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A special issue of Journal of Personalized Medicine (ISSN 2075-4426). This special issue belongs to the section "Clinical Medicine, Cell, and Organism Physiology".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (25 November 2023) | Viewed by 4780

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Dr. Vittorio Dibello

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Department of Orofacial Pain and Dysfunction, Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), University of Amsterdam and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 1081 Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Interests: oral health; oral frailty; aging; gerodontology

Dr. Francesco Panza

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Unit of Research Methodology and Data Sciences for Population Health, National Institute of Gastroenterology “Saverio de Bellis” Research Hospital, Castellana Grotte, 70013 Bari, Italy
Interests: Alzheimer's disease; dementia; mild cognitive impairment; late-life depression; frailty

Prof. Dr. Vincenzo Solfrizzi

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Cesare Frugoni Internal and Geriatric Medicine and Memory Unit, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70122 Bari, Italy
Interests: mild cognitive impairment; Alzheimer’s disease; nutrition; cognitive decline; dementia; neurodegenerative diseases

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Dear Colleagues,

The average lifespan of people is rising. A recent WHO report estimates that by 2050, the global population of people aged 60 years and older will double, while the number of people aged 80 years and older is expected to triple between 2020 and 2050. Consequently, there is an increasing priority to deal with age-related diseases, with the goal of ensuring the autonomy of older persons and social integration.

Physicians, researchers, and the public health community must develop a culture of sensitivity to the needs of this population and its subgroups.

In 1965, Bernard Isaacs coined the term “geriatric giants”, including in this definition syndromes such as immobility, instability and falls, incontinence (urinary and fecal), and intellectual impairment (delirium and dementia). Over the subsequent five decades, the modern “geriatric giants” have evolved, encompassing the four new syndromes of frailty, sarcopenia, the anorexia of aging, and cognitive impairment. Therefore, in the last decade, there has been increasing awareness of different geriatric syndromes, such as frailty, urinary incontinence, falls, delirium, sarcopenia, age-related hearing loss, polypharmacy, and pressure ulcers, that are highly prevalent, have multifactorial pathogenesis, and are often associated with substantial multimorbidity and poor health-related outcomes. With the rapid increase in the aging population over the first half of this century and a paucity of geriatricians worldwide, there is a major need to enhance the ability of primary care physicians and advance practice nurses to recognize and manage geriatric syndromes using comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) and related evaluation tools.

Dr. Vittorio Dibello
Dr. Francesco Panza
Prof. Dr. Vincenzo Solfrizzi
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gerodontology
dementia
mild cognitive impairment (MCI)
frontotemporal dementia
frailty
late-life depression
sarcopenia
sensorial impairments
multimorbidity
oral frailty
longevity
biological aging

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The Relationship between Oral Health-Related Quality of Life and Body Mass Index in an Older Population from Southern Italy: The Salus in Apulia Study

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J. Pers. Med. 2023, 13(9), 1300; https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm13091300 - 25 Aug 2023

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Background: The assessment of oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) evaluated the impact of an individual’s oral health on the patient’s physical and psychosocial status. We evaluated the association between subjective OHRQoL, measured with the Oral Health Impact Profile-14 (OHIP-14) questionnaire, and unfavorable body mass index (BMI) (i.e., too high or too low) in a large population-based study on older adults from Southern Italy. Moreover, we assessed which of the seven OHIP-14 domains was the most strongly associated with an unfavorable BMI. Methods: We used data on a subpopulation of the Salus in Apulia Study, including 216 older adults. BMI < 18.4 kg/m² and >30 kg/m² were classified as unfavorable, while values between 18.5 and 30 kg/m² were classified as ideal. Results: A higher OHIP-14 total score increased the risk of an unfavorable BMI (odds ratio (OR): 1.08, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.01–1.15). In the model adjusted for age, sex, education, hypertension, carbohydrate consumption, and alcohol consumption, this finding was confirmed with a higher OHIP-14 total score increasing the risk of an unfavorable BMI (OR: 1.10, 95% CI: 1.01–1.22), and higher age linked to a decreased risk of an unfavorable BMI (OR: 0.89, 95% CI: 0.82–0.97). In a random forest regression model, the most important predictive domains/sub-scales of OHIP-14 in the mean decrease in the Gini coefficient for unfavorable BMI were, in order of decreasing importance, physical pain, functional limitation, psychological discomfort, physical disability, social disability, psychological disability, and handicap. Conclusions: In older age, negative OHRQoL, particularly linked to the physical pain domain, increased the risk of being underweight or overweight and obesity. Full article

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Engagement in Aerobic Exercise Is Associated with a Reduced Prevalence of Sarcopenia and Severe Sarcopenia in Italian Older Adults

Hélio José Coelho-Júnior

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J. Pers. Med. 2023, 13(4), 655; https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm13040655 - 11 Apr 2023

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The present study was conducted to test the association between adherence to specific exercise modalities and sarcopenia severity in Italian older adults. Data were collected as part of the ongoing Longevity Check-Up 7+ (Lookup 7+) project. Lookup 7+ began in June 2015 and has since been conducted in unconventional settings (e.g., exhibitions, malls, social events) throughout Italy. In the present study, we used data on adults 65 years and older. Sarcopenia was identified according to the simultaneous presence of dynapenia and low appendicular muscle mass. Muscle strength was measured by isometric handgrip and sit-to-stand (STS) testing. Sarcopenia was categorized as severe if participants reported difficulty or inability to walk 400 m. Engagement in running and/or swimming (RS) or strength training with or without stretching (SS) was used to define exercise modalities. Analyses were conducted in 3289 participants (mean age: 72.7 ± 5.7 years; 1814 women). The results of the binary regression showed negative associations between RS and the presence of STS-based sarcopenia in women, and between RS and STS-based severe sarcopenia in men. Collectively, these findings indicate that RS is negatively associated with the presence of sarcopenia in large sample of relatively unselected Italian older adults. Full article

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Exploring the Association of Burning Mouth Syndrome with Depressive and Anxiety Disorders in Middle-Aged and Older Adults: A Systematic Review

Filippo Santarcangelo

Bianca Barulli Kofler

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J. Pers. Med. 2023, 13(6), 1014; https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm13061014 - 19 Jun 2023

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Background: Burning Mouth Syndrome (BMS) is an idiopathic condition mainly affecting middle-aged and older individuals with hormonal disturbances or psychiatric disorders and is characterized by chronic pain. The etiopathogenesis of this multifactorial syndrome is largely unknown. The objective of the present systematic review was therefore to evaluate the relationship of BMS with depressive and anxiety disorders in middle-aged and older individuals. Methods: We selected studies evaluating BMS and depressive and anxiety disorders assessed with validated tools, published from their inception up to April 2023, using PubMed, MEDLINE, EMBASE, Scopus, Ovid, and Google Scholar databases and adhering to the PRISMA 2020 guidelines/PRISMA 2020 27-item checklist. This study is registered on PROSPERO (CRD42023409595). The National Institutes of Health Quality Assessment Toolkits for Observational Cohort and Cross-Sectional Studies were used to examine the risk of bias. Results: Two independent investigators rated 4322 records against the primary endpoint and found 7 records meeting the eligibility requirements. Anxiety disorders were found to be the most common psychiatric disorders related to BMS (63.7%), followed by depressive disorders (36.3%). We found a moderate association of BMS with anxiety disorders, with multiple studies included (n = 7). Moreover, we found a low association of BMS with depressive disorders (included studies, n = 4). The role of pain appeared to be controversial in explaining these associations. Conclusions: In middle-aged and older subjects, anxiety and depressive disorders may be potentially related to the development of BMS. Furthermore, also in these age groups, females showed higher risk of developing BMS than males, even when taking into account multimorbidity such as sleep disorders, personality traits, and biopsychosocial changes as suggested by study-specific findings. Full article

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