• COVID-19 pandemic and mortality in nursing homes across USA and Europe up to October 2021 

      Aalto, Ulla L.; Pitkala, Kaisu H; Andersen-Ranberg, Karen; Bonin-Guillaume, Sylvie; Cruz-Jentoft, Alfonso J.; Eriksdotter, Maria; Gordon, Adam; Gosch, Markus; Holmerova, Iva; Kautiainen, Hannu; Kivipelto, Miia; Macijauskiene, Jurate; O’Neill, Desmond; Van Den Noortgate, Nele; Ranhoff, Anette Hylen; Schols, Jos M. G. A.; Singler, Katrin; Stankunas, Mindaugas; Ouslander, Joseph G. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Purpose: We compared the prevalence of COVID-19 and related mortality in nursing homes (NHs) in 14 countries until October 2021. We explored the relationship between COVID-19 mortality in NHs with the average size of NHs ...
    • Current evidence on the impact of medication optimization or pharmacological interventions on frailty or aspects of frailty: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials 

      Pazan, Farhad; Petrovic, Mirko; Cherubini, Antonio; Onder, Graziano; Cruz-Jentoft, Alfonso J.; Denkinger, Michael D.; van der Cammen, Tischa J. M.; Stevenson, Jennifer M.; Ibrahim, Kinda; Rajkumar, Chakravarthi; Bakken, Marit Stordal; Baeyens, Jean-Pierre; Crome, Peter; Frühwald, Thomas; Gallaghar, Paul; Guðmundsson, Adalsteinn; Knol, Wilma; O’Mahony, Denis; Pilotto, Alberto; Rönnemaa, Elina; Serra-Rexach, José Antonio; Soulis, George; van Marum, Rob J.; Ziere, Gijsbertus; Mair, Alpana; Burkhardt, Heinrich; Neumann-Podczaska, Agnieszka; Wieczorowska-Tobis, Katarzyna; Fernandes, Marilia Andreia; Gruner, Heidi; Dallmeier, Dhayana; Beuscart, Jean-Baptiste; Van Der Velde, Nathalie; Wehling, Martin (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Background Frailty and adverse drug effects are linked in the fact that polypharmacy is correlated with the severity of frailty; however, a causal relation has not been proven in older people with clinically manifest ...
    • A Systematic Review of the Current Evidence from Randomised Controlled Trials on the Impact of Medication Optimisation or Pharmacological Interventions on Quantitative Measures of Cognitive Function in Geriatric Patients 

      Pazan, Farhad; Petrovic, Mirko; Cherubini, Antonio; Cruz-Jentoft, Alfonso J.; Denkinger, Michael; van der Cammen, Tischa J. M.; Stevenson, Jennifer M.; Ibrahim, Kinda; Rajkumar, Chakravarthi; Bakken, Marit Stordal; Crome, Peter; Guðmundsson, Adalsteinn; Knol, Wilma; Snijders, Birgitta M. G.; O’Mahony, Denis; Serra-Rexach, José Antonio; Soulis, George; van Marum, Rob J.; Ziere, Gijsbertus; Mair, Alpana; Burkhardt, Heinrich; Neumann-Podczaska, Agnieszka; Wieczorowska-Tobis, Katarzyna; Fernandes, Marilia Andreia; Gruner, Heidi; van der Velde, Nathalie; Wehling, Martin (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Background Cognitive decline is common in older people. Numerous studies point to the detrimental impact of polypharmacy and inappropriate medication on older people’s cognitive function. Here we aim to systematically ...