Background Comorbidity is common in heart failure, but previous prevalence estimates have
been based on a limited number of conditions using mainly non-primary care data sources. …

Background: The elderly admitted to nursing homes have especially suffered the havoc of
the COVID-19 pandemic since most of them are not prepared to face such health problems. …

Objectives To analyze the sensitivity, specificity and positive predictive (PPV) and negative
predictive (NPV) values of each measure of the Barthel index (BI) compared with the full …

BACKGROUND: Little is known about the fitness of the available tools in predicting functional
decline of polypathological patients (PPs). Our objective was to assess accuracy of the …

(1) Background: This work aims to analyze clinical outcomes according to ethnic groups in
patients hospitalized for COVID-19 in Spain. (2) Methods: This nationwide, retrospective, …

BACKGROUND: Frail and polypathological patients (PP) are often undertreated with
evidence-based cardiovascular drugs, as their benefits are uncertain in this population. …

Aim Changes in N-terminal pro B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) levels and cystatin C
(CysC) are predictors of adverse outcomes in acute heart failure. This study assess whether …

Background Due to an increase in life expectancy, the prevalence of chronic diseases is
also on the rise. Clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) provide recommendations for suitable …

BACKGROUND: A comprehensive evaluation of polypathological patients (PP) should always
include a functional evaluation. For this purpose, a modified version of the Barthel Index (…

Background and objective In 2017, a questionnaire was developed in Italian with the aim of
determining clinicians' perceptions of deprescription in the elderly population. The objective …