Editorial Material
Medicine, General & Internal
Lucy Perrem, Felix Ratjen
Summary: This study found that cross-species immune responses may take weeks or months to affect renal function after transplantation, indicating that the immune reaction in kidney transplantation is a long-term process. Additionally, the study also found that the transcriptional activation of immunity primarily occurs in innate immune cells rather than lymphocytes.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Abigail J. Hall, Fay Manning, Victoria Goodwin
Summary: The aim of this study was to explore healthcare professionals' principles for providing and delivering rehabilitation interventions for people with advanced dementia. The study found that the culture of the organisation, the knowledge of the healthcare professional, and their personal values are key factors influencing the effectiveness of interventions. Successful interventions require healthcare professionals to have knowledge about dementia, positive personal values, and a supportive organisational culture.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Fakhrudin Faizi, Seyed Tayeb Moradian
Summary: This study aimed to understand undergraduate nursing students' perception of direct nursing care during the COVID-19 pandemic. Through interviews with 15 students, the researchers found that while the students experienced some initial stress, they improved their caregiving skills with support and were able to meet the healthcare needs of the nation.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Sarah E. Patterson, Ashley M. Tate, Yi-Ling Hu, Jue (Jessie) Wang, Robert F. Schoeni, HwaJung Choi
Summary: Restrictions on social participation are more intense for caregivers of older adults with dementia, especially for White, non-Hispanic caregivers. The increase in caregiving hours partially explains this gap, but not completely. Future interventions should focus on facilitating social participation among caregivers.
JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES B-PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Nursing
Crystal Morales, Mary-Michael Brown
Summary: Care for the Caregiver is a peer-to-peer program that offers support and guidance to clinicians who have experienced unexpected and emotionally distressing events. The program's development was preceded by endorsed communication and resolution programs, then introduced to several U.S. medical centers, and later incorporated into demonstration projects. The authors introduced the program across the MedStar Health System, describing its conception, structure, and evolution during the current pandemic.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NURSING
(2021)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Magdalena Leszko, Dorota J. Allen
Summary: Aging populations and increasing immigration have led to changes in intergenerational relationships. This study examines the experiences of adult children and immigrant caregivers providing transnational care for a parent with dementia in Poland. The findings highlight the challenges faced by transnational caregivers and the importance of addressing their well-being.
JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES B-PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Clarissa Giebel, Kerry Hanna, Jacqueline Cannon, Paul Marlow, Hilary Tetlow, Stephen Mason, Justine Shenton, Manoj Rajagopal, Mark Gabbay
Summary: This study investigates the impact of vaccination uptake and testing on care home visitation. Findings reveal delayed and inconsistent offers of face-to-face visits, varying uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine, and lack of education leading to different perspectives and frustrations among family carers and care home staff.
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Ema Gusheva, Vincent de Gooyert
Summary: Green recovery presents an opportunity to accelerate sustainable transition, curbing greenhouse gas emissions and addressing growing socio-economic inequalities. The impact on economic growth, including GDP and employment, remains uncertain, with differing perspectives on whether tradeoffs are necessary or if growth and sustainability can be achieved simultaneously.
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Sarah Carbone, Whitney Berta, Susan Law, Kerry Kuluski
Summary: The study findings provide important insights into how individuals and groups perceive and respond to crisis events.
Article
Geography
Caleb Johnston, Geraldine Pratt
Summary: This study examines European entrepreneurs who have built and managed new long-term care facilities near Chiang Mai, Thailand, to meet the growing demand for dementia care from overseas clients. The research explores the creation of a transnational care market and the strategies used to stabilize the commodification of intimate labor.
ANNALS OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF GEOGRAPHERS
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Sara S. Masoud, Kylie N. Meyer, Lauryn Martin Sweet, Patricia J. Prado, Carole L. White
Summary: The study suggests that virtual Memory Cafes offer important benefits for families living with dementia, including positive effects on loneliness and social support. However, virtual models may not address the needs of all families, especially those lacking access to technology or with individuals experiencing late-stage dementia.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Critical Care Medicine
Mayumi Nishimura, Mayumi Toyama, Hiroko Mori, Makiko Sano, Haruki Imura, Akira Kuriyama, Takeo Nakayama
Summary: This study investigated the end-of-life care provided by healthcare providers to COVID-19 patients in hospitals during the pandemic. The results showed that maintaining relationships with isolated patients, connecting patients and families, sharing decision-making in isolation, and creating humanistic episodes were effective strategies to improve end-of-life care.
Editorial Material
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Kenneth Rockwood
Summary: The proposal to use frailty as a rationing criterion in the face of capacity shortages and as an alternative to age in risk stratification is defensible. Future research should focus on generating better COVID-19-specific prognostic information to determine which lives are most likely to be saved in the event of resource scarcity.
Article
Economics
Pierre Guerin, Felix Suntheim
Summary: The global carbon emissions have declined in the short term due to the COVID-19 crisis, but the long-term impact on the transition to a low-carbon economy is uncertain. Tighter financial constraints and adverse economic conditions could hinder firms' environmental performance and reduce green investments, potentially slowing down the transition to a low-carbon economy. Climate policies and green recovery packages are crucial to boost green investment and support the energy transition.
Article
Economics
Jeanet Sinding Bentzen
Summary: The COVID-19 crisis has led to a significant increase in prayer activities globally, particularly in Europe and the Americas. People of different religious beliefs, income levels, and levels of inequality have participated, but Buddhists did not show a noticeable increase. People pray to cope with adversity.
JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC BEHAVIOR & ORGANIZATION
(2021)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Carlo Abbate, Pietro Davide Trimarchi, Silvia Inglese, Emanuele Tomasini, Renzo Bagarolo, Fabrizio Giunco, Matteo Cesari
Summary: A standardized observational NeuroPsychological Examination (NPE) designed for psychologists was proposed and evaluated for its clinical effectiveness in diagnosing cognitive decline in dementia patients. The NPE showed higher sensitivity and specificity in detecting abnormalities in AD and VaD patients compared to healthy controls, with significant differences in pathological signs between AD and VaD patients. The study suggests that NPE is a promising tool for diagnosing dementia.
APPLIED NEUROPSYCHOLOGY-ADULT
(2021)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Riccardo Calvani, Anna Picca, Federico Marini, Alessandra Biancolillo, Jacopo Gervasoni, Silvia Persichilli, Aniello Primiano, Helio J. Coelho-Junior, Matteo Cesari, Maurizio Bossola, Andrea Urbani, Graziano Onder, Francesco Landi, Roberto Bernabei, Emanuele Marzetti
Summary: This study identified a set of potential biomarkers for PF&S using a novel multivariate analytic strategy, allowing for correct classification of patients and controls. The core biomarker profile of PF&S showed unique features in men and women.
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Domenico Fusco, Alessandro Ferrini, Giuseppe Pasqualetti, Chiara Giannotti, Matteo Cesari, Alice Laudisio, Alberto Ballestrero, Stefano Scabini, Patrizio R. Odetti, Giuseppe F. Colloca, Fabio Monzani, Alessio Nencioni, Raffaele Antonelli Incalzi, Fiammetta Monacelli
Summary: Optimizing the approach to older adults with cancer is a priority due to the increasing frequency of new cancer diagnoses in this population. The comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) is crucial for defining prognosis, exploring the complexity of frail older individuals, and designing personalized interventions. The adoption of a standardized CGA model by oncology centers can lead to improved therapeutic choices and clinical outcomes by facilitating comparisons, promoting multidimensional patient assessments, and integrating geriatricians into oncology care teams.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION
(2021)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Shin J. Liau, Samanta Lalic, Janet K. Sluggett, Matteo Cesari, Graziano Onder, Davide L. Vetrano, Lucas Morin, Sirpa Hartikainen, Aleksi Hamina, Kristina Johnell, Edwin C. K. Tan, Renuka Visvanathan, J. Simon Bell
Summary: This report presents international consensus principles related to medication management in frail older people, covering clinical practice, research, and education. These principles highlight different considerations for optimizing medication management in frail older people and can be used in conjunction with existing best practice guidelines to help achieve optimal health outcomes for this vulnerable population.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION
(2021)
Editorial Material
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Benedetta Cerasoli, Niccolo Piro, Clara Mandelli, Matteo Cesari
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Giovanna Pela, Sara Tagliaferri, Felice Perrino, Giacomo Bussolati, Yari Longobucco, Luna Zerbinati, Elisa Adorni, Riccardo Calvani, Matteo Cesari, Antonio Cherubini, Roberto Bernabei, Mauro Di Bari, Francesco Landi, Emanuele Marzetti, Fulvio Lauretani, Marcello Maggio
Summary: The study found a significant positive correlation between skeletal muscle mass and left ventricular mass in older individuals, independent of other potential confounders. This suggests the need for further research on interventions targeting left ventricular mass and skeletal muscle mass.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY
(2021)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Federica Conti, Dario Consonni, Sarah Damanti, Alessandro Nobili, Luca Pasina, Pier Mannuccio Mannucci, Matteo Cesari, Paolo Dionigi Rossi
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the initiation of psycholeptic drugs in hospitalized older patients, revealing that cognitive impairment was the main risk factor for starting psycholeptic medications. The majority of patients continued to use psycholeptics after hospital discharge.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION
(2021)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Paola Nicolini, Carlo Abbate, Silvia Inglese, Paolo D. Rossi, Daniela Mari, Matteo Cesari
Summary: Social support plays an important role in late-life psychological well-being, with perceived emotional support negatively impacting anxiety and depression symptoms, while marital status can have a positive effect on anxiety and depression symptoms. The study highlights the different dimensions of social support and their differential effects on mental health.
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Oriol Miralles, Dolores Sanchez-Rodriguez, Esther Marco, Cedric Annweiler, Ainhoa Baztan, Evora Betancor, Alicia Cambra, Matteo Cesari, Benito J. Fontecha, Jerzy Gasowski, Sophie Gillain, Suzy Hope, Katie Phillips, Karolina Piotrowicz, Niccolo Piro, Guillaume Sacco, Edoardo Saporiti, Murielle Surquin, Estel Vall-llosera
Summary: Analyzing the impact of COVID-19 on the older population can lead to the development of fairer and more inclusive policies in the future.
EUROPEAN GERIATRIC MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Giulia Bonini, Luca Pasina, Laura Cortesi, Matteo Cesari, Luigi Bergamaschini
Summary: The study aimed to determine the prevalence of older patients receiving potentially inappropriate medications at ASP Pio Albergo Trivulzio intermediate care facility. The inappropriate prescription of PPIs was mainly associated with the use of heparin, suggesting optimization of PPI and psychotropic drug prescriptions should be considered.
AGING CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH
(2021)
Review
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Jean-Yves Reginster, Charlotte Beaudart, Nasser Al-Daghri, Bernard Avouac, Juergen Bauer, Nathalie Bere, Olivier Bruyere, Francesca Cerreta, Matteo Cesari, Mario Miguel Rosa, Cyrus Cooper, Alfonso J. Cruz Jentoft, Elaine Dennison, Anton Geerinck, Evelien Gielen, Francesco Landi, Andrea Laslop, Stefania Maggi, Maria Concepcin Prieto Yerro, Rene Rizzoli, Hildrun Sundseth, Cornel Sieber, Andrea Trombetti, Bruno Vellas, Nicola Veronese, Marjolein Visser, Mila Vlaskovska, Roger A. Fielding
Summary: This study provides specific recommendations for the design of clinical trials for drugs to prevent or treat sarcopenia. Randomized placebo-controlled double-blind parallel-arm trials are recommended as the design of choice for both phase II and III trials, with participants aged at least 70 years old presenting a combination of low muscle strength and low physical performance. Multiple outcome measures are proposed for different phases of the trials.
AGING CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH
(2021)
Review
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Alessia Gallucci, Pietro Davide Trimarchi, Carlo Abbate, Cosimo Tuena, Elisa Pedroli, Fabrizia Lattanzio, Marco Stramba-Badiale, Matteo Cesari, Fabrizio Giunco
Summary: Research on the use of ICT in the context of frailty is still in its early stages, with few studies focusing strictly on frailty assessment and rare reports of ICT interventions for frailty. The lack of proper characterization of frailty condition and methodological limitations have hindered the investigation of ICT within complex care models. Future studies are needed to effectively integrate ICT in the care of frailty in older persons.
AGING CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH
(2021)
Review
Geriatrics & Gerontology
M. Canevelli, G. Remoli, M. Toccaceli Blasi, L. Tariciotti, G. Sarli, M. Valletta, F. D'Antonio, N. Vanacore, M. Cesari, G. Bruno
Summary: Research on effective interventions for neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) in dementia is lacking compared to the importance placed on these symptoms by patients and caregivers. Current research efforts tend to prioritize disease-modifying approaches over addressing NPS, contributing to a gap between research activities and clinical needs.
JOURNAL OF FRAILTY & AGING
(2021)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Federica Conti, Sarah Damanti, Matteo Cesari, Paolo Dionigi Rossi, Simona Ciccone
AGING CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH
(2021)
Letter
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Carlo Abbate, Pietro D. Trimarchi, Silvia Inglese, Emanuele Tomasini, Alessia Gallucci, Sarah Damanti, Simona Ciccone, Paolo D. Rossi, Daniela Mari, Beatrice Arosio, Renzo Bagarolo, Fabrizio Giunco, Matteo Cesari
AGING CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH
(2021)
