C Sidoli, C Okoye, A Staglianò, A Zambon, C Pozzi, M C Ferrara, G Bellelli
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Older patients face increasing challenges in preserving mobility during hospitalization. This retrospective cohort study aimed to evaluate the effect of an Occupational Therapy (OT) program on mobility at discharge in older patients admitted to an Acute Geriatric Unit (AGU). All patients aged ≥65 years consecutively admitted to the AGU in an 18-month period were included in the study if scoring <4 or ≥ 8 at the Clinical Frailty Scale. Overall, 807 patients (median age 85 years, 50.2% females) were included: 665 (82%) received OT, while 142 who did not receive OT were used as controls. The Cumulated Ambulation Scale (CAS) was used to assess mobility at discharge. By multivariable logistic regression, OT was independently associated with higher odds of achieving higher CAS score at discharge. These findings emphasize the potential benefits of OT in acute geriatric settings, providing valuable insights for preserving mobility of frail older individuals during hospitalization.
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The Journal of Frailty & Aging is a peer-reviewed international journal aimed at presenting articles that are related to research in the area of aging and age-related (sub)clinical conditions. In particular, the journal publishes high-quality papers describing and discussing social, biological, and clinical features underlying the onset and development of frailty in older persons. The Journal of Frailty & Aging is composed by five different sections: - Biology of frailty and aging In this section, the journal presents reports from preclinical studies and experiences focused at identifying, describing, and understanding the subclinical pathophysiological mechanisms at the basis of frailty and aging. - Physical frailty and age-related body composition modifications Studies exploring the physical and functional components of frailty are contained in this section. Moreover, since body composition plays a major role in determining physical frailty and, at the same time, represents the most evident feature of the aging process, special attention is given to studies focused on sarcopenia and obesity at older age. - Neurosciences of frailty and aging The section presents results from studies exploring the cognitive and neurological aspects of frailty and age-related conditions. In particular, papers on neurodegenerative conditions of advanced age are welcomed. - Frailty and aging in clinical practice and public health This journal’s section is devoted at presenting studies on clinical issues of frailty and age-related conditions. This multidisciplinary section particularly welcomes reports from clinicians coming from different backgrounds and specialties dealing with the heterogeneous clinical manifestations of advanced age. Moreover, this part of the journal also contains reports on frailty- and age-related social and public health issues. - Clinical trials and therapeutics This final section contains all the manuscripts presenting data on (pharmacological and non-pharmacological) interventions aimed at preventing, delaying, or treating frailty and age-related conditions.The Journal of Frailty & Aging is a quarterly publication of original papers, review articles, case reports, controversies, letters to the Editor, and book reviews. Manuscripts will be evaluated by the editorial staff and, if suitable, by expert reviewers assigned by the editors. The journal particularly welcomes papers by researchers from different backgrounds and specialities who may want to share their views and experiences on the common themes of frailty and aging.The abstracting and indexing of the Journal of Frailty & Aging is covered by MEDLINE (approval by the National Library of Medicine in February 2016).
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