Alice Margherita Ornago

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About me

I am a MCSA PhD student at the Aging Research Center, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society.
I graduated in Medicine and Surgery at the University of Milano-Bicocca (Italy) in 2019, then I specialized in Geriatrics in 2019 at the same univeristy.

Research

My specific areas of interest are: multimorbidity, frailty, sarcopenia and delirium.

Articles

Journal article: AGING CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH. 2025;37(1):231
Factors associated with hospitalization from a geriatric short-stay unit (OBI-GER): a retrospective cohort study
Orlandini L; Maisano B; Ornago AM; Pinardi E; Finazzi A; Bonini A; Corsi M; Mosca G; Contro E; Stagliano A; Manna M; Piscitelli A; Andreassi A; Ferrara MC; Okoye C; Bellelli G
Article: JOURNAL OF CACHEXIA SARCOPENIA AND MUSCLE. 2025;16(3):e13835
Association of Alzheimer's Disease Blood Biomarkers With Sarcopenia Incidence and Progression: A 12-Year Population-Based Study
Ceolin C; Gregorio C; Ornago AM; Grande G; Valletta M; Trevisan C; Casla AC; Sergi G; Calderon-Larranaga A; Vetrano DL
Article: AGING AND DISEASE. 2025
Neurofilament-Light Chain and Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein as Blood-Based Delirium Risk Markers: A Multicohort Study.
Ferrara MC; Lozano-Vicario L; Arosio B; D'Orlando C; Luca LD; Ornago AM; Pinardi E; Mazzola P; Okoye C; Gamberale R; Remelli F; Castellazzi M; Zatti G; Foti G; Muñoz-Vázquez ÁJ; Martínez-Velilla N; Volpato S; Bellelli G; ORTODEL group (Appendix 1)
Article: LANCET HEALTHY LONGEVITY. 2025;6(5):100715
Blood biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease and 12-year muscle strength trajectories in community-dwelling older adults: a cohort study
Ornago AM; Pinardi E; Grande G; Valletta M; Calderon-Larranaga A; Andersson S; Calvani R; Picca A; Marzetti E; Winblad B; Fredolini C; Bellelli G; Vetrano DL
Article: EUROPEAN GERIATRIC MEDICINE. 2025;:1-9
Epidemiology and assessments of delirium in nursing homes and rehabilitation facilities: a cross-country perspective
Ornago AM; Pinardi E; Ferrara MC; Timmons S; Okoye C; Finazzi A; Mazzola P; Nydahl P; von Haken R; Lindroth H; Liu K; Morandi A; Bellelli G
Article: AGING CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH. 2025;37(1):45
Enhancing in-hospital mortality prediction in older patients with sepsis: the role of frailty indices and multidrug-resistance status in non-ICU wards-a proof-of-concept study
Okoye C; Piazzoli A; Ferrara MC; Finazzi A; Ornago AM; Pinardi E; Tonus B; Mazzola P; Ticinesi A; Bellelli G
Article: EUROPEAN GERIATRIC MEDICINE. 2024;15(5):1405-1413
Delirium prevalence and delirium literacy across Italian hospital wards: a secondary analysis of data from the World Delirium Awareness Day 2023
Ornago AM; Pinardi E; Okoye C; Mazzola P; Ferrara MC; Finazzi A; Nydahl P; von Haken R; Lindroth H; Liu K; Morandi A; Bellelli G
Article: BMC EMERGENCY MEDICINE. 2024;24(1):86
Optimizing older patient care in emergency departments: a comprehensive survey of current practices and challenges in Northern Italy
Pinardi E; Ornago AM; Bianchetti A; Morandi A; Mantovani S; Marengoni A; Colombo M; Arosio B; Okoye C; Cortellaro F; Bellelli G
Article: NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES. 2023;44(10):3509-3514
Assessing frailty at the centers for dementia and cognitive decline in Italy: potential implications for improving care of older people living with dementia
Bellelli G; Zucchelli A; Benussi A; Pinardi E; Caratozzolo S; Ornago AM; Cosseddu M; Stella V; Turrone R; Massariello F; Marengoni A; Padovani A
Article: JOURNAL OF WOMENS HEALTH. 2023;32(5):521-528
Adverse Childbirth and Perinatal Outcomes Among Healthy, Low-Risk Pregnant Women with Abnormal Total Gestational Weight Gain.
Ornaghi S; Fumagalli S; Galimberti S; Ornago AM; Brivio V; Lambicchi L; Nespoli A; Vergani P
Article: JOURNAL OF NUTRITION HEALTH & AGING. 2023;27(8):626-631
Mental Health among Geriatric Healthcare Workers in Italy during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Results from a National Survey
Ornago AM; Pinardi E; Zucchelli A; Trevisan C; Volterrani M; Cacciatore S; Ceolin C; Landi F; Trabucchi M; De Leo D; Bianchetti A; Bellelli G; Grp YES
Article: PANMINERVA MEDICA. 2022;64(1):24-30
The effect of frailty on in-hospital and medium-term mortality of patients with COronaVIrus Disease-19: the FRACOVID study
Rebora P; Foca E; Salvatori A; Zucchelli A; Ceravolo I; Ornago AM; Finazzi A; Arsuffi S; Bonfanti P; Citerio G; Mazzola P; Ecarnot F; Valsecchi MG; Marengoni A; Bellelli G

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Meeting abstract: INNOVATION IN AGING. 2024;8:700-701
BLOOD BIOMARKERS OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND MUSCLE STRENGTH TRAJECTORIES IN COMMUNITY-DWELLING OLDER ADULTS
Ornago A; Pinardi E; Grande G; Valletta M; Calderon-Larranaga A; Fredolini C; Bellelli G; Vetrano DL
Meeting abstract: INNOVATION IN AGING. 2024;8:615
ASSOCIATION BETWEEN SERUM BIOMARKERS OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND "DUAL DECLINE" IN COGNITIVE AND MOTOR FUNCTIONS
Pinardi E; Ornago A; Grande G; Valletta M; Rizzuto D; Laukka EJ; Bellelli G; Vetrano DL
Meeting abstract: JOURNAL OF HYPERTENSION. 2024;42:e234-e235
BLOOD PRESSURE VARIABILITY AND FRAILTY IN THE OLDER PEOPLE: THE HYPER-FRAIL-BPV STUDY
Croce A; Bilo G; Pengo MF; Zambon A; Soranna D; Ricco A; Ornago AM; Bellelli G; Parati G
Meeting abstract: JOURNAL OF HYPERTENSION. 2024;42:e41
CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF NIGHTTIME BLOOD PRESSURE: EXPLORING THE ASSOCIATION OF NOCTURNAL HYPOTENSIVE PHENOTYPE AND HISTORY OF FALLS IN ELDERLY HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS
Croce A; Bilo G; Pengo MF; Ornago AM; Ricco A; Bellelli G; Parati G
Editorial comment: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY. 2024;72(4):988-992
Delirium in long-term care and the myth of Proteus
Bellelli G; Ornago AM; Cherubini A
Review: EUROPEAN GERIATRIC MEDICINE. 2024;15(2):397-406
A pandemic of delirium: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis of occurrence of delirium in older adults with COVID-19
Zazzara MB; Ornago AM; Cocchi C; Serafini E; Bellelli G; Onder G

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