratory, instrumental examinations questionnaires. Results By grouping according BMI categories, better perception...
Nonagenarians are a fast-growing population deserving specific research. We explored the prevalence and characteristics of functionally independent nonagenarians from rural community-dwelling Italian population. Data were collected in Mugello Study; 475 persons aged ≥90 years (median age, 92) underwent home-based clinical functional assessment, including psychosocial, clinical, functional, lifestyle history status physical instrumental examinations. Sixty-eight (15%) reported no need for...
Abstract Background Health, as defined by the WHO, is a multidimensional concept that includes different aspects. Interest in health conditions of oldest-old has increased consequence phenomenon population aging. This study investigates whether (1) it possible to identify profiles among oldest-old, taking into account physical, emotional and psychological information about health, (2) there are demographic socioeconomic differences profiles. Methods Latent Class Analysis with covariates was...
Objective to identify the predictors of mortality in a cohort nonagenarians inside “Mugello study” after 10 years follow-up. Methods Information on sociodemographic data, cognitive and functional status, lifestyle, medical history, drug use was collected from 433 non-selected participants aged 90-99 years, living Mugello area (Italy). Participants were followed over their dates death retrieved municipal registers. Cox regression analysis used determine significant potential prognostic...