Predictors of Mortality in 433 Nonagenarians Inside the Mugello Study: A 10 Years Follow-Up Study.

Objective: to identify the predictors of mortality in a cohort of nonagenarians inside the "Mugello study" after 10 years follow-up.

Methods: Information on sociodemographic data, cognitive and functional status, lifestyle, medical history, and drug use was collected from 433 non-selected participants aged 90-99 years, living in the Mugello area (Italy). Participants were followed over 10 years and their dates of death were retrieved from the municipal registers.

12-month survival in nonagenarians inside the Mugello study: on the way to live a century.

Background: Life expectancy has increased over the last century and a growing number of people is reaching age 90 years and over. However, data on nonagenarians' health trends are scarce due to difficulties in investigating this specific population. This study aims to identify risk factors for one-year mortality in nonagenarians using data collected within the "Mugello Study".

Hemoglobin concentration is associated with self-reported disability and reduced physical performance in a community dwelling population of nonagenarians: the Mugello Study.

People aged 90 and older represent a fast-growing population segment who deserve specific attention and research. Aging is associated with a progressive decrease in hemoglobin concentration, which predicts adverse outcome, such as mortality, morbidity, frailty and disability. Whether this association is independent from increased prevalence of comorbidity, causing both anemia and reduced physical function is yet under debate.

The outcome of a modified version of the Cheneau brace in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) based on SRS and SOSORT criteria: a retrospective study.

Background: Bracing therapy for patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) continues to be a controversial issue. As a consequence, to achieve an adequate level of evidence, there is a strong need for specific studies conducted according to standard outcome and management criteria.

Aim: To assess the outcomes of a modified version of the Cheneau brace, ("Cheneau-P") in patients with AIS, based on SRS and SOSORT criteria.

Effects in Short and Long Term of Global Postural Reeducation (GPR) on Chronic Low Back Pain: A Controlled Study with One-Year Follow-Up.

Objective: Comparing global postural reeducation (GPR) to a standard physiotherapy treatment (PT) based on active exercises, stretching, and massaging for improving pain and function in chronic low back pain (CLBP) patients.

Design: Prospective controlled study. Setting.

Pain in patients attending outpatient rehabilitation: results of a pilot study.

The aim of the study was to investigate pain occurrence, characteristics and correlations in an outpatient rehabilitation setting. This was an observational pilot study. The setting was an outpatient rehabilitation facility.

Predictors of short- and long-term outcome in patients with chronic non-specific neck pain undergoing an exercise-based rehabilitation program: a prospective cohort study with 1-year follow-up.

The aim of this study was to describe the clinical course of patients with chronic, non-specific neck pain undergoing a public health covered, exercise-based rehabilitation program and to identify predictors of poor outcome. A prospective cohort study was carried out on patients with non-specific neck pain (6 months or longer), referred by their general practitioner to a 6-session program, including education and individually tailored exercise. The primary outcome measure for the course of neck pain was the Northwick neck pain questionnaire (NPQ) administered on baseline, discharge, and 1 year from discharge.