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S Salvatore

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Risk factors for hospital readmission of elderly patients

2012

Background: The aim of this study was to identify which factors were associated with a risk of hospital readmission within 3 months after discharge of a sample of elderly patients admitted to internal medicine and geriatric wards. Methods: Of the 1178 patients aged 65 years or more and discharged from one of the 66 wards of the 'Registry Politerapie SIMI (REPOSI)' during 2010, 766 were followed up by phone interview 3 months after discharge and were included in this analysis. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression models were used to evaluate the association of several variables with rehospitalization within 3 months from discharge. Results: Nineteen percent of patients were readmi…

MaleSettore MED/09 - Medicina InternaTime FactorsRisk factors; internal medicine; Geriatric patient; hospital admissionLogistic regressionElderly; Hospital readmission; Internal medicine and geriatric wards; Risk factorsElderlyInternal medicine and geriatric wards80 and overElderly; Hospital readmission; Internal medicine and geriatric wards; Risk factors; Aged; Aged 80 and over; Female; Geriatrics; Hospital Departments; Humans; Internal Medicine; Male; Patient Readmission; Risk Factors; Time Factors; Internal MedicineMedical diagnosisAged Aged; 80 and over Female Geriatrics Hospital Departments Humans Internal Medicine Male Patient Readmission; statistics /&/ numerical data Risk Factors Time FactorsAged 80 and overGeriatricsUnivariate analysisvascular diseaseHospital readmissionSettore MED/45 - Scienze Infermieristiche Generali Cliniche E PediatricheAgeing; readmissionstatistics /&/ numerical dataHospital DepartmentFemaleliver diseaseHumanmedicine.medical_specialtyTime FactorHospital DepartmentsMEDLINEHospital readmission Internal medicine and geriatric wards Risk factors Elderlyelderly patientsPatient ReadmissionNOInternal MedicinemedicineHumansRegistry Politerapie SIMI (REPOSI)Adverse effectAgedreadmissionbusiness.industryRisk FactorUnivariatemedicine.diseaseComorbidityHospital readmission; elderly patients; Registry Politerapie SIMI (REPOSI); vascular disease; liver diseaseHospital readmission; Internal medicine and geriatric wards; Risk factors; Elderlyelderly; hospital readmission; risk factors; internal medicine and geriatric wardsInternal medicine and geriatric wardAgeingGeriatric patienthospital admissionRisk factorsGeriatricsEmergency medicinebusinessGeriatricEuropean Journal of Internal Medicine
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Comparison of Disease Clusters in Two Elderly Populations Hospitalized in 2008 and 2010

2013

<b><i>Background:</i></b> As chronicity represents one of the major challenges in the healthcare of aging populations, the understanding of how chronic diseases distribute and co-occur in this part of the population is needed. <b><i>Objectives:</i></b> The aims of this study were to evaluate and compare patterns of diseases identified with cluster analysis in two samples of hospitalized elderly. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> Data were obtained from the multicenter ‘Registry Politerapie SIMI (REPOSI)' that included people aged 65 or older hospitalized in internal medicine and geriatric wards in Italy during 2008 and 2010. The s…

RegistrieMaleAgingCirrhosisSettore MED/09 - Medicina InternaTime FactorshispitalizationGerontology; aging populations;atterns of multimorbidity; diseases in the elderly population.Health care80 and overPrevalenceChronic diseases; Cluster analysis; Hospitalized elderlyRegistriesHospitalized elderlyaging populationAged 80 and overeducation.field_of_studySettore MED/45 - Scienze Infermieristiche Generali Cliniche E PediatricheHospitalizationItalyelderly; hispitalization; disease clustersFemaledisease clustershospitalizedHumanmedicine.medical_specialtyTime FactorAnemiaMULTIMORBIDITYPopulationMEDLINEMalignancyelderlyCluster analysisDiabetes mellitusInternal medicinedisease clusters; elderly; hospitalizedmedicinediseases in the elderly population.MultimorbidityHumansatterns of multimorbidityeducationAgedChronic diseases; Cluster analysis; Hospitalized elderly; Aged; Aged; 80 and over; Chronic Disease; Female; Hospitalization; Humans; Italy; Male; Prevalence; Registries; Time Factors; Cluster Analysis; Aging; Geriatrics and GerontologyCluster Analysibusiness.industrymedicine.diseaseChronic diseasesChronic DiseasePhysical therapydisease clusterGeriatrics and GerontologybusinessGerontologyChronic diseases; Cluster analysis; Hospitalized elderly; Aged; Aged 80 and over; Chronic Disease; Female; Hospitalization; Humans; Italy; Male; Prevalence; Registries; Time Factors; Cluster Analysis; Aging; Geriatrics and Gerontology
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Pain Prevalence in two Italian Hospitals. An observational study.

2022

Introduction: Pain is the most common and distressing medical symptom in hospitalized patients in all wards. Pain prevalence among hospitalized patients is an indicator of the quality of health care. Objective: The aim of this study is to describe pain prevalence in two Italian hospitals. Material and method: This is an observational study. It involved hospitalized patients of both sexes, able and unable to self-report. Descriptive analysis and multivariate analysis were applied. Results: A sample of 754 inpatients were included. In Terni Ho-spital (n = 255), pain prevalence was 80.8%. The mean pain severity was 5.2 (sd ± 3.33). At Rome's San Camillo Hospital (n=499), pain prevalence was 46…

MaleCross-Sectional StudiesAcute Pain Chronic Pain Cross-Sectional Studies Epidemiology Inpatients Hospitals Nursing Pain Measurement Pain Prevalence PrevalencePrevalenceHumansPainFemaleSettore MED/45 - Scienze Infermieristiche Generali Cliniche E PediatricheHospitalsPain MeasurementLa Clinica terapeutica
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