Objectives Preventing age-related complications is a critical priority for health systems. Within the Age-It program, Spoke 8 aims to evaluate scalable, multicomponent, technology-assisted interventions to prevent frailty and mitigate functional and cognitive decline in older adults across different care settings. Methods Spoke 8 includes three clinical studies conducted in community, hospital, and long-term care settings, supported by cross-cutting work packages on digital infrastructure, technology development, and economic evaluation. The intervention model integrates physical, cognitive, nutritional, and psychosocial components, supported by digital tools, biomarkers of aging, and a centralized data platform. Results The project is expected to generate evidence on the effectiveness, feasibility, and cost-effectiveness of multidomain interventions implemented across diverse real-world settings, including community, hospital, and long-term care. Technology-assisted strategies - such as wearable sensors and digital cognitive tools - may enhance adherence and enable remote monitoring, while also supporting more personalized care delivery. The integration of artificial intelligence will facilitate the interpretation of complex clinical and biological data, improving risk stratification and the early identification of individuals most likely to benefit from targeted interventions. Together, these approaches may help reduce hospitalizations, delay functional decline, and promote aging in place. Discussion This initiative supports the transition toward more integrated and equitable care models for older adults. Through the implementation of scalable, person-centered interventions within routine services, the project offers policy-relevant strategies to address frailty and functional decline - contributing to the redesign of aging care in Italy and providing insights applicable across diverse health systems facing the challenges of population aging countries.

Multicomponent interventions and technologies to reduce the burden of frailty, functional, and cognitive decline: insights from the Age-It Research Program

Noale, Marianna;Francioso, Luca;Ribino, Patrizia;Romeo, Zaira;Maggi, Stefania;Aloisi, Alessandra;Bulgari, Martina;Capone, Simonetta;Conti, Elisa;Di Napoli, Claudia;Goldin, Eris;Leone, Alessandro;Logrieco, Antonio;Macchia, Eleonora;Matteini, Paolo;Paragliola, Giovanni;Pirrelli, Vito;Sciurti, Elisa;Luca, Serino;Siciliano, Pietro;
2025

Abstract

Objectives Preventing age-related complications is a critical priority for health systems. Within the Age-It program, Spoke 8 aims to evaluate scalable, multicomponent, technology-assisted interventions to prevent frailty and mitigate functional and cognitive decline in older adults across different care settings. Methods Spoke 8 includes three clinical studies conducted in community, hospital, and long-term care settings, supported by cross-cutting work packages on digital infrastructure, technology development, and economic evaluation. The intervention model integrates physical, cognitive, nutritional, and psychosocial components, supported by digital tools, biomarkers of aging, and a centralized data platform. Results The project is expected to generate evidence on the effectiveness, feasibility, and cost-effectiveness of multidomain interventions implemented across diverse real-world settings, including community, hospital, and long-term care. Technology-assisted strategies - such as wearable sensors and digital cognitive tools - may enhance adherence and enable remote monitoring, while also supporting more personalized care delivery. The integration of artificial intelligence will facilitate the interpretation of complex clinical and biological data, improving risk stratification and the early identification of individuals most likely to benefit from targeted interventions. Together, these approaches may help reduce hospitalizations, delay functional decline, and promote aging in place. Discussion This initiative supports the transition toward more integrated and equitable care models for older adults. Through the implementation of scalable, person-centered interventions within routine services, the project offers policy-relevant strategies to address frailty and functional decline - contributing to the redesign of aging care in Italy and providing insights applicable across diverse health systems facing the challenges of population aging countries.
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scopus.description.abstracteng Objectives Preventing age-related complications is a critical priority for health systems. Within the Age-It program, Spoke 8 aims to evaluate scalable, multicomponent, technology-assisted interventions to prevent frailty and mitigate functional and cognitive decline in older adults across different care settings. Methods Spoke 8 includes three clinical studies conducted in community, hospital, and long-term care settings, supported by cross-cutting work packages on digital infrastructure, technology development, and economic evaluation. The intervention model integrates physical, cognitive, nutritional, and psychosocial components, supported by digital tools, biomarkers of aging, and a centralized data platform. Results The project is expected to generate evidence on the effectiveness, feasibility, and cost-effectiveness of multidomain interventions implemented across diverse real-world settings, including community, hospital, and long-term care. Technology-assisted strategies - such as wearable sensors and digital cognitive tools - may enhance adherence and enable remote monitoring, while also supporting more personalized care delivery. The integration of artificial intelligence will facilitate the interpretation of complex clinical and biological data, improving risk stratification and the early identification of individuals most likely to benefit from targeted interventions. Together, these approaches may help reduce hospitalizations, delay functional decline, and promote aging in place. Discussion This initiative supports the transition toward more integrated and equitable care models for older adults. Through the implementation of scalable, person-centered interventions within routine services, the project offers policy-relevant strategies to address frailty and functional decline - contributing to the redesign of aging care in Italy and providing insights applicable across diverse health systems facing the challenges of population aging countries. *
scopus.description.allpeopleoriginal Okoye C.; Cuffaro L.; Pozzi F.E.; Ferrara M.C.; Noale M.; Calciolari S.; Chicco D.; Cincotti F.; Daini R.; Finazzi A.; Francioso L.; Gasparini F.; Pagan E.; Ribino P.; Romeo Z.; Sala G.; Solfrizzi V.; Zambon A.; Maggi S.; Bellelli G.; Ferrarese C.; Airoldi C.; Aloisi A.; Appollonio I.; Bazzini C.; Bochicchio M.A.; Bologna M.; Brattico E.; Bruno G.; Bulgari M.; Canevelli M.; Capone S.; Ceolin C.; Chiaradonna F.; Colamarino E.; Conti E.; Corsonello A.; Cortelessa G.; Crudele L.; Custodero C.; De Luca A.; Delussi M.; Di Napoli C.; Dibello V.; Franchi M.; Ganora D.; Gesualdo L.; Goldin E.; Grossi A.; Isella V.; Lenti R.; Leone A.; Locati S.; Logrieco A.; Logroscino G.; Macchia E.; Mantuano P.; Massimi A.; Matteini P.; Messina G.; Moretti L.; Natalello A.; Orlandi I.; Paragliola G.; Paparella G.; Pegoraro S.; Pirrelli V.; Quaranta N.A.A.; Riccardi G.; Romano D.; Saibene A.; Sala A.; Sciurti E.; Luca S.; Siciliano P.; Silanos F.; Tamburrano A.; Tosi G.; Tratsevich A.; Tremolizzo L.; Villari P.; Vezzoso A.; Zoia C.P. *
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scopus.funding.funders 501100002954 - Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca; 501100004271 - Sapienza Università di Roma; 501100003500 - Università degli Studi di Padova; 501100005362 - Universita degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro; *
scopus.identifier.doi 10.1093/geronb/gbaf186 *
scopus.identifier.eissn 1758-5368 *
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scopus.relation.volume 80 *
scopus.subject.keywords Dementia; Frailty; Multidomain intervention; Prevention; Technology; *
scopus.title Multicomponent interventions and technologies to reduce the burden of frailty, functional, and cognitive decline: insights from the Age-It Research Program *
scopus.titleeng Multicomponent interventions and technologies to reduce the burden of frailty, functional, and cognitive decline: insights from the Age-It Research Program *
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