The challenge of the multifaceted prognosis in the older people and the Multidimensional Prognostic Index.

What it found

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Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

1. Prevalence of multidimensional frailty and pre-frailty in older people in different settings: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Ageing research reviews · 2021
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2. The sound of longevity: music and technology for healthy ageing.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2026
   Review
3. Impact of multidimensional assessment on anti-fracture treatment decisions in patients with fragility hip fractures within a Fracture Liaison Service.BMC geriatrics · 2025
   Article
4. Potential role of serological biomarkers in the diagnosis and prediction of community-acquired pneumonia in elderly individuals.Frontiers in medicine · 2025
   Review
5. Can the Multidimensional Prognostic Index (MPI) be a predictive instrument for mortality in older adult liver transplant candidates?European geriatric medicine · 2023
   Observational
6. Melatonin and Cytokines Modulate Daily Instrumental Activities of Elderly People with SARS-CoV-2 Infection.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
   Article
7. Biomarkers for risk stratification and antibiotic stewardship in elderly patients.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2023
   Review
8. Multidimensional frailty and quality of life: data from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2022
   Article
9. Can the Multidimensional Prognostic Index Improve the Identification of Older Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19 Likely to Benefit from Mechanical Ventilation? An Observational, Prospective, Multicenter Study.Journal of the American Medical Directors Association · 2022
   Observational
10. Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About Prognostication in Oncology, Dementia, Frailty, and Pulmonary Diseases.Journal of palliative medicine · 2021
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Corrections and comments

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  A reliable and record-based frailty assessment method for older medical inpatients.2020

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