• openAccess   Characteristics, Usability, and Users Experience of a System Combining Cognitive and Physical Therapy in a Virtual Environment: Positive Bike 

      Pedroli, Elisa; Greci, Luca; Colombo, Desirée; Serino, Silvia; Cipresso, Pietro; Arlati, Sara; Mondellini, Marta; Boilini, Lorenzo; Giussani, Valentina; Goulene, Karine; Agostoni, Monica; Sacco, Marco; Stramba-Badiale, Marco; Riva, Giuseppe; Gaggioli, Andrea MDPI (2018)
      We present the architecture and usability evaluation of virtual reality system—“Positive Bike”—designed for improving cognitive and motor conditions in frail elderly patients. The system consists of a cycle-ergometer ...
    • closedAccess   Frailty as a predictor of short-and long-term mortality in critically ill older medical patients 

      Silva-Obregón, J.Alberto; Quintana Díaz, Victor Manuel; Saboya-Sánchez, Sonia; Marian-Crespo, Carlos; Romera-Ortega, M. Ángel; Chamorro-Jambrina, Carlos; Estrella Alonso, Alfonso; Andrés Esteban, Eva María Elsevier (2019-01-01)
      Purpose Frailty is a common condition among critically ill patients. Usually evaluated in a mixed population of medical, cardiac and surgical patients, we aimed to assess the impact of frailty on short- and long-term ...
    • openAccess   Frailty Assessment in a Stable COPD Cohort: Is There a COPD-Frail Phenotype? 

      NAVAL, ELSA; González, Maria Cruz; Giraldós, Sonia; Calatayud, Julia; Jornet, Marc; Lluch, Inmaculada; Meseguer, Maria; Ruiz Cubillan, Juan Jose; Viña, José; Tarazona-Santabalbina, Francisco José Taylor & Francis (2021-09-09)
      The frailty syndrome increases the morbidity/mortality in older adults, and several studies have shown a higher prevalence of this syndrome in patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). The aim of this ...
    • closedAccess   Sex-differential effect of frailty on long-termmortality in elderly patients after an acute coronary syndrome 

      Núñez, Julio; Palau, Patricia; Sastre, Clara; D'Ascoli, Giulio; Ruiz, Vicente; Bonanad, Clara; Miñana, Gema; Núñez, Eduardo; Sanchis, Juan Elsevier (2019-12-31)
      Background The potential sex-differential effect of frailty in patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) has not been well-evaluated. We sought to examine the sex-differential association between frailty status on ...
    • openAccess   Sistema de ayuda a las pruebas de fragilidad 

      Gascó Compte, Arturo Universitat Jaume I (2022-06-22)
      La fragilidad es un estado de pre-discapacidad de riesgo de desarrollar una minusvalía que afecta sobre todo a las personas mayores. La detección temprana de la fragilidad permite identifcar a las personas que aún poseen ...