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BMC Geriatrics

Issue 1/2022

Content (1009 Articles)

Open Access Correction

Correction to: Enablers and barriers to implementing care quality improvement program in nursing homes in China

Yinan Zhao, Lulu Liao, Hui Feng, Huijing Chen, Hongting Ning

Use of potentially driver-impairing drugs among older drivers

Sarah Zitoun, Edouard Baudouin, Emmanuelle Corruble, Jean-Sébastien Vidal, Laurent Becquemont, Emmanuelle Duron

Open Access Computed Tomography Research

Brain CT can predict low lean mass in the elderly with cognitive impairment: a community-dwelling study

Yun-Ting Chen, Chiun-Chieh Yu, Yu-Ching Lin, Shan-Ho Chan, Yi-Yun Lin, Nai-Ching Chen, Wei-Che Lin

Open Access Care Research

National trends in the proportion of in-hospital deaths by cause of death among older adults with long-term care: a nationwide observational study in Japan from 2007 to 2017

Yuta Taniguchi, Masao Iwagami, Xueying Jin, Nobuo Sakata, Mikiya Sato, Taeko Watanabe, Kyoko Hanari, Kazuhiro Abe, Haruko Noguchi, Nanako Tamiya

Open Access Research

The predictive utility of functional status at discharge: a population-level cohort analysis

Mats L. Junek, Aaron Jones, George Heckman, Catherine Demers, Lauren E. Griffith, Andrew P. Costa

Open Access Research article

Differing determinants of disability trends among men and women aged 50 years and older

Ya-Mei Chen, Tung-Liang Chiang, Duan-Rung Chen, Yu-Kang Tu, Hsiao-Wei Yu, Wan-Yu Chiu

Open Access Fatigue Research article

Determinants of trajectories of fatigability and mobility among older medical patients during and after hospitalization; an explorative study

Marlies Feenstra, Barbara C. van Munster, Nynke Smidt, Sophia E. de Rooij

Open Access Care Review

Frailty-aware care: giving value to frailty assessment across different healthcare settings

Kevin F. Boreskie, Jacqueline L. Hay, Patrick E. Boreskie, Rakesh C. Arora, Todd A. Duhamel

Open Access Research

Potential value of home square-stepping exercises for inactive older adults: an exploratory case study

Marcus A. Lees, Jonathon Edwards, Jamie E. McCain, Danielle R. Bouchard

Open Access Research

The relationship between social deprivation and a frailty index of cumulative deficits in French middle-aged caregivers

Jonathan Giovannelli, Anthony Pinon, Manon Lenain, Anne-Laure Cleys, Brigitte Lefebvre, Nicolas Capon, Simon Spychala, Eric Boulanger, Pascaline Cassagnaud, Mael Barthoulot

Open Access Research

Association between single nucleotide polymorphism of rs1937 in TFAM gene and longevity among the elderly Chinese population: based on the CLHLS study

Qing Chen, Zhi-Hao Li, Wei-Qi Song, Yao Yao, Yu-Jie Zhang, Wen-Fang Zhong, Pei-Dong Zhang, Dan Liu, Xi-Ru Zhang, Qing-Mei Huang, Xiao-Yang Zhao, Xiao-Ming Shi, Chen Mao

Open Access Care Research

Frailty assessment and acute frailty service provision in the UK: results of a national ‘day of care’ survey

Thomas Knight, Catherine Atkin, Finbarr C Martin, Chris Subbe, Mark Holland, Tim Cooksley, Daniel Lasserson

Open Access Obesity Research

Comparison of different obesity indices associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus among different sex and age groups in Nantong, China: a cross-section study

Qiwei Ge, Min Li, Zhengcheng Xu, Zhigang Qi, Huiyan Zheng, Yuxin Cao, Hao Huang, Xiaoyang Duan, Xun Zhuang

Open Access Research

Resident loneliness, social isolation and unplanned emergency department visits from supportive living facilities: a population-based study in Alberta, Canada

Stephanie A. Chamberlain, Susan E. Bronskill, Zoe Hsu, Erik Youngson, Andrea Gruneir

Open Access Care Research

Outcomes of advance care directives after admission to a long-term care home: DNR the DNH?

Rhéda Adekpedjou, George A. Heckman, Paul C. Hébert, Andrew P. Costa, John Hirdes

Open Access Care Study protocol

Known in the nursing home: development and evaluation of a digital person-centered artistic photo-activity intervention to promote social interaction between residents with dementia, and their formal and informal carers

Josephine Rose Orejana Tan, Petra Boersma, Teake P. Ettema, Laurence Aëgerter, Robbert Gobbens, Max L. Stek, Rose-Marie Dröes

Open Access Care Research

Adherence and barriers to the vitamin D and calcium supplement recommendation at Danish nursing homes: a cross-sectional study

Charlotte Mortensen, Inge Tetens, Michael Kristensen, Pia Snitkjaer, Anne Marie Beck

Open Access Care Research

The dynamics of frailty development and progression in older adults in primary care in England (2006–2017): a retrospective cohort profile

Carole Fogg, Simon D. S. Fraser, Paul Roderick, Simon de Lusignan, Andrew Clegg, Sally Brailsford, Abigail Barkham, Harnish P. Patel, Vivienne Windle, Scott Harris, Shihua Zhu, Tracey England, Dave Evenden, Francesca Lambert, Bronagh Walsh

Open Access Elderly Care Research

To see, meet and adapt – an interview study about physiotherapists’ pedagogical approach to dementia

Karin Nordell, Karin Hellström, Anncristine Fjellman-Wiklund

Open Access Shock Research

The SAFEST review: a mixed methods systematic review of shock-absorbing flooring for fall-related injury prevention

Amy Drahota, Lambert M. Felix, James Raftery, Bethany E. Keenan, Chantelle C. Lachance, Dawn C. Mackey, Chris Markham, Andrew C. Laing

Open Access Care Research

The uptake and use of a minimum data set (MDS) for older people living and dying in care homes: a realist review

Massirfufulay Kpehe Musa, Gizdem Akdur, Sarah Brand, Anne Killett, Karen Spilsbury, Guy Peryer, Jennifer Kirsty Burton, Adam Lee Gordon, Barbara Hanratty, Ann-Marie Towers, Lisa Irvine, Sarah Kelly, Liz Jones, Julienne Meyer, Claire Goodman

Open Access SARS-CoV-2 Research article

Changes in healthcare seeking and lifestyle in old aged individuals during COVID-19 lockdown in Germany: the population-based AugUR study

Caroline Brandl, Martina E. Zimmermann, Felix Günther, Alexander Dietl, Helmut Küchenhoff, Julika Loss, Klaus J. Stark, Iris M. Heid

Open Access Research article

The association between sleep quality and psychological distress among older Chinese adults: a moderated mediation model

Chichen Zhang, Shujuan Xiao, Huang Lin, Lei Shi, Xiao Zheng, Yaqing Xue, Fang Dong, Jiachi Zhang, Benli Xue

Open Access Study protocol

Control in the Hospital by Extensive Clinical rules for Unplanned hospitalizations in older Patients (CHECkUP); study design of a multicentre randomized study

Aimée E. M. J. H. Linkens, Vanja Milosevic, Noémi van Nie, Anne Zwietering, Peter W. de Leeuw, Marjan van den Akker, Jos M. G. A. Schols, Silvia M. A. A. Evers, Carlota Mestres Gonzalvo, Bjorn Winkens, Bob P. A. van de Loo, Louis de Wolf, Lucretia Peeters, Monique de Ree, Bart Spaetgens, Kim P. G. M. Hurkens, Hugo M. van der Kuy

Open Access Research

Descriptors of living alone for elders: based on Turkey national data

Filiz Adana, Seyfi Durmaz, Safiye Özvurmaz, Ceren Varer Akpınar, Duygu Yeşilfidan

Open Access Care Research article

Premorbid functional status as an outcome predictor in intensive care patients aged over 85 years

Laura Pietiläinen, Minna Bäcklund, Johanna Hästbacka, Matti Reinikainen

Open Access Dementia Research

Explanatory role of sociodemographic, clinical, behavioral, and social factors on cognitive decline in older adults with diabetes

Sean M. O’Toole, Rebekah J. Walker, Emma Garacci, Aprill Z. Dawson, Jennifer A. Campbell, Leonard E. Egede

Open Access Care Research

Video-telehealth to support clinical assessment and management of acutely unwell older people in Residential Aged Care: a pre-post intervention study

Carolyn Hullick, Jane Conway, Alix Hall, Wendy Murdoch, Janean Cole, Jacqueline Hewitt, Christopher Oldmeadow, John Attia

Open Access Child Abuse Research

The revictimization of older Mexican women: understanding the accumulation of multiple victimizations throughout a lifetime

Liliana Giraldo-Rodríguez, Dolores Mino-León, Sergio Olinsser Aragón-Grijalva, Marcela Agudelo-Botero

Open Access Care Research

What constitutes ‘good’ home care for people with dementia? An investigation of the views of home care service recipients and providers

Anita M. Y. Goh, Meg Polacsek, Sue Malta, Colleen Doyle, Brendan Hallam, Luke Gahan, Lee Fay Low, Claudia Cooper, Gill Livingston, Anita Panayiotou, Samantha M. Loi, Maho Omori, Steven Savvas, Jason Burton, David Ames, Samuel C. Scherer, Nadia Chau, Stefanie Roberts, Margaret Winbolt, Frances Batchelor, Briony Dow

Open Access Proton Pump Inhibitors Research

Factors associated to potentially inappropriate prescribing in older patients according to STOPP/START criteria: MoPIM multicentre cohort study

Marisa Baré, Marina Lleal, Sara Ortonobes, Maria Queralt Gorgas, Daniel Sevilla-Sánchez, Nuria Carballo, Elisabet De Jaime, Susana Herranz

Open Access Care Research

Systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical effectiveness of self-management interventions in Parkinson’s disease

Jennifer S. Pigott, Edward J. Kane, Gareth Ambler, Kate Walters, Anette Schrag

Open Access Sarcopenia Research

The association of cardio-metabolic risk factors and history of falling in men with osteosarcopenia: a cross-sectional analysis of Bushehr Elderly Health (BEH) program

Noushin Fahimfar, Shakiba Yousefi, Sima Noorali, Safoora Gharibzadeh, Mahnaz Sanjari, Kazem Khalagi, Ahmad Mehri, Gita Shafiee, Ramin Heshmat, Iraj Nabipour, Azam Amini, Amirhossein Darabi, Gholamreza Heidari, Bagher Larijani, Afshin Ostovar

Open Access Care Research

Self-management processes, sedentary behavior, physical activity and dietary self-management behaviors: impact on muscle outcomes in continuing care retirement community residents

Murad H. Taani, Scott J. Strath, Rachel Schiffman, Michael Fendrich, Amy Harley, Chi C. Cho, Yosuke Yamada, Christine R. Kovach

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Positive health during the COVID-19 pandemic: a survey among community-dwelling older individuals in the Netherlands

I. S. Moens, L. J. van Gerven, S. M. Debeij, C. H. Bakker, M. J. C. Moester, S. P. Mooijaart, S. van der Pas, M. Vangeel, J. Gussekloo, Y. M. Drewes, W. P. J.den Elzen

Open Access Mood Disorders Research

Gender differences in positive screen for depression and diagnosis among older adults in Chile

Ximena Moreno, Jean Gajardo, María José Monsalves

Open Access Mood Disorders Research

Caregivers of people with dementia and mental health during COVID-19: findings from a cross-sectional study

Anna Messina, Martina Lattanzi, Emiliano Albanese, Maddalena Fiordelli

Open Access Care Research

Perspectives on frailty screening, management and its implementation among acute care providers in Singapore: a qualitative study

Xiao Liu, Mai Khanh Le, Amber Yew Chen Lim, Emily Jiali Koh, Tu Ngoc Nguyen, Naveed Anjum Malik, Christopher Tsung Chien Lien, Jer En Lee, Lydia Shu Yi Au, James Alvin Yiew Hock Low, Shiou Liang Wee

Open Access Research

Living arrangement modifies the associations of loneliness with adverse health outcomes in older adults: evidence from the CLHLS

Kai Wei, Yong Liu, Junjie Yang, Nannan Gu, Xinyi Cao, Xudong Zhao, Lijuan Jiang, Chunbo Li

Open Access Research

Timed up and go test predicts mortality in older adults in Peru: a population-based cohort study

Edson J. Ascencio, Gustavo D. Cieza-Gómez, Rodrigo M. Carrillo-Larco, Pedro J. Ortiz

Open Access Research

Prevalence and determinants of activity of daily living and instrumental activity of daily living among elderly in India

Shekhar Chauhan, Shubham Kumar, Rupam Bharti, Ratna Patel

Open Access Study protocol

Mobility enhancement among older adults 75 + in rural areas: Study protocol of the MOBILE randomized controlled trial

Christine Haeger, Sandra A Mümken, Julie L O‘Sullivan, Robert P Spang, Jan-Niklas Voigt-Antons, Martin Stockburger, Dagmar Dräger, Paul Gellert

Open Access Care Research

Aging-in-place preferences and institutionalization among Japanese older adults: a 7-year longitudinal study

Takeshi Nakagawa, Taiji Noguchi, Ayane Komatsu, Masumi Ishihara, Tami Saito

Open Access Research

Examining the association between loneliness and emergency department visits using Canadian Longitudinal Study of Aging (CLSA) data: a retrospective cross-sectional study

Stephanie A. Chamberlain, Rachel Savage, Susan E. Bronskill, Lauren E. Griffith, Paula Rochon, Jesse Batara, Andrea Gruneir

Open Access Care Research

Neuropsychiatric symptoms and subsyndromes in patients with different stages of dementia in primary care follow-up (NeDEM project): a cross-sectional study

Victoria García-Martín, M. Canto de Hoyos-Alonso, Gloria Ariza-Cardiel, Rosalía Delgado-Puebla, Paula García-Domingo, Erika Hernández-Melo, Javier López de Haro-de Torres, Isabel del Cura-González

Open Access Research article

Coding quality of deaths and its impact on elderly unintentional fall mortality data from 1990 to 2019: a retrospective analysis of the WHO Mortality Database

Junjie Hua, Peishan Ning, Peixia Cheng, Zhenzhen Rao, Jieyi He, Wangxin Xiao, Li Li, Yanhong Fu, Ruotong Li, Jie Li, Wanhui Wang, David C. Schwebel, Guoqing Hu

Open Access Research article

Relationships among mental health, social capital and life satisfaction in rural senior older adults: a structural equation model

Xiaolei Wang, Panpan Wang, Peng Wang, Meijuan Cao, Xianrong Xu

Open Access Dementia Research

Barriers and facilitators to person-centred infection prevention and control: results of a survey about the Dementia Isolation Toolkit

Andrea Iaboni, Hannah Quirt, Katia Engell, Julia Kirkham, Steven Stewart, Alisa Grigorovich, Pia Kontos, Josephine McMurray, AnneMarie Levy, Kathleen Bingham, Kevin Rodrigues, Arlene Astell, Alastair J. Flint, Colleen Maxwell

Open Access Research

Patterns of social relationships among community-dwelling older adults in Japan: latent class analysis

Kumi Watanabe Miura, Takuya Sekiguchi, Mihoko Otake-Matsuura, Yuko Sawada, Emiko Tanaka, Taeko Watanabe, Etsuko Tomisaki, Rika Okumura, Yuriko Kawasaki, Sumio Ito, Tokie Anme

Open Access Correction

Correction to: Sexual violence in older adults: a Belgian prevalence study

Anne Nobels, Adina Cismaru-Inescu, Laurent Nisen, Bastien Hahaut, Marie Beaulieu, Gilbert Lemmens, Stéphane Adam, Evelyn Schapansky, Christophe Vandeviver, Ines Keygnaert

Open Access Research

Types of household headship and associated life satisfaction among older adults in India: findings from LASI survey, 2017–18

Shobhit Srivastava, T. Muhammad, K. M. Sulaiman, Manish Kumar, S. K. Singh

Open Access Research

The utilization of primary healthcare services among frail older adults – findings from the Helsinki Birth Cohort Study

Jenni N Ikonen, Johan G Eriksson, Mikaela B von Bonsdorff, Eero Kajantie, Otso Arponen, Markus J Haapanen

Care Research

Impact of home healthcare on end-of-life outcomes for people with dementia: a systematic review

Ping-Jen Chen, Lisanne Smits, Rose Miranda, Jung-Yu Liao, Irene Petersen, Lieve Van den Block, Elizabeth L. Sampson

Open Access Research

Transplant centers that assess frailty as part of clinical practice have better outcomes

Xiaomeng Chen, Yi Liu, Valerie Thompson, Nadia M. Chu, Elizabeth A. King, Jeremy D. Walston, Jon A. Kobashigawa, Darshana M. Dadhania, Dorry L. Segev, Mara A. McAdams-DeMarco

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Utilization of dental services and health literacy by older seniors during the COVID-19 pandemic

Sophia Weber, Elena Günther, Sebastian Hahnel, Ina Nitschke, Angelika Rauch

Open Access Care Research

Family caregiver quality of life and the care provided to older people living with dementia: qualitative analyses of caregiver interviews

Afeez Abiola Hazzan, Jason Dauenhauer, Patti Follansbee, Joyce O Hazzan, Katy Allen, Ibukun Omobepade

Open Access Benzodiazepine Research

Current practice in benzodiazepine receptor agonists deprescribing on acute geriatric wards: a cohort study

François-Xavier Sibille, Anne Spinewine, Lorène Zerah, Laurentine Maljean, Didier Schoevaerdts, Marie de Saint-Hubert

Open Access Research

Three-year trajectories in functional limitations and cognitive decline among Dutch 75+ year olds, using nine-month intervals

Maura Kyra Maria Gardeniers, Marjolein Irene Broese van Groenou, Erik Jan Meijboom, Martijn Huisman

Open Access Research

Loneliness and social isolation among the older person in a Swiss secure institution: a qualitative study

Félix Pageau, Helene Seaward, Elmar Habermeyer, Bernice Elger, Tenzin Wangmo

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Predicting hand washing, mask wearing and social distancing behaviors among older adults during the covid-19 pandemic: an integrated social cognition model

Yanping Duan, Borui Shang, Wei Liang, Zhihua Lin, Chun Hu, Julien Steven Baker, Yanping Wang, Jiali He

COVID-19 Research

Multimorbidity resilience and COVID-19 pandemic self-reported impact and worry among older adults: a study based on the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA)

Andrew Wister, Lun Li, Theodore D. Cosco, Jacqueline McMillan, Lauren E. Griffith, Andrew Costa, Laura Anderson, Cynthia Balion, Susan Kirkland, Asada Yukiko, Christina Wolfson, Nicole Basta, Benoȋt Cossette, Melanie Levasseur, Scott Hofer, Theone Paterson, David Hogan, Teresa Liu-Ambrose, Verena Menec, Philip St. John, Gerald Mugford, Zhiwei Gao, Vanessa Taler, Patrick Davidson, Paminder Raina

Open Access Research

Longitudinal association between personality traits and homebound status in older adults: results from the National Health and Aging Trends Study

Xiaocao Sun, Siyuan Tang, Christina E. Miyawaki, Yuxiao Li, Tianxue Hou, Minhui Liu

Open Access Research

Identifying solutions to meet unmet needs of family caregivers using human-centered design

Vittavat Termglinchan, Samira Daswani, Paricha Duangtaweesub, Taweevat Assavapokee, Arnold Milstein, Kevin Schulman

Open Access Research

The hanging chin sign as a mortality predictor in geriatric patients at the emergency department: a retrospective cohort study

Anneloes N. J. Huijgens, Laurens J. van Baardewijk, Carolina J. P. W. Keijsers

Open Access Sulfonylurea Research

Initiating second-line antidiabetic medication among older adults with type 2 diabetes on Metformin

Kristen DeCarlo, Amisha Wallia, Raymond H. Kang, Andrew Cooper, Manisha Cherupally, Sterling A. Harris, Cassandra Aikman, David T. Liss, Ronald T. Ackermann, Matthew J. O’Brien

Open Access Study protocol

The Aging, Community and Health Research Unit Community Partnership Program (ACHRU-CPP) for older adults with diabetes and multiple chronic conditions: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Jenny Ploeg, Maureen Markle-Reid, Ruta Valaitis, Kathryn Fisher, Rebecca Ganann, Johanne Blais, Tracey Chambers, Robyn Connors, Andrea Gruneir, France Légaré, Janet MacIntyre, William Montelpare, Jean-Sébastien Paquette, Marie-Eve Poitras, Angela Riveroll, Marie-Lee Yous, Jenny Ploeg, Maureen Markle-Reid, Ruta Valaitis, Kathryn Fisher, Rebecca Ganann, Johanne Blais, Andrea Gruneir, France Légaré, Janet MacIntyre, William Montelpare, Jean-Sébastien Paquette, Marie-Eve Poitras, Angela Riveroll, Ali Ben Charif, Dean Eurich, Amiram Gafni, Gary Lewis, Lynne Mansell, Janet Pritchard, Diana Sherifali, Lehana Thabane, Ross Upshur, Tyler Williamson, Melissa Northwood, Cheryl Sadowski, Frank Tang

Open Access Research

Trends in utilisation of plain X-rays by older Australians (2010–2019)

Virginie Gaget, Maria C. Inacio, David R. Tivey, Robert N. Jorissen, Wendy Babidge, Renuka Visvanathan, Guy J. Maddern

Open Access Glaucoma Research

Evaluation of away-from-home excursion patterns after falling among individuals with glaucoma: a longitudinal study

Catalina Garzon, Aleksandra Mihailovic, E. Jian-Yu, Sheila K. West, Laura N. Gitlin, David S. Friedman, Pradeep Y. Ramulu

Open Access Coumarin Case report

Therapeutic anticoagulation complications in the elderly: a case report

Marcel Niemann, Karl F. Braun, Sufian S. Ahmad, Christian Eder, Ulrich Stöckle, Frank Graef

Open Access Sarcopenia Research

Importance of TP53 codon 72 and intron 3 duplication 16 bp polymorphisms and their haplotypes in susceptibility to sarcopenia in Iranian older adults

Nima Montazeri-Najafabady, Mohammad Hossein Dabbaghmanesh, Nasrin Nasimi, Zahra Sohrabi, Alireza Estedlal, Naeimehossadat Asmarian

Open Access Care Research

Smart clothes-assisted home-nursing care program for family caregivers of older persons with dementia and hip fracture: a mixed-methods study

Yi-Jun Hou, Sih-Ying Zeng, Chung-Chih Lin, Ching-Tzu Yang, Huei-Ling Huang, Min-Chi Chen, Hsiu-Hsin Tsai, Jersey Liang, Yea-Ing L. Shyu

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Coresidence increases the risk of testing positive for COVID-19 among older Brazilians

Flavia Cristina Drumond Andrade, Nekehia T. Quashie, Luisa Farah Schwartzman

Open Access Care Research

Person-centered dementia care during COVID-19: a qualitative case study of impact on and collaborations between caregivers

Kana Kazawa, Ayuto Kodama, Kaoru Sugawara, Mikio Hayashi, Hidetaka Ota, Daisuke Son, Shinya Ishii

Open Access Research

Comparison of noninvasive continuous arterial blood pressure measured by NICAP with arterial line in elderly patients

Zhao Xu, Hongyang Chen, Hongyu Zhou, Xiaohui Sun, Jun Ren, Hongxia Sun, Chan Chen, Guo Chen

Open Access Depression in Older People Research

Factors affecting the evolution of Chinese elderly depression: a cross-sectional study

Longyan Cui, Ding Ding, Junfeng Chen, Minghui Wang, Fanrong He, Shiyang Yu

Open Access Research

Psychosocial aspects and support networks associated with disability in two longevous populations in Brazil: a cross-sectional study

Júlia Cristina Leite Nóbrega, Juliana Barbosa Medeiros, Javanna Lacerda Gomes da Silva Freitas, Jaíza M. M. Silva, Raisa Fernandes Mariz Simões, Ricardo Olinda, Jair Lício de Ferreira Santos, Tarciana Nobre Menezes, Yeda Aparecida de Oliveira Duarte, Mayana Zatz, David Matheson, Silvana Santos

Open Access Research

Self-reported health and the well-being paradox among community-dwelling older adults: a cross-sectional study using baseline data from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA)

Carly Whitmore, Maureen Markle-Reid, Carrie McAiney, Jenny Ploeg, Lauren E. Griffith, Susan P. Phillips, Andrew Wister, Kathryn Fisher

Open Access Malnutrition Research

Physical capability in a rural birth cohort at the age of 52: association with early environmental, nutritional, and developmental factors

Pedro Arroyo, Marcelino Esparza-Aguilar, Verónica Martín-Martín, Juan Carlos Gomez-Verjan, Lorena Parra-Rodríguez, Cinthya Cadena-Trejo, Cecilia Salazar-Pérez, Luis Miguel Gutiérrez-Robledo

Open Access Suicide Research

Suicidal and accidental drug poisoning mortality among older adults and working-age individuals in Spain between 2000 and 2018

Daniel Hernández-Calle, Gonzalo Martínez-Alés, Teresa López-Cuadrado

Open Access Research

Impact of prenatal and childhood adversity effects around World War II on multimorbidity: results from the KORA-Age study

Ava Arshadipour, Barbara Thorand, Birgit Linkohr, Susanne Rospleszcz, Karl-Heinz Ladwig, Margit Heier, Annette Peters

Open Access Care Research

A qualitative 5-country comparison of the perceived impacts of COVID-19 on people living with dementia and unpaid carers

Clarissa Giebel, Katarzyna Lion, Maria Mackowiak, Rabih Chattat, P. N. Suresh Kumar, Monica Cations, Mark Gabbay, Wendy Moyle, Giovanni Ottoboni, Joanna Rymaszewska, Adrianna Senczyszyn, Dorota Szczesniak, Hilary Tetlow, Elzbieta Trypka, Marco Valente, Ilaria Chirico

Open Access Research

Applying the PDSA cycle to a group activity promoting lifestyle change for the active ageing of older Thai adults – a focused ethnography

Manothai Wongsala, Sirpa Rosendahl, Pornpun Manasatchakun, Els-Marie Anbäcken

Open Access Research

Adverse childhood experiences and handgrip strength among middle-aged and older adults: a cross-sectional study in China

Li Lin, Weidi Sun, Ciyong Lu, Weiqing Chen, Vivian Yawei Guo

Open Access COVID-19 Research article

Prognostic value of estimated glomerular filtration rate in hospitalised older patients (over 65) with COVID-19: a multicentre, European, observational cohort study

Ben Carter, Euan A. Ramsay, Roxanna Short, Sarah Goodison, Jane Lumsden, Amarah Khan, Philip Braude, Arturo Vilches-Moraga, Terence J. Quinn, Kathryn McCarthy, Jonathan Hewitt, Phyo K. Myint, Eilidh Bruce, Alice Einarsson, Kirsty McCrorie, Ken Aggrey, Jimmy Bilan, Kerr Hartrop, Caitlin Murphy, Aine McGovern, Enrico Clini, Giovanni Guaraldi, Alessia Verduri, Carly Bisset, Ross Alexander, Joanna Kelly, Caroline Murphy, Tarik El Jichi Mutasem, Sandeep Singh, Dolcie Paxton, Will Harris, Susan Moug, Norman Galbraith, Emma Bhatti, Jenny Edwards, Siobhan Duffy, Maria Fernanda Ramon Espinoza, Thomas Kneen, Anna Dafnis, Hala Allafi, Maria Narro Vidal, Angeline Price, Lyndsay Pearce, Thomas Lee, Shefali Sangani, Madeline Garcia, Charlotte Davey, Sheila Jones, Kiah Lunstone, Alice Cavenagh, Charlotte Silver, Thomas Telford, Rebecca Simmons

Open Access Sarcopenia Research

Higher uric acid serum levels are associated with sarcopenia in west China: a cross-sectional study

Xiaolei Liu, Xiaoyan Chen, Fengjuan Hu, Xin Xia, Lisha Hou, Gongchang Zhang, Xuchao Peng, Xuelian Sun, Shuyue Luo, Jirong Yue, Birong Dong

Open Access Care Research

Obstacles to access to community care in urban senior-only households: a qualitative study

Ni Gong, Ya Meng, Qin Hu, Qianqian Du, Xiaoyu Wu, Wenjie Zou, Mengyao Zhu, Jiayan Chen, Lan Luo, Yu Cheng, Meifen Zhang

Open Access SARS-CoV-2 Research

The interplay between infection risk factors of SARS-CoV-2 and mortality: a cross-sectional study from a cohort of long-term care nursing home residents

Laura Soldevila, Núria Prat, Miquel À. Mas, Mireia Massot, Ramón Miralles, Josep M. Bonet-Simó, Mar Isnard, Marta Expósito-Izquierdo, Irene Garcia-Sanchez, Sara Rodoreda-Noguerola, Nemesio Moreno, Esther Badia, Genís López, Javier Sevilla, Oriol Estrada, Xavier Vallès

Open Access Study protocol

A multifactorial interdisciplinary intervention to prevent functional and mobility decline for more participation in (pre-)frail community-dwelling older adults (PromeTheus): study protocol for a multicenter randomized controlled trial

Christian Werner, Nacera Wolf-Belala, Corinna Nerz, Bastian Abel, Tobias Braun, Christian Grüneberg, Christian Thiel, Gisela Büchele, Reiner Muche, Ingrid Hendlmeier, Martina Schäufele, Judith Dams, Hans-Helmut König, Jürgen M. Bauer, Michael Denkinger, Kilian Rapp

Open Access Care Research

Do older adults with multimorbidity prefer institutional care than those without multimorbidity? The role of functional limitation

Dan Zhao, Jie Li, Tingting Gao, Jingjie Sun, Yi Wang, Qiong Wang, Chengchao Zhou

Open Access Care Research

Evaluation of IMproving Palliative care Education and Training Using Simulation in Dementia (IMPETUS-D) a staff simulation training intervention to improve palliative care of people with advanced dementia living in nursing homes: a cluster randomised controlled trial

Joanne Tropea, Debra Nestel, Christina Johnson, Barbara J. Hayes, Anastasia F. Hutchinson, Caroline Brand, Brian H. Le, Irene Blackberry, Gideon A. Caplan, Ross Bicknell, Graham Hepworth, Wen K. Lim

Open Access Research

Frailty and functional dependence in older population: lessons from the FREEDOM Limousin – Nouvelle Aquitaine Cohort Study

Sophie Boyer, Justine Trimouillas, Noëlle Cardinaud, Caroline Gayot, Cécile Laubarie-Mouret, Nathalie Dumoitier, Karen Rudelle, Michel Druet-Cabanac, Marie-Laure Laroche, Achille Tchalla

Open Access Care Research

Working in a care home during the COVID-19 pandemic: How has the pandemic changed working practices? A qualitative study

Kerry Hanna, Clarissa Giebel, Jacqueline Cannon, Justine Shenton, Stephen Mason, Hilary Tetlow, Paul Marlow, Manoj Rajagopal, Mark Gabbay

Open Access Computed Tomography Research

Chronic diseases, chest computed tomography, and laboratory tests as predictors of severe respiratory failure and death in elderly Brazilian patients hospitalized with COVID-19: a prospective cohort study

Alberto Frisoli Junior, Elaine Azevedo, Angela Tavares Paes, Eliene Lima, João Carlos Campos Guerra, Sheila Jean Mc Neill Ingham

Open Access Research

Visual risk factors for falls in older adults: a case-control study

Jignasa Mehta, Gabriela Czanner, Simon Harding, David Newsham, Jude Robinson

Open Access Correction

Correction to: Costs of inpatient hospitalisations in the last year of life in older New Zealanders: a cohort study

Oliver W. Scott, Merryn Gott, Richard Edlin, Simon A. Moyes, Marama Muru-Lanning, Ngaire Kerse

Open Access Ultrasound Research

The feasibility and reliability of measuring forearm muscle thickness by ultrasound in a geriatric inpatient setting: a cross-sectional pilot study

Delky Meza-Valderrama, Dolores Sánchez- Rodríguez, Stany Perkisas, Xavi Duran, Sophie Bastijns, Vanesa Dávalos-Yerovi, Elizabeth Da Costa, Ester Marco

Open Access Sarcopenia Research

Beyond Sarcopenia: older adults with type II diabetes mellitus tend to experience an elevated risk of poor dynamic balance—a case–control study

Chih-Chun Lin, Horng-Yih Ou, Hsiu-Yun Hsu, Kai-Pi Cheng, Tai-Jung Hsieh, Chien-Hsien Yeh, Fong-Chin Su, Li-Chieh Kuo

Open Access Stroke Research

Is Frailty Index a better predictor than pre-stroke modified Rankin Scale for neurocognitive outcomes 3-months post-stroke?

Ragnhild Munthe-Kaas, Stina Aam, Ingvild Saltvedt, Torgeir Bruun Wyller, Sarah T. Pendlebury, Stian Lydersen, Guri Hagberg, Till Schellhorn, Siri Rostoft, Hege Ihle-Hansen

Open Access Distal Radius Fracture Research

Distal radius fractures in the superelderly: an observational study of 8486 cases from the Swedish fracture register

Marcus Sagerfors, Hugo Jakobsson, Ásgerdur Thórdardóttir, Per Wretenberg, Michael Möller

Open Access Sarcopenia Research

Sarcopenia and motoric cognitive risk syndrome: a moderated mediation model

Ting Zhang, Yunyun Zhang, Ziyan Lv, Jie Xiang

Open Access Care Research

Stimuli changes and challenging behavior in nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic

Inge A. H. Knippenberg, Ruslan Leontjevas, Johanna M. H. Nijsten, Christian Bakker, Raymond T. C. M. Koopmans, Debby L. Gerritsen

Open Access Care Research article

Optimising diagnosis and post-diagnostic support for people living with dementia: geriatricians’ views

Elise Mansfield, Jamie Bryant, Balakrishnan R. Nair, Alison Zucca, Ranjeev Chrysanth Pulle, Rob Sanson-Fisher

Open Access Mood Disorders Research

Psychometric properties and modification of the 15-item geriatric depression scale among Chinese oldest-old and centenarians: a mixed-methods study

Chi Zhang, Hao Zhang, Minghao Zhao, Chen Chen, Zhongquan Li, Deping Liu, Yali Zhao, Yao Yao

Open Access Type 2 Diabetes Research

Influence of oral health on frailty in patients with type 2 diabetes aged 75 years or older

Masaki Ishii, Yasuhiro Yamaguchi, Hironobu Hamaya, Yuko Iwata, Kazufumi Takada, Sumito Ogawa, Mitsuo Imura, Masahiro Akishita

Open Access Pneumonia Research

The long-term prognostic value of serum 25(OH)D, albumin, and LL-37 levels in acute respiratory diseases among older adults

Matti Aronen, Laura Viikari, Henriikka Langen, Ia Kohonen, Maarit Wuorela, Tytti Vuorinen, Maria Söderlund-Venermo, Matti Viitanen, Carlos Arturo Camargo Jr, Tero Vahlberg, Tuomas Jartti

Open Access Research

Feasibility of performance-based and self-reported outcomes in self-managed falls prevention exercise interventions for independent older adults living in the community

Linda Mansson, Beatrice Pettersson, Erik Rosendahl, Dawn A. Skelton, Lillemor Lundin-Olsson, Marlene Sandlund

Open Access Care Research

Prioritization of indicators of the quality of care provided to older adults with frailty by key stakeholders from five canadian provinces

Anik Giguere, Jayna M. Holroyd-Leduc, Sharon E. Straus, Robin Urquhart, Véronique Turcotte, Pierre J. Durand, Alexis Turgeon

Open Access Care Research

Primary care physicians’ approaches to low-value prescribing in older adults: a qualitative study

Aimee N. Pickering, Eric L. Walter, Alicia Dawdani, Alison Decker, Megan E. Hamm, Walid F. Gellad, Thomas R. Radomski

Open Access Research

Effects of a new respiratory muscle training device in community-dwelling elderly men: an open-label, randomized, non-inferiority trial

Sang Hun Kim, Myung-Jun Shin, Jang Mi Lee, Sungchul Huh, Yong Beom Shin

Open Access Care Research

What matters most in acute care: an interview study with older people living with frailty

James David van Oppen, Timothy John Coats, Simon Paul Conroy, Jagruti Lalseta, Kay Phelps, Emma Regen, Peter Riley, Jose Maria Valderas, Nicola Mackintosh

Open Access Hypotension Research

Association between orthostatic blood pressure dysregulation and geriatric syndromes: a cross-sectional study

Frédéric Roca, Kevin Rougette, Louise Zmuda, Gabrielle Noel, Solène Larose, Mathilde Bordage, Philippe Chassagne

Open Access Research

Alcohol drinking patterns have a positive association with cognitive function among older people: a cross-sectional study

Yuya Akagi, Mai Kabayama, Yasuyuki Gondo, Yukie Masui, Saori Yasumoto, Nonglak Klinpudtan, Werayuth Srithumsuk, Kayo Godai, Kazunori Ikebe, Hiroshi Akasaka, Serina Yokoyama, Yoichi Nozato, Yoichi Takami, Yasushi Takeya, Koichi Yamamoto, Ken Sugimoto, Yasumichi Arai, Hiroki Inagaki, Tatsuro Ishizaki, Hiromi Rakugi, Kei Kamide

Open Access Care Research

Factors associated with family caregiver burden among frail older persons with multimorbidity

Teck Yong Gabriel Ding, Jacqueline Giovanna De Roza, Cheuk Ying Chan, Poay Sian Sabrina Lee, Sin Kee Ong, Kaiwei Jeremy Lew, Hui Li Koh, Eng Sing Lee

Open Access Research

Validity and reliability of the Thai version of the simple frailty questionnaire (T-FRAIL) with modifications to improve its diagnostic properties in the preoperative setting

Warut T.Sriwong, Waroonkarn Mahavisessin, Varalak Srinonprasert, Arunotai Siriussawakul, Wichai Aekplakorn, Panita Limpawattana, Patumporn Suraarunsumrit, Rachaneekorn Ramlee, Titima Wongviriyawong

Open Access Research

Social support and subsequent cognitive frailty during a 1-year follow-up of older people: the mediating role of psychological distress

Yi Wang, Jie Li, Peipei Fu, Zhengyue Jing, Dan Zhao, Chengchao Zhou

Open Access Correction

Correction to: Comparison of noninvasive continuous arterial blood pressure measured by NICAP with arterial line in elderly patients

Zhao Xu, Hongyang Chen, Hongyu Zhou, Xiaohui Sun, Jun Ren, Hongxia Sun, Chan Chen, Guo Chen

Open Access Computed Tomography Research

Computed tomography findings and prognosis in older COVID-19 patients

Chukwuma Okoye, Panaiotis Finamore, Giuseppe Bellelli, Alessandra Coin, Susanna Del Signore, Stefano Fumagalli, Pietro Gareri, Alba Malara, Enrico Mossello, Caterina Trevisan, Stefano Volpato, Gianluca Zia, Fabio Monzani, Raffaele Antonelli Incalzi

Open Access Research

Conceptualization of a cognitively enriched walking program for older adults: a co-design study with experts and end users

Pieter-Jan Marent, Arwen Vangilbergen, Sebastien Chastin, Greet Cardon, Jannique G. Z. van Uffelen, Melanie Beeckman

Open Access Care Research

Discontinuation of long-term care among persons affected by the 2018 Japan Floods: a longitudinal study using the Long-term Care Insurance Comprehensive Database

Daisuke Miyamori, Shuhei Yoshida, Saori Kashima, Soichi Koike, Shinya Ishii, Masatoshi Matsumoto

Open Access Research

Associations of Chinese diagnosis-related group systems with inpatient expenditures for older people with hip fracture

Zhaolin Meng, Kun Zou, Suhang Song, Huazhang Wu, Youli Han

Open Access Research

Prevalence of healthy aging among community dwelling adults age 70 and older from five European countries

Simeon Schietzel, Patricia O. Chocano-Bedoya, Angelique Sadlon, Michael Gagesch, Walter C. Willett, Endel J. Orav, Reto W. Kressig, Bruno Vellas, René Rizzoli, José A. P. da Silva, Michael Blauth, John A. Kanis, Andreas Egli, Heike A. Bischoff-Ferrari

Open Access Research

Prenatal exposure to the Dutch famine is associated with more self-perceived cognitive problems at 72 years of age

Aline Marileen Wiegersma, Amber Boots, Tessa J. Roseboom, Susanne R. de Rooij

Open Access Mood Disorders Research

The mediation role of sleep quality in the relationship between cognitive decline and depression

Xiaolei Liu, Xin Xia, Fengjuan Hu, Qiukui Hao, Lisha Hou, Xuelian Sun, Gongchang Zhang, Jirong Yue, Birong Dong

Open Access Research

Fall determinants in hospitalised older patients: a nested case control design - incidence, extrinsic and intrinsic risk in Malaysia

Fatt Soon Lee, Sondi Sararaks, Weng Keong Yau, Zen Yang Ang, Anis-Syakira Jailani, Zulkarnain Abd Karim, Lin Naing, Thillainathan Krishnan, Ai Reen Chu, Suria Junus, Mohd Shahril Ahmad, Norhayaty Sapiee, Vicneas Wary Veloo, Sangetavani Manoharan, Maimunah A. Hamid

Open Access Care Research

Positive effects on activities of daily living one year after receiving comprehensive geriatric assessment – results from the randomised controlled study CGA-Swed

Katarina Wilhelmson, Isabelle Andersson Hammar, Theresa Westgård, Lena Holmquist Henrikson, Synneve Dahlin-Ivanoff

Open Access Care Research article

Difficulty and help with activities of daily living among older adults living alone during the COVID-19 pandemic: a multi-country population-based study

Shanquan Chen, Linda A. Jones, Shan Jiang, Huajie Jin, Dong Dong, Xi Chen, Dan Wang, Yun Zhang, Li Xiang, Anna Zhu, Rudolf N. Cardinal

Open Access Care Study protocol

Impact of a personalised care plan for the elderly calling emergency medical services after a fall at home: The RISING-DOM multi-centre randomised controlled trial protocol

Wafa Bouzid, Neda Tavassoli, Caroline Berbon, Soraya Qassemi, Vincent Bounes, Olivier Azema, Jason Shourick, Fati Nourhashémi

Open Access Dyslipidemia Research

Age is the main determinant of COVID-19 related in-hospital mortality with minimal impact of pre-existing comorbidities, a retrospective cohort study

M. T. H. M. Henkens, A. G. Raafs, J. A. J. Verdonschot, M. Linschoten, M. van Smeden, P. Wang, B. H. M. van der Hooft, R. Tieleman, M. L. F. Janssen, R. M. A. ter Bekke, M. R. Hazebroek, I. C. C. van der Horst, F. W. Asselbergs, F. J. H. Magdelijns, S. R. B. Heymans, A. K. Al-Ali, F. A. Al-Muhanna, N. Y. Y. Al-Windy, Y. A. Almubarak, A. N. Alnafie, M. Alshahrani, A. M. Alshehri, R. L. Anthonio, F. W. Asselbergs, A. Aujayeb, J. M. ten Berg, A. J. M. van Boxem, G. Captur, M. Caputo, N. Charlotte, P. Dark, J. De Sutter, C. E. Delsing, H. G. R. Dorman, J. T. Drost, M. E. Emans, J. B. Ferreira, L. Gabriel, W. H. van Gilst, B. E. Groenemeijer, H. E. Haerkens-Arends, P. van der Harst, B. Hedayat, D. J. van der Heijden, E. Hellou, R. S. Hermanides, J. F. Hermans-van Ast, M. W. J. van Hessen, S. R. B. Heymans, I. C. C. van der Horst, S. H. van Ierssel, L. S. Jewbali, M. T. Kearney, H. A. M. van Kesteren, B. L. J. H. Kietselaer, A. M. H. Koning, P. Y. Kopylov, A. F. M. Kuijper, J. M. Kwakkel-van Erp, M. M. J. M. van der Linden, M. Linschoten, G. C. M. Linssen, R. Macias Ruiz, F. J. H. Magdelijns, F. M. A. C. Martens, G. P. McCann, P. van der Meer, M. F. L. Meijs, P. Messiaen, P. S. Monraats, L. Montagna, A. Moriarty, A. Mosterd, P. R. Nierop, C. E. E. van Ofwegen-Hanekamp, Y. M. Pinto, H. Poorhosseini, S. Prasad, J. Redón, A. C. Reidinga, M. I. A. Ribeiro, D. P. Ripley, R. Salah, E. Saneei, M. Saxena, J. Schaap, D. A. A. M. Schellings, A. Schut, A. Shafiee, A. C. Shore, H. J. Siebelink, M. van Smeden, P. C. Smits, R. Pisters, E. Tessitore, R. G. Tieleman, P. Timmermans Jr, R. A. Tio, F. V. Y. Tjong, C. A. den Uil, E. M. Van Craenenbroeck, H. P. A. A. van Veen, T. Veneman, D. O. Verschure, J. K. de Vries, R. M. A. van de Wal, D. J. van de Watering, I. C. D. Westendorp, P. H. M. Westendorp, C. Weytjens, E. Wierda, B. Williams, P. Woudstra, K. W. Wu, R. Zaal, A. G. Zaman, P. M. van der Zee

Open Access Anxiety Research

Factors influencing fear of falling in community-dwelling older adults in Singapore: a cross-sectional study

Jacqueline Giovanna De Roza, David Wei Liang Ng, Blessy Koottappal Mathew, Teena Jose, Ling Jia Goh, Chunyan Wang, Cindy Seok Chin Soh, Kar Cheng Goh

Open Access Care Research

Nursing home residents with suspected urinary tract infections: a diagnostic accuracy study

Katrien Latour, Jan De Lepeleire, Boudewijn Catry, Frank Buntinx

Care Research article

Perspectives on Telehealth for older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic using the quadruple aim: interviews with 48 physicians

Elizabeth M. Goldberg, Michelle P. Lin, Laura G. Burke, Frances N. Jiménez, Natalie M. Davoodi, Roland C. Merchant

Open Access Research

Effects and contextual factors of a diet and resistance exercise intervention vary across settings: an overview of three successive ProMuscle interventions

Berber G. Dorhout, Lisette C.P.G.M. de Groot, Ellen J.I. van Dongen, Esmée L. Doets, Annemien Haveman-Nies

Open Access Care Research

An evaluation of injurious falls and Fall-Risk-Increasing-Drug (FRID) prescribing in ambulatory care in older adults

Taylor R. Elliott, Susan Westneat, Shama D. Karanth, Erin L. Abner, Anna M. Kucharska-Newton, Daniela C. Moga

Open Access Vaccination Research

Sero-survey on long-term care facility residents reveals increased risk of sub-optimal antibody response to BNT162b2: implications for breakthrough prevention

Barbara Caimi, Marco Franzetti, Rossella Velleca, Alessia Lai, Antonella Gatti, Pier Luigi Rossi, Marco D’Orso, Fabrizio Pregliasco, Claudia Balotta, Giuseppe Calicchio

Open Access Anxiety Research

Are multimorbidity patterns associated with fear of falling in community-dwelling older adults?

Jaquelini Betta Canever, Bruno de Souza Moreira, Ana Lúcia Danielewicz, Núbia Carelli Pereira de Avelar

Open Access Research article

Do changes in frailty, physical functioning, and cognitive functioning predict mortality in old age? Results from the Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam

Sasmita Kusumastuti, Emiel O. Hoogendijk, Thomas A. Gerds, Rikke Lund, Erik L. Mortensen, Martijn Huisman, Rudi G. J. Westendorp

Open Access Research

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

Silvia Pancani, Gemma Lombardi, Francesco Sofi, Anna Maria Gori, Roberta Boni, Chiara Castagnoli, Anita Paperini, Guido Pasquini, Federica Vannetti, Raffaello Molino Lova, Claudio Macchi, Francesca Cecchi

Care Research

Implementation of a complex intervention to reduce hospitalizations from nursing homes: a mixed-method evaluation of implementation processes and outcomes

Kornelia Basinska, Franziska Zúñiga, Michael Simon, Sabina De Geest, Raphaëlle Ashley Guerbaai, Nathalie I. H. Wellens, Dunja Nicca, Thekla Brunkert

Open Access Osteoarthrosis Research

Associations among quality of life, activities, and participation in elderly residents with joint contractures in long-term care facilities: a cross-sectional study

Yi-chang Chen, Keh-chung Lin, Shu-Hui Yeh, Chih-Hung Wang, Ay-Woan Pan, Hao-Ling Chen, Chen-Jung Chen

Open Access Research

Frailty assessment using a novel approach based on combined motor and cardiac functions: a pilot study

Nima Toosizadeh, Maryam Eskandari, Hossein Ehsani, Saman Parvaneh, Mehran Asghari, Nancy Sweitzer

Open Access Biomarkers Research

Perioperative platelet count in peripheral blood is associated with the early stage of PND after major orthopedic surgery: a prospective observational study

Ruiqun Wang, Rui Gao, Xiaoyu Xie, Hai Chen, Qi Zhao, Xueying Zhang, Changteng Zhang, Liyun Deng, Peilin Lv, Qin Zheng, Tao Zhu, Chan Chen

Open Access Research

Seeking medical services among rural empty-nest elderly in China: a qualitative study

Yijin Wu, Quan Zhang, Yan Huang, Sihang Qiu

Open Access Coronary Heart Disease Research

Prevalence and factors associated with atrial fibrillation in older patients with obstructive sleep apnea

Huanhuan Wang, JianHua Li, Yinghui Gao, Kaibing Chen, Yan Gao, JingJing Guo, Min Shi, Xiao Zou, Weihao Xu, LiBo Zhao, Xiaofeng Su, Yabin Wang, Juan Liu, Hu Xu, Xiaoxuan Kong, Junling Lin, Xiaoshun Qian, Jiming Han, Lin Liu

Open Access Sarcopenia Research

Correlation between hand grip strength and regional muscle mass in older Asian adults: an observational study

Jessica Chan, Yi-Chien Lu, Melissa Min-Szu Yao, Russell Oliver Kosik

Open Access Esophageal Cancer Research

Serum creatinine/cystatin C ratio as a screening tool for sarcopenia and prognostic indicator for patients with esophageal cancer

Chao Zheng, Ellen Wang, Jiang-Shan Li, Kai Xie, Chao Luo, Qi-Yue Ge, Li-Wen Hu, Yi Shen

Open Access Care Research

The use of predictive fall models for older adults receiving aged care, using routinely collected electronic health record data: a systematic review

Karla Seaman, Kristiana Ludlow, Nasir Wabe, Laura Dodds, Joyce Siette, Amy Nguyen, Mikaela Jorgensen, Stephen R. Lord, Jacqueline C. T. Close, Libby O’Toole, Caroline Lin, Annaliese Eymael, Johanna Westbrook

Open Access Research

Association between dietary protein intake and changes in health-related quality of life in older adults: findings from the AusDiab 12-year prospective study

Annabel P. Matison, Catherine M. Milte, Jonathan E. Shaw, Dianna J. Magliano, Robin M. Daly, Susan J. Torres

Open Access Care Research

Family caregivers’ perspectives on their interaction and relationship with people living with dementia in a nursing home: a qualitative study

Charlotte T. M. van Corven, Annemiek Bielderman, Peter L. B. J. Lucassen, Hilde Verbeek, Ivonne Lesman-Leegte, Marja F. I. A. Depla, Annerieke Stoop, Maud J. L. Graff, Debby L. Gerritsen

Open Access Care Research

Postoperative cognitive dysfunction in older surgical patients associated with increased healthcare utilization: a prospective study from an upper-middle-income country

Patumporn Suraarunsumrit, Chadawan Pathonsmith, Varalak Srinonprasert, Nipaporn Sangarunakul, Chalita Jiraphorncharas, Arunotai Siriussawakul

Open Access Antidepressant Drugs Research

A bitter pill to swallow - Polypharmacy and psychotropic treatment in people with advanced dementia

Lina Riedl, Esther Kiesel, Julia Hartmann, Julia Fischer, Carola Roßmeier, Bernhard Haller, Victoria Kehl, Josef Priller, Monika Trojan, Janine Diehl-Schmid

Open Access Care Study protocol

Optimising function and well-being in older adults: protocol for an integrated research programme in Aotearoa/New Zealand

Sue Lord, Ruth Teh, Rosie Gibson, Moira Smith, Wendy Wrapson, Murray Thomson, Anna Rolleston, Stephen Neville, Lyn McBain, Silvia Del Din, Lynne Taylor, Nicola Kayes, Andrew Kingston, Rebecca Abey-Nesbit, Ngaire Kerse, Heather Allore, Karen Campbell, Stephanie Clare, Judith Davey, Peter Gore, Carolyn Gullery, Carol Jagger, Hamish Jamieson, Sarah Mitchell, Simon Moyes, Kathy Peri, Dan Tautolo

Open Access Care Research

Cognitive decline, sensory impairment, and the use of audio-visual aids by long-term care facility residents

Rick Yiu Cho Kwan, Chi Wai Kwan, Patrick Pui Kin Kor, Iris Chi

Open Access Research

Destinations fostering older adults’ walking for transport: a cross-sectional study from Germany

Pia Hasselder, Tanja Brüchert, Sabine Baumgart, Gabriele Bolte

Open Access Research

Creating opportunities to improve detection of older adult abuse: a national interRAI study

Yvette Hall, Jim Smith, Robin M. Turner, Philippa Greco, Kenny Hau, Yoram Barak

Open Access Research

Thyroid function and age-related decline in kidney function in older Chinese adults: a cross-sectional study

Lu Wei, Yun Bai, Yu Zhang, Zhenzhu Yong, Bei Zhu, Qun Zhang, Weihong Zhao

Open Access Care Research

Family caregivers’ involvement in caring for frail older family members using welfare technology: a qualitative study of home care in transition

Heidi Snoen Glomsås, Ingrid Ruud Knutsen, Mariann Fossum, Karin Christiansen, Kristin Halvorsen

Open Access Stroke Research

All-cause mortality and cardiovascular events in a Spanish nonagenarian cohort according to type 2 diabetes mellitus status and established cardiovascular disease

MA Salinero-Fort, J. Mostaza, C. Lahoz, J. Cárdenas-Valladolid, J. I. Vicente-Díez, P. Gómez-Campelo, J. M. de Miguel-Yanes

Open Access Care Research

Standards and quality of care for older persons in long term care facilities: a scoping review

Letasha Kalideen, Pragashnie Govender, Jacqueline Marina van Wyk

Care Study protocol

Prevention Admission into Nursing homes (PAN): study protocol for an explorative, prospective longitudinal pilot study

Andrea L. Koppitz, Susanne Suter-Riederer, Gabriela Bieri-Brünig, Heike Geschwinder, Anita Keller Senn, Frank Spichiger, Thomas Volken

Open Access Stroke Research

Experiences of family caregivers 3-months after stroke: results of the prospective trans-regional network for stroke intervention with telemedicine registry (TRANSIT-Stroke)

Steffi Jírů-Hillmann, Katharina M. A. Gabriel, Michael Schuler, Silke Wiedmann, Johannes Mühler, Klaus Dötter, Hassan Soda, Alexandra Rascher, Sonka Benesch, Peter Kraft, Mathias Pfau, Joachim Stenzel, Karin von Nippold, Mohamed Benghebrid, Kerstin Schulte, Ralf Meinck, Jens Volkmann, Karl Georg Haeusler, Peter U. Heuschmann

Open Access Research

Development and psychometric evaluation of the Physical Resilience Instrument for Older Adults (PRIFOR)

Fang-Wen Hu, Cheng-Han Lin, Fang-Ru Yueh, Yu-Tai Lo, Chung-Ying Lin

Open Access Stroke Research

Association between early detected heart failure stages and future cardiovascular and non-cardiovascular events in the elderly (Copenhagen Heart Failure Risk Study)

Saaima Parveen, Bochra Zareini, Anojhaan Arulmurugananthavadivel, Caroline Kistorp, Jens Faber, Lars Køber, Christian Hassager, Tor Biering Sørensen, Charlotte Andersson, Deewa Zahir, Kasper Iversen, Emil Wolsk, Gunnar Gislason, Freja Gaborit, Morten Schou

Open Access Care Research

What do Brazilian health professionals know about the frailty syndrome? A cross-sectional study

Wesley dos Reis Mesquita, Natalia Aquaroni Ricci

Open Access Anemia Research

Higher hemoglobin levels are associated with better physical performance among older adults without anemia: a longitudinal analysis

Ligiana Pires Corona, Flavia Cristina Drumond Andrade, Tiago da Silva Alexandre, Tábatta Renata Pereira de Brito, Daniella Pires Nunes, Yeda Aparecida de Oliveira Duarte

Open Access Care Research

Barriers and facilitators to providing home-based care in a pandemic: policy and practice implications

Sue Anne Bell, Lydia Krienke, Allyson Brown, Jen Inloes, Zoe Rettell, Tamar Wyte-Lake

Open Access Research

Association between health-related physical fitness and self-reported health status in older Taiwanese adults

Yan-Jhu Su, Chen-Te Hsu, Chyi Liang, Po-Fu Lee, Chi-Fang Lin, Hung-Ting Chen, Chien-Chang Ho

Open Access Obesity Research

Body mass index and 12-year mortality among older Mexican Americans aged 75 years and older

Reshma Jadhav, Kyriakos S. Markides, Soham Al Snih

Open Access Research

Adaptation and validation of the Spanish version of the everyday cognition battery for assessing everyday cognition in older adults

Raquel Jimenez Gomez, Eduardo Jose Fernandez Rodriguez, Celia Sanchez Gomez, Juan Jesus Cruz Hernandez, Maria Isabel Rihuete Galve

Open Access Research

Social participation and change in walking time among older adults: a 3-year longitudinal study from the JAGES

Shiichi Ihara, Kazushige Ide, Satoru Kanamori, Taishi Tsuji, Katsunori Kondo, Gemmei Iizuka

Open Access Research

Kinematic analysis of activities of daily living performance in frail elderly

Stephanie Schmidle, Philipp Gulde, Sophie Herdegen, Georg-Eike Böhme, Joachim Hermsdörfer

Open Access Vitamin D Deficiency Research

Change of vitamin D status and all-cause mortality among Chinese older adults: a population-based cohort study

Jing Zeng, Ting Li, Banruo Sun, Xinyu Miao, Lin Wang, Li-chao Ma, Nan Li, Yanping Gong, Yao He, Chunlin Li, Miao Liu

Open Access Osteoarthrosis Research

Predictors of resilience in older adults with lower limb osteoarthritis and persistent severe pain

Natasja M. van Schoor, Erik J. Timmermans, Martijn Huisman, Alicia Gutiérrez-Misis, Willem Lems, Elaine M. Dennison, Maria Victoria Castell, Michael D. Denkinger, Nancy L. Pedersen, Stefania Maggi, Dorly J. H. Deeg

Open Access Research

Barriers and enablers for older adults participating in a home-based pragmatic exercise program delivered and monitored by Amazon Alexa: a qualitative study

Paul Jansons, Jackson Fyfe, Jack Dalla Via, Robin M. Daly, Eugene Gvozdenko, David Scott

Open Access Sarcopenia Research

Specific lysophosphatidylcholine and acylcarnitine related to sarcopenia and its components in older men

Li Meng, Ruiyue Yang, Daguang Wang, Wenbin Wu, Jing Shi, Ji Shen, Yamin Dang, Guoqing Fan, Hong Shi, Jun Dong, Huan Xi, Pulin Yu

Sarcopenia Research

Sarcopenia and its association with objectively measured life-space mobility and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in the oldest-old amid the COVID-19 pandemic when a physical distancing policy is in force

Rick Yiu Cho Kwan, Justina Yat Wa Liu, Yue-Heng Yin, Paul Hong Lee, Siu Ying Ng, Daphne Sze Ki Cheung, Patrick Pui Kin Kor, Simon Ching Lam, Shirley Ka Lai Lo, Lin Yang, Siu Kay Chan, Vico Chung Lim Chiang

Prospective telehealth analysis of functional performance, frailty, quality of life, and mental health after COVID-19 hospitalization

Jacob J. Capin, Melissa P. Wilson, Kristine Hare, Swati Vempati, Carley E. Little, Donna McGregor, Jose Castillo-Mancilla, Jennifer E. Stevens-Lapsley, Sarah E. Jolley, Kristine M. Erlandson

Open Access COVID-19 Research

“This path I must walk alone”. Challenges experienced by older patients while recovering from severe COVID-19 – a qualitative study

Kristi Elisabeth Heiberg, Nina Jøranson, Anne Kari Tolo Heggestad, Grete Breievne, Hilde Lausund, Marius Myrstad, Anette Hylen Ranhoff, Marte Meyer Walle-Hansen, Vigdis Bruun-Olsen

Open Access Sarcopenia Research

Diabetes, sarcopenia and chronic kidney disease; the Screening for CKD among Older People across Europe (SCOPE) study

Francesc Formiga, Rafael Moreno-González, Andrea Corsonello, Axel Carlsson, Johan Ärnlöv, Francesco Mattace-Raso, Tomasz Kostka, Christian Weingart, Regina Roller-Wirnsberger, Lisanne Tap, Agnieszka Guligowska, Cornel Sieber, Gerhard Wirnsberger, Rada Artzi-Medvedik, Ilan Yehoshua, Cinzia Giuli, Fabrizia Lattanzio, Xavier Corbella, Francesc Formiga, Rafael Moreno-González, Xavier Corbella, Yurema Martínez, Carolina Polo, Josep Maria Cruzado, Andrea Corsonello, Silvia Bustacchini, Silvia Bolognini, Paola D’Ascoli, Raffaella Moresi, Giuseppina Di Stefano, Cinzia Giammarchi, Anna Rita Bonfigli, Roberta Galeazzi, Federica Lenci, Stefano Della Bella, Enrico Bordoni, Mauro Provinciali, Robertina Giacconi, Cinzia Giuli, Demetrio Postacchini, Sabrina Garasto, Annalisa Cozza, Romano Firmani, Moreno Nacciariti, Mirko Di Rosa, Paolo Fabbietti, Johan Ärnlöv, Axel Carlsson, Tobias Feldreich, Francesco Mattace-Raso, Lisanne Tap, Gijsbertus Ziere, Jeannette Goudzwaard, Tomasz Kostka, Agnieszka Guligowska, Łukasz Kroc, Bartłomiej K Sołtysik, Katarzyna Smyj, Elizaveta Fife, Joanna Kostka, Małgorzata Pigłowska, Agnieszka Wójcik, Zuzanna Chrząstek, Natalia Sosowska, Anna Telążka, Christian Weingart, Ellen Freiberger, Cornel Sieber, Gerhard Hubert Wirnsberger, Regina Elisabeth Roller-Wirnsberger, Carolin Herzog, Sonja Lindner, Rada Artzi-Medvedik, Yehudit Melzer, Mark Clarfield, Itshak Melzer, Ilan Yehoshua, Pedro Gil Gregorio, Sara Laínez Martínez, Monica González Alonso, Jose A. Herrero Calvo, Fernando Tornero Molina, Lara Guardado Fuentes, Pamela Carrillo García, María Mombiedro Pérez, Roberto Bernabei, Christophe Bula, Hermann Haller, Carmine Zoccali, Kitty Jager, Wim Van Biesen, Paul E. Stevens

Open Access Obesity Research

Dynapenic abdominal obesity is associated with mild cognitive impairment in patients with cardiometabolic disease: a cross-sectional study

Kazuhito Oba, Yoshiaki Tamura, Joji Ishikawa, Hiroyuki Suzuki, Yoshinori Fujiwara, Aya Tachibana, Remi Kodera, Kenji Toyoshima, Yuko Chiba, Atsushi Araki

Open Access Research

Experiences of elder abuse: a qualitative study among victims in Sweden

Mikael Ludvigsson, Nicolina Wiklund, Katarina Swahnberg, Johanna Simmons

Open Access Vascular Dementia Research

Long-term association of vegetable and fruit intake with risk of dementia in Japanese older adults: the Hisayama study

Yasumi Kimura, Daigo Yoshida, Tomoyuki Ohara, Jun Hata, Takanori Honda, Yoichiro Hirakawa, Mao Shibata, Emi Oishi, Satoko Sakata, Yoshihiko Furuta, Sanmei Chen, Kazuhiro Uchida, Tomohiro Nakao, Takanari Kitazono, Toshiharu Ninomiya

Open Access Care Research

Primary care provider notions on instituting community-based geriatric support in Uganda

Jude Thaddeus Ssensamba, Mary Nakafeero, Hellen Musana, Mathew Amollo, Aloysius Ssennyonjo, Suzanne N. Kiwanuka

Open Access Constipation Research

Incidence, predictors and health outcomes of delirium in very old hospitalized patients: a prospective cohort study

Meng Zhang, Xuemei Zhang, Langli Gao, Jirong Yue, Xiaolian Jiang

Open Access Stroke Research

Barriers to prescribing oral anticoagulants to inpatients aged 80 years and older with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation: a cross-sectional study

Xin Xia, Lishuang Wang, Taiping Lin, Jirong Yue, Zhonghua Yang, Chongqing Mi, Zaibo Liao, Yanyu Chen, Ning Ge, Chenkai Wu

Open Access Mood Disorders Research

Violence against caregivers of older adults with chronic diseases is associated with caregiver burden and depression: a cross-sectional study

Kanokporn Pinyopornpanish, Winita Wajatieng, Niphaporn Niruttisai, Nida Buawangpong, Nopakoon Nantsupawat, Chaisiri Angkurawaranon, Wichuda Jiraporncharoen

Open Access Care Research

Impact of a dementia-friendly program on detection and management of patients with cognitive impairment and delirium in acute-care hospital units: a controlled clinical trial design

NM Weldingh, MR Mellingsæter, BW Hegna, J Saltyte Benth, G Einvik, V Juliebø, B Thommessen, M Kirkevold

Open Access Research

Novel physical performance-based models for activities of daily living disability prediction among Chinese older community population: a nationally representative survey in China

Li Zhang, Yueqiao Chen, Jing Liu, Yifan Yu, Huijie Cui, Qiuzhi Chen, Kejin Chen, Chunxia Yang, Yanfang Yang

Open Access Skin Cancer Research

Skin cancers and their risk factors in older persons: a population-based study

Suvi-Päivikki Sinikumpu, Jari Jokelainen, Sirkka Keinänen-Kiukaanniemi, Laura Huilaja

Open Access Care Research

The use and predictive performance of the Peninsula Health Falls Risk Assessment Tool (PH-FRAT) in 25 residential aged care facilities: a retrospective cohort study using routinely collected data

Nasir Wabe, Joyce Siette, Karla L. Seaman, Amy D. Nguyen, Magdalena Z. Raban, Jacqueline C. T. Close, Stephen R. Lord, Johanna I. Westbrook

Open Access Research

Reliability and validity of the fall risk self-assessment scale for community-dwelling older people in China: a pilot study

Zhizhuo Wang, Yuetong Rong, Li Gu, Yanyan Yang, Xinmin Du, Mouwang Zhou

Open Access Obesity Research

Comorbid depression and obesity, and its transition on the risk of functional disability among middle-aged and older Chinese: a cohort study

Li Lin, Shigen Bai, Kang Qin, Carlos King Ho Wong, Tingting Wu, Dezhong Chen, Ciyong Lu, Weiqing Chen, Vivian Yawei Guo

Open Access Research

Social relations and health in older people in Spain using SHARE survey data

Mariela Silberman-Beltramella, Alba Ayala, Carmen Rodríguez-Blázquez, Maria João Forjaz

Open Access Hyperglycemia Research

Association between stress hyperglycemia ratio and delirium in older hospitalized patients: a cohort study

Quhong Song, Miao Dai, Yanli Zhao, Taiping Lin, Li Huang, Jirong Yue

Open Access Denture Research

Cognitive impairment and edentulism among older adults: an observational study using claims data

Sung Eun Choi, Emily Mo, Nathan Palmer, Kathe Fox, John D. Da Silva, Shigemi Nagai, Jane R. Barrow

Open Access Research

Retirement as a predictor of physical functioning trajectories among older businessmen

Markus J. Haapanen, Timo E. Strandberg, Timo Törmäkangas, Monika E. von Bonsdorff, Arto Y. Strandberg, Mikaela B. von Bonsdorff

Open Access Denture Research

Correlation between nutritional status and oral health quality of life, self-efficacy of older inpatients and the influencing factors

Zhu Zhu, Jiayun Xu, Ying Lin, Kai Chai, Yiyun Zhou, Runyu Jia, Huijue Ni, Minjun Wu, Cuihong Wen, Yuehua Qiao, Haixia Wang, Wei Luan

Mortality in nursing home residents stratified according to subtype of dementia: a longitudinal study over three years

Corinna Vossius, Sverre Bergh, Geir Selbæk, Jūratė Šaltytė Benth, Janne Myhre, Eivind Aakhus, Bjørn Lichtwarck

Care Research

Nurses’ perspectives on the role of relatives in emergency situations in nursing homes: a qualitative study from Germany

Sven Schwabe, Jutta Bleidorn, Andreas Günther, Nadia Primc, Giovanni Rubeis, Nils Schneider, Juliane Poeck

Open Access Research

An international Delphi consensus process to determine a common data element and core outcome set for frailty: FOCUS (The Frailty Outcomes Consensus Project)

Jeanette C. Prorok, Paula R. Williamson, Beverley Shea, Darryl Rolfson, Leocadio Rodriguez Mañas, Matteo Cesari, Perry Kim, John Muscedere

Open Access Research

‘Living in a shrinking world’—The experience of loneliness among community-dwelling older people with reduced mobility: a qualitative grounded theory approach

Marika Moeyersons, Kristel De Vliegher, Brooke Huyghe, Sacha De Groof, Koen Milisen, Bernadette Dierckx de Casterlé

Open Access Research

Balance recovery stepping responses during walking were not affected by a concurrent cognitive task among older adults

Inbal Paran, Hadas Nachmani, Moti Salti, Ilan Shelef, Itshak Melzer

Open Access Care Research

Translation of the geriatric emergency department intervention into other emergency departments: a post implementation evaluation of outcomes for older adults

Elizabeth Marsden, Alison Craswell, Andrea Taylor, Adrian Barnett, Pan-Kar Wong, Marianne Wallis

Open Access Iron Deficiency Research

The impact of intravenous iron supplementation in elderly patients undergoing major surgery

Lea Valeska Blum, Philipp Zierentz, Lotta Hof, Jan Andreas Kloka, Leila Messroghli, Kai Zacharowski, Patrick Meybohm, Suma Choorapoikayil

Open Access Care Study protocol

The MOMANT study, a caregiver support programme with activities at home for people with dementia: a study protocol of a randomised controlled trial

S. C. E. Balvert, M. V. Milders, J. E. Bosmans, M. W. Heymans, S. van Bommel, R.-M. Dröes, E. J. A. Scherder

Open Access Care Research

Effect of advance care planning video on do-not-hospitalize orders for nursing home residents with advanced illness

Ellen M. McCreedy, Xiaofei Yang, Susan L. Mitchell, Roee Gutman, Joan Teno, Lacey Loomer, Patience Moyo, Angelo Volandes, Pedro L. Gozalo, Emmanuelle Belanger, Jessica Ogarek, Vincent Mor

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Resilience and coping strategies of older adults in Hong Kong during COVID-19 pandemic: a mixed methods study

Siu-Ming Chan, Gary Ka-Ki Chung, Yat-Hang Chan, Roger Yat-Nork Chung, Hung Wong, Eng Kiong Yeoh, Jean Woo

Open Access Sarcopenia Research

Association between platelet, white blood cell count, platelet to white blood cell ratio and sarcopenia in community-dwelling older adults: focus on Bushehr Elderly Health (BEH) program

Mohamad Gholizade, Akram Farhadi, Maryam Marzban, Mehdi Mahmudpour, Iraj Nabipour, Mohammadreza Kalantarhormozi, Gita Shafiee, Afshin Ostovar, Bagher Larijani, Amir Hossein Darabi, Eisa Safavi

Open Access Research

Dynamical indicators in time series of healthcare expenditures predict mortality risk of older adults following spousal bereavement

Alexandros Katsiferis, Pernille Yde Nielsen, Majken K. Jensen, Rudi G. J. Westendorp

Open Access Research

Early supported discharge for older adults admitted to hospital with medical complaints: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Susan Williams, Ann-Marie Morrissey, Fiona Steed, Aoife Leahy, Elaine Shanahan, Catherine Peters, Margaret O’Connor, Rose Galvin, Cliona O’Riordan

Open Access Care Editorial

Changing the long-term care spectrum

Hilde Verbeek, Gary Mitchell

Open Access Care Research

Intrinsic capacity of older people in the community using WHO Integrated Care for Older People (ICOPE) framework: a cross-sectional study

Angela Y. M. Leung, Jing Jing Su, Elsa S. H. Lee, Jeff T. S. Fung, Alex Molassiotis

Open Access Dementia Research

The impact of having foreign domestic workers on informal caregivers of persons with dementia – findings from a multi-method research in Singapore

Qi Yuan, Yunjue Zhang, Ellaisha Samari, Anitha Jeyagurunathan, Gregory Tee Hng Tan, Fiona Devi, Peizhi Wang, Harish Magadi, Richard Goveas, Li Ling Ng, Mythily Subramaniam

Open Access Dementia Research

Associations between community participation and types of places visited among persons living with and without dementia: risks perception and socio-demographic aspects

Isabel Margot-Cattin, André Berchtold, Sophie Gaber, Nicolas Kuhne, Louise Nygård, Camilla Malinowsky

Open Access Research article

Using multiple imputation and intervention-based scenarios to project the mobility of older adults

Jukka Kontto, Laura Paalanen, Reijo Sund, Päivi Sainio, Seppo Koskinen, Panayotes Demakakos, Hanna Tolonen, Tommi Härkänen

Open Access Research

The effects of vitamin D supplementation on frailty in older adults at risk for falls

Yurun Cai, Amal A. Wanigatunga, Christine M. Mitchell, Jacek K. Urbanek, Edgar R. Miller III, Stephen P. Juraschek, Erin D. Michos, Rita R. Kalyani, David L. Roth, Lawrence J. Appel, Jennifer A. Schrack

Open Access Sleep Apnea Research

Characteristics and comorbidities of headache in patients over 50 years of age: a cross-sectional study

Mansoureh Togha, Mohammad Javad Karimitafti, Zeinab Ghorbani, Fatemeh Farham, Fereshteh Naderi-Behdani, Somayeh Nasergivehchi, Zahra Vahabi, Shadi Ariyanfar, Elham Jafari

Open Access Research

Barriers and enablers to physical activity behaviour in older adults during hospital stay: a qualitative study guided by the theoretical domains framework

Hanneke C. van Dijk - Huisman, Petra H. Raeven-Eijkenboom, Fabienne J. H. Magdelijns, Judith M. Sieben, Robert A. de Bie, Antoine F. Lenssen

Open Access Mood Disorders Research

Prevalence patterns and associated factors of elder abuse in an urban slum of eastern India

Pradnya Chandanshive, Sonu H. Subba, Swayam Pragyan Parida, Shree Mishra

Open Access Care Research

Clinical factors associated with recent medical care visits in nursing homes: a multi-site cross-sectional study

Rebecca H. Correia, Fabrice I. Mowbray, Darly Dash, Paul R. Katz, Andrea Moser, Ryan P. Strum, Aaron Jones, Ahmad von Schlegell, Andrew P. Costa

Open Access Arterial Occlusive Disease Research

Subclinical cardiovascular disease and frailty risk: the atherosclerosis risk in communities study

Yu Jia, Dongze Li, Jing Yu, Yi Liu, Fanghui Li, Wentao Li, Qin Zhang, Yongli Gao, Wei Zhang, Zhi Zeng, Rui Zeng, Xiaoyang Liao, Qian Zhao, Zhi Wan

Open Access Research

Improvement in prescriptions while maintaining overall health outcomes: a prospective observational study conducted in Japanese facilities for older people

Takumi Ashizawa, Sari Mishina, Ataru Igarashi, Tsukasa Kobayashi, Yoshimasa Takase, Shunya Ikeda

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Changes in objectively measured lifestyle factors during the COVID-19 pandemic in community-dwelling older adults

Takuya Ataka, Noriyuki Kimura, Atsuko Eguchi, Etsuro Matsubara

Open Access Sarcopenia Research

Associations of geriatric nutrition risk index and other nutritional risk-related indexes with sarcopenia presence and their value in sarcopenia diagnosis

Qiao Xiang, Yuxiao Li, Xin Xia, Chuanyao Deng, Xiaochu Wu, Lisha Hou, Jirong Yue, Birong Dong

Open Access Care Research

Evaluations of postoperative transitions in care for older adults: a scoping review

Emily Hladkowicz, Flavia Dumitrascu, Mohammad Auais, Andrew Beck, Sascha Davis, Daniel I. McIsaac, Jordan Miller

Open Access Research

External validation of a new predictive model for falls among inpatients using the official Japanese ADL scale, Bedriddenness ranks: a double-centered prospective cohort study

Masaki Tago, Naoko E. Katsuki, Eiji Nakatani, Midori Tokushima, Akiko Dogomori, Kazumi Mori, Shun Yamashita, Yoshimasa Oda, Shu-ichi Yamashita

Open Access Sarcopenia Research

Correlation between nutrition, oral health, and different sarcopenia groups among elderly outpatients of community hospitals: a cross-sectional study of 1505 participants in China

Wenting Cao, Aiyong Zhu, Shufen Chu, Qianqian Zhou, Yinghua Zhou, Xiaoping Qu, Qingrong Tang, Yuxia Zhang

Open Access Intracranial Aneurysm Research

Relevance of presenting risks of frailty, sarcopaenia and osteopaenia to outcomes from aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage

Jia Xu Lim, Yuan Guang Lim, Aravin Kumar, Tien Meng Cheong, Julian Xinguang Han, Min Wei Chen, David Wen, Winston Lim, Ivan Hua Bak Ng, Vincent Yew Poh Ng, Ramez Wadie Kirollos, Nicole Chwee Har Keong

Open Access Malnutrition Research

Effects of food neophobia and oral health on the nutritional status of community-dwelling older adults

Takako Yodogawa, Yasuhito Nerome, Junya Tokunaga, Hiromichi Hatano, Miki Marutani

Open Access Care Research

Effect of semi-recumbent vibration exercise on muscle outcomes in older adults: a pilot randomized controlled clinical trial

Murad H. Taani, Neil Binkley, Ronald Gangnon, Diane Krueger, Bjoern Buehring

Open Access Care Research

Development, evaluation, and implementation of an online pain assessment training program for staff in rural long-term care facilities: a case series approach

Natasha Gallant, Thomas Hadjistavropoulos, Emily M. Winters, Emma K. Feere, Abigail Wickson-Griffiths

Open Access Care Research

There and back again: the shape of telemedicine in U.S. nursing homes following COVID-19

James H Ford II, Sally A Jolles, Dee Heller, Madeline Langenstroer, Christopher Crnich

Open Access Care Research

Trajectories of physical frailty and cognitive impairment in older adults in United States nursing homes

Yiyang Yuan, Kate L. Lapane, Jennifer Tjia, Jonggyu Baek, Shao-Hsien Liu, Christine M. Ulbricht

Open Access Research

A study on the current state and equity level of social participation ability among older adults in Henan Province, China

Weicun Ren, Dongming Chen, Clifford Silver Tarimo, Qingfeng Tian, Jian Wu, Yinying Wang, Shangying Li

Open Access Sarcopenia Research

Handgrip strength but not SARC-F score predicts cognitive impairment in older adults with multimorbidity in primary care: a cohort study

Paul Kwok Ming Poon, King Wa Tam, Dexing Zhang, Benjamin Hon Kei Yip, Jean Woo, Samuel Yeung Shan Wong

Open Access Care Research

Injuries from falls by older adults in long-term care captured on video: Prevalence of impacts and injuries to body parts

Vicki Komisar, Aleksandra Dojnov, Yijian Yang, Nataliya Shishov, Helen Chong, Ying Yu, Ian Bercovitz, Michael D. Cusimano, Clemens Becker, Dawn C. Mackey, Stephen N. Robinovitch

Open Access Research

The association between frailty and dignity in community-dwelling older people

Fereshteh Moradoghli, Ali Darvishpoor Kakhki, Roghayeh Esmaeili

Open Access Care Research

Contextual factors influencing advance care planning in home care: process evaluation of the cluster-randomised controlled trial STADPLAN

Katharina Silies, Tilman Huckle, Rieke Schnakenberg, Änne Kirchner, Almuth Berg, Juliane Köberlein-Neu, Gabriele Meyer, Falk Hoffmann, Sascha Köpke

Open Access Obesity Research

The older, the less potential benefit for type 2 diabetes from weight control

Qi Zhou, Jie Sun, Zhu Wu, Wenbin Wu, Xianbo Zhang, Qi Pan, Haimei Qi, Huiping Yuan, Hong Shi, Suyan Cao, Ze Yang, Xiaoxia Wang, Liang Sun

Open Access Sarcopenia Correction

Correction to: Cross-sectional associations among P3NP, HtrA, Hsp70, Apelin and sarcopenia in Taiwanese population

Yuan-Yuei Chen, Yi-Lin Chiu, Tung-Wei Kao, Tao-Chun Peng, Hui-Fang Yang, Wei-Liang Chen

Open Access Care Research

Effectiveness of a multi-component community-based care approach for older people at risk of care dependency - results of a prospective quasi-experimental study

Lena Hasemann, David Lampe, Thomas Nebling, Ulrich Thiem, Wolfgang von Renteln-Kruse, Wolfgang Greiner

Open Access Research

Attachment styles and happiness in the elderly: the mediating role of reminiscence styles

Khodamorad Momeni, Rozita Amani, Parisa Janjani, Mohammad Reza Majzoobi, Simon Forstmeier, Parisa Nosrati

Open Access Obesity Research

Sarcopenia and associated factors according to the EWGSOP2 criteria in older people living in nursing homes: a cross-sectional study

Anna Escribà-Salvans, Javier Jerez-Roig, Miriam Molas-Tuneu, Pau Farrés-Godayol, Pau Moreno-Martin, Ester Goutan-Roura, Helena Güell-Masramon, Jordi Amblàs-Novellas, Dyego Leandro Bezerra de Souza, Dawn A. Skelton, Miriam Torres-Moreno, Eduard Minobes-Molina

Open Access Care Research

Analysis of contributory factors to incidents related to medication assistance for residents taking medicines in residential care homes for the elderly: a qualitative interview survey with care home staff

Hayato Kizaki, Daisuke Yamamoto, Hiroki Satoh, Kotaro Masuko, Hideyuki Maki, Yukari Konishi, Satoko Hori, Yasufumi Sawada

Open Access Research

Identification and engagement of naturally occurring retirement communities to support healthy aging in Canada: A set of methods for replication

Vincent G. DePaul, Simone Parniak, Paul Nguyen, Carri Hand, Lori Letts, Colleen McGrath, Julie Richardson, Debbie Rudman, Imaan Bayoumi, Helen Cooper, Joan Tranmer, Catherine Donnelly

Open Access Obesity Research

The influence of adiposity on the interactions between strength, physical function and cognition among older adults in the Australian Diabetes, Obesity and Lifestyle (AusDiab) study

Niamh L. Mundell, Parneet Sethi, Kaarin J. Anstey, Helen Macpherson, David W. Dunstan, Steve F. Fraser, Robin M. Daly

Open Access Research

Talking about chronic pain in family settings: a glimpse of older persons’ everyday realities

Gilles Merminod, Orest Weber, Imane Semlali, Anamaria Terrier, Isabelle Decosterd, Eve Rubli Truchard, Pascal Singy

Open Access Research

Predictors of hospital-acquired adverse drug reactions: a cohort of Ugandan older adults

Tadele Mekuriya Yadesa, Freddy Eric Kitutu, Robert Tamukong, Paul E. Alele

Open Access Dementia Research

Promoting cultural change towards dementia friendly communities: a multi-level intervention in Japan

Shuji Tsuda, Hiroki Inagaki, Tsuyoshi Okamura, Mika Sugiyama, Madoka Ogawa, Fumiko Miyamae, Ayako Edahiro, Chiaki Ura, Naoko Sakuma, Shuichi Awata

Open Access Research

Effects of a laughter program on body weight and mental health among Japanese people with metabolic syndrome risk factors: a randomized controlled trial

Narumi Funakubo, Eri Eguchi, Rie Hayashi, Mayumi Hirosaki, Kokoro Shirai, Kanako Okazaki, Hironori Nakano, Fumikazu Hayashi, Junichi Omata, Hironori Imano, Hiroyasu Iso, Tetsuya Ohira

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Prognostic value of neutrophile-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) levels for geriatric patients with COVID-19

Uğur Önal, Muhammet Gülhan, Neşe Demirci, Ahmet Özden, Nazlı Erol, Sema Işık, Sedat Gülten, Fatma Atalay, Nilay Çöplü

Open Access Research

A qualitative systematic review on the experiences of homelessness among older adults

Phuntsho Om, Lisa Whitehead, Caroline Vafeas, Amanda Towell-Barnard

Open Access Research

Physical functioning associated with life-space mobility in later life among men and women

Sofi Fristedt, Ann-Sofi Kammerlind, Eleonor I. Fransson, Marie Ernsth Bravell

Open Access Vascular Dementia Research

Changes in dementia diagnoses in Sweden during the COVID-19 pandemic

Michael Axenhus, Sophia Schedin-Weiss, Lars Tjernberg, Anders Wimo, Maria Eriksdotter, Gustaf Bucht, Bengt Winblad

Open Access Research

Effectiveness of workshops to teach a home-based exercise program (BEST at Home) for preventing falls in community-dwelling people aged 65 years and over: a pragmatic randomised controlled trial

Amanda Bates, Susan Furber, Cathie Sherrington, Paul van den Dolder, Karen Ginn, Adrian Bauman, Kirsten Howard, Michelle Kershaw, Lisa Franco, Cathy Chittenden, Anne Tiedemann

Open Access Proton Pump Inhibitors Research

Prevalence of potentially inappropriate medications based on the STOPPFrail criteria in frail older patients with limited life expectancy: a cross-sectional study

Hyun-Woo Chae, Yoonhee Kim, Yewon Suh, Junghwa Lee, Eunsook Lee, Euni Lee, Jung-Yeon Choi, Kwang-il Kim, Ju-Yeun Lee

Open Access Sarcopenia Research

Performance of the SarQoL quality of life tool in a UK population of older people with probable sarcopenia and implications for use in clinical trials: findings from the SarcNet registry

Miles D. Witham, Philip Heslop, Richard M. Dodds, Andrew P. Clegg, Suzy V. Hope, Claire McDonald, David Smithard, Bryony Storey, Ai Lyn Tan, Anna Thornhill, Avan A. Sayer

Open Access Research article

HIP Fracture REhabilitation Program for older adults with hip fracture (HIP-REP) based on activity of daily living: a feasibility study

Alice Røpke, Anne-Le Morville, Trine Elleby Møller, Emma Cæcilie Guttzeit Delkus, Carsten Bogh Juhl

Open Access Suicide Research

Suicidal ideation and its related factors among older adults: a population-based study in Southwestern Iran

Ramin Shiraly, Hamideh Mahdaviazad, Roya Zohrabi, Mark D. Griffiths

Open Access Research

Association of personality traits with polypharmacy among community-dwelling older adults in Japan: a cross-sectional analysis of data from the SONIC study

Yuko Yoshida, Tatsuro Ishizaki, Yukie Masui, Yasumichi Arai, Hiroki Inagaki, Madoka Ogawa, Saori Yasumoto, Hajime Iwasa, Kei Kamide, Hiromi Rakugi, Kazunori Ikebe, Yasuyuki Gondo

Open Access Escherichia Coli Research

Gut microbiota alterations in critically ill older patients: a multicenter study

Mesa Victoria, Valdés-Duque Beatriz Elena, Giraldo-Giraldo Nubia Amparo, Jailler-R Ana María, Giraldo-Villa Adriana, Acevedo-Castaño Irene, Yepes-M Mónica Alejandra, Barbosa-Barbosa Janeth, Agudelo-Ochoa Gloria María

Open Access Research

Association between falls in elderly and the number of chronic diseases and health-related behaviors based on CHARLS 2018: health status as a mediating variable

Shaoliang Tang, Meixian Liu, Tongling Yang, Chaoyu Ye, Ying Gong, Ling Yao, Yun Xu, Yamei Bai

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Cognitive decline and poor social relationship in older adults during COVID-19 pandemic: can information and communications technology (ICT) use helps?

Yaya Li, Kayo Godai, Michiko Kido, Susumu Komori, Ryoichi Shima, Kei Kamide, Mai Kabayama

Open Access Dementia Research

Determinants of technology adoption and continued use among cognitively impaired older adults: a qualitative study

Samantha Dequanter, Maaike Fobelets, Iris Steenhout, Marie-Pierre Gagnon, Anne Bourbonnais, Samira Rahimi, Ronald Buyl, Ellen Gorus

Open Access Somatoform Disorder Research

The impact of a history of child abuse on cognitive performance: a cross-sectional study in older patients with a depressive, anxiety, or somatic symptom disorder

F. M. Tjoelker, H. W. Jeuring, I. Aprahamian, P. Naarding, R. M. Marijnissen, G. J. Hendriks, D. Rhebergen, A. Lugtenburg, M. W. Lammers, R. H. S. van den Brink, R. C. Oude Voshaar

Open Access Research

Aging metrics incorporating cognitive and physical function capture mortality risk: results from two prospective cohort studies

Xingqi Cao, Chen Chen, Jingyun Zhang, Qian-Li Xue, Emiel O. Hoogendijk, Xiaoting Liu, Shujuan Li, Xiaofeng Wang, Yimin Zhu, Zuyun Liu

Open Access Care Research

Comparing emergency department use among individuals with varying levels of cognitive impairment

Rebecca K. Green, Manish N. Shah, Lindsay R. Clark, Robert J. Batt, Nathaniel A. Chin, Brian W. Patterson

Open Access Denture Research

Effects of textured food masticatory performance in older people with different dental conditions

Young-Sook Park, Han-Pyo Hong, Soo-rack Ryu, Suyong Lee, Weon-Sun Shin

Open Access Sarcopenia Research

Two-megahertz impedance index prediction equation for appendicular lean mass in Korean older people

Hyeoijin Kim, Keon-Hyoung Song, Jatin P. Ambegaonkar, Sochung Chung, Kwonchan Jeon, Fang Lin Jiang, Jin Jong Eom, Chul-Hyun Kim

Open Access Care Research

How to implement geriatric co-management in your hospital? Insights from the G-COACH feasibility study

Bastiaan Van Grootven, Anthony Jeuris, Maren Jonckers, Els Devriendt, Bernadette Dierckx de Casterlé, Christophe Dubois, Katleen Fagard, Marie-Christine Herregods, Miek Hornikx, Bart Meuris, Steffen Rex, Jos Tournoy, Koen Milisen, Johan Flamaing, Mieke Deschodt

Open Access Research

Association between physical activity and physical and functional performance in non-institutionalized Mexican older adults: a cohort study

Brenda María Martínez-Hernández, Oscar Rosas-Carrasco, Miriam López-Teros, Alejandra González-Rocha, Paloma Muñoz-Aguirre, Rosa Palazuelos-González, Araceli Ortíz-Rodríguez, Armando Luna-López, Edgar Denova-Gutiérrez

Open Access Anxiety Research

The association between fear of falling and occurrence of falls: a one-year cohort study

Tsuyoshi Asai, Kensuke Oshima, Yoshihiro Fukumoto, Yuri Yonezawa, Asuka Matsuo, Shogo Misu

Assessment of the appropriateness of cardiovascular preventive medication in older people: using the RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Method

Milly A. van der Ploeg, Rosalinde K. E. Poortvliet, Wilco P. Achterberg, Simon P. Mooijaart, Jacobijn Gussekloo, Yvonne M. Drewes

Open Access Research

Associations between socioeconomic status and physical activity among older adults: cross-sectional results from the OUTDOOR ACTIVE study

Imke Stalling, Birte Marie Albrecht, Linda Foettinger, Carina Recke, Karin Bammann

Open Access Correction

Correction to: Multimorbidity patterns, polypharmacy and their association with liver and kidney abnormalities in people over 65 years of age: a longitudinal study

Noemí Villén, Marina Guisado-Clavero, Sergio Fernández-Bertolín, Amelia Troncoso-Mariño, Quintí Foguet-Boreu, Ester Amado, Mariona Pons-Vigués, Albert Roso-Llorach, Concepción Violán

Open Access Mood Disorders Research

Ability of older adults to recognize cognitive changes and its relationship with mental health: a cross-sectional study

Hossein Ebrahimi, Mina Hosseinzadeh, Reihaneh Seifi Saray, Marian Wilson, Hossein Namdar Areshtanab

Open Access Research

Is there an association between inflammatory markers and lower physical performance in older adults?

Betty Manrique-Espinoza, Rosa Palazuelos-González, Victoria Pando-Robles, Oscar Rosas-Carrasco, Aarón Salinas-Rodríguez

Open Access Geriatric Assessment Research

Validation of an electronic frailty index with electronic health records: eFRAGICAP index

Francesc Orfila, Lucía A. Carrasco-Ribelles, Rosa Abellana, Albert Roso-Llorach, Francisco Cegri, Carlen Reyes, Concepción Violán

Open Access Tissue Plasminogen Activator Research

Associations between inflammation, coagulation, cardiac strain and injury, and subclinical vascular disease with frailty in older men: a cross-sectional study

Douglas G. J. McKechnie, Meera Patel, A. Olia Papacosta, Lucy T. Lennon, Elizabeth A. Ellins, Julian P. J. Halcox, Sheena E. Ramsay, Peter H. Whincup, S. Goya Wannamethee

Open Access Obesity Research

Central obesity is associated with lower prevalence of sarcopenia in older women, but not in men: a cross-sectional study

Seongmin Choi, Jinmann Chon, Seung Ah Lee, Myung Chul Yoo, Yeocheon Yun, Sung Joon Chung, Minjung Kim, Eun Taek Lee, Min Kyu Choi, Chang Won Won, Yunsoo Soh

Open Access Research

Psychosocial factors related to physical activity in frail and prefrail elderly people

Fabio Jiménez-Zazo, David Navarrete-Villanueva, Alba Gómez-Cabello, Cristina Romero-Blanco, Esther Cabanillas, Jorge Pérez-Gómez, Sergio Calonge-Pascual, Ignacio Ara, Germán Vicente-Rodríguez, Susana Aznar

Open Access Correction

Correction to: Pilot comparative effectiveness study of surface perturbation treadmill training to prevent falls in older adults

Jon D. Lurie, Alexandra B. Zagaria, Dawna M. Pidgeon, Judith L. Forman, Kevin F. Spratt

Open Access Mood Disorders Research

Characteristics of people living with undiagnosed dementia: findings from the CFAS Wales study

Laura D. Gamble, Fiona E. Matthews, Ian R. Jones, Alex E. Hillman, Bob Woods, Catherine A. Macleod, Anthony Martyr, Rachel Collins, Claire Pentecost, Jennifer M. Rusted, Linda Clare

Open Access Care Research

Preference of caregivers on residential care homes for older persons with versus without communication problems: a discrete choice experiment

Kailu Wang, Eliza Lai-Yi Wong, Angel Hor-Yan Lai, Carrie Ho-Kwan Yam, Ethan Ming-Yin Ip, Annie Wai-Ling Cheung, Eng-Kiong Yeoh

Open Access Correction

Correction: Prenatal exposure to the Dutch famine is associated with more self-perceived cognitive problems at 72 years of age

Aline Marileen Wiegersma, Amber Boots, Tessa J. Roseboom, Susanne R. de Rooij

Open Access Hyperglycemia Research

Sleep characteristic profiles and the correlation with spectrum of metabolic syndrome among older adult: a cross-sectional study

Xin Liu, Limei Huang, Qiang Wu, Yingwei Chen, Xiuqin Chen, Hao Chen, Junling Gao, Qianyi Xiao

Open Access Obesity Research

Nutritional status and associated factors of older persons in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review

Paul Obeng, Henneh Kwaku Kyereh, Jacob Owusu Sarfo, Edward Wilson Ansah, Priscilla Yeye Adumoah Attafuah

Open Access Research article

Improving individualized prescription in patients with multimorbidity through medication review

Núria Molist-Brunet, Daniel Sevilla-Sánchez, Emma Puigoriol-Juvanteny, Matilde Barneto-Soto, Javier González-Bueno, Joan Espaulella-Panicot

Open Access Care Research

Trajectories and determinants of emergency department use among nursing home residents: a time series analysis (2012–2019)

Gianmarco Giacomini, Ettore Minutiello, Gianfranco Politano, Marco Dalmasso, Beatrice Albanesi, Sara Campagna, Maria Michela Gianino

Open Access Care Research

Implementing and evaluating online advance care planning training in UK nursing homes during COVID-19: findings from the Necessary Discussions multi-site case study project

Emily Cousins, Nancy Preston, Julie Doherty, Sandra Varey, Andrew Harding, Adrienne McCann, Karen Harrison Dening, Anne Finucane, Gillian Carter, Gary Mitchell, Kevin Brazil

Open Access Stroke Research

Prevalence of dysphagia and risk of pneumonia and mortality in acute stroke patients: a meta-analysis

Kondwani Joseph Banda, Hsin Chu, Xiao Linda Kang, Doresses Liu, Li-Chung Pien, Hsiu-Ju Jen, Shu-Tai Shen Hsiao, Kuei-Ru Chou

Open Access Research

Defining ICD-10 surrogate variables to estimate the modified frailty index: a Delphi-based approach

Ashwin Subramaniam, Ryo Ueno, Ravindranath Tiruvoipati, Jai Darvall, Velandai Srikanth, Michael Bailey, David Pilcher, Rinaldo Bellomo

Open Access Research

Older adults' perspectives on rehabilitation and recovery one year after a hip fracture – a qualitative study

Åsa Karlsson, Birgitta Olofsson, Michael Stenvall, Nina Lindelöf

Open Access Care Research

Prevalence and determinants of physical frailty among people living in residential aged care facilities: a large-scale retrospective audit

Rachel Milte, Jasmine Petersen, Jo Boylan, Tim Henwood, Sarah Hunter, Belinda Lange, Michael Lawless, Stacey Torode, Lucy K. Lewis

Open Access Research

Prevalence of multimorbidity and its correlates among older adults in Eastern Nepal

Siva Balakrishnan, Isha Karmacharya, Saruna Ghimire, Sabuj Kanti Mistry, Devendra Raj Singh, Om Prakash Yadav, Nachiket Gudi, Lal Bahadur Rawal, Uday Narayan Yadav

Open Access Parkinson's Disease Research

An antisense Alu transposon insertion/deletion polymorphism of ALDH1A1 may functionally associate with Parkinson’s disease

Hui-Hui Fan, Jing Zheng, Xiao-Ya Huang, Ke-Yun Wu, Lei Cui, Hao-Jia Dong, Zhen Wang, Xiong Zhang, Jian-Hong Zhu

Open Access Opioids Research

Prescription opioids among older adults: ten years of data across five countries

A. Hamina, A. E. Muller, T. Clausen, S. Skurtveit, M. Hesse, C. Tjagvad, B. Thylstrup, I. Odsbu, H. Zoega, H. L. Jónsdóttir, H. Taipale

Open Access Correction

Correction: Effects of food neophobia and oral health on the nutritional status of community-dwelling older adults

Takako Yodogawa, Yasuhito Nerome, Junya Tokunaga, Hiromichi Hatano, Miki Marutani

Open Access Care Research

Factors contributing to the mental health outcomes of carers during the transition of their family member to residential aged care: a systematic search and narrative review

Vera Camões-Costa, Jayasree Loganathan, Chris Barton, Samantha Chakraborty, Alana Hewitt, Xiaoping Lin, Bianca Brijnath

Open Access Research

Do functional status and Medicare claims data improve the predictive accuracy of an electronic health record mortality index? Findings from a national Veterans Affairs cohort

William James Deardorff, Bocheng Jing, Sun Y. Jeon, W. John Boscardin, Alexandra K. Lee, Kathy Z. Fung, Sei J. Lee

Open Access Magnetic Resonance Imaging Research

Age- and sex-related differences of muscle cross-sectional area in iliocapsularis: a cross-sectional study

Masahide Yagi, Masashi Taniguchi, Hiroshige Tateuchi, Tetsuya Hirono, Yoshihiro Fukumoto, Momoko Yamagata, Ryusuke Nakai, Yosuke Yamada, Misaka Kimura, Noriaki Ichihashi

Open Access Research

How accurate are geriatricians’ fall predictions?

Jason Wilbur, Gerald Jogerst, Nicholas Butler, Yinghui Xu

Open Access Research

Increased co-contraction reaction during a surface perturbation is associated with unsuccessful postural control among older adults

Jimmy Falk, Viktor Strandkvist, Mascha Pauelsen, Irene Vikman, Lars Nyberg, Ulrik Röijezon

Open Access Research

Association of socioeconomic status measures with physical activity and subsequent frailty in older adults

Mark Kheifets, Abigail Goshen, Uri Goldbourt, Guy Witberg, Alon Eisen, Ran Kornowski, Yariv Gerber

Open Access Dementia Research

Predictivity of the comorbidity indices for geriatric syndromes

Kubra Canaslan, Esra Ates Bulut, Suleyman Emre Kocyigit, Ali Ekrem Aydin, Ahmet Turan Isik

Open Access Obesity Research

Hypertension modifies the associations of body mass index and waist circumference with all-cause mortality among older Chinese: a retrospective cohort study

Kaizhi Bai, Xuejiao Chen, Zhan Shi, Kun He, Xueqi Hu, Rui Song, Wenlong Shi, Qingfeng Tian, Songhe Shi

Open Access Mood Disorders Research

‘It was the deepest level of companionship’: peer-to-peer experience of supporting community-dwelling older people with depression - a qualitative study

Jessica P. S. Tang, Tianyin Liu, Shiyu Lu, C. Y. Sing, Lesley C. Y. Sze, Terry Y. S. Lum, Samson Tse

Open Access Research

Implementation and costs of housing adaptations among older adults with different functional limitations in Japan

Rumiko Tsuchiya-Ito, Shota Hamada, Björn Slaug, Ayako Ninomiya, Kazuaki Uda, Tomoaki Ishibashi

Open Access Research

Correlation analysis of physical fitness and its impact on falls in 2130 community- dwelling older adults: a retrospective cross-sectional study

Wang-Sheng Lin, Nai-Wei Hsu, Meng-Jer Lee, You-Yuan Lin, Chih-Chun Tsai, Po-Jung Pan

Open Access Research

Gender differences regarding intention to use mHealth applications in the Dutch elderly population: a cross-sectional study

Floris Ruben Tobias van Elburg, Nicky Sabine Klaver, Anna Petra Nieboer, Marjan Askari

Open Access Dementia Research

Assessment of dementia knowledge and its associated factors among final year medical undergraduates in selected universities across Malaysia

Chee Mun Chan, Marjorie Jia Yi Ong, Adam Aiman Zakaria, Monikha Maria Visusasam, Mohd Fairuz Ali, Teh Rohaila Jamil, Azimatun Noor Aizuddin, Aznida Firzah Abdul Aziz

Open Access Research

Development and internal validation of a machine-learning-developed model for predicting 1-year mortality after fragility hip fracture

Nitchanant Kitcharanant, Pojchong Chotiyarnwong, Thiraphat Tanphiriyakun, Ekasame Vanitcharoenkul, Chantas Mahaisavariya, Wichian Boonyaprapa, Aasis Unnanuntana

Open Access Care Research

Anticipatory care planning for community-dwelling older adults at risk of functional decline: a feasibility cluster randomized controlled trial

Kevin Brazil, Christopher Cardwell, Gillian Carter, Mike Clarke, Dagmar Anna S. Corry, Tom Fahey, Patrick Gillespie, Anna Hobbins, Kieran McGlade, Peter O’Halloran, Nina O’Neill, Emma Wallace, Frank Doyle

Open Access Osteoarthrosis Research

Factors influencing depression in community-dwelling elderly patients with osteoarthritis of the knee in China: a cross-sectional study

Xiaoyan Zheng, Yaya Wang, Xiaoyan Jin, Hongjie Huang, Hongbo Chen, Yan Wang, Shaomei Shang

Diabetes Research

Type 2 diabetes mellitus and cognitive decline in older adults in Germany – results from a population-based cohort

Kun Xie, Laura Perna, Ben Schöttker, Matthias Kliegel, Hermann Brenner, Ute Mons

Open Access Research

Managing abusive experiences: a qualitative study among older adults in Sweden

Johanna Simmons, Nicolina Wiklund, Mikael Ludvigsson

Open Access Care Research

Determinants of implementing pet robots in nursing homes for dementia care

Wei Qi Koh, Elaine Toomey, Aisling Flynn, Dympna Casey

Care Research

Association of two geriatric treatment systems on care home admission and mortality in patients with hip fracture

Kilian Rapp, Clemens Becker, Chris Todd, Martin Rehm, Dietrich Rothenbacher, Claudia Konnopka, Hans-Helmut König, Thomas Friess, Gisela Büchele

Open Access Research

The effectiveness of interventions to reduce adverse outcomes among older adults following Emergency Department discharge: umbrella review

Mairéad Conneely, Siobhán Leahy, Liz Dore, Dominic Trépel, Katie Robinson, Fionnuala Jordan, Rose Galvin

Prevalence of oral anticoagulant use among people with and without Alzheimer’s disease

Barkat Ali Babar, Mai Vu, Marjaana Koponen, Heidi Taipale, Antti Tanskanen, Raimo Kettunen, Miia Tiihonen, Sirpa Hartikainen, Anna-Maija Tolppanen

Open Access Research

Prediction models for functional status in community dwelling older adults: a systematic review

Bastiaan Van Grootven, Theo van Achterberg

Geriatric Assessment Study protocol

Developing a novel tool to assess the ability to self-administer medication in non-demented in-hospital patients: ABLYMED study protocol

Anneke Maiworm, Robert Langner, Stefan Wilm, Dirk M. Hermann, Helmut Frohnhofen, Janine Gronewold

Open Access Biomarkers Research article

Propensity score weighted associations between financial strain and subsequent inflammatory biomarkers of aging among a representative sample of U.S. older adults

Laura J. Samuel, Melissa Hladek, Jing Tian, Laken C. Roberts Lavigne, Sarah E. LaFave, Sarah L. Szanton

Open Access Care Research

Characteristics of dementia-friendly hospitals: an integrative review

Christina Manietta, Daniel Purwins, Anneke Reinhard, Christiane Knecht, Martina Roes

Factors associated with change over time in quality of life of people with dementia: longitudinal analyses from the MODEM cohort study

Derek King, Nicolas Farina, Clare Burgon, Yvonne Feeney, Sharne Berwald, Elizabeth Bustard, Laura Gallaher, Ruth Habibi, Raphael Wittenberg, Adelina Comas-Herrera, Martin Knapp, Sube Banerjee

Open Access Alzheimer's Disease Research

Plasma repressor element 1-silencing transcription factor levels are decreased in patients with Alzheimer's disease

Mingqing Wei, Jingnian Ni, Jing Shi, Ting Li, Xiaoqing Xu, Chenmeng Li, Bin Qin, Dongsheng Fan, Hengge Xie, Zhong Wang, Yongyan Wang, Tao Lu, Jinzhou Tian

Open Access Type 2 Diabetes Research

The joint effects of physical activity and air pollution on type 2 diabetes in older adults

Linjun Ao, Junmin Zhou, Mingming Han, Hong Li, Yajie Li, Yongyue Pan, Jiayi Chen, Xiaofen Xie, Ye Jiang, Jing Wei, Gongbo Chen, Shanshan Li, Yuming Guo, Feng Hong, Zhifeng Li, Xiong Xiao, Xing Zhao

Open Access Research

Health knowledge and self-efficacy to make health behaviour changes: a survey of older adults living in Ontario social housing

Jasmine Dzerounian, Melissa Pirrie, Leena AlShenaiber, Ricardo Angeles, Francine Marzanek, Gina Agarwal

Open Access Research

Combined lifestyle factors on mortality among the elder population: evidence from a Chinese cohort study

Changqing Sun, Huimin Liu, Fei Xu, Ying Qin, Panpan Wang, Qianyu Zhou, Dandan Liu, Shanqun Jia, Qiang Zhang

Gastrectomy Research

Technical and oncological safety of laparoscopic gastrectomy for gastric cancer in elderly patients ≥ 80 years old

Yoshitake Ueda, Norio Shiraishi, Hajime Fujishima, Takahide Kawasaki, Shigeo Ninomiya, Hidefumi Shiroshita, Tsuyoshi Etoh, Masafumi Inomata

Care Research

Frailty, gaps in care coordination, and preventable adverse events

Oluwasegun P. Akinyelure, Calvin L. Colvin, Madeline R. Sterling, Monika M. Safford, Paul Muntner, Lisandro D. Colantonio, Lisa M. Kern

Open Access Research

Validation of the Kihon Checklist and the frailty screening index for frailty defined by the phenotype model in older Japanese adults

Daiki Watanabe, Tsukasa Yoshida, Yuya Watanabe, Yosuke Yamada, Motohiko Miyachi, Misaka Kimura

Open Access Research

Development and internal validation of a prediction model to identify older adults at risk of low physical activity levels during hospitalisation: a prospective cohort study

Hanneke C. van Dijk-Huisman, Mandy H. P. Welters, Wouter Bijnens, Sander M. J. van Kuijk, Fabienne J. H. Magdelijns, Robert A. de Bie, Antoine F. Lenssen

Association of cognitive enhancers and incident seizure risk in dementia: a population-based study

Junghee Ha, Nak-Hoon Son, Young Ho Park, Eun Lee, Eosu Kim, Woo Jung Kim

Open Access Care Research

Perspectives of older adults, caregivers, healthcare providers on frailty screening in primary care: a systematic review and qualitative meta-synthesis

Jiahui Nan, Yunzhu Duan, Shuang Wu, Lulu Liao, Xiaoyang Li, Yinan Zhao, Hongyu Zhang, Xianmei Zeng, Hui Feng

Treatment initiation for parkinson’s disease in Australia 2013–2018: a nation-wide study

Marjaana Koponen, J. Simon Bell, Samanta Lalic, Rosie Watson, Anne M. Koivisto, Jenni Ilomäki

Insomnia Research

Falls, healthcare resources and costs in older adults with insomnia treated with zolpidem, trazodone, or benzodiazepines

Diana T. Amari, Timothy Juday, Feride H. Frech, Weiying Wang, Zheng Wu, Norman Atkins Jr., Emerson M. Wickwire

Care Study protocol

Clinical and cost-effectiveness of a personalised health promotion intervention enabling independence in older people with mild frailty (‘HomeHealth’) compared to treatment as usual: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Rachael Frost, Christina Avgerinou, Claire Goodman, Andrew Clegg, Jane Hopkins, Rebecca L. Gould, Benjamin Gardner, Louise Marston, Rachael Hunter, Jill Manthorpe, Claudia Cooper, Dawn A. Skelton, Vari M. Drennan, Pip Logan, Kate Walters

Open Access Research

Is multimorbidity associated with higher risk of falls among older adults in India?

Manish Barik, Sushree Nibedita Panda, Sweta Sulagna Tripathy, Abhinav Sinha, Shishirendu Ghosal, Ardhendhu Sekhar Acharya, Srikanta Kanungo, Sanghamitra Pati

Open Access Care Research

Carers using assistive technology in dementia care at home: a mixed methods study

Vimal Sriram, Crispin Jenkinson, Michele Peters

COVID-19 Research

Social contact impacts physical activity and sedentary behavior among older adults in Japan due to COVID-19

Naoto Otaki, Miyuki Yokoro, Megumu Yano, Tomomi Imamura, Michiko Akita, Norikazu Tanino, Keisuke Fukuo

Open Access Research

Continue or not to continue? Attitudes towards deprescribing among community-dwelling older adults in China

Jie Tan, MinHong Wang, XiaoRui Pei, Quan Sun, ChongJun Lu, Ying Wang, Li Zhang, Chenkai Wu

Care Research

Medicines use before and after comprehensive medicines review among residents of long-term care facilities: a retrospective cohort study

Janet K. Sluggett, Gillian E. Caughey, Tracy Air, Max Moldovan, Catherine Lang, Grant Martin, Stephen R. Carter, Shane Jackson, Andrew C. Stafford, Steve L. Wesselingh, Maria C. Inacio

Open Access Research

The role of socio-demographic factors and physical functioning in the intra- and interpersonal variability of older adults’ sedentary time: an observational two-country study

Sofie Compernolle, Ester Cerin, Anthony Barnett, Casper J. P. Zhang, Jelle Van Cauwenberg, Delfien Van Dyck

Open Access Care Research

Health economic evaluation of a nurse-led care model from the nursing home perspective focusing on residents’ hospitalisations

Jana Bartakova, Franziska Zúñiga, Raphaëlle-Ashley Guerbaai, Kornelia Basinska, Thekla Brunkert, Michael Simon, Kris Denhaerynck, Sabina De Geest, Nathalie I. H. Wellens, Christine Serdaly, Reto W. Kressig, Andreas Zeller, Lori L. Popejoy, Dunja Nicca, Mario Desmedt, Carlo De Pietro

Open Access Research

Low physical activity is the strongest factor associated with frailty phenotype and frailty index: data from baseline phase of Birjand Longitudinal Aging Study (BLAS)

Ameneh Sobhani, Farshad Sharifi, Reza Fadayevatan, Ahmad Ali Akbari Kamrani, Mitra Moodi, Masoumeh Khorashadizadeh, Toba Kazemi, Huriye Khodabakhshi, Hossein Fakhrzadeh, Masoud Arzaghi, Seyedeh Zahra Badrkhahan, Raziye Sadat Hosseini, Hadi Monji, Amirabbas Nikkhah

Open Access Addiction Research

The association between oral health and nutritional status in older adults: a cross-sectional study

Claudine Khoury, Johan Samot, Catherine Helmer, Rafael Weber Rosa, Aurore Georget, Jean-François Dartigues, Elise Arrivé

Open Access Dementia Research

Fun and a meaningful routine: the experience of physical activity in people with dementia

Elisabeth Wiken Telenius, Gro Gujord Tangen, Siren Eriksen, Anne Marie Mork Rokstad

Care Research

Effect of inpatient rehabilitation treatment ingredients on functioning, quality of life, length of stay, discharge destination, and mortality among older adults with unplanned admission: an overview review

K. Lambe, S. Guerra, G. Salazar de Pablo, S. Ayis, I. D. Cameron, N. E. Foster, E. Godfrey, C. L. Gregson, F. C. Martin, C. Sackley, N. Walsh, K. J. Sheehan

Open Access Research

Comparisons in polypharmacy over a decade in community-dwelling older adults-findings from Israel national health and nutrition surveys

Rebecca Goldsmith, Rita Dichtiar, Tal Shimony, Lesley Nitsan, Rachel Axelrod, Irit Laxer-Asael, Iris Rasooly, Tali Sinai, Elliot M. Berry

Open Access Research

Older adults’ facial characteristics compared to young adults’ in correlation with edentulism: a cross sectional study

Zala Skomina, Dominik Kočevar, Miha Verdenik, Nataša Ihan Hren

Open Access Research

The effect of structured medication review followed by face-to-face feedback to prescribers on adverse drug events recognition and prevention in older inpatients – a multicenter interrupted time series study

Joanna E. Klopotowska, Paul F. M. Kuks, Peter C. Wierenga, Clementine C. M. Stuijt, Lambertus Arisz, Marcel G. W. Dijkgraaf, Nicolette de Keizer, Susanne M. Smorenburg, Sophia E. de Rooij, Joost L. B. Hoekstra, Minke E. P. Jansen, Wim G. Meijer, Bea M. van der Kleij, Anne M. Lagaay, Ruud T. M. van der Hoeven

Open Access Research

Impact of age on the postural stability measured by a virtual reality tracker-based posturography and a pressure platform system

Huey-Wen Liang, Shao-Yu Chi, Tzu-Ling Tai, Yue-Hua Li, Yaw-Huei Hwang

Open Access Dementia Research

Mapping the complexity of dementia: factors influencing cognitive function at the onset of dementia

Imke Seifert, Henrik Wiegelmann, Marta Lenart-Bugla, Mateusz Łuc, Marcin Pawłowski, Etienne Rouwette, Joanna Rymaszewska, Dorota Szcześniak, Myrra Vernooij-Dassen, Marieke Perry, René Melis, Karin Wolf-Ostermann, Ansgar Gerhardus

Open Access Stroke Research

Fasting blood glucose-to-glycated hemoglobin ratio and all-cause mortality among Chinese in-hospital patients with acute stroke: a 12-month follow-up study

Zhong-ming Cai, Man-man Zhang, Ren-qian Feng, Xu-dong Zhou, Hao-man Chen, Zhi-peng Liu, Yan-zhi Wu, Qun-li Lin, Sheng-lie Ye, Cheng-wei Liao, Xue-rong Huang, Le-qiu Sun, Bo Yang, Bei-lei Zhu

Open Access Care Research

Healthcare professionals’ experiences and attitudes to care coordination across health sectors: an interview study

Maiken Hjuler Persson, Jens Søndergaard, Christian Backer Mogensen, Helene Skjøt-Arkil, Pernille Tanggaard Andersen

Open Access Research

Predicting mortality in The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA): development of a four-year index and comparison with international measures

Soraya Matthews, Mark Ward, Anne Nolan, Charles Normand, Rose Anne Kenny, Peter May

Open Access Research

Psychometric properties of the Czech version of the brief Older People Quality of Life questionnaire (OPQoL-brief)

Radka Bužgová, Radka Kozáková, Renáta Zeleníková, Katka Bobčíková

Open Access Care Research

Psychometric evaluation of a short-form version of the Swedish “Attitudes to and Knowledge of Oral Health” questionnaire

Maria Snogren, Amir H. Pakpour, Irene Eriksson, Malin Stensson, Kristina Ek, Maria Browall

Open Access Care Research

Multimorbidity patterns in adult day health center clients with dementia: a latent class analysis

Tina Sadarangani, Carla Perissinotto, Jonelle Boafo, Jie Zhong, Gary Yu

Open Access COVID-19 Research article

Correlates to psychological distress in frail older community-dwellers undergoing lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic

Carmina Castellano-Tejedor, Laura M. Pérez, Luis Soto-Bagaria, Ester Risco, Maria Victoria Mazo, Ana Gómez, Daniel Salvador, Javier Yanguas, María B. Enfedaque, Alessandro Morandi, Mariona Font, Vanessa Davey, Marco Inzitari

Open Access Research

Prevalence and correlates of disability among urban–rural older adults in Southwest China: a large, population-based study

Runjuan Qiao, Shuli Jia, Wanyu Zhao, Xin Xia, Qiaoli Su, Lisha Hou, Daiping Li, Fengjuan Hu, Birong Dong

Open Access Care Research

Comorbidities and COVID-19 status influence the survival rate of geriatric patients in intensive care units: a prospective cohort study from the Indonesian Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Therapy

Nancy Margarita Rehatta, Susilo Chandra, Djayanti Sari, Mayang Indah Lestari, Tjokorda Gde Agung Senapathi, Haizah Nurdin, Belindo Wirabuana, Bintang Pramodana, Adinda Putra Pradhana, Isngadi Isngadi, Novita Anggraeni, Kenanga Marwan Sikumbang, Radian Ahmad Halimi, Zafrullah Khany Jasa, Akhyar Hamonangan Nasution, Mochamat Mochamat, Purwoko Purwoko

Open Access Care Research

Residents’ perspectives of mobile X-ray services in support of healthcare-in-place in residential aged care facilities: a qualitative study

Joanne Dollard, Jane Edwards, Lalit Yadav, Virginie Gaget, David Tivey, Maria Inacio, Guy Maddern, Renuka Visvanathan

Open Access Research

Needs, benefits, and issues related to home adaptation: a user-centered case series applying a mixed-methods design

Chloé Schorderet, Catherine Ludwig, Frederic Wüest, Caroline H. G. Bastiaenen, Robert A. de Bie, Lara Allet

Open Access Nutrition Study protocol

Frailty in older people: Rehabilitation Treatment Research Examining Separate Settings (FORTRESS): protocol for a hybrid type II stepped wedge, cluster, randomised trial

Heather Block, Alexandra Annesley, Keri Lockwood, Linda Xu, Ian D. Cameron, Kate Laver, Maria Crotty, Catherine Sherrington, Annette Kifley, Kirsten Howard, Dimity Pond, Tuan A. Nguyen, Susan E. Kurrle

Open Access Chronic Kidney Disease Research

Association between Dietary Inflammatory Index and serum Klotho concentration among adults in the United States

Chichen Zhang, Zilong Zhang, Jiakun Li, Linghui Deng, Jiwen Geng, Kun Jin, Xiaonan Zheng, Shi Qiu, BiRong Dong

Open Access Research

Equipment-free, unsupervised high intensity interval training elicits significant improvements in the physiological resilience of older adults

Tanvir S Sian, Thomas B Inns, Amanda Gates, Brett Doleman, Joseph J Bass, Philip J Atherton, Jonathan N Lund, Bethan E Phillips

Open Access Sarcopenia Research

Self-reported difficulty in walking 400 meters: the “red flag” for probable sarcopenia

Sara Salini, Andrea Russo, Riccardo Calvani, Marcello Covino, Anna Maria Martone, Matteo Tosato, Francesco Paolo Damiano, Anna Picca, Emanuele Marzetti, Francesco Landi

Open Access Correction

Correction: Two-megahertz impedance index prediction equation for appendicular lean mass in Korean older people

Hyeoijin Kim, Keon-Hyoung Song, Jatin P. Ambegaonkar, Sochung Chung, Kwonchan Jeon, Fang Lin Jiang, Jin Jong Eom, Chul-Hyun Kim

Open Access Research

Acute effects of whey protein, alone and mixed with other macronutrients, on blood pressure and heart rate in older men

Avneet Oberoi, Caroline Giezenaar, Kylie Lange, Karen L. Jones, Michael Horowitz, Ian Chapman, Stijn Soenen

Open Access Nutrition Research

Community-based group physical activity and/or nutrition interventions to promote mobility in older adults: an umbrella review

Sarah E. Neil-Sztramko, Kylie Teggart, Caroline Moore, Diana Sherifali, Donna Fitzpatrick-Lewis, Giulia Coletta, Stuart M. Phillips, K. Bruce Newbold, Elizabeth Alvarez, Ayse Kuspinar, Courtney C. Kennedy, Pasqualina L. Santaguida, Rebecca Ganann

Open Access Care Research

Why do older adults living alone in cities cease seeking assistance? A qualitative study in China

Qianqian Du, Ni Gong, Qin Hu, Guicheng Chen, Jingyue Xie, Lan Luo, Yu Cheng, Meifen Zhang

Open Access Care Research

Functional decline, long term symptoms and course of frailty at 3-months follow-up in COVID-19 older survivors, a prospective observational cohort study

Simon Prampart, Sylvain Le Gentil, Marie Laure Bureau, Claire Macchi, Caroline Leroux, Guillaume Chapelet, Laure de Decker, Agnes Rouaud, Anne Sophie Boureau

Open Access Care Research

Focusing on individual morphological fracture characteristics of pelvic ring fractures in elderly patients can support clinical decision making

Michaela Ramser, Dieter Cadosch, Werner Vach, Nathalie Strub, Franziska Saxer, Henrik Eckardt

Open Access Tocilizumab Research

Differences in clinical features and mortality in very old unvaccinated patients (≥ 80 years) hospitalized with COVID-19 during the first and successive waves from the multicenter SEMI-COVID-19 Registry (Spain)

Jose-Manuel Ramos-Rincon, Lidia Cobos-Palacios, Almudena López-Sampalo, Michele Ricci, Manel Rubio-Rivas, Maria-Victoria Nuñez-Rodriguez, Rodrigo Miranda-Godoy, Maria-Eugenia García-Leoni, Rosa Fernández-Madera-Martínez, Gema-María García-García, Jose-Luis Beato-Perez, Daniel Monge-Monge, Uxua Asín-Samper, Marta Bustamante-Vega, Isabel Rábago-Lorite, Santiago-Jesús Freire-Castro, Jose-Pablo Miramontes-González, Jeffrey-Oskar Magallanes-Gamboa, José-Nicolás Alcalá-Pedrajas, Miriam García-Gómez, Verónica Cano-Llorente, Francisco-Javier Carrasco-Sánchez, Jesús Martinez-Carrilero, Juan-Miguel Antón-Santos, Ricardo Gómez-Huelgas

Open Access Care Research

Prevention of hip fractures in older adults residing in long-term care facilities with a hip airbag: a retrospective pilot study

Banne Nemeth, Marleen van der Kaaij, Rob Nelissen, Jan-Kees van Wijnen, Katja Drost, Gerard Jan Blauw

Open Access Physical Therapy Research

Factors related to initial treatment for adhesive capsulitis in the medicare population

Sarah B. Floyd, Sara M. Sarasua, Stephan G. Pill, Ellen Shanley, John M. Brooks

Open Access Biomarkers Research

Predicting frailty in older adults using vocal biomarkers: a cross-sectional study

Yu-Chun Lin, Huang-Ting Yan, Chih-Hsueh Lin, Hen-Hong Chang

Open Access Care Research

Building a new life: a qualitative study of how family carers deal with significant changes

Wendy Duggleby, Hannah M. O’Rourke, Pamela Baxter, Cheryl Nekolaichuk, Genevieve Thompson, Shelley Peacock, Sunita Ghosh, Jayna Holroyd-Leduc, Carrie McAiney, Véronique Dubé, Jennifer Swindle, Madeleine Pagnucco-Renaud, Samina Sana

Open Access Septicemia Research

Decision support-tools for early detection of infection in older people (aged> 65 years): a scoping review

Olga Masot, Anna Cox, Freda Mold, Märtha Sund-Levander, Pia Tingström, Geertien Christelle Boersema, Teresa Botigué, Julie Daltrey, Karen Hughes, Christopher B. Mayhorn, Amy Montgomery, Judy Mullan, Nicola Carey

Open Access Care Research

The role of the home health care physician in mobile integrated care: a qualitative phenomenograpic study

Lina Hovlin, Jenny Hallgren, Anna K. Dahl Aslan, Catharina Gillsjö

Open Access Obesity Research

Sarcopenic obesity is associated with impaired physical function and mortality in older patients with heart failure: insight from FRAGILE-HF

Hiroshi Saito, Yuya Matsue, Kentaro Kamiya, Nobuyuki Kagiyama, Daichi Maeda, Yoshiko Endo, Hidenao Ueno, Kenji Yoshioka, Akira Mizukami, Kazuya Saito, Yuki Ogasahara, Emi Maekawa, Masaaki Konishi, Takeshi Kitai, Kentaro Iwata, Kentaro Jujo, Hiroshi Wada, Masaru Hiki, Taishi Dotare, Tsutomu Sunayama, Takatoshi Kasai, Hirofumi Nagamatsu, Tetsuya Ozawa, Katsuya Izawa, Shuhei Yamamoto, Naoki Aizawa, Kazuki Wakaume, Kazuhiro Oka, Shin-ichi Momomura, Tohru Minamino

Open Access Research

Predictors of retirement satisfaction in the older adults of Urmia: a cross-sectional study

Mojtaba Honarvar, Javad Rasouli, Jamileh Amirzadeh-Iranagh

Open Access Care Research

The patient’s relationship with the General Practitioner before and after Advance Care Planning: pre/post-implementation study

Annicka G. M. van der Plas, Julia E. A. P. Schellekens, Jolien J. Glaudemans, Bregje D. Onwuteaka-Philipsen

Open Access Phlebothrombosis Research

Research on the frailty status and adverse outcomes of elderly patients with multimorbidity

Jing Lv, Rao Li, Li Yuan, Xiao-ling Yang, Yi Wang, Zi-Wei Ye, Feng-Mei Huang

Open Access Probiotics Research

Early use of probiotics might prevent antibiotic-associated diarrhea in elderly (>65 years): a systematic review and meta-analysis

Liying Zhang, Xiaofeng Zeng, Daxin Guo, Yupei Zou, Huatian Gan, Xiaoli Huang

Open Access Care Research

Staff-to-resident abuse in nursing homes: a scoping review

Julian Hirt, Laura Adlbrecht, Steffen Heinrich, Adelheid Zeller

Open Access Research

Over- and under-prescribing, and their association with functional disability in older patients at risk of further decline in Germany – a cross-sectional survey conducted as part of a randomised comparative effectiveness trial

Claudia Salm, Julia Sauer, Nadine Binder, Aline Pfefferle, Mario Sofroniou, Gloria Metzner, Erik Farin-Glattacker, Sebastian Voigt-Radloff, Andy Maun

Open Access Research

Incidence and predictors of multimorbidity among older adults in Korea: a 10-year cohort study

Tae Wha Lee, Jane Chung, Kijun Song, Eunkyung Kim

Open Access Kidney Transplantation Research

Defining the ethical considerations surrounding kidney transplantation for frail and cognitively impaired patients: a Delphi study of geriatric transplant experts

Prakriti Shrestha, Sarah E. Van Pilsum Rasmussen, Elizabeth A. King, Elisa J. Gordon, Ruth R. Faden, Dorry L. Segev, Casey Jo Humbyrd, Mara McAdams-DeMarco

Open Access Cerebral Small Vessel Disease Research

Structural brain network measures in elderly patients with cerebral small vessel disease and depressive symptoms

Yumeng Gu, Ping Zhao, Wenjun Feng, Xiaoshuang Xia, Xiaolin Tian, Yu Yan, Xiaowen Wang, Decheng Gao, Yanfen Du, Xin Li

Open Access Addiction Research article

Resilience is associated with frailty and older age in hospitalised patients

Marco Vincenzo Lenti, Alice Silvia Brera, Alessia Ballesio, Gabriele Croce, Lucia Padovini, Giampiera Bertolino, Antonio Di Sabatino, Catherine Klersy, Gino Roberto Corazza

Open Access Testosterone Research

Association between testosterone and serum soluble α-klotho in U.S. males: a cross-sectional study

Zilong Zhang, Shi Qiu, Xinyi Huang, Kun Jin, Xianghong Zhou, Tianhai Lin, Xiaoli Zou, Qiuxiang Yang, Lu Yang, Qiang Wei

Open Access Carbapenem Antibiotic Research

Risk factors and mortality for elderly patients with bloodstream infection of carbapenem resistance Klebsiella pneumoniae: a 10-year longitudinal study

Yili Chen, Yao Chen, Pingjuan Liu, Penghao Guo, Zhongwen Wu, Yaqin Peng, Jiankai Deng, Yannan Kong, Yingpeng Cui, Kang Liao, Bin Huang

Open Access Research

Evaluating the feasibility of a remote-based training program supported by information and communications technology in the older adults living at home

Koji Oba, Yusuke Kagiwada, Masamitsu Kamada, Ryusuke Miki, Yuta Kondo, Tadashi Kamakura, Takeshi Yamagami, Tomomi Fujita, Yasuhiro Tsuchida

Open Access Research

Pharmacist-led medication reconciliation at patient discharge: a tool to reduce healthcare utilization? an observational study in patients 65 years or older

Emma Bajeux, Lilian Alix, Lucie Cornée, Camille Barbazan, Marion Mercerolle, Jennifer Howlett, Vincent Cruveilhier, Charlotte Liné-Iehl, Bérangère Cador, Patrick Jego, Vincent Gicquel, François-Xavier Schweyer, Vanessa Marie, Stéphanie Hamonic, Jean-Michel Josselin, Dominique Somme, Benoit Hue

Open Access Care Research

Dignity and the provision of care and support in ‘old age homes’ in Tamil Nadu, India: a qualitative study

Vanessa Burholt, E. Zoe Shoemark, R. Maruthakutti, Aabha Chaudhary, Carol Maddock

Open Access Care Research

Characterising Australian memory clinics: current practice and service needs informing national service guidelines

Sharon L. Naismith, Johannes C. Michaelian, Lee-Fay Low, Valerie Arsenova, Inga Mehrani, Katrina Fyfe, Nicole A. Kochan, Susan E. Kurrle, Christopher Rowe, Perminder S. Sachdev

Open Access Care Research

Impact of relational continuity of primary care in aged care: a systematic review

Suzanne M. Dyer, Jenni Suen, Helena Williams, Maria C. Inacio, Gillian Harvey, David Roder, Steve Wesselingh, Andrew Kellie, Maria Crotty, Gillian E. Caughey

Open Access Sarcopenia Research

Reliability and validity of two hand dynamometers when used by community-dwelling adults aged over 50 years

Li Huang, Yadong Liu, Taiping Lin, Lisha Hou, Quhong Song, Ning Ge, Jirong Yue

Open Access Research

Therapy options for those affected by a long lie after a fall: a scoping review

Jenny Kubitza, Margit Haas, Lena Keppeler, Bernd Reuschenbach

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Performance of the APOP-screener for predicting in-hospital mortality in older COVID-19 patients: a retrospective study

Marleen G. A. M. van der Velde, Merel J. van der Aa, Merel H. C. van Daal, Marjolein N. T. Kremers, Carolina J. P. W. Keijsers, Sander M. J. van Kuijk, Harm R. Haak

Open Access Research article

Edmonton frailty scale score predicts postoperative delirium: a retrospective cohort analysis

Frederick Sieber, Susan Gearhart, Dianne Bettick, Nae-Yuh Wang

Open Access Care Study protocol

Protocol for a mixed-methods and multi-site assessment of the implementation process and outcomes of a new community-based frailty programme

Woan Shin Tan, Ze Ling Nai, Hwee Teng Robyn Tan, Sean Nicholas, Robin Choo, Mimaika Luluina Ginting, Edward Tan, Poh Hoon June Teng, Wee Shiong Lim, Chek Hooi Wong, Yew Yoong Ding, Santhosh Kumar Seetharaman, Christopher Tsung Chien Lien, Barbara Helen Rosario, Shou Lin Low, Arron Seng Hock Ang, Mei Foon Yap, Milawaty Nurjono, Lydia Au, Lian Leng Low, Su Fee Lim, Esther Li Ping Lim, Laura Bee Gek Tay, Germaine Hwui San Chng, Melvin Peng Wei Chua, Yee Sien Ng

Open Access Research

The effect of sex and physical frailty on incident disability after 2 years among community-dwelling older adults: KFACS study

Seoyoon Lee, Miji Kim, Yunhwan Lee, Jinhee Kim, Hak Chul Jang, Belong Cho, Kyung Mook Choi, Eun Roh, Sang Joon Son, Jin-Hee Lee, Yong Soon Park, Sam-Gyu Lee, Bong Jo Kim, Hyeonju Kim, Chang Won Won

Open Access Research

The influence mechanism of community-built environment on the health of older adults: from the perspective of low-income groups

Zhenhua Zheng, Wanting Liu, Yingchen Lu, Ning Sun, Yusu Chu, Hong Chen

Open Access Care Research

Including formal and informal caregivers in the development of Play Intervention for Dementia: a qualitative study

Bingyu Li, Rainbow Tin Hung Ho, Wing Yeung Vivian Leung, Ka Tat Tsang

Open Access Sarcopenia Research

Prevalence and associated factors of possible sarcopenia and sarcopenia: findings from a Chinese community-dwelling old adults cross-sectional study

Jiazhi Wang, Changge Liu, Lin Zhang, Ning Liu, Lei Wang, Jingqiong Wu, Yizhao Wang, Huimin Hao, Longjun Cao, Shilei Yuan, Liping Huang

Open Access Study protocol

Sentinel fall presenting to the emergency department (SeFallED) – protocol of a complex study including long-term observation of functional trajectories after a fall, exploration of specific fall risk factors, and patients’ views on falls prevention

Tim Stuckenschneider, Jessica Koschate, Ellen Dunker, Nadja Reeck, Michel Hackbarth, Sandra Hellmers, Robert Kwiecien, Sandra Lau, Anna Levke Brütt, Andreas Hein, Tania Zieschang

Open Access Care Research article

The German version of the Mini Suffering State Examination (MSSE) for people with advanced dementia living in nursing homes

Naomi Zumstein, Keiko Yamada, Stefanie Eicher, Nathan Theill, Heike Geschwindner, Henrike Wolf, Florian Riese

Open Access Osteoporosis Research

Evaluation of the correlation between frailty and sleep quality among elderly patients with osteoporosis: a cross-sectional study

Xiaoru Xu, Xiaoping Zhou, Wenjing Liu, Qing Ma, Xuexue Deng, Ronghua Fang

Open Access Research

Prevalence and factors associated with polypharmacy: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Mahin Delara, Lauren Murray, Behnaz Jafari, Anees Bahji, Zahra Goodarzi, Julia Kirkham, Mohammad Chowdhury, Dallas P. Seitz

Open Access Research

Uses and perceptions of medications among French older adults: results from the 2020 French Health Barometer survey

Anh Thi-Quynh Tran, Noémie Soullier, Joël Ankri, Marie Herr, Laure Carcaillon-Bentata

Open Access Geriatric Assessment Research

Validation of clinical frailty scale in Chinese translation

Yi-Chun Chou, Hsiao-Hui Tsou, Ding-Cheng Derrick Chan, Chiung-Jung Wen, Feng-Ping Lu, Kun-Pei Lin, Meng-Chen Wu, Yung-Ming Chen, Jen-Hau Chen

Open Access Research

Exploring the difference between men and women in physical functioning: How do sociodemographic, lifestyle- and health-related determinants contribute?

Lena Dirkje Sialino, H. Susan J. Picavet, Hanneke A. H. Wijnhoven, Anne Loyen, W. M. Monique Verschuren, Marjolein Visser, Laura S. Schaap, Sandra H. van Oostrom

Open Access Study protocol

Effect of a multicomponent exercise program and cognitive stimulation (VIVIFRAIL-COGN) on falls in frail community older persons with high risk of falls: study protocol for a randomized multicenter control trial

Juan Luis Sánchez-Sánchez, Cristina Udina, Almudena Medina-Rincón, Mariano Esbrí-Victor, Irene Bartolomé-Martín, Débora Moral-Cuesta, Itxaso Marín-Epelde, Fernanda Ramon-Espinoza, Marina Sánchez- Latorre, Fernando Idoate, Adriana Goñi-Sarriés, Blanca Martínez-Martínez, Raquel Escudero Bonet, Julián Librero, Álvaro Casas-Herrero

Open Access Research

Predicting falls in older adults: an umbrella review of instruments assessing gait, balance, and functional mobility

D. Beck Jepsen, K. Robinson, G. Ogliari, M. Montero-Odasso, N. Kamkar, J. Ryg, E. Freiberger, T. Masud

Open Access Dementia Research

Effect of multicomponent exercise in cognitive impairment: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Luis Carlos Venegas-Sanabria, Iván Cavero-Redondo, Vicente Martínez-Vizcaino, Carlos Alberto Cano-Gutierrez, Celia Álvarez-Bueno

Open Access Care Research

ASSIST: a reablement program for older adults in Sweden – a feasibility study 

Susanne Assander, Aileen Bergström, Christina Eriksson, Sebastiaan Meijer, Susanne Guidetti

Open Access Research

The effect of subjective social status on health-related quality of life decline in urban Chinese older adults: a four-year longitudinal study from Hong Kong

Timothy S. Sumerlin, Timothy C. Y. Kwok, William B. Goggins, Jinqiu Yuan, Elizabeth M. S. Kwong, Jason Leung, Jean H. Kim

Open Access Research

Hearing loss and depressive symptoms in older Chinese: whether social isolation plays a role

Hao Huang, Jiao Wang, Chao Qiang Jiang, Feng Zhu, Ya Li Jin, Tong Zhu, Wei Sen Zhang, Lin Xu

Open Access Addiction Research

Latent dependency classes according to the need for help: a population-based analysis for the older population

Alejandra Marroig, Guillermo Sánchez-Laguardia, Maira Colacce, Julia Córdoba, Graciela Muniz-Terrera

Open Access Correction

Correction: External validation of a new predictive model for falls among inpatients using the official Japanese ADL scale, Bedriddenness ranks: a double-centered prospective cohort study

Masaki Tago, Naoko E. Katsuki, Eiji Nakatani, Midori Tokushima, Akiko Dogomori, Kazumi Mori, Shun Yamashita, Yoshimasa Oda, Shu-ichi Yamashita

Open Access Correction

Correction: Prevention of hip fractures in older adults residing in long-term care facilities with a hip airbag: a retrospective pilot study

Banne Nemeth, Marleen van der Kaaij, Rob Nelissen, Jan-Kees van Wijnen, Katja Drost, Gerard Jan Blauw

Open Access Research

Effectiveness of a behavioral lifestyle intervention on weight management and mobility improvement in older informal caregivers: a secondary data analysis

Xinran Liu, Jennifer King, Brandi Boak, Michelle E. Danielson, Robert M. Boudreau, Anne B. Newman, Elizabeth M. Venditti, Steven M. Albert

Open Access Research article

Feasibility of smartphone-supported, combined physical and cognitive activities in the Neighbourhood for stimulating social participation of the elderly

Christian Thiel, Liane Günther, Anke Osterhoff, Sascha Sommer, Christian Grüneberg

Open Access Research

The factors in older adults’ health literacy in the field of physical activity: a qualitative study

Moeini Babak, Barati Majid, Heidarimoghadam Rashid, Tapak Leili, Parsamajd Shahryar

Open Access Research

Association between dual sensory impairment and risk of mortality: a cohort study from the UK Biobank

Xinyu Zhang, Yueye Wang, Wei Wang, Wenyi Hu, Xianwen Shang, Huan Liao, Yifan Chen, Katerina V. Kiburg, Yu Huang, Xueli Zhang, Shulin Tang, Honghua Yu, Xiaohong Yang, Mingguang He, Zhuoting Zhu

Open Access Research

Incidence and clinical characteristics of fall-related injuries among older inpatients at a tertiary grade a hospital in Shandong province from 2018 to 2020

Hong Lyu, Yan Dong, Wenhong Zhou, Chuanxia Wang, Hong Jiang, Ping Wang, Yanhong Sun

Open Access COVID-19 Vaccination Research

Factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine uptake among French population aged 65 years and older: results from a national online survey

Yu-Jin Jung, Amandine Gagneux-Brunon, Marion Bonneton, Elisabeth Botelho-Nevers, Pierre Verger, Jeremy K. Ward, Odile Launay

Open Access Alzheimer's Disease Research article

Sleep duration, genetic susceptibility, and Alzheimer's disease: a longitudinal UK Biobank-based study

Shiqi Yuan, Wen Ma, Rui Yang, Fengshuo Xu, Didi Han, Tao Huang, MIn Peng, Anding Xu, Jun Lyu

Open Access Sarcopenia Research

Low appendicular skeletal muscle mass index is associated with the anthropometric variables of post-menopausal women

Geise Ferreira da Cruz, Tatiana Mion Lunz, Tatielle Rocha de Jesus, Mariana Braga Costa, Camila Vilarinho Vidigal, Ben-Hur Albergaria, José Luiz Marques-Rocha, Valdete Regina Guandalini

Open Access Research

Catastrophic health expenditure among Chinese adults living alone with cognitive impairment: findings from the CHARLS

Chenxi Li, Shuyi Jin, Xingqi Cao, Ling Han, Ning Sun, Heather Allore, Emiel O. Hoogendijk, Xin Xu, Qiushi Feng, Xiaoting Liu, Zuyun Liu

Open Access Mood Disorders Research article

Attitudes toward own aging and cognition among individuals living with and without dementia: findings from the IDEAL programme and the PROTECT study

Serena Sabatini, Anthony Martyr, Obioha C. Ukoumunne, Clive Ballard, Rachel Collins, Claire Pentecost, Jennifer M. Rusted, Catherine Quinn, Kaarin J. Anstey, Sarang Kim, Anne Corbett, Helen Brooker, Linda Clare

Open Access Study protocol

Study protocol for a pragmatic cluster randomized controlled trial to improve dietary diversity and physical fitness among older people who live at home (the “ALAPAGE study”)

Aurélie Bocquier, Anne-Fleur Jacquemot, Christophe Dubois, Hélène Tréhard, Chloé Cogordan, Gwenaëlle Maradan, Sébastien Cortaredona, Lisa Fressard, Bérengère Davin-Casalena, Agnès Vinet, Pierre Verger, Nicole Darmon, Valérie Arquier, Guillaume Briclot, Rachel Chamla, Florence Cousson-Gélie, Sarah Danthony, Karin Delrieu, Julie Dessirier, Catherine Féart, Christine Fusinati, Rozenn Gazan, Mélissa Gibert, Valérie Lamiraud, Matthieu Maillot, Dolorès Nadal, Christelle Trotta, Eric O. Verger, Valérie Viriot

Open Access Geriatric Assessment Research

Comprehensive geriatric assessment for older orthopedic patients and analysis of risk factors for postoperative complications

Chao Kong, Yanhong Zhang, Chaodong Wang, Peng Wang, Xiangyu Li, Wei Wang, Yu Wang, Jianghua Shen, Xiaoyi Ren, Tianlong Wang, Guoguang Zhao, Shibao Lu

Open Access Research

Life-space, frailty, and health-related quality of life

Petronella Chitalu, Alex Tsui, Samuel D. Searle, Daniel Davis

Open Access Research

The use of co-design in developing physical activity interventions for older adults: a scoping review

Natalie Constantin, Holly Edward, Hayley Ng, Anna Radisic, Amy Yule, Alina D’Asti, Cassandra D’Amore, Julie C. Reid, Marla Beauchamp

Open Access Dementia Research

Exploring cognitive and brain oxygenation changes over a 1-year period in physically active individuals with mild cognitive impairment: a longitudinal fNIRS pilot study

Deborah Talamonti, Christine Gagnon, Thomas Vincent, Anil Nigam, Frederic Lesage, Louis Bherer, Sarah Fraser

Open Access Sarcopenia Research

Nutrition mediates the relationship between number of teeth and sarcopenia: a pathway analysis

Xin Xia, Zhigang Xu, Fengjuan Hu, Lisha Hou, Gongchang Zhang, Xiaolei Liu

Open Access Dementia Research

Promoting independence in Lewy body dementia through exercise: the PRIDE study

Michael J. Inskip, Yorgi Mavros, Perminder S. Sachdev, Jeffrey M. Hausdorff, Inbar Hillel, Maria A. Fiatarone Singh

Open Access Research article

Sex-specific transcriptome differences in a middle-aged frailty cohort

Natasha L. Pacheco, Nicole Noren Hooten, Yongqing Zhang, Calais S. Prince, Nicolle A. Mode, Ngozi Ezike, Kevin G. Becker, Alan B. Zonderman, Michele K. Evans

Open Access Study protocol

The Otago Exercise Program compared to falls prevention education in Zuni elders: a randomized controlled trial

Debra L. Waters, Janet Popp, Carla Herman, Donica Ghahate, Jeanette Bobelu, Vernon S. Pankratz, Vallabh O. Shah

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Responsiveness level and its effect on services quality from the viewpoints of the older adults hospitalized during COVID-19 pandemic

Ali Reza Yusefi, Esmat Rezabeigi Davarani, Salman Daneshi, Misagh Bastani, Gholamhossein Mehralian, Peivand Bastani

Open Access Research

The reliability, functional quality, understandability, and actionability of fall prevention content in YouTube: an observational study

Xinyi Yang, Xiaoqiang Xue, Ziqiu Shi, Sha Nan, Chengying Lian, Zhigang Ji, Yi Xie, Xiaoxuan Liu

Open Access Obesity Research

Obesity may increase survival, regardless of nutritional status: a Swedish cohort study in nursing homes

Maria Burman, Carl Hörnsten, Yngve Gustafson, Birgitta Olofsson, Peter Nordström

Open Access Research

Lower extremity joint compensatory effects during the first recovery step following slipping and stumbling perturbations in young and older subjects

Xiping Ren, Christoph Lutter, Maeruan Kebbach, Sven Bruhn, Rainer Bader, Thomas Tischer

Open Access Correction

Correction: Age- and sex-related differences of muscle cross-sectional area in iliocapsularis: a cross-sectional study

Masahide Yagi, Masashi Taniguchi, Hiroshige Tateuchi, Tetsuya Hirono, Yoshihiro Fukumoto, Momoko Yamagata, Ryusuke Nakai, Yosuke Yamada, Misaka Kimura, Noriaki Ichihashi

Open Access Care Research

Inappropriate and potentially avoidable emergency department visits of Swiss nursing home residents and their resource use: a retrospective chart-review

Franziska Zúñiga, Katharina Gaertner, Sabine K. Weber-Schuh, Barbara Löw, Michael Simon, Martin Müller

Open Access Mood Disorders Research

Prevalence and correlates of anxiety and depression in caregivers to assisted living residents during COVID-19: a cross-sectional study

Natasha E. Lane, Matthias Hoben, Joseph E. Amuah, David B. Hogan, Jennifer Baumbusch, Andrea Gruneir, Stephanie A. Chamberlain, Lauren E. Griffith, Kimberlyn M. McGrail, Kyle Corbett, Colleen J. Maxwell

Open Access Nutrition Research

Level-specific associations of urinary antimony with cognitive function in US older adults from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2011–2014

Xiangdong Wang, Rui Wang, Zeyao Zhang, Chao Luo, Zixuan Zhao, Junpu Ruan, Rongrong Huang, Hongbing Zhang, Qiyun Wu, Shali Yu, Juan Tang, Xinyuan Zhao

Open Access Obesity Research article

Malnutrition-related conditions and interventions in US state/territorial Older Americans Act aging plans

Mary Beth Arensberg, Jaime J. Gahche, Johanna T. Dwyer, Adam Mosey, Damon Terzaghi

Open Access Study protocol

Protocol for a randomized controlled trial of mindfulness-based stress reduction to improve attentional control in older adults (HealthyAgers trial)

Ruchika Shaurya Prakash, Stephanie Fountain-Zaragoza, Megan Fisher, Oyetunde Gbadeyan, Rebecca Andridge, Janice Kiecolt-Glaser, Heena R. Manglani, Elizabeth J. Duraney, Anita Shankar, Michael R. McKenna, James Teng, Madhura Phansikar, Rosie Canter

Open Access Alzheimer's Disease Research article

TOMM40 genetic variants associated with healthy aging and longevity: a systematic review

Sunny Chen, Sara M. Sarasua, Nicole J. Davis, Jane M. DeLuca, Luigi Boccuto, Stephen M. Thielke, Chang-En Yu

Open Access Geriatric Assessment Research

What contributes most to the SPPB and its subscores in hospitalized geriatric patients: an ICF model-based approach

Jennifer Kudelka, Johanna Geritz, Julius Welzel, Hanna Hildesheim, Corina Maetzler, Kirsten Emmert, Katharina Niemann, Markus A. Hobert, Andrea Pilotto, Philipp Bergmann, Walter Maetzler

Open Access Research

The impact of specific fracture characteristics of low-energy fractures of the pelvis on mortality

Michaela Ramser, Werner Vach, Nathalie Strub, Dieter Cadosch, Franziska Saxer, Henrik Eckardt

Open Access Research

Acute disease induced cognitive dysfunction in older patients – an unrecognized syndrome

Rainer Wirth, Christiane Nicola Klimek, Gero Lueg, Maryam Pourhassan, Louisa Maria Danielzik, Caroline Krüger, Ulrike Sonja Trampisch

Open Access Research

How different are objective operationalizations of walkability for older adults compared to the general population? A systematic review

Zeynep S. Akinci, Xavier Delclòs-Alió, Guillem Vich, Deborah Salvo, Jesús Ibarluzea, Carme Miralles-Guasch

Open Access Research

Association of multi-morbidity, social participation, functional and mental health with the self-rated health of middle-aged and older adults in India: a study based on LASI wave-1

Gursimran Singh Rana, Anandi Shukla, Akif Mustafa, Mahadev Bramhankar, Balram Rai, Mohit Pandey, Nand Lal Mishra

Open Access Research

Associations of low handgrip strength and hand laterality with cognitive function and functional mobility – the Yishun Study

Kexun Kenneth Chen, Shuen Yee Lee, Benedict Wei Jun Pang, Lay Khoon Lau, Khalid Abdul Jabbar, Wei Ting Seah, Nien Xiang Tou, Philip Lin Kiat Yap, Tze Pin Ng, Shiou-Liang Wee

Open Access Joint Pain Research

Decreased daily exercise since the COVID-19 pandemic and the deterioration of health-related quality of life in the elderly population: a population-based cross-sectional study

Koji Tamai, Hidetomi Terai, Shinji Takahashi, Hiroshi Katsuda, Nagakazu Shimada, Hasibullah Habibi, Hiroaki Nakamura

Open Access Research

A frailty index based on routine laboratory data predicts increased risk of mortality in Chinese community-dwelling adults aged over 55 years: a five-year prospective study

Chunxiu Wang, Xianghua Fang, Zhe Tang, Yang Hua, Zhongying Zhang, Xiang Gu, Beibei Liu, Xunming Ji

Open Access Care Study protocol

‘Value-based methodology for person-centred, integrated care supported by Information and Communication Technologies’ (ValueCare) for older people in Europe: study protocol for a pre-post controlled trial

E. L. S. Bally, A. van Grieken, L. Ye, M. Ferrando, M. Fernández-Salido, R. Dix, O. Zanutto, M. Gallucci, V. Vasiljev, A. Carroll, A. Darley, A. Gil-Salmerón, S. Ortet, T. Rentoumis, N. Kavoulis, O. Mayora-Ibarra, N. Karanasiou, G. Koutalieris, J. A. Hazelzet, B. Roozenbeek, D. W. J. Dippel, H. Raat, Dorien Brouwer, Francesco Mattace-Raso, Demi Cheng, Mireia Ferri, Tamara Alhambra-Borrás, Jorge Garcés-Ferrer, Beatriz Vallina Acha, Elena Rocher, Stefania Macchione, Elena Procaccini, Tomislav Rukavina, Patrick Harnett, Natália Machado, Diana Guardado, Ana Filipa Leandro, Michele Marchesoni, Claudio Eccher, Sara Testa, Ioannis Arkoumanis, Athanasios Koumparos, Nhu Tram, Leo Lewis, Pilar Gangas Peiró, Natalia Allegretti, Karolina Mackiewicz

Open Access Mood Disorders Research

Prevalence and associated factors of cognitive frailty in older patients with chronic kidney disease: a cross-sectional study

Jing Chang, Wenwen Hou, Yanchun Li, Shujuan Li, Kai Zhao, Yanfei Wang, Yuanping Hou, Qianmei Sun

Open Access Mood Disorders Research

Perception of dignity in older men and women in the early stages of dementia: a cross-sectional study

Lucie Klůzová Kráčmarová, Jitka Tomanová, Kristýna A. Černíková, Peter Tavel, Kateřina Langová, Peta Jane Greaves, Helena Kisvetrová

Open Access Biomarkers Research

Higher serum PGE2 is a predicative biomarker for postoperative delirium following elective orthopedic surgery in elderly patients

Meng Mao, Lei-yuan Wang, Lan-yue Zhu, Fei Wang, Ying Ding, Jian-hua Tong, Jie Sun, Qiang Sun, Mu-huo Ji

Open Access Research

Animal foods and mobility limitations in community-dwelling young-old adults: longitudinal analysis of the EpiDoC cohort

Clara Salvador, Ana Maria Rodrigues, Ana Rita Henriques, Maria João Gregório, Helena Canhão, Nuno Mendonça

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Internet use and physical activity of older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study in a northern Japanese City

Sachiko Sasaki, Akinori Sato, Yoshie Tanabe, Shinji Matsuoka, Atsuhiro Adachi, Toshiya Kayano, Hiroshi Yamazaki, Yuichi Matsuno, Ann Nakano, Toshihiro Watanabe

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Elder abuse in the COVID-19 era based on calls to the National Center on Elder Abuse resource line

Gali H. Weissberger, Aaron C. Lim, Laura Mosqueda, Julie Schoen, Jenna Axelrod, Annie L. Nguyen, Kathleen H. Wilber, Richard S. Esquivel, S. Duke Han

Open Access Care Research

Undergraduate nursing students’ knowledge of and attitudes toward people with alzheimer’s disease

Ma’en Aljezawi, Mohammad Al Qadire, Mohammad Suliman, Omar Al Omari, Atika Khalaf

Open Access Alzheimer's Disease Research

Urine D-ribose levels correlate with cognitive function in community-dwelling older adults

Xinyi Zhu, Yan Wei, Yingge He, Rongqiao He, Juan Li

Open Access Research

Physical activity as a risk or protective factor for falls and fall-related fractures in non-frail and frail older adults: a longitudinal study

Maaike van Gameren, Emiel O. Hoogendijk, Natasja M. van Schoor, Daniël Bossen, Bart Visser, Judith E. Bosmans, Mirjam Pijnappels

Open Access Care Research

Experiences of family caregivers of persons living with dementia with and without a smart- clothes assisted home nursing program during the heightened COVID-19 alert

Ya-Li Sung, Huei-Ling Huang, Chung-Chih Lin, Teppo Kröger, Wen-Chuin Hsu, Jung-Lung Hsu, Yueh-E. Lin, Yea-Ing L. Shyu

Open Access Osteoporosis Research

Transient versus stable nature of fear of falling over 24 months in community-older persons with falls– data of the EU SCOPE project on Kidney function

Ellen Freiberger, Paolo Fabbietti, Andrea Corsonello, Fabrizia Lattanzio, Rada Artzi-Medvedik, Robert Kob, Itshak Melzer, Gerhard Wirnsberger, Regina Roller-Wirnsberger, Francesco Mattace-Raso, Lisanne Tap, Tomasz Kostka, Agnieszka Guligowska, Francesc Formiga, Rafael Moreno-González, Pedro Gil, Sara Laínez Martínez, Andreas Bekmann, Christian Weingart, Cornel Sieber, Johan Ärnlöv, Axel Carlsson, Sabine Britting

Open Access Research article

A cross-sectional study to assess pragmatic strengths and weaknesses in healthy ageing

Dize Hilviu, Ilaria Gabbatore, Alberto Parola, Francesca M. Bosco

Open Access Care Research

Stakeholders’ perspectives of mobile x-ray services in support of healthcare-in-place in residential aged care facilities: a qualitative study

Joanne Dollard, Jane Edwards, Lalit Yadav, Virginie Gaget, David Tivey, Maria Inacio, Guy Maddern, Renuka Visvanathan

Open Access Mood Disorders Research

A study on the impact of Internet use on depression among Chinese older people under the perspective of social participation

Hua-lei Yang, Shuo Zhang, Si-meng Cheng, Zhi-yun Li, Yuan-yang Wu, Si-qing Zhang, Jia-hao Wang, Yi-wen Tao, Yi-dan Yao, Lin Xie, Wen-jing Xiao, Xiao-qing Tang, Jing Wu, Zheng Shen, Li-li Tang

Open Access Hip-TEP Research

The association between frailty and mortality among lower limb arthroplasty patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Yunfeng Bai, Xiao-Ming Zhang, Xiangyu Sun, Jiaming Li, Jing Cao, Xinjuan Wu

Open Access Sarcopenia Research

Associations between sarcopenia with asthmatic prevalence, lung function and comorbidity

Zhigang Hu, Yufeng Tian, Xinyu Song, Fanjun Zeng, Ailan Yang

Open Access Research

Agreement between standard and self-reported assessments of physical frailty syndrome and its components in a registry of community-dwelling older adults

Brian Buta, Scott Zheng, Jackie Langdon, Bukola Adeosun, Karen Bandeen-Roche, Jeremy Walston, Qian-Li Xue

Open Access Mood Disorders Research

Relationship between diet quality and depression among Iranian older adults in Tehran

Maedeh Chegini, Pedram Shirani, Nasrin Omidvar, Hassan Eini-Zinab, Fatemeh Pour-Ebrahim, Arezoo Rezazadeh

Open Access Correction

Correction: Association between dual sensory impairment and risk of mortality: a cohort study from the UK Biobank

Xinyu Zhang, Yueye Wang, Wei Wang, Wenyi Hu, Xianwen Shang, Huan Liao, Yifan Chen, Katerina V. Kiburg, Yu Huang, Xueli Zhang, Shulin Tang, Honghua Yu, Xiaohong Yang, Mingguang He, Zhuoting Zhu

Open Access Care Research

Development of a core outcome set for the evaluation of interventions to prevent COVID-19 in care homes (COS-COVID-PCARE Study)

Victoria Shepherd, Ishrat Islam, Fiona Wood, Paula R. Williamson, Claire Goodman, Philip M. Bath, Carl Thompson, Martin Knapp, Adam L. Gordon, Kerenza Hood

Open Access Refractive Errors Research

An evaluation of a community-based vision care programme for the elderly

She Chiu Yang, Tsz Kin Law, Yan Lok Lucas Leung, Yim Ying Tam, Rita Sum, Jinxiao Lian, Maurice Yap

Open Access Care Research

Therapy-based allied health delivery in residential aged care, trends, factors, and outcomes: a systematic review

Isabelle Meulenbroeks, Magdalena Z. Raban, Karla Seaman, Johanna Westbrook

Open Access Research

Reference values of gait characteristics in community-dwelling older persons with different physical functional levels

Ulrike Dapp, Dominic Vinyard, Stefan Golgert, Sebastian Krumpoch, Ellen Freiberger

Open Access Research

Development and psychometric properties of the hospitalized elder abuse questionnaire (HEAQ): a mixed methods study

Zeinab Naderi, Sakineh Gholamzadeh, Abbas Ebadi, Ladan Zarshenas

Open Access Cancer Therapy Research

Medication risks in older patients (70 +) with cancer and their association with therapy-related toxicity

Imke Ortland, Monique Mendel Ott, Michael Kowar, Christoph Sippel, Yon-Dschun Ko, Andreas H. Jacobs, Ulrich Jaehde

Open Access Urinary Incontinence Research

Detecting disabilities in everyday life: evidence from a geriatric assessment

Cornelius Dzien, Petra Unterberger, Paul Hofmarcher, Hannes Winner, Monika Lechleitner

Open Access Dementia Research

The combined effects of physical frailty and cognitive impairment on emergency department- versus direct-admission hospitalizations

Brian Buta, Ari B. Friedman, Shang-En Chung, Orla C. Sheehan, Marcela D. Blinka, Susan L. Gearhart, Qian-Li Xue

Open Access Nutrition Research

Prevalence and management of dysphagia in nursing home residents in Europe and Israel: the SHELTER Project

Giuseppina Dell’Aquila, Nikolina Jukic Peladic, Vanessa Nunziata, Massimiliano Fedecostante, Fabio Salvi, Barbara Carrieri, Rosa Liperoti, Angelo Carfì, Paolo Eusebi, Graziano Onder, Paolo Orlandoni, Antonio Cherubini

Open Access Dementia Research

Exercise interventions for older people with cognitive frailty—a scoping review

Xiaohua Li, Yan Zhang, Yutong Tian, Qingyun Cheng, Yue Gao, Mengke Gao

Open Access Care Research article

Transitions between degrees of multidimensional frailty among older people admitted to intermediate care: a multicentre prospective study

Jordi Amblàs-Novellas, Anna Torné, Ramon Oller, Joan Carles Martori, Joan Espaulella, Roman Romero-Ortuno

Open Access Care Research

Differences and commonalities of home-based care arrangements for persons living with dementia in Germany – a theory-driven development of types using multiple correspondence analysis and hierarchical cluster analysis

Jan Dreyer, Johannes Michael Bergmann, Kerstin Köhler, Iris Hochgraeber, Christiane Pinkert, Martina Roes, Jochen René Thyrian, Henrik Wiegelmann, Bernhard Holle

Open Access Care Research

Effects of continuity of care on hospitalizations and healthcare costs in older adults with dementia

Yung-Hsiang Chao, Wen-Yen Huang, Chia-Hong Tang, Yu-An Pan, Jeng-Yuan Chiou, Li-Jung Elizabeth Ku, James Cheng-Chung Wei

Open Access Research

Frailty and risks of all-cause and cause-specific death in community-dwelling adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Yang Peng, Guo-Chao Zhong, Xiaoli Zhou, Lijuan Guan, Lihua Zhou

Open Access Research

Association between oral function and physical pre-frailty in community-dwelling older people: a cross-sectional study

Asuka Tani, Shinsuke Mizutani, Saori Oku, Harukaze Yatsugi, Tianshu Chu, Xin Liu, Kiyomi Iyota, Hiro Kishimoto, Haruhiko Kashiwazaki

Open Access Care Research

COVID-19 pandemic or chaos time management: first-line worker shortage – a qualitative study in three Canadian Provinces

Idrissa Beogo, Nebila Jean-Claude Bationo, Drissa Sia, Stephanie Collin, Babou Kinkumba Ramazani, Aurée-Anne Létourneau, Jean Ramdé, Marie-Pierre Gagnon, Eric Nguemeleu Tchouaket

Open Access Research

Cardiovascular disease risk and all-cause mortality associated with accelerometer-measured physical activity and sedentary time ‒ a prospective population-based study in older adults

Miia Länsitie, Maarit Kangas, Jari Jokelainen, Mika Venojärvi, Markku Timonen, Sirkka Keinänen-Kiukaanniemi, Raija Korpelainen

Open Access Heart Surgery Research

Systemic immune-inflammation index predicts postoperative delirium in elderly patients after surgery: a retrospective cohort study

Yuxiang Song, Yungen Luo, Faqiang Zhang, Yulong Ma, Jingsheng Lou, Hao Li, Yanhong Liu, Weidong Mi, Jiangbei Cao

Open Access Care Research

How formal caregiver’s BPSD knowledge influences positive aspects of caregiving: the mediating role of attitude and the moderating role of self-efficacy

Rui Hu, Bingbing Lai, Wenhao Ma, Yuan Zhang, Yujiao Deng, Lianqi Liu, Zeping Lv, Chetwyn Chan, Fan Zhang, Qian Tao

Open Access Mood Disorders Research

Dignity and psychosocial related variables in elderly advanced cancer patients

Carla M. Martín-Abreu, Raquel Hernández, Patricia Cruz-Castellanos, Ana Fernández-Montes, David Lorente-Estellés, Helena López-Ceballos, Lorena Ostios-Garcia, Mónica Antoñanzas, Paula Jiménez-Fonseca, Teresa García-García, Caterina Calderon

Open Access Editorial

Polypharmacy and deprescribing: challenging the old and embracing the new

Lisa Kouladjian O’Donnell, Kinda Ibrahim

Open Access Correction

Correction: Higher serum PGE2 is a predicative biomarker for postoperative delirium following elective orthopedic surgery in elderly patients

Meng Mao, Lei-yuan Wang, Lan-yue Zhu, Fei Wang, Ying Ding, Jian-hua Tong, Jie Sun, Qiang Sun, Mu-huo Ji

Open Access Thyroidectomy Research

Development and validation of a nomogram to predict cancer-specific survival in elderly patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma: a population-based study

Jinkui Wang, Chenghao Zhanghuang, Liming Jin, Zhaoxia Zhang, Xiaojun Tan, Tao Mi, Jiayan Liu, Mujie Li, Xin Wu, Xiaomao Tian, Dawei He

Open Access Research

Association between multimorbidity trajectories and incident disability among mid to older age adults: China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study

Zaixing Shi, Zeyun Zhang, Kanglin Shi, Bohan Yu, Zhongquan Jiang, Li Yang, Jianlin Lin, Ya Fang

Open Access Correction

Correction: Prevalence and factors associated with polypharmacy: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Mahin Delara, Lauren Murray, Behnaz Jafari, Anees Bahji, Zahra Goodarzi, Julia Kirkham, Mohammad Chowdhury, Dallas P. Seitz

Open Access Research

Random forest algorithms to classify frailty and falling history in seniors using plantar pressure measurement insoles: a large-scale feasibility study

Emi Anzai, Dian Ren, Leo Cazenille, Nathanael Aubert-Kato, Julien Tripette, Yuji Ohta

Open Access Sarcopenia Research

Healthcare cost expenditures associated to frailty and sarcopenia

Alejandro Álvarez-Bustos, Beatriz Rodríguez-Sánchez, Jose A. Carnicero-Carreño, Walter Sepúlveda-Loyola, Francisco J. Garcia-Garcia, Leocadio Rodríguez-Mañas

Open Access Research

Physical performance reference values for Japanese oldest old: a SONIC study

Kiyoaki Matsumoto, Yasuyuki Gondo, Yukie Masui, Saori Yasumoto, Yuko Yoshida, Kazunori Ikebe, Yasumichi Arai, Mai Kabayama, Kei Kamide, Hiroshi Akasaka, Tatsuro Ishizaki

Open Access Mood Disorders Research

Symptoms of anxiety and depression predicting fall-related outcomes among older Americans: a longitudinal study

Yuqian Luo, Christina E. Miyawaki, Maritta A. Valimaki, Siyuan Tang, Hongyu Sun, Minhui Liu

Open Access Research

Association between usual alcohol consumption and risk of falls in middle-aged and older Chinese adults

Yue Sun, Baiyang Zhang, Qiang Yao, Yao Ma, Yidie Lin, Minghan Xu, Meijing Hu, Jingjing Hao, Min Jiang, Changjian Qiu, Cairong Zhu

Open Access Care Research

The psychosocial health, experiences and needs of older adults and care partners during the first surge of the COVID-19 pandemic: a mixed-methods study

Allison Marziliano, Edith Burns, Taline Pampanini, Jennifer Tom, Suzanne Ardito, Anum Ilyas, Maria T. Carney, Michael A. Diefenbach, Alex Makhnevich, Liron Sinvani

Open Access Care Study protocol

Reduction of care-relevant risks to older patients during and after acute hospital care (ReduRisk) – study protocol of a cluster randomized efficacy trial in a stepped wedge design

Anne Göhner, Elena Dreher, Felix Kentischer, Christoph Maurer, Erik Farin-Glattacker, Rieka von der Warth, Boris A Brühmann, Andy Maun, Vitalii Minin, Claudia Salm, Alexander Ritzi, Gwendolyn Engelhardt, Mario Sofroniou, Sebastian Voigt-Radloff

Open Access Research article

Sensory and motor correlates of frailty: dissociation between frailty phenotype and frailty index

Florian Beier, Martin Löffler, Frauke Nees, Lucrezia Hausner, Lutz Frölich, Herta Flor

Open Access Research

Napping and cognitive decline: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

Celia Álvarez-Bueno, Arthur Eumann Mesas, Sara Reina-Gutierrez, Alicia Saz-Lara, Estela Jimenez-Lopez, Vicente Martinez-Vizcaino

Open Access Elderly Care Research

Losing hope or keep searching for a golden solution: an in-depth exploration of experiences with extreme challenging behavior in nursing home residents with dementia

Annelies E. Veldwijk-Rouwenhorst, Sytse U. Zuidema, Martin Smalbrugge, Anke Persoon, Raymond T. C. M. Koopmans, Debby L. Gerritsen

Open Access Research

Factors that dynamically affect provincial incidences of catastrophic health expenditure among middle-aged and elderly Chinese population-transition of disease financial risk protection from global to local

Xiyu Zhang, Wenqing Miao, Bing Wu, Yongqiang Lai, Mingli Jiao, Qi Xia, Chenxi Zhang, Wanxin Tian, Zhe Song, Linghan Shan, Lingqin Hu, Xinhao Han, Hui Yin, Xiaonan Cheng, Ye Li, Baoguo Shi, Qunhong Wu

Open Access Care Research

Implementing personalised care planning for older people with frailty: a process evaluation of the PROSPER feasibility trial

Nicky Kime, Alan Wright, Anne Heaven, Rebecca Hawkins, Jane Smith, Bonnie Cundill, Robbie Foy, Rebecca Lawton, Amanda Farrin, Claire Hulme, Andrew Clegg

Open Access Sarcopenia Research

Sarcopenia screening in elderly with Alzheimer’s disease: performances of the SARC-F-3 and MSRA-5 questionnaires

Giulia Bramato, Roberta Barone, Maria Rosaria Barulli, Chiara Zecca, Rosanna Tortelli, Marco Filardi, Giancarlo Logroscino

Open Access Mood Disorders Research

Risk factors of frailty and functional disability in community-dwelling older adults: a cross-sectional analysis of the FREEDOM-LNA cohort study

Achille Tchalla, Cécile Laubarie-Mouret, Noëlle Cardinaud, Caroline Gayot, Marion Rebiere, Nathalie Dumoitier, Karen Rudelle, Michel Druet-Cabanac, Marie-Laure Laroche, Sophie Boyer

Open Access Dementia Research

A 'good dyadic relationship' between older couples with one having mild cognitive impairment: a Q-methodology

Daphne Sze Ki Cheung, Grace Wing Ka Ho, Athena Chung Yin Chan, Ken Hok Man Ho, Robin Ka Ho Kwok, Yammie Pui Yan Law, Daniel Bressington

Open Access Dementia Research

Association between cortisol and aging-related hippocampus volume changes in community-dwelling older adults: a 7-year follow-up study

Ryuzo Orihashi, Yoshiomi Imamura, Shigeto Yamada, Akira Monji, Yoshito Mizoguchi

Open Access Dementia Research

Quantitative gait analysis in mild cognitive impairment, dementia, and cognitively intact individuals: a cross-sectional case–control study

Sunee Bovonsunthonchai, Roongtiwa Vachalathiti, Vimonwan Hiengkaew, Mon S. Bryant, Jim Richards, Vorapun Senanarong

Open Access Research

Exposure to socio-political unrest and wellbeing of older people in Hong Kong

Daniel W. L. Lai, Emma H. S. Liu, Elsie C. W. Yan, Jessica J. Li, Vincent W. P. Lee

Open Access Biomarkers Research

Potential association between frailty and pTau in community-dwelling older adults

Lixing Zhou, Hui Shi, Rui Cheng, Meiling Ge, Fengjuan Hu, Lisha Hou, Xin Xia, Xiaolei Liu, Yixin Liu, Yunli Zhao, Linghui Deng, Wanyu Zhao, Zhiliang Zuo, Xuelian Sun, Jirong Yue, Birong Dong

Open Access Biomarkers Research

Circulating miR-181a as a novel potential plasma biomarker for multimorbidity burden in the older population

Francesca Iannone, Paolina Crocco, Serena Dato, Giuseppe Passarino, Giuseppina Rose

Open Access Mood Disorders Research

Community-based mental health and well-being interventions for older adults in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Clarissa Giebel, Nipun Shrestha, Siobhan Reilly, Ross G. White, Maria Isabel Zuluaga, Gabriel Saldarriaga, Ginger Liu, Dawn Allen, Mark Gabbay

Open Access Stroke Research

Clinical impact of microbleeds in patients with Alzheimer’s disease

Daniel Vázquez-Justes, Iván Aguirregoicoa, Leandre Fernandez, Anna Carnes-Vendrell, Faride Dakterzada, Laura Sanjuan, Andreu Mena, Gerard Piñol-Ripoll

Open Access Care Research

Prevalence of self-care disability among older adults in China

Yu Guo, Tian Wang, Tingshuai Ge, Quanbao Jiang

Open Access Malnutrition Research

Comparing the validity of anthropometric measurements in identifying malnutrition status of older age people in Borena district, North Central Ethiopia: a cross_sectional study

Abdu Dawed, Tefera Chane Mekonnen, Muluken Genetu, Sisay Eshete Tadesse, Reta Dewau, Amare Muche, Aregash Abebayehu Zerga, Fanos Yeshanew Ayele, Tiffany K. Gill

Open Access Correction

Correction to: Polypharmacy and deprescribing: Challenging the old and embracing the new

Lisa Kouladjian O’Donnell, Kinda Ibrahim

Open Access Research

A novel semiautomatic Chinese keywords instrument screening delirium based on electronic medical records

Ling Chen, Nan Li, Yuxia Zheng, Langli Gao, Ning Ge, Dongmei Xie, Jirong Yue

Open Access Correction

Correction: Predicting falls in older adults: an umbrella review of instruments assessing gait, balance, and functional mobility

D. Beck Jepsen, K. Robinson, G. Ogliari, M. Montero-Odasso, N. Kamkar, J. Ryg, E. Freiberger, T. Masud

Open Access Research

Social and private activity after retirement—substitutes or complements

Małgorzata Kalbarczyk, Beata Łopaciuk-Gonczaryk

Open Access Research

Changes in lifestyles, cognitive impairment, quality of life and activity day living after combined use of smartphone and smartband technology: a randomized clinical trial (EVIDENT-Age study)

José I. Recio-Rodríguez, Susana Gonzalez-Sanchez, Olaya Tamayo-Morales, Manuel A. Gómez-Marcos, Luis Garcia-Ortiz, Virtudes Niño-Martín, Cristina Lugones-Sanchez, Emiliano Rodriguez-Sanchez

Open Access Antipsychotics Research

Anti-cholinergic drug burden in patients with dementia increases after hospital admission: a multicentre cross-sectional study

Annabelle Hook, Jessica L. Randall, Carla M. Grubb, Natalie Ellis, Jack Wellington, Aayushi Hemmad, Agisilaos Zerdelis, Andrew R. D. Winnett, Benjamin D. W. Geers, Bethany Sykes, Charlotte N. Auty, Cecilia Vinchenzo, Christiane E. Thorburn, Daniella Asogbon, Emily Granger, Heather Boagey, Juliet Raphael, Kajal Patel, Kartik Bhargava, Mary-Kate M. Dolley, Matthew J. Maden, Mehdin M. Shah, Qao M. Lee, Ratnaraj Vaidya, Simran Sehdev, Sneha Barai, Sophie Roche, Uzair Khalid, David A. Codling, Judith R. Harrison

Open Access Frontotemporal Dementia Research

Clinical outcomes and treatment patterns of older adults with dementia-related psychosis by dementia type in the United States

Joan Forns, Heather E. Danysh, Lisa J. McQuay, Mary Ellen Turner, Colleen Dempsey, Mary S. Anthony, George Demos, J. Bradley Layton

Open Access Care Research

A community-based health–social partnership program for community-dwelling older adults: a hybrid effectiveness–implementation pilot study

Arkers Kwan Ching Wong, Frances Kam Yuet Wong, Martin Chi Sang Wong, Karen Kit Sum Chow, Dilys Kwai Sin Kwan, Dubby Yun Sang Lau

Open Access Research

Burden of communicable and non-communicable diseases-related inequalities among older adults in India: a study based on LASI survey

Shekhar Chauhan, Shubham Kumar, Ratna Patel, David Jean Simon, Aradhana Kumari

Open Access Sarcopenia Research

Prevalence of medical factors related to aging among older car drivers: a multicenter, cross-sectional, descriptive study

Hideharu Hagiya, Ryosuke Takase, Hiroyuki Honda, Yasuhiro Nakano, Yuki Otsuka, Hitomi Kataoka, Mika Uno, Keigo Ueda, Misa Takahashi, Hiroko Ogawa, Yoshihisa Hanayama, Fumio Otsuka

Open Access COVID-19 Research

A multidimensional approach to the resilience in older adults despite COVID-19

G. Perez-Rojo, J. López, C. Noriega, C. Velasco, I. Carretero, P. López-Frutos, L. Galarraga

Open Access Six Minute Walk Test Research

Machine learning models for identifying pre-frailty in community dwelling older adults

Shelda Sajeev, Stephanie Champion, Anthony Maeder, Susan Gordon

Open Access Care Research

Simulation-based holistic education in physiotherapy interns to increase empathy toward older adults and individuals with disabilities

I.-Hsien Lin, Chien-Yung Wang, Yen-Nung Lin, Hung-Chou Chen, Li-Fong Lin

Open Access Dementia Research article

Home-based training technology for persons with dementia: a qualitative study of barriers and facilitators for mobility-based training at home

Eva Ladekjær Larsen, Frans Boch Waldorff, Helle Ploug Hansen, Karen la Cour

Open Access Dementia Research

Validity and reliability of the Farsi version of the ascertain dementia 8-item (AD8-F) informant interview in Iranian patients with mild neurocognitive disorder

Maryam Pourshams, James E. Galvin, Pouya Farokhnezhad Afshar, Pamela Gail Santos, Shahrzad Bazargan-Hejazi, Leila Kamalzadeh, Behnam Shariati, Seyed Kazem Malakouti

Open Access Care Research

Incidence and type of restrictive practice use in nursing homes in Ireland

Paul Dunbar, Martin McMahon, Ciara Durkan, Kieran A. Walsh, Laura M. Keyes

Open Access Stroke Study protocol

Arterial Glyceryl Trinitrate in Acute Ischemic Stroke after Thrombectomy for Neuroprotection (AGAIN): Rationale, design and protocol for a prospective randomized controlled trial

Jie Gao, Zhe Cheng, Shangqian Jiang, Melissa Wills, Alexandra Wehbe, Gary B. Rajah, Xiaokun Geng, Yuchuan Ding

Open Access Care Research

Predictors of nursing home admission in the older population in Belgium: a longitudinal follow-up of health interview survey participants

Finaba Berete, Stefaan Demarest, Rana Charafeddine, Karin De Ridder, Johan Vanoverloop, Herman Van Oyen, Olivier Bruyère, Johan Van der Heyden

Open Access Anxiety Research

The health equity characteristics of research exploring the unmet community mobility needs of older adults: a scoping review

Hester van Biljon, Lana van Niekerk, Isabel Margot-Cattin, Fasloen Adams, Nicola Plastow, David Bellagamba, Anders Kottorp, Ann-Helen Patomella

Open Access Dementia Research article

Population attributable fractions for risk factors and disability burden of dementia in Jiangxi Province, China: a cross-sectional study

Yuhang Wu, Huilie Zheng, Fenfei Xu, Jin Guo, Zhitao Liu, Shengwei Wang, Xiaoyun Chen, Yu Cao, Wei Zou, Songbo Hu

Open Access Care Study protocol

Evaluation design of the patient-centred pathways of early palliative care, supportive ecosystems and appraisal standard (InAdvance): a randomised controlled trial

Junwen Yang-Huang, Ascensión Doñate-Martínez, Jorge Garcés, Maria Soledad Gimenez Campos, Raquel Valcarcel Romero, Maria-Eugenia Gas López, Adriano Fernandes, Mariana Camacho, Ana Gama, Sofia Reppou, Panagiotis D. Bamidis, Gordon Linklater, Frances Hines, Jude Eze, Hein Raat, Michael Bennett, Vania Dimitrova, Nhu Tram, Marine Luc, Luis Fernández, Päivi Salminen, Vicent Blanes, Zoe Valero, Evdokimos Konstantinidis, Giuseppe Conti

Open Access Parkinson's Disease Research article

Efficacy and evaluation of therapeutic exercises on adults with Parkinson’s disease: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

Yong Yang, Guotuan Wang, Shikun Zhang, Huan Wang, Wensheng Zhou, Feifei Ren, Huimin Liang, Dongdong Wu, Xinying Ji, Makoto Hashimoto, Jianshe Wei

Open Access Research article

Effects of self-management exercise group participation in community-dwelling older adults

Mieko Yokozuka, Kanako Okazaki, Masayuki Hoshi, Ayumi Shiine, Tomoko Fukumoto

Open Access Sarcopenia Research

Association between oral intake magnesium and sarcopenia: a cross-sectional study

Shih-Wei Yang, Yuan-Yuei Chen, Wei-Liang Chen

Open Access Research

Medium-chain triglycerides may improve memory in non-demented older adults: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials

Panagiotis Giannos, Konstantinos Prokopidis, Irene Lidoriki, Konstantinos K. Triantafyllidis, Konstantinos S. Kechagias, Kamil Celoch, Darren G. Candow, Sergej M. Ostojic, Scott C. Forbes

Open Access Sarcopenia Study protocol

Iranian Multi-center Osteoporosis Study (IMOS), 2021–2022: the study protocol

Kazem Khalagi, Noushin Fahimfar, Fatemeh Hajivalizadeh, Mahnaz Sanjari, Mohammad Javad Mansourzadeh, Safoora Gharibzadeh, Gita Shafiee, Koorosh Kamali, Farshid Alaeddini, Farshad Farzadfar, Samaneh Mohseni, Nazli Namazi, Farideh Razi, Kobra Gorgani, Katayoun Kateb Saber, Nekoo Panahi, Ramin Heshmat, Alireza Raeisi, Bagher Larijani, Afshin Ostovar

Open Access Care Study protocol

Study design of an interdisciplinary and participatory nature-based palliative rehabilitation intervention in a Danish nursing home for people with severe dementia

Tanja Schmidt, Marie Christoffersen Gramkow, Dorthe Varning Poulsen, Louise Holm Miller, Lene Wermuth, Ulrika K. Stigsdotter

Open Access Research

Physical performance in older age by sex and educational level: the HUNT Study

Kjerstin N. Melsæter, Gro G. Tangen, Håvard K. Skjellegrind, Beatrix Vereijken, Bjørn H. Strand, Pernille Thingstad

Open Access Care Study protocol

A family carer decision support intervention for people with advanced dementia residing in a nursing home: a study protocol for an international advance care planning intervention (mySupport study)

Andrew J E Harding, Julie Doherty, Laura Bavelaar, Catherine Walshe, Nancy Preston, Sharon Kaasalainen, Tamara Sussman, Jenny T van der Steen, Nicola Cornally, Irene Hartigan, Martin Loucka, Karolina Vlckova, Paola Di Giulio, Silvia Gonella, Kevin Brazil, Wilco P. Achterberg, Mandy Visser, Catherine Buckley, Serena Fitzgerald, Tony Foley, Siobhan Fox, Alan Connolly, Ronan O’Caoimh, Selena O’Connell, Catherine Sweeney, Suzanne Timmons, Christine Brown Wilson, Gillian Carter, Emily Cousins, Kay De Vries, Josie Dixon, Karen Harrison Dening, Catherine Henderson, Adrienne McCann

Open Access Opioids Research

Prescription characteristics associated with fall-related injury risk among older adults prescribed benzodiazepines: a cohort study

Donovan T. Maust, Amy S. B. Bohnert, Julie Strominger, Neil Alexander, Lillian Min, Geoffrey J. Hoffman, Jason E. Goldstick

Open Access Dementia Research

Caregiver’s perspectives on the Central Nervous System infection illness trajectory among older persons with dementia in Northern Uganda—a qualitative community-based study

Deo Benyumiza, Edward Kumakech, Jastine Gutu, Jude Banihani, Joshua Mandap, Zohray M. Talib, Edith K. Wakida, Samuel Maling, Celestino Obua

Open Access Nephrectomy Case report

The altruistic elderly, a valuable but unrecognised kidney donor group. A case report of an 85-year-old unspecified kidney donor

Okechukwu Okidi, Videha Sharma, Oana Piscoran, Fiona Biggins, Rajinder Singh, Titus Augustine

Open Access Research

Interventions addressing functional abilities of older people in rural and remote areas: a scoping review of available evidence based on WHO functional ability domains

Ivy Yan Zhao, Jed Montayre, Angela Y. M. Leung, Jann Foster, Ariana Kong, Stephen Neville, Ramona Ludolph, Christopher Mikton, Alana Officer, Alex Molassiotis

Open Access Urinary Tract Infection Research

Frailty and postoperative urinary tract infection

Susan A. Tuddenham, Susan L. Gearhart, E. James Wright III, Victoria L. Handa

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Pressure pain threshold and somatosensory abnormalities in different ages and functional conditions of post-stroke elderly

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Maria Jose Mendieta, Sabina M De Geest, Geert Goderis, Olivia Yip, Mieke Deschodt, Suzanne Dhaini

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Madeleine Thelu, Bobbie Webster, Katy Jones, Martin Orrell

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Association between living arrangements and cognitive decline in older adults: A nationally representative longitudinal study in China

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Modifiable factors associated with postoperative atrial fibrillation in older patients with hip fracture in an orthogeriatric care pathway: a nested case–control study

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Open Access Research

Inequity in the healthcare utilization among latent classes of elderly people with chronic diseases and decomposition analysis in China

Jie Zhao, Chaoyang Yan, Dan Han, Yunyi Wu, Hui Liao, Ying Ma, Mei Zhang, Sangsang Li, Jing Wang

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Latent profile analysis for quality of life in older patients

Lidia Băjenaru, Alexandru Balog, Ciprian Dobre, Rozeta Drăghici, Gabriel-Ioan Prada

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A theory of change of an innovation for therapeutic care and meaningful living in a German nursing home

Anke Desch, Bernd Förstner, Jörg Artmann, Andreas Häusler, Michael Hauptmann, Sibel Altin, Michael Rapp, Christine Holmberg

Open Access Research

Implementation of a medicine management plan (MMP) to reduce medication-related harm (MRH) in older people post-hospital discharge: a randomised controlled trial

Khalid Ali, Ekow A. Mensah, Eugene Ace McDermott, Frances A. Kirkham, Jennifer Stevenson, Victoria Hamer, Nikesh Parekh, Rebekah Schiff, Tischa Van Der Cammen, Stephen Nyangoma, Sally Fowler-Davis, Graham Davies, Heather Gage, Chakravarthi Rajkumar

Open Access Dementia Research

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Gunn Steinsheim, Susan Saga, Bonnie Olsen, Helene Kjeka Broen, Wenche Malmedal

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The impact of facility-based transitional care programs on function and discharge destination for older adults with cognitive impairment: a systematic review

Alexia Cumal, Tracey J. F. Colella, Martine T. Puts, Poonam Sehgal, Sheryl Robertson, Katherine S. McGilton

Open Access Insomnia Research

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Open Access Dementia Research

Diagnostic accuracy of linked administrative data for dementia diagnosis in community-dwelling older men in Australia

Eric P. F. Chow, Benjumin Hsu, Louise M. Waite, Fiona M. Blyth, David J. Handelsman, David G. Le Couteur, Vasi Naganathan, Fiona F. Stanaway

Open Access Care Research

Impact of a prospective feedback loop on care review activities in older patients at the end of life. A stepped-wedge randomised trial

Christine Brown, Xing J. Lee, Alison Farrington, Carla Shield, Hannah E. Carter, Steven M. McPhail, Magnolia Cardona, Kenneth Hillman, Leonie Callaway, Lindy Willmott, Ben P. White, Gillian Harvey, Nicholas Graves, Adrian G. Barnett

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Shanshan Shen, Xingkun Zeng, Yinghong Yang, Huilan Guan, Lingyan Chen, Xujiao Chen

Open Access Obesity Research

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Open Access Research

Frailty and solid-organ transplant candidates: a scoping review

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Open Access Research

Walking a mile in Grandma’s shoes - medical students’ evaluation of a very simple online aging game to enhance their understanding of older patients

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Open Access Diuretics Research

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Open Access Research article

Association of physical fitness with cognitive function in the community-dwelling older adults

Xiaoguang Zhao, Huiming Huang, Chenya Du

Open Access Care Study protocol

CELPI: trial protocol for a randomised controlled trial of a Carer End of Life Planning Intervention in people dying with dementia

G Arendts, L Chenoweth, BJ Hayes, E Campbell, M Agar, C Etherton-Beer, K Spilsbury, K Howard, G Braitberg, M Cubitt, C Sheehan, L Magann, T Sudharshan, LM Schnitker, J Pearce, I Gilmore, N Cerra, J duPreez, R Jaworski, S-C Soh, A Celenza

Open Access Research article

The association between social activity and physical frailty among community-dwelling older adults in Japan

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Open Access Obesity Research

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Open Access Public Health Research article

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Open Access Geriatric Assessment Research article

Incidence of falls and fall-related injuries and their predictive factors in frail older persons with cancer: a multicenter study

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Open Access Dementia Research

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mortality in people with dementia without COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Michael Axenhus, Kristian Steen Frederiksen, Robin Ziyue Zhou, Gunhild Waldemar, Bengt Winblad

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Jonas Hoch, Jürgen M. Bauer, Martin Bizer, Christine Arnold, Petra Benzinger

Open Access Anxiety Research

Cross-cultural adaptation of the Taiwan Chinese version of the Falls Efficacy Scale-International for community-dwelling elderly individuals

Kai-Chieh Chang, Hsin-Shui Chen, Yi-Shiung Horng, Horng-Hui Liou, Huey-Wen Liang

Open Access Care Research

Effect of nursing guidelines on first-year nursing students’ knowledge and reported practice towards sensory impairments among the elderly

Nadia Abdelnasser, Saieda Abd Elhameed Abdel Aziz, Sara Mohamed Ahmed El-Gamal

Open Access Suicide Research

Lifelong versus not lifelong death wishes in older adults without severe illness: a cross-sectional survey

Elke Elzinga, Margot Zomers, Kiki van der Burg, Sisco van Veen, Lizanne Schweren, Ghislaine van Thiel, Els van Wijngaarden

Open Access COVID-19 Research

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Open Access Research

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Jane McCusker, Rebecca N. Warburton, Sylvie D. Lambert, Eric Belzile, Manon de Raad

Open Access Sarcopenia Research

Prevalence of sarcopenia under different diagnostic criteria and the changes in muscle mass, muscle strength, and physical function with age in Chinese old adults

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Open Access Care Research

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Wenshan Li, Douglas G. Manuel, Sarina R. Isenberg, Peter Tanuseputro

Open Access Sarcopenia Research

Determination of skeletal muscle mass by aspartate aminotransferase / alanine aminotransferase ratio, insulin and FSH in Chinese women with sarcopenia

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Open Access Research

Multivariate analysis of independent determinants of ADL/IADL and quality of life in the elderly

Sebastian Beltz, Simone Gloystein, Thomas Litschko, Sonja Laag, Neeltje van den Berg

Open Access Biomarkers Research

Training and retention effects of paced and music-synchronised walking exercises on pre-older females: an interventional study

Yi Wang, Xian Guo, Hongchu Wang, Yinru Chen, Naxin Xu, Minghao Xie, Duo Wai-Chi Wong, Wing-Kai Lam

Open Access Sarcopenia Research

Association between serum homocysteine and sarcopenia among hospitalized older Chinese adults: a cross-sectional study

Bing Lu, Lingyu Shen, Haiqiong Zhu, Ling Xi, Wei Wang, Xiaojun Ouyang

Open Access Research

The impact of assistive devices on community-dwelling older adults and their informal caregivers: a systematic review

Keshini Madara Marasinghe, Ashok Chaurasia, Maisha Adil, Qian Yue Liu, Teeyaa Ibrahim Nur, Mark Oremus

Open Access Obesity Research

Sex differences in the association of physical activity levels and vitamin D with obesity, sarcopenia, and sarcopenic obesity: a cross-sectional study

Shuli Jia, Wanyu Zhao, Fengjuan Hu, Yunli Zhao, Meiling Ge, Xin Xia, Jirong Yue, Birong Dong

Open Access Obesity Research

Association of sleep duration with sarcopenic obesity in multi-ethnic older adults: findings from the WCHAT Study

Mei Yang, Yan Zhang, Wan-yu Zhao, Mei-ling Ge, Xue-lian Sun, Shu-li Jia, Bi-rong Dong

Open Access Facial Palsy Case report

Fear of falling as a potential complication of Ramsay Hunt syndrome in older adults: a case report

Chih-Chieh Chou, Yu-Tai Lo, Hui-Chen Su, Chia-Ming Chang

Open Access Research

Trajectories of mobility difficulty and falls in community-dwelling adults aged 50 + in Taiwan from 2003 to 2015

Fang-Lin Kuo, Chia-Ming Yen, Hung-Ju Chen, Zih-Yong Liao, Yen Lee

Open Access Research

Barefoot walking is more stable in the gait of balance recovery in older adults

Xiping Ren, Maeruan Kebbach, Sven Bruhn, Qining Yang, Huijie Lin, Rainer Bader, Thomas Tischer, Christoph Lutter

Open Access Care Research

Effect of a multimodal non-pharmacological intervention on older people with dementia: a single-case experimental design study

Kyosuke Yorozuya, Yoshihito Tsubouchi, Yuta Kubo, Yoshihiro Asaoka, Hiroyuki Hayashi, Takashi Fujita, Hideaki Hanaoka

Open Access Research

Multimorbidity and long-term disability and physical functioning decline in middle-aged and older Americans: an observational study

Carole E. Aubert, Mohammed Kabeto, Navasuja Kumar, Melissa Y. Wei

Open Access Research

Effects of whole body vibration exercise combined with weighted vest in older adults: a randomized controlled trial

Lertwanlop Srisaphonphusitti, Nuttaset Manimmanakorn, Apiwan Manimmanakorn, Michael John Hamlin

Open Access Research

Psychometric evaluation of the subjective well-being measure GP-CORE in a group of older adults in Sweden

Jacek Hochwälder, Lena-Karin Gustafsson, Gunnel Östlund, Viktoria Zander, Magnus L. Elfström

Open Access Care Research

Measuring person-centred care in German nursing homes – exploring the construct validity of the Dementia Policy Questionnaire: a cross-sectional study of a secondary data set

Anna Louisa Hoffmann, Johannes Michael Bergmann, Anne Fahsold, René Müller-Widmer, Martina Roes, Bernhard Holle, Rebecca Palm

Open Access Care Research

Provision of acute care pathways for older major trauma patients in the UK

Heather Jarman, Robert Crouch, Mary Halter, George Peck, Elaine Cole

Open Access Antibiotic Research

Effect of inpatient antibiotic treatment among older adults with delirium found with a positive urinalysis: a health record review

Pil Joo, Lars Grant, Tim Ramsay, Caroline Nott, Rosemary Zvonar, Jason Jia, Krishan Yadav, Eisi Mollanji, William He, Debra Eagles

Open Access Stroke Research

Association between cervical artery dissection and spinal manipulative therapy –a medicare claims analysis

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Open Access Sarcopenia Review

Frailty in older people living with HIV: current status and clinical management

D. Scott Kehler, Jovana Milic, Giovanni Guaraldi, Tamas Fulop, Julian Falutz

Open Access Care Study protocol

Understanding older patients’ willingness to have medications deprescribed in primary care: a protocol for a cross-sectional survey study in nine European countries

Renata Vidonscky Lüthold, Katharina Tabea Jungo, Kristie Rebecca Weir, Anne-Kathrin Geier, Beatrice Scholtes, Donata Kurpas, Dorothea M. G. Wild, Ferdinando Petrazzuoli, Hans Thulesius, Heidrun Lingner, Radost Assenova, Rosalinde K. E. Poortvliet, Vanja Lazic, Zsofia Rozsnyai, Sven Streit

Open Access Care Research

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Christian Wrede, Annemarie Braakman-Jansen, Lisette van Gemert-Pijnen

Open Access Care Research

Development and validation of retrospective electronic frailty index using operational data of aged care homes

Tabinda Sarwar, Antonio Jose Jimeno Yepes, Xiuzhen Zhang, Jeffrey Chan, Irene Hudson, Sarah Evans, Lawrence Cavedon

Open Access Research

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Minhui Liu, Wenting Peng, Christina E. Miyawaki, Cen Mo, Yuqian Luo, Ni Gong

Open Access Correction

Correction: Equipment-free, unsupervised high intensity interval training elicits significant improvements in the physiological resilience of older adults

Tanvir S. Sian, Thomas B. Inns, Amanda Gates, Brett Doleman, Joseph J. Bass, Philip J. Atherton, Jonathan N. Lund, Bethan E. Phillips

Open Access Care Research

Anxiety and loneliness among older people living in residential care facilities or receiving home care services in Sweden during the COVID-19 pandemic: a national cross-sectional study

Rose-Marie Johansson-Pajala, Moudud Alam, Annelie Gusdal, Petra von Heideken Wågert, Annica Löwenmark, Anne-Marie Boström, Lena Marmstål Hammar

Open Access Research

Elder abuse and life-course victimization in hospitalized older adults in Sweden: prevalence and associations with mental ill-health

Nicolina Wiklund, Mikael Ludvigsson, Katarina Nägga, Johanna Simmons

Open Access Research

Regional differences regarding the occurrence of falls and associated factors in two populations of Brazilian longevous people

Jaíza M. M. Silva, Javanna Lacerda Gomes da Silva Freitas, Júlia Cristina Leite Nóbrega, Juliana Barbosa Medeiros, Raisa Fernandes Mariz Simões, Ricardo Olinda, Jair Lício de Ferreira Santos, Yeda Aparecida de Oliveira Duarte, Mayana Zatz, David Matheson, Silvana Santos, Tarciana Nobre Menezes

Open Access Research

Effect of psychosocial motivations and technology on physical activity behaviours among community older men and women

Yong Lin Lee, Gina S. Lee, Louis LY Teo, Ru-San Tan, Liang Zhong, Fei Gao, Angela S. Koh

Open Access Research

Timed up and go test and long-term survival in older adults after oncologic surgery

Sharon Hendriks, Monique G. Huisman, Frederico Ghignone, Antonio Vigano, Nicola de Liguori Carino, Eriberto Farinella, Roberto Girocchi, Riccardo A. Audisio, Barbara van Munster, Geertruida H. de Bock, Barbara L. van Leeuwen

Open Access Care Research article

Measuring frailty and its association with key outcomes in the ambulance setting: a cross sectional observational study

Karl Charlton, David R Sinclair, Barbara Hanratty, Emma Burrow, Daniel Stow

Open Access Research

Calf circumference predicts frailty in older adults: the Chinese longitudinal healthy longevity survey

Ke Ying Xu, Jun Jie Wang, Jing Chen, Xinxiu Zhao, Ling Fang Yuan, Qin Zhang

Open Access Dementia Research

Interactions between the apolipoprotein E4 gene and modifiable risk factors for cognitive impairment: a nationally representative panel study

Ajay Kolli, Yunshu Zhou, Grace Chung, Erin B. Ware, Kenneth M. Langa, Joshua R. Ehrlich

Open Access Research

Association of pain and quality of life among middle-aged and older adults of India

Amit Kumar Goyal, Sanjay K Mohanty

Open Access Alzheimer's Disease Research

Reproducibility of isokinetic measures of the knee and ankle muscle strength in community-dwelling older adults without and with Alzheimer’s disease

Marcos Paulo Braz de Oliveira, Letícia Bojikian Calixtre, Paula Regina Mendes da Silva Serrão, Tatiana de Oliveira Sato, Anielle Cristhine de Medeiros Takahashi, Larissa Pires de Andrade

Open Access Sarcopenia Research

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Karolina Piotrowicz, Monika Ryś, Ian Perera, Barbara Gryglewska, Małgorzata Fedyk-Łukasik, Jean-Pierre Michel, Barbara Wizner, Wojciech Sydor, Agnieszka Olszanecka, Tomasz Grodzicki, Jerzy Gąsowski

Open Access Care Research

Associations among health-promoting lifestyle, self-care agency and health-related quality of life in Bai older adults with hypertension in Yunnan China

Mengqi Du, Hongqian Kong, Lingyun Ran, Yuanyuan Ran, Leixao Bai, Yongxue Du, Hongxue Guan, Yong Dong, Ying Zhao

Open Access Review

Why twin studies are important for health span science research: the case of maltreatment of aging adults

Brian B. Boutwell, Chelsey S. Narvey, Jesse J. Helton, Alex R. Piquero

Open Access Care Research

Prevalence of sensory impairments in home care and long-term care using interRAI data from across Canada

Dawn M. Guthrie, Nicole Williams, Atul Jaiswal, Paul Mick, Hannah M. O’Rourke, M. Kathleen Pichora-Fuller, Walter Wittich, Rinku Sutradhar

Open Access Care Research

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Hiroko Komatsu, Hidehito Niimura, Kaori Yagasaki

Open Access Correction

Correction: Random forest algorithms to classify frailty and falling history in seniors using plantar pressure measurement insoles: a large-scale feasibility study

Emi Anzai, Dian Ren, Leo Cazenille, Nathanael Aubert-Kato, Julien Tripette, Yuji Ohta

Open Access Underweight Research

Impact of body mass index on in-hospital mortality in older patients hospitalized for bacterial pneumonia with non-dialysis-dependent chronic kidney disease

Akira Okada, Satoko Yamaguchi, Taisuke Jo, Isao Yokota, Sachiko Ono, Kayo Ikeda Kurakawa, Masaomi Nangaku, Toshimasa Yamauchi, Takashi Kadowaki

Open Access Hemangioma Case report

Composite hemangioendothelioma in the cervical spine with kaposiform hemangioendothelioma features in an elderly patient: a case report

Shunsuke Nakamura, Masashi Uehara, Shota Kobayashi, Hiromasa Hasegawa, Atsushi Tanaka, Jun Takahashi

Open Access Care Research

Measuring the quality of life of long-term care service users in Japan: a cross-sectional questionnaire study

Koji Hara, Takayo Nakabe, Masayuki Tanaka, Yuichi Imanaka

Open Access Care Research

End-of-life care for people with dementia on a green care farm during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study

Kirsten D. Smit, Sascha R. Bolt, Bram de Boer, Hilde Verbeek, Judith M. M. Meijers

Open Access Stroke Research

Burdens on caregivers of patients with stroke during a pandemic: relationships with support satisfaction, psychological distress, and fear of COVID-19

Chieh-hsiu Liu, Yi-Jung Chen, Jung-Sheng Chen, Chia-Wei Fan, Meng-Tsang Hsieh, Chung-Ying Lin, Amir H. Pakpour

Open Access Addiction Research article

Association between community environment and dependency among the elderly people from a service provision perspective

YiYang Pan, Yuan Chen, PingYu Cui, Nuremaguli Waili, Ying Li

Open Access Research

Longitudinal associations of housework with frailty and mortality in older adults: Singapore Longitudinal Ageing Study 2

Shuen Yee Lee, Ma Shwe Zin Nyunt, Qi Gao, Xinyi Gwee, Denise Qian Ling Chua, Keng Bee Yap, Shiou Liang Wee, Tze Pin Ng

Open Access Care Research

Exploring resident experiences of person-centred care at mealtimes in long-term residential care: a rapid ethnography

Megan Davies, Franziska Zúñiga, Hilde Verbeek, Sandra Staudacher

Open Access Prostate Cancer Research

Cost of illness in a super-aged society—comparison of breast, lung, and prostate cancer in Japan

Kunichika Matsumoto, Yosuke Hatakeyama, Kanako Seto, Ryo Onishi, Koki Hirata, Yinghui Wu, Tomonori Hasegawa

Open Access Antibiotic Research

Procalcitonin to reduce exposure to antibiotics and individualise treatment in hospitalised old patients with pneumonia: a randomised study

Gaëtan Gavazzi, Sabine Drevet, Matthieu Debray, Jean Luc Bosson, Fatah Tidadini, Marc Paccalin, Benoit de Wazieres, Thomas Celarier, Marc Bonnefoy, Virginie Vitrat

Open Access Research

Effectiveness, satisfaction and meaningfulness of a 6-step detection and prevention program for frail community-dwelling older adults: a mixed-method evaluation

Eva Dierckx, Daan Duppen, Sylvia Hoens, Lise Switsers, An-Sofie Smetcoren, Liesbeth De Donder, D-SCOPE

Open Access Care Research

The willingness and influencing factors to choose smart senior care among old adults in China

Qiyuan Huang, Ying Li, Xiang Wu, Song Ge, Zhe Qu, Aming Wang, Xianping Tang

Open Access Care Research

Lifeworld perspectives of people with dementia: a meta-aggregation of qualitative studies

Siren Eriksen, Knut Engedal, Ellen Karine Grov

Open Access Coronary Heart Disease Research

Conicity-index predicts all-cause mortality in Chinese older people: a 10-year community follow-up

Anhang Zhang, Yingnan Li, Shouyuan Ma, Qiligeer Bao, Jin Sun, Shuang Cai, Man Li, Yongkang Su, Bokai Cheng, Jing Dong, Yan Zhang, Shuxia Wang, Ping Zhu

Open Access Research

Association between physical activity and risk of renal function decline and mortality in community-dwelling older adults: a nationwide population-based cohort study

Hyunsuk Kim, Mun Jung Ko, Chi-Yeon Lim, Eunjin Bae, Young Youl Hyun, Sungjin Chung, Soon Hyo Kwon, Jang-Hee Cho, Kyung Don Yoo, Woo Yeong Park, In O Sun, Byung Chul Yu, Gang-Jee Ko, Jae Won Yang, Won Min Hwang, Sang Heon Song, Sung Joon Shin, Yu Ah Hong

Open Access Antidepressant Drugs Research

Recent hospitalization and risk of antidepressant initiation in people with Parkinson’s disease

Iida Hämäläinen, Miia Tiihonen, Sirpa Hartikainen, Anna-Maija Tolppanen

Open Access Care Research

Development of a behavioural framework for dementia care partners’ fall risk management

Yuanjin Zhou, Clara Berridge, Nancy R. Hooyman, Tatiana Sadak, Tracy M. Mroz, Elizabeth A. Phelan

Open Access Research

Investigating the relationship between specific executive functions and functional decline among community-dwelling older adults: results from a prospective pilot study

Emilie Verreckt, Elise Grimm, Stefan Agrigoroaei, Marie de Saint Hubert, Pierre Philippot, Gérald Cremer, Didier Schoevaerdts

Open Access Venous Thrombosis Research

The risk factors for deep venous thrombosis in critically ill older adult patients: a subgroup analysis of a prospective, multicenter, observational study

Li Li, Junhai Zhen, Liquan Huang, Jia Zhou, Lina Yao, Lingen Xu, Weimin Zhang, Gensheng Zhang, Qijiang Chen, Bihuan Cheng, Shijin Gong, Guolong Cai, Ronglin Jiang, Jing Yan

Open Access Care Research article

Strategies to build more effective interventions for elder abuse: a focus group study of nursing and social work professionals in Hong Kong

Elsie Yan, Louis To, Debby Wan, Xiaojing Xie, Frances Wong, David Shum

Open Access Obesity Research

Trends and influence factors in the prevalence, intervention, and control of metabolic syndrome among US adults, 1999–2018

Chaojun Yang, Xiaocan Jia, Yuping Wang, Jingwen Fan, Chenyu Zhao, Yongli Yang, Xuezhong Shi

Open Access Dysphagia Research

Screening of dysphagia in geriatrics

Ayatallah Raouf Sheikhany, Sahar Saad Shohdi, Azza Adel Aziz, Omnia Abass Abdelkader, Aisha Fawzy ِAbdel Hady

Open Access Research

Xerostomia, the perception of general and oral health and health risk behaviours in people over 65 years of age

Alba Pérez-Jardón, Mario Pérez-Sayáns, Manuel Peñamaría-Mallón, Eva Otero-Rey, Eugenio Velasco-Ortega, José López-López, José María Martínez-González, Andrés Blanco-Carrión

Open Access Research

Health among workers retiring after the state pension age: a longitudinal and comparative study

Isabel Baumann, Ariane Froidevaux, Ignacio Cabib

Open Access Research

Operative treatment of nonunions in the elderly: Clinical and radiographic outcomes in patients at minimum 75 years of age

Clinton H. van Trikt, Johanna C. E. Donders, Craig E. Klinger, David S. Wellman, David L. Helfet, Peter Kloen

Open Access Research

Role of metabolic equivalent between calcium intake and vertebral fractures: a cross-sectional study of NHANES 2013–2014

Hecheng Yu, Zhiqiang Tao, Xiaoming Luo, Ben Huang, Longdian Zhou

Open Access Regorafenib Research

Efficacy of regorafenib combined with PD-1 inhibitors in elderly patients with advanced metastatic colorectal cancer

Beibei Chen, Huichen Zhao, Jinxi Huang, Huifang Lv, Weifeng Xu, Caiyun Nie, Jianzheng Wang, Jing Zhao, Yunduan He, Saiqi Wang, Xiaobing Chen

Open Access Care Research

The unmet needs of older adults living in nursing homes in Mainland China: a nation-wide observational study

Deqin Huang, Tieying Zeng, Jing Mao, Meizhen Zhao, Meiliyang Wu

Open Access Fracture Healing Research

Trochanteric fracture pattern is associated with increased risk for nonunion independent of open or closed reduction technique

Till Berk, Sascha Halvachizadeh, David Paul Martin, Christian Hierholzer, Dominik Müller, Roman Pfeifer, Gerrolt Nico Jukema, Boyko Gueorguiev, Hans-Christoph Pape

Open Access Care Research

Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a telemedicine programme for preventing unplanned hospitalisations of older adults living in nursing homes: the GERONTACCESS cluster randomized clinical trial

Caroline Gayot, Cécile Laubarie-Mouret, Kevin Zarca, Maroua Mimouni, Noelle Cardinaud, Sandrine Luce, Isabelle Tovena, Isabelle Durand-Zaleski, Marie-Laure Laroche, Pierre-Marie Preux, Achille Tchalla

Open Access Correction

Correction: Do prescription rates of psychotropic drugs change over three years from nursing home admission?

Enrico Callegari, Jūratė Šaltytė Benth, Geir Selbæk, Cato Grønnerød, Sverre Bergh

Open Access Research

What matters and influence resuscitation preference? Development, field testing, and structural validation of items among older patients in the emergency department

Stine Hanson, Søren Kabell Nissen, Dorthe Nielsen, Annmarie Lassen, Mikkel Brabrand, Roberto Forero, Jens Søndergaard Jensen, Jesper Ryg

Open Access Research

Cluster analysis of functional independence in community-dwelling older people

Esther A.L.M. Molenaar, Di-Janne JA Barten, Anne M.S. de Hoop, Nienke Bleijenberg, Niek J de Wit, Cindy Veenhof

Open Access Sarcopenia Research article

Prevalence and associated factors of sarcopenia in community-dwelling older adults at risk of malnutrition

Samuel Teong Huang Chew, Siew Ling Tey, Menaka Yalawar, Zhongyuan Liu, Geraldine Baggs, Choon How How, Magdalin Cheong, Wai Leng Chow, Yen Ling Low, Dieu Thi Thu Huynh, Ngiap Chuan Tan

Open Access Care Research

Long-term care use among people living with dementia: a retrospective register-based study from Sweden

Atiqur sm-Rahman, Bettina Meinow, Lars-Christer Hydén, Susanne Kelfve

Open Access Paracetamol Research

The association of prior paracetamol intake with outcome of very old intensive care patients with COVID-19: results from an international prospective multicentre trial

Philipp Heinrich Baldia, Bernhard Wernly, Hans Flaatten, Jesper Fjølner, Antonio Artigas, Bernardo Bollen Pinto, Joerg C. Schefold, Malte Kelm, Michael Beil, Raphael Romano Bruno, Stephan Binnebößel, Georg Wolff, Ralf Erkens, Sviri Sigal, Peter Vernon van Heerden, Wojciech Szczeklik, Muhammed Elhadi, Michael Joannidis, Sandra Oeyen, Brian Marsh, Finn H. Andersen, Rui Moreno, Susannah Leaver, Dylan W. De Lange, Bertrand Guidet, Christian Jung, Philipp Eller, Michael Joannidis, Dieter Mesotten, Pascal Reper, Walter Swinnen, Nicolas Serck, ELISABETH DEWAELE, Helene Brix, Jens Brushoej, Pritpal Kumar, Helene Korvenius Nedergaard, Ida Riise Balleby, Camilla Bundesen, Maria Aagaard Hansen, Stine Uhrenholt, Helle Bundgaard, Richard Innes, James Gooch, Lenka Cagova, Elizabeth Potter, Michael Reay, Miriam Davey, Mohammed Abdelshafy Abusayed, Sally Humphreys, Arnaud Galbois, Cyril Charron, Caroline Hauw Berlemont, Guillaume Besch, Jean-Philippe Rigaud, Julien Maizel, Michel Djibré, Philippe Burtin, Pierre Garcon, Saad Nseir, Xavier Valette, Nica Alexandru, Nathalie Marin, Marie Vaissiere, Gaëtan PLANTEFEVE, Thierry Vanderlinden, Igor Jurcisin, Buno Megarbane, Benjamin Glenn Chousterman, François Dépret, Marc Garnier, Sebastien Besset, Johanna Oziel, Alexis Ferre, Stéphane Dauger, Guillaume Dumas, Bruno Goncalves, Lucie Vettoretti, Didier Thevenin, Stefan Schaller, Stefan Schaller, Muhammed Kurt, Andreas Faltlhauser, Stefan Schaller, Milena Milovanovic, Matthias Lutz, Gonxhe Shala, Hendrik Haake, Winfried Randerath, Anselm Kunstein, Patrick Meybohm, Stefan Schaller, Stephan Steiner, Eberhard Barth, Tudor Poerner, Philipp Simon, Marco Lorenz, Zouhir Dindane, Karl Friedrich Kuhn, Martin Welte, Ingo Voigt, Hans-Joachim Kabitz, Jakob Wollborn, Ulrich Goebel, Sandra Emily Stoll, Detlef Kindgen-Milles, Simon Dubler, Christian Jung, Kristina Fuest, Michael Schuster, Antonios Papadogoulas, Francesk Mulita, Nikoletta Rovina, Zoi Aidoni, EVANGELIA CHRISANTHOPOULOU, EUMORFIA KONDILI, Ioannis Andrianopoulos, Martijn Groenendijk, Mirjam Evers, Mirjam Evers, Lenneke van Lelyveld-Haas, Iwan Meynaar, Alexander Daniel Cornet, Marieke Zegers, Willem Dieperink, Dylan de Lange, Tom Dormans, Michael Hahn, Britt Sjøbøe, Hans Frank Strietzel, Theresa Olasveengen, Luis Romundstad, Anna Kluzik, Paweł Zatorski, Tomasz Drygalski, Jakub Klimkiewicz, Joanna Solek-pastuszka, Dariusz Onichimowski, Miroslaw Czuczwar, Ryszard Gawda, Jan Stefaniak, Karina Stefanska-Wronka, Ewa Zabul, Ana Isabel Pinho Oliveira, Rui Assis, Maria de Lurdes Campos Santos, Henrique Santos, Filipe Sousa Cardoso, André Gordinho, MJosé Arche Banzo, Begoña Zalba-Etayo, PATRICIA JIMENO CUBERO, Jesús Priego, Gemma Gomà, Teresa Maria Tomasa-Irriguible, Susana Sancho, Aida Fernández Ferreira, Eric Mayor Vázquez, Ángela Prado Mira, Mercedes Ibarz, David Iglesias, Susana Arias-Rivera, Fernando Frutos-Vivar, Sonia Lopez-Cuenca, Cesar Aldecoa, David Perez-Torres, Isabel Canas-Perez, Luis Tamayo-Lomas, Cristina Diaz-Rodriguez, Pablo Ruiz de Gopegui, Nawfel Ben-Hamouda, Andrea Roberti, Yvan Fleury, Nour Abidi, Alexander Dullenkopf, Richard Pugh, Sara Smuts

Open Access Care Research

Non-pharmacological, psychosocial MAKS-s intervention for people with severe dementia in nursing homes: results of a cluster-randomised trial

André Kratzer, Kristina Diehl, Olaf Gefeller, Sebastian Meyer, Elmar Graessel

Open Access Malnutrition Research

The Impact of Controlling Nutritional Status (CONUT) score on functional prognosis in hospitalized elderly patients with acute osteoporotic vertebral fractures

Tetsuto Yamaura, Fumihiro Arizumi, Keishi Maruo, Kazuya Kishima, Norichika Yoshie, Tomoyuki Kusukawa, Fumiaki Imamura, Toshiya Tachibana

Open Access Dementia Research

Marital transition and cognitive function among older adults: the korean Longitudinal Study of Aging (2006–2020)

Nataliya Nerobkova, Yu Shin Park, Jaeyong Shin, Eun-Cheol Park

Open Access Sarcopenia Research

Nationwide handgrip strength values and factors associated with muscle weakness in older adults: findings from the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Aging (ELSI-Brazil)

Bruno de Souza Moreira, Amanda Cristina de Souza Andrade, Juliana Lustosa Torres, Luciana de Souza Braga, Alessandra de Carvalho Bastone, Juliana Vaz de Melo Mambrini, Maria Fernanda Lima-Costa

Open Access Care Research

Quasi-experimental pilot study to improve mobility and balance in recurrently falling nursing home residents by voluntary non-targeted side-stepping exercise intervention

Frédéric Dierick, Anne-France Bouché, Serge Guérin, Jean-Paul Steinmetz, Carine Federspiel, Vincent Barvaux, Fabien Buisseret

Open Access Research

Association of motor index scores with fall incidence among community-dwelling older people

Xiao Liu, Ayiguli Abudukeremu, Yuan Jiang, Zhengyu Cao, Maoxiong Wu, Kai Zheng, Jianyong Ma, Runlu Sun, Zhiteng Chen, Yangxin Chen, Yuling Zhang, Jingfeng Wang

Open Access Stroke Research

Persisting cognitive impairment predicts functional dependence at 1 year after stroke and transient ischemic attack: a longitudinal, cohort study

Xiaoling Liao, Lijun Zuo, Yanhong Dong, Yuesong Pan, Hongyi Yan, Xia Meng, Hao Li, Xingquan Zhao, Yilong Wang, Jiong Shi, Yongjun Wang

Open Access Human Immunodeficiency Virus Research

Association of Phenotypic Aging Marker with comorbidities, frailty and inflammatory markers in people living with HIV

Win Min Han, Tanakorn Apornpong, Sivaporn Gatechompol, Sasiwimol Ubolyam, Pairoj Chattranukulchai, Lalita Wattanachanya, Sarawut Siwamogsatham, Stephen J. Kerr, Kristine M. Erlandson, Anchalee Avihingsanon

Live Webinar | 27-06-2024 | 18:00 (CEST)

Keynote webinar | Spotlight on medication adherence

Live: Thursday 27th June 2024, 18:00-19:30 (CEST)

WHO estimates that half of all patients worldwide are non-adherent to their prescribed medication. The consequences of poor adherence can be catastrophic, on both the individual and population level.

Join our expert panel to discover why you need to understand the drivers of non-adherence in your patients, and how you can optimize medication adherence in your clinics to drastically improve patient outcomes.

Prof. Kevin Dolgin
Prof. Florian Limbourg
Prof. Anoop Chauhan
Developed by: Springer Medicine
Obesity Clinical Trial Summary

At a glance: The STEP trials

A round-up of the STEP phase 3 clinical trials evaluating semaglutide for weight loss in people with overweight or obesity.

Developed by: Springer Medicine

Highlights from the ACC 2024 Congress

Year in Review: Pediatric cardiology

Watch Dr. Anne Marie Valente present the last year's highlights in pediatric and congenital heart disease in the official ACC.24 Year in Review session.

Year in Review: Pulmonary vascular disease

The last year's highlights in pulmonary vascular disease are presented by Dr. Jane Leopold in this official video from ACC.24.

Year in Review: Valvular heart disease

Watch Prof. William Zoghbi present the last year's highlights in valvular heart disease from the official ACC.24 Year in Review session.

Year in Review: Heart failure and cardiomyopathies

Watch this official video from ACC.24. Dr. Biykem Bozkurt discusses last year's major advances in heart failure and cardiomyopathies.