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BMC Geriatrics

Issue 1/2024

Content (428 Articles)

Open Access Correction

Correction: Assessment of fall-associated risk factors in the Muslim community-dwelling older adults of Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Rashida Bibi, Zhang Yan, Muhammad Ilyas, Mussarat Shaheen, Satya Narayan Singh, Akhter Zeb

Open Access Correction

Correction: Quality of life profiles and its association with predictors amongst Chinese older adults in nursing homes: a latent profile analysis

Chunqin Liu, Qing Luo, Dongyi Luo, Ying Zhou, Xue Feng, Zihan Wang, Jiajian Xiao, Qiulin Bi, Graeme Drummond Smith

Open Access Urinary Incontinence Research

Incidence of urinary incontinence after hip fracture surgery and associated risk factors: a prospective study

Marta Arroyo-Huidobro, Josefa López de la Fuente, Mar Riera Pagespetit, Oscar Macho Perez, Jaume Roig Morera, Anna Maria Abelleira López, David Aivar Casanova, Esther Garcia-Lerma, Carlos Pérez-López, Alejandro Rodríguez-Molinero

Open Access Research

Association between social integration and loneliness among the female migrant older adults with children: the mediating effect of social support

Jing Xu, Guangwen Liu, Hexian Li, Xiaoxu Jiang, Shengyu Zhou, Jieru Wang, Mingli Pang, Shixue Li, Fanlei Kong

Open Access Research

The moderating effect of mental health and health insurance ownership on the relationships between physical multimorbidity and healthcare utilisation and catastrophic health expenditure in India

Finja Berger, Kanya Anindya, Sanghamitra Pati, Shishirendu Ghosal, Stefanie Dreger, John Tayu Lee, Nawi Ng

Open Access Research

Frail older people with decreased cognition can perceive reduced self-determination in self-care and social relationships

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

Open Access Research

Transitions of care for older adults discharged home from the emergency department: an inductive thematic content analysis of patient comments

Vanessa Couture, Nathalie Germain, Émilie Côté, Lise Lavoie, Joanie Robitaille, Michèle Morin, Josée Chouinard, Yves Couturier, France Légaré, Marie-Soleil Hardy, Lucas B. Chartier, Audrey-Anne Brousseau, Nadia Sourial, Éric Mercier, Clémence Dallaire, Richard Fleet, Annie Leblanc, Don Melady, Denis Roy, Samir Sinha, Marie-Josée Sirois, Holly O. Witteman, Marcel Émond, Josée Rivard, Isabelle Pelletier, Stéphane Turcotte, Rawane Samb, Raphaëlle Giguère, Lyna Abrougui, Pascal Y. Smith, Patrick M. Archambault

Open Access Research

How age and health status impact attitudes towards aging and technologies in care: a quantitative analysis

Julia Offermann, Wiktoria Wilkowska, Thea Laurentius, L. Cornelius Bollheimer, Martina Ziefle

Open Access Mild Cognitive Impairment Research

Translation and validation of the audiovisual version of the Montreal cognitive assessment in older adults in Brazil

Cíntia Monteiro Carvalho, Karin Reuwsaat de Andrade, Bruno Costa Poltronieri, Yasmin Guedes de Oliveira, Rafaela Guilherme Ferreira, Erica Woodruff, Rogerio Panizzutti

Open Access Dementia Research

Survival analysis of older adults with dementia: predicting factors after unplanned hospitalization in Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai Hospital

Thanachat Yotruangsri, Phichayut Phinyo, Nida Buawangpong, Nopakoon Nantsupawat, Chaisiri Angkurawaranon, Kanokporn Pinyopornpanish

Open Access Research

A review of the enhanced CJD surveillance feasibility study in the elderly in Scotland, UK

Lovney Kanguru, Sarah Cudmore, Gemma Logan, Briony Waddell, Colin Smith, Anna Molesworth, Richard Knight

Open Access Research

Frailty predicts all-cause and cause-specific mortality among older adults in Austria: 8-year mortality follow-up of the Austrian Health Interview Survey (ATHIS 2014)

Erwin Stolz, Anna Schultz, Sandra Schüssler, Hannes Mayerl, Emiel O. Hoogendijk, Wolfgang Freidl

Open Access Research

Associations between resting heart rate and cognitive decline in Chinese oldest old individuals: a longitudinal cohort study

Zhaoyin Ma, Yanlin Qu, Haibo Ma, Yuanyuan Zhang, Min Wang, Nana Huang, Xiaohong Li

Open Access Research

Prevalence and risk factors for subclinical hypothyroidism in older patients with major depressive disorder

Min Li, Xiu-Wen Wang, Xiao-Qian Wang, Jian-Jun Zhang, Xiang-Yang Zhang

Open Access Cochlear Implant Research

Improving quality of life in the elderly: hearing loss treatment with cochlear implants

D. Cuda, M. Manrique, Á. Ramos, M. Marx, R. Bovo, R. Khnifes, O. Hilly, J. Belmin, G. Stripeikyte, P. L. Graham, C. J. James, P. V. Greenham, I. Mosnier

Open Access Anemia Research

Vitamin B12 is associated negatively with anemia in older Chinese adults with a low dietary diversity level: evidence from the Healthy Ageing and Biomarkers Cohort Study (HABCS)

Ling Liu, Jinhui Zhou, Chen Chen, Yingli Qu, Jun Wang, Feng Lu, Yingchun Liu, Jiayi Cai, Saisai Ji, Yawei Li, Heng Gu, Feng Zhao, Yuebin Lyu, Xiaoming Shi

Open Access Research

The role of family support in the self-rated health of older adults in eastern Nepal: findings from a cross-sectional study

Aman Shrestha, Saruna Ghimire, Jennifer Kinney, Ranju Mehta, Sabuj Kanti Mistry, Shoko Saito, Binod Rayamajhee, Deepak Sharma, Suresh Mehta, Uday Narayan Yadav

Open Access General Anesthesia Research

Preoperative prognostic nutritional index value as a predictive factor for postoperative delirium in older adult patients with hip fractures: a secondary analysis

Xinning Mi, Yunyang Jia, Yanan Song, Kaixi Liu, Taotao Liu, Dengyang Han, Ning Yang, Geng Wang, Xiangyang Guo, Yi Yuan, Zhengqian Li

Open Access Dementia Research

Comorbid health conditions and their impact on social isolation, loneliness, quality of life, and well-being in people with dementia: longitudinal findings from the IDEAL programme

Serena Sabatini, Anthony Martyr, Anna Hunt, Laura D. Gamble, Fiona E. Matthews, Jeanette M. Thom, Roy W. Jones, Louise Allan, Martin Knapp, Christina Victor, Claire Pentecost, Jennifer M. Rusted, Robin G. Morris, Linda Clare

Open Access Dementia Research article

Clinical characteristics and outcomes of COVID-19 patients with preexisting dementia: a large multicenter propensity-matched Brazilian cohort study

Maria Aparecida Camargos Bicalho, Márlon Juliano Romero Aliberti, Polianna Delfino-Pereira, Victor Schulthais Chagas, Patryk Marques da Silva Rosa, Magda Carvalho Pires, Lucas Emanuel Ferreira Ramos, Adriana Falangola Benjamin Bezerra, Ana Beatriz de Castro Feres, Angélica Gomides dos Reis Gomes, Angelinda Rezende Bhering, Bruno Porto Pessoa, Carla Thais Cândida Alves da Silva, Christiane Corrêa Rodrigues Cimini, Claudia Kimie Suemoto, Cristiana Andrade Coelho Dias, Daniela dos Reis Carazai, Daniela Ponce, Danyelle Romana Alves Rios, Euler Manenti, Fernando Anschau, Joanna d‘Arc Lyra Batista, Joice Coutinho de Alvarenga, Julia Avancini Viguini, Julia Mariot Zanellato, Juliana Machado Rugolo, Karen Brasil Ruschel, Leticia do Nascimento, Luanna Silva Monteiro Menezes, Lucas Moyses Carvalho de Oliveira, Luís César de Castro, Luiz Antônio Nasi, Marcelo Carneiro, Maria Angélica Pires Ferreira, Mariana Frizzo de Godoy, Milton Henriques Guimarães-Júnior, Neimy Ramos de Oliveira, Patricia Klarmann Ziegelmann, Paula Fonseca Porto, Paulo Mascarenhas Mendes, Pedro Gibson Paraíso, Priscilla Pereira dos Reis, Saionara Cristina Francisco, Silvia Ferreira Araújo, Thiago Junqueira Avelino-Silva, Milena Soriano Marcolino

Open Access Affective Disorder Research

Physical activity and health-related quality of life in older adults: depression as a mediator

Xiuxiu Li, Pengfei Wang, Yihua Jiang, Yinghua Yang, Feng Wang, Fei Yan, Ming Li, Wenjia Peng, Ying Wang

Open Access Dysphagia Research

Convergent and discriminant validity of the Minimal Eating Observation Form – version II: a cross-sectional study

Albert Westergren, David Smithard, Mark Westergaard, Anne Norup, Johannes Riis, Anne Krarup, Line Elise Møller Hansen, Christina Emborg, Dorte Melgaard

Open Access Biomarkers Research

Ocular biomarkers of cognitive decline based on deep-learning retinal vessel segmentation

Rui Li, Ying Hui, Xiaoyue Zhang, Shun Zhang, Bin Lv, Yuan Ni, Xiaoshuai Li, Xiaoliang Liang, Ling Yang, Han Lv, Zhiyu Yin, Hongyang Li, Yingping Yang, Guangfeng Liu, Jing Li, Guotong Xie, Shouling Wu, Zhenchang Wang

Open Access Osteoarthrosis Research

Community ambulation in older adults and people with OA – a model verification using Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) data

Ruth Barclay, Yixiu Liu, Jacquie Ripat, Robert Tate, Scott Nowicki, Depeng Jiang, Sandra C. Webber

Open Access Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis Case Report

Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis following pembrolizumab and bevacizumab combination therapy for cervical cancer: a case report and systematic review

Chongya Zhai, Xuanhong Jin, Liangkun You, Na Yan, Jie Dong, Sai Qiao, Yuhong Zhong, Yu Zheng, Hongming Pan

Open Access Denture Research

Oral health and healthy ageing: a scoping review

Prakash Poudel, Grish Paudel, Reecha Acharya, Ajesh George, Wenche S. Borgnakke, Lal B. Rawal

Open Access Research

Using a mobile application to reduce potentially inappropriate prescribing for older Brazilian adults in primary care: a triple-blind randomised clinical trial

Welma Wildes Amorim, Luiz Carlos Passos, Romana Santos Gama, Renato Morais Souza, Pablo Moura Santos, Jéssica Caline Macedo, Hévila Maciel Queiroga, Larissa Gusmão Nunes, Lavínia Mendonça Fraga, Brunna Santos Oliveira, Lucas Teixeira Graia, Marcio Galvão Oliveira

Open Access Research

Lifestyle patterns, nutritional, and metabolic syndrome determinants in a sample of the older Iranian population

Ali Dehghani Ahmadabad, Leila Jahangiry, Neda Gilani, Mahdieh Abbasalizad Farhangi, Eesa Mohammadi, Koen Ponnet

Open Access Dementia Research

Transition of patients with recently diagnosed Dementia from inpatient to outpatient setting– a scoping review

Flora-Marie Hegerath, Chantal Giehl, Michael Pentzek, Horst Christian Vollmar, Ina Carola Otte

Open Access Research

Providing information about medication changes upon discharge from a geriatric unit: the community healthcare professionals’ point of view

Céline Rahuel, Maxime Pautrat, Amal Aïdoud, Bertrand Fougère, Camille Debacq

Open Access Dementia Research

What care do people with dementia receive at the end of life? Lessons from a retrospective clinical audit of deaths in hospital and other settings

Zoi Triandafilidis, Sally Carr, Daneill Davis, Simon Chiu, Lucy Leigh, Sarah Jeong, Daniel Wong, Jacinta Hensby, Suzanne Lewis, John Attia, Nicholas Goodwin

Open Access Research

The combination of physical activity with fruit and vegetable intake associated with life satisfaction among middle-aged and older adults: a 16-year population-based cohort study

Richard Szewei Wang, Yu-Ni Huang, Mark L. Wahlqvist, Thomas T. H. Wan, Tao-Hsin Tung, Bing-Long Wang

Open Access Research

Loneliness among older Chinese individuals: the status quo and relationships with activity-related factors

Jiazhou Wang, Yueyue Zhou, Qiuxia Zhang, Jing Li, Dehua Zhai, Jia Li, Buxin Han, Zhengkui Liu

Open Access Suicide Research

Association between suicide attempts and anemia in late-life depression inpatients

Jie Li, Lan Wang, Ziyi Wang, Fengxue Zhao, Yadi Sun, Ying Lu, Lei Yang

Open Access Research

Disentangling drug contributions: anticholinergic burden in older adults linked to individual medications: a cross-sectional population-based study

Gauri Bhatkhande, Niteesh K. Choudhry, Mufaddal Mahesri, Nancy Haff, Julie C. Lauffenburger

Open Access Research

Aging with my family: a grounded theory approach on the role of family when aging as foreign-born

Anna Zhou, Ingrid Hellström, Susanne Roos, Åsa Larsson Ranada

Open Access Research

Rhabdomyolysis in older adults: outcomes and prognostic factors

Anne-Gaëlle Morin, Dominique Somme, Aline Corvol

Open Access Research

Introducing a pharmacist-led transmural care program to reduce drug-related problems in orthogeriatric patients: a prospective interventional study

Rachel Bailly, Stephanie Wuyts, Loic Toelen, Tony Mets, Carmen Van Hauwermeiren, Thierry Scheerlinck, Pieter-Jan Cortoos, Siddhartha Lieten

Open Access Denture Research

Oral frailty among dentate and edentate older adults in long-term care

Lina Julkunen, Riitta Saarela, Hanna-Maria Roitto, Hannu Kautiainen, Kaisu Pitkälä, Päivi Mäntylä, Kaija Hiltunen

Open Access Research

Efficacy of sensory-based static balance training on the balance ability, aging attitude, and perceived stress of older adults in the community: a randomized controlled trial

Yingyuan Ni, Shasha Li, Xiaoying Lv, Yuecong Wang, Lijun Xu, Yingxue Xi, Yanhua Sun, Jianyi Bao, Shufang Liao, Yue Li

Open Access Research

Multimorbidity clusters in adults 50 years or older with and without a history of cancer: National Health Interview Survey, 2018

Gabriela Plasencia, Simone C. Gray, Ingrid J. Hall, Judith Lee Smith

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Clinical characteristics of patients hospitalized for COVID-19: comparison between different age groups

Ginevra Fabiani, Carolina Cogozzo, Anna De Paris, Valentina Di Maria, Alessia Lagomarsini, Olimpia Masotti, Simona Matteini, Elisa Paolucci, Lorenzo Pelagatti, Francesco Pepe, Maurizio Villanti, Francesca Todde, Riccardo Pini, Francesca Innocenti

Open Access Research

Prevalence and correlates of disability in older adults, Ghana: evidence from the Ghana 2021 Population and Housing Census

Martin Wiredu Agyekum, Grace Frempong Afrifa-Anane, Frank Kyei-Arthur

Open Access Dementia Research

Diagnostic accuracy of BASIC-Q for detection of cognitive impairment in a primary care setting – a cross-validation study

Anne-Britt Oxbøll, Kasper Jørgensen, T. Rune Nielsen, Sofie D. Christiansen, Ann Nielsen, Frans B. Waldorff, Gunhild Waldemar

Open Access Nutrition Research

The impact of diet quality on cognitive ability of Chinese older adults: evidence from the China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS)

Ziwei Xu, Shuaizhen Chen, Min Guo, Tianlei Zhang, Xiaoxuan Niu, Yuxin Zhou, Jialong Tan, Jian Wang

Open Access Dementia Research

Item distribution, internal consistency and structural validity of the German language person-centred climate questionnaire - staff version (PCQ-G-S): a cross-sectional study

Denise Wilfling, Ralph Möhler, Almuth Berg, Jonas Dörner, Natascha Bartmann, Thomas Klatt, Gabriele Meyer, Margareta Halek, Sascha Köpke, Martin N. Dichter

Open Access Research

Comparison of assistance preferences of older adults with different functional dependence levels on domestic tasks performed by robots

Linda Yin-king Lee, Chun-kit Yeung, Chun-wa Choi, Man-nga Leung, Shing-yan Lui, Wing-yi Tam, Ka-yi Tang, Chun-san Wong, Yuen-shan Wong, Cheuk-yi Yau, Tik-ling Yeung, Joseph Kok-long Lee, Debby Lee-kuen Chui

Open Access Research

A volunteer-supported walking programme to improve physical function in older people with restricted mobility (the POWER Study): a randomised controlled trial

Nina Grede, Ulrike Trampisch, Sabine Weissbach, Monika Heinzel-Gutenbrunner, Ellen Freiberger, Andreas Sönnichsen, Norbert Donner-Banzhoff

Open Access Hypertension Research

Association of systemic immunity-inflammation index with metabolic syndrome in U.S. adult: a cross-sectional study

Peng Zeng, Cheng Jiang, Anbang Liu, Xinyuan Yang, Feng Lin, Lingli Cheng

Open Access Malnutrition Research

Geriatric nutritional risk index and adverse medical outcomes among Egyptian patients admitted to a geriatric hospital: a prospective cohort study

Hebatullah O Mohammed, Azza M. Hassan, Aya Mostafa, Mohamed S. Khater, Aisha Aboelfotoh, Khaled M. Abd Elaziz

Open Access Research

The association between healthcare expenditures and potentially inappropriate medication use in hospitalized older adults in Ethiopia

Behailu Terefe Tesfaye, Dula Dessalegn Bosho, Gashahun Mekonnen Dissassa, Mikiyas Gashaw Tesfaye, Mengist Awoke Yizengaw

Open Access Dementia Research

Recognition of cognitive dysfunction in hospitalised older patients: a flash mob study

Fleur C. W. Visser, Marlise E. A. van Eersel, Liesbeth Hempenius, Nicolaas A. Verwey, Caterina Band, Jessica M. van der Bol, Kris Boudestein, Suzanne C. van Dijk, Robbert Gobbens, Cornelis S. van der Hooft, Adriaan M. Kamper, Rikje Ruiter, Walther Sipers, Birgit N. A. Spoelstra, Josephine Stoffels, Dyane J. Stolwijk-Woudstra, Karlijn J. van Stralen, Astrid M. van Strien, Marjolein A. Wijngaarden, Marian Winters, Fijanne Strijkert, Barbara C. van Munster

Open Access Dysphagia Research article

Adherence to commercial food thickener in patients with oropharyngeal dysphagia

Amaya Peñalva-Arigita, Maria Lecha, Anna Sansano, Rosa Prats, Aida Vásquez, Helena Bascuñana, Lluis Vila

Open Access Telemedicine Study Protocol

Multimodal home-based rehabilitation intervention after discharge from inpatient geriatric rehabilitation (GeRas): study protocol for a multicenter randomized controlled trial

Bastian Abel, Martin Bongartz, Kilian Rapp, Patrick Roigk, Janine Peiter, Brigitte Metz, Benjamin Finger, Gisela Büchele, Michel Wensing, Catharina Roth, Oliver Schmidberger, Hans-Helmut König, Sophie Gottschalk, Judith Dams, Oliver Deuster, Désirée Immel, William Micol, Jürgen M. Bauer, Petra Benzinger

Open Access Research

Racial and ethnic differences in predictors of participation in an intergenerational social connectedness intervention for older adults

Omolola E. Adepoju, Chinedum O. Ojinnaka, Jason Pieratt, Jessica Dobbins

Open Access Type 2 Diabetes Research

Feasibility and preliminary efficacy of different intensities of functional training in elderly type 2 diabetes patients with cognitive impairment: a pilot randomised controlled trial

Majid Mardaniyan Ghahfarrokhi, Hossein Shirvani, Mostafa Rahimi, Behzad Bazgir, Alireza Shamsadini, Vahid Sobhani

Open Access Research

Willingness and influencing factors of old-age care mode selection among middle-aged and older adults in Henan Province, China

Weicun Ren, Ruibo He, Clifford Silver Tarimo, Lei Sun, Jvxiao Wu, Liang Zhang

Open Access Research

The relationship between social frailty and loneliness in community-dwelling older adults: a cross-sectional study

Zhixiao Li, Jinjin Gu, Peiling Li, Jiaqi Hu, Shanshan Wang, Panpan Wang, Lin Zhou, Yi Yun, Yan Shi, Peng Wang

Open Access Sarcopenia Research

The association between sarcopenia and incident of depressive symptoms: a prospective cohort study

Zhenzhen Li, Bingqing Liu, Xiang Tong, Yao Ma, Ting Bao, Jirong Yue, Chenkai Wu

Open Access Research

Effectiveness of fall prevention interventions in residential aged care and community settings: an umbrella review

Isabelle Meulenbroeks, Crisostomo Mercado, Peter Gates, Amy Nguyen, Karla Seaman, Nasir Wabe, Sandun M Silva, Wu Yi Zheng, Deborah Debono, Johanna Westbrook

Open Access Migraine Research

Interaction between diabetes and body mass index on severe headache or migraine in adults: a cross-sectional study

Sheng Tian, Zhijuan Cheng, Heqing Zheng, Xianhui Zhong, Xinping Yu, Jingling Zhang, Lanxiang Wu, Wei Wu

Open Access Hypertension Research

Obesity-and lipid-related indices as a risk factor of hypertension in mid-aged and elderly Chinese: a cross-sectional study

Jiaofeng Gui, Yuqing Li, Haiyang Liu, Lei-lei Guo, Jinlong Li, Yunxiao Lei, Xiaoping Li, Lu Sun, Liu Yang, Ting Yuan, Congzhi Wang, Dongmei Zhang, Jing Li, Mingming Liu, Ying Hua, Lin Zhang

Open Access Research

The (un)caring experienced by racialized and/or ethnoculturally diverse residents in supportive living: a qualitative study

Stephanie A. Chamberlain, Jordana Salma, Hongmei Tong, Savera, Jingfeng Wu, Andrea Gruneir

Open Access Dementia Research

Examining cultural adaptations of the savvy caregiver program for Korean American caregivers using the framework for reporting adaptations and modifications-enhanced (FRAME)

Yuri Jang, Kenneth Hepburn, William E. Haley, Juyoung Park, Nan Sook Park, Linda K. Ko, Miyong T. Kim

Open Access Osteoporosis Research

Smoking, alcohol consumption, drug abuse, and osteoporosis among older adults: a cross-sectional study on PERSIAN cohort study in Fasa

Zahra Khiyali, Vahid Rashedi, Ziba Tavacol, Azizallah Dehghan, Mostafa Bijani

Open Access Research

Latent transition analysis of instrumental activities of daily living in Chinese elderly: based on the 2014–2018 wave of the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey

Yaqi Wang, Xueying Xu, Jingwen Liu, Qingyun Lv, Hairong Chang, Yuan He, Yue Zhao, Xiaonan Zhang, Xiaoying Zang

Open Access Mild Cognitive Impairment Research

Early postoperative neurocognitive complications in elderly patients: comparing those with and without preexisting mild cognitive impairment– a prospective study

Pawit Somnuke, Pensiri Srishewachart, Chalita Jiraphorncharas, Asamaporn Khempetch, Jirapa Weeranithan, Patumporn Suraarunsumrit, Varalak Srinonprasert, Arunotai Siriussawakul

Open Access Research

Activities of daily living limitations and the use of physical examination among older adults with informal care in China: do gender and residence make differences?

Jingjing Luo, Dan Zhao, Tingting Gao, Jingjie Sun, Peilong Li, Xuehong Wang, Xueqing Wang, Shujun Chai, Jiayan Li, Chengchao Zhou

Open Access Anxiety Research

Daily activity patterns in older adults receiving initial support: the association between daily steps and sitting in bouts of at least 60 min

Joakim Niklasson, Cecilia Fagerström, Sofia Backåberg, Terese Lindberg, Patrick Bergman

Open Access Dementia Research

Which factors preceding dementia identification impact future healthcare use trajectories: multilevel analyses in administrative data

Anaïs Couret, Maryse Lapeyre-Mestre, Eugénie Gombault-Datzenko, Axel Renoux, Hélène Villars, Virginie Gardette

Open Access Research

Comparison of anticholinergic burden with chronic polypharmacy on functional decline and mortality in Korean older people: a retrospective nationwide cohort study

Youn Huh, Ye-Jee Kim, Jung-Yeon Choi, Ji Eun Lee, Hee-Won Jung, Cheol Min Shin, Chang Won Won, Ki Young Son

Open Access Research

Place of care in the last three years of life for Medicare beneficiaries

Haiqun Lin, Irina B. Grafova, Anum Zafar, Soko Setoguchi, Jason Roy, Fred A. Kobylarz, Ethan A. Halm, Olga F. Jarrín

Open Access Eosinophilic Esophagitis Case Report

Benralizumab treatment in an elderly patient with eosinophilic esophagitis resulted in remission: a case report

Azusa Ishii, Tomofumi Shibata, Yohei Tsunoda, Takafumi Kayukawa, Masahiro Kobayashi, Masami Orinaka, Shoko Miyamatsu, Yoshio Ryuge, Shuichi Asano, Ichidai Tanaka

Open Access Research

Cardiovascular disease and the risk of incident falls and mortality among adults aged ≥ 65 years presenting to the emergency department: a cohort study from national registry data in Denmark

Aisling M. O’Halloran, Jolien Cremers, Karsten Vrangbæk, Lorna Roe, Robert Bourke, Laust H. Mortensen, Rudi G. J. Westendorp, Rose Anne Kenny

Open Access Sarcopenia Research

The prevalence and impact of sarcopenia in older cardiac patients undergoing inpatient cardiac rehabilitation – results from a prospective, observational cohort pre-study

Carolin Steinmetz, Laura Krause, Samra Sulejmanovic, Sabrina Kaumkötter, Thomas Mengden, Clemens Grefe, Ernst Knoglinger, Nils Reiss, Klara Brixius, Birna Bjarnason-Wehrens, Thomas Schmidt, Stephan von Haehling, Monika Sadlonova, Christine A. F. von Arnim, Stephanie Heinemann

Open Access Human Immunodeficiency Virus Research

Ageing with HIV: challenges and coping mechanisms of older adults 50 years and above living with HIV in Uganda

Scovia Nalugo Mbalinda, Derrick Amooti Lusota, Martin Muddu, Mathew Nyashanu

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Impact of social distancing from the COVID-19 pandemic on the immuno-inflammatory response of older adults

Giulia Beletato Nery, Carlos Ariel Rodrigues de Araujo, Giovanna Beatriz da Silva, Helena Bittar, Valéria Pacheco Bordallo, Jônatas B. Amaral, Markus Hardt, Luciana Marti, Alexander Birbrair, Manuel Jimenez, Marta Ferreira Bastos, Luiz Henrique Silva Nali, Priscila Larcher Longo, Gilberto Candido Laurentino, André L. L. Bachi, Debora Heller

Open Access Research

Long-term care needs and the risk of household poverty across Europe: a comparative secondary data study

Georgia Casanova, Roberto Lillini, Carolina Moreno, Giovanni Lamura

Open Access Sarcopenia Research

Complement component C3 is associated with body composition parameters and sarcopenia in community-dwelling older adults: a cross-sectional study in Japan

Misa Nakamura, Masakazu Imaoka, Keiko Sakai, Takanari Kubo, Ryota Imai, Mitsumasa Hida, Fumie Tazaki, Junya Orui, Takao Inoue, Masatoshi Takeda

Open Access Research

Quality of care as perceived by caregivers and residents in aged care homes in Sri Lanka: a qualitative study

Madushika Wishvanie Kodagoda Gamage, Hemamali Madhushanthi Hirimbura Jagodage, KKPM Kumari De Silva, Pramudika Nirmani Kariyawasam, Thamudi Dharshi Sundarapperuma

Open Access Research

Stakeholder needs assessment for developing ageing in place solutions – a qualitative study

Andrea Kastl, Yvonne Nadine Rauner, Sandra Mayer-Huber, Claudia Oestreich, Franz Benstetter, Ulrike Fettke

Open Access Dementia Research

Factors affecting cognitive frailty improvement and progression in Taiwanese older adults

Lalu Suprawesta, Sy-Jou Chen, Hui-Yu Liang, Hei-Fen Hwang, Wen-Yu Yu, Mau-Roung Lin

Open Access Research

Prevalence of physical inactivity and associated factors among older adults in Gondar town, Northwest Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study

Kassaw Belay Shiferaw, Ermias Solomon Yalew, Ashenafi Zemed, Melisew Mekie Yitayal, Gashaw Jember Belay, Melkamu Alie, Alemu Kassaw Kibret, Mihret Dejen Takele, Yohannes Abich, Moges Gashaw

Open Access Dementia Research

Resident-, family-, and staff-identified goals for rehabilitation of long-term care residents with dementia: a qualitative study

Sara Ripley, Niousha Alizadehsaravi, Rebecca Affoo, Susan Hunter, Laura E. Middleton, Elaine Moody, Lori E. Weeks, Caitlin McArthur

Open Access Research

Effects of an integrated ambulatory care program on healthcare utilization and costs in older patients with multimorbidity: a propensity score-matched cohort study

Yu-Tai Lo, Mei-Hua Chen, Tsung-Hsueh Lu, Ya-Ping Yang, Chia-Ming Chang, Yi-Ching Yang

Open Access Dysphagia Research

The relationship between dysphagia and frailty among Chinese hospitalized older patients: a serial mediation model through self-perceived oral health and self-reported nutritional status

Jianjiao Yu, Huolan Zhu, Yulian Zhang, Dan Wang, Hua Guo, Xiaomei Liu, Jin Lai, Huiying Zhang, Huanhuan Xu, Bingyue Bai

Open Access Iron Deficiency Research

Prevalence of iron deficiency in patients admitted to a geriatric unit: a multicenter cross-sectional study

Bertrand Fougère, François Puisieux, Pascal Chevalet, Cédric Annweiler, Emeline Michel, Laure Joly, Frédéric Blanc, Abdelghani EL Azouzi, Valérie Desré-Follet, Patrice Cacoub, Anne-Sophie Billet, Florent Fiasson, Antoine Garnier-Crussard, Isabelle Goidin, Marc Paccalin, Laure Parnet, Mikel Sarasibar, Caroline Thomas

Open Access Dementia Research

Adaptation of a guided low-intensity behavioral activation intervention for people with dementia in Sweden: a qualitative study exploring the needs and preferences of key stakeholders

Oscar Blomberg, Frida Svedin, Paul Farrand, Anders Brantnell, Louise von Essen, Johanna Patriksson Karlsson, Anna Cristina Åberg, Joanne Woodford

Open Access Research

Tuakana-teina peer education programme to help Māori elders enhance wellbeing and social connectedness

John G. Oetzel, Mary Simpson, Pare Meha, Michael P. Cameron, Yingsha Zhang, Sophie Nock, Rangimahora Reddy, Hariata Adams, Ngapera Akapita, Ngareo Akariri, Justina Anderson, Marama Clark, Kawarau Ngaia, Brendan Hokowhitu

Open Access Affective Disorder Research

Solid fuel use, socioeconomic status and depression: a cross-study of older adults in China

Ying Duan, Zihao Liu, Qi Qi, Huaqing Liu, Min Zhang

Open Access Research

Ethnic differences in disability-free life expectancy and disabled life expectancy in older adults in Chile

Moisés H. Sandoval, Marcela E. Alvear Portaccio, Cecilia Albala

Open Access Research

Exploring the experience of appetite loss in older age: insights from a qualitative study

Lorelle Dismore, Avan Sayer, Sian Robinson

Open Access Mild Cognitive Impairment Research

Comprehensive assessment of fine motor movement and cognitive function among older adults in China: a cross-sectional study

Jie Zhang, Ye-Jing Zhao, Jun-Yi Wang, Han Cui, Shaojie Li, Xue Meng, Rui-Yu Cai, Juan Xie, Su-Ya Sun, Yao Yao, Jing Li

Open Access Musculoskeletal Pain Research

Determinants of health-related quality of life in older people with chronic musculoskeletal pain: a cross-sectional study

Hugo Pak-Yiu Fong, Shirley Yue-Kwan Choi, Maria Kwan-Wa Leung, Hermione Hin-Man Lo, Bo Wang, Samuel Yeung-Shan Wong, Regina Wing-Shan Sit

Open Access Dementia Research

Patterns of psychotropic drug prescriptions and general practice consultations among community-dwelling older people with dementia during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic

Jiamin Du, Huibert Burger, Thijmen Kupers, Karina Sulim, Maarten T. Homburg, Jean W. M. Muris, Tim C. olde Hartman, Sytse U. Zuidema, Lilian L. Peters, Sarah I. M. Janus

Open Access Dementia Research

Exploring the lived experience: impact of dementia diagnosis on individuals with cognitive impairment - a qualitative study

Inger Molvik, Grete Kjelvik, Geir Selbæk, Anne Marie Mork Rokstad

Open Access Research

Associations between self-care advice and healing time in patients with venous leg ulcer– a Swedish registry-based study

Marcus Rosenburg, Hanna Tuvesson, Gunilla Lindqvist, Lars Brudin, Cecilia Fagerström

Open Access Research

Identifying sensors-based parameters associated with fall risk in community-dwelling older adults: an investigation and interpretation of discriminatory parameters

Xuan Wang, Junjie Cao, Qizheng Zhao, Manting Chen, Jiajia Luo, Hailiang Wang, Lisha Yu, Kwok-Leung Tsui, Yang Zhao

Open Access Research

Food security and its association with socioeconomic status and dietary diversity in free living older people in Tehran, Iran

Fatemeh Pourebrahim, Nasrin Omidvar, Arezoo Rezazadeh, Hassan Eini-Zinab, Pedram Shirani, Delaram Ghodsi

Open Access Research

Barriers and facilitators to smartwatch-based prehabilitation participation among frail surgery patients: a qualitative study

Savanna Kerstiens, Lauren J. Gleason, Megan Huisingh-Scheetz, A. Justine Landi, Daniel Rubin, Mark K. Ferguson, Michael T. Quinn, Jane L. Holl, Maria Lucia L. Madariaga

Open Access Dementia Research

Patients risk for mortality at 90 days after proximal femur fracture – a retrospective study in a tertiary care hospital

Anne Postler, Charlotte Posten, Melanie Schubert, Franziska Beyer, Jörg Lützner, Oliver Vicent, Christian Kleber, Jens Goronzy, Konrad Kamin

Open Access Stroke Research

How health risk factors affect inpatient costs among adults with stroke in China: the mediating role of length of stay

Xin Cao, Ruyu Li, Weiwei Tang, Wenjun Wang, Jingya Ji, Chengjie Yin, Luyao Niu, Yuexia Gao, Qiang Ma

Open Access General Medicine Research

Knowledge, attitudes and beliefs toward polypharmacy among older people attending Family Medicine Clinic, Nairobi, Kenya

Maureen Kamau, Njeri Nyanja, Adelaide M. Lusambili, Jacob Shabani, Gulnaz Mohamoud

Open Access Telemedicine Research

The use of a multi-disciplinary geriatric telemedicine service (TELEG) and its acceptance at a tertiary care centre in Malaysia

Chuo Yew Ting, Nur Hidayati Abdul Halim, Jia Nee Ling, Ing Khieng Tiong, Nor Izzah H. J. Ahmad Shauki, Yew Fong Lee, Nor Anizah Osman, Gin Wei Chai, Shin Han Ung, Melinda Ang

Open Access Sarcopenia Research

Association between sarcopenia and new-onset chronic kidney disease among middle-aged and elder adults: findings from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study

Tong Liu, Yang Wu, Xirong Cao, Kun Yang, Yingmu Tong, Fengping Zhang, Cong Wang, Ruixia Cui, Jie Ren, Qinglin Li, Hai Wang, Chang Liu, Jingyao Zhang

Open Access Spinal Anesthesia Research

Perioperative point-of-care-testing of plasmacholinesterases identifies older patients at risk for postoperative delirium: an observational prospective cohort study

Matthias S. Gruendel, Wibke Brenneisen, Jakob Wollborn, Gerrit Haaker, Melanie Meersch, Simone Gurlit, Ulrich Goebel

Open Access Triage Research

A novel scale for triage assessment of frailty in the emergency department (ED-FraS): a prospective videotaped study

Chiat Qiao Liew, Yun Chang Chen, Chih-Wei Sung, Chia-Hsin Ko, Nai-Wen Ku, Chien-Hua Huang, Ming-Tai Cheng, Chu-Lin Tsai

Open Access Magnetic Resonance Imaging Research

Effects of high-intensity training on fatty infiltration in paraspinal muscles in elderly males with osteosarcopenia – the randomized controlled FrOST study

Kaja Kircher, Oliver Chaudry, Armin M. Nagel, Mansour Ghasemikaram, Michael Uder, Franz Jakob, Matthias Kohl, Wolfgang Kemmler, Klaus Engelke

Open Access Research

Early supported discharge for older adults admitted to hospital after orthopaedic surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Susan Williams, Cliona O’Riordan, Ann-Marie Morrissey, Rose Galvin, Anne Griffin

Open Access Affective Disorder Research

Association between Internet use and depressive symptoms among older adults in two regions of Myanmar: a cross-sectional study

Yuri Sasaki, Yugo Shobugawa, Ikuma Nozaki, Daisuke Takagi, Yuiko Nagamine, Yuki Shirakura, Kay Thi Lwin, Poe Ei Zin, Thae Zarchi Bo, Tomofumi Sone, Hla Hla Win

Open Access Testosterone Research

Sex steroid and cognitive function among community-dwelling older men with or without vascular risk factors: a cross-sectional study

Shuning Tang, Limei Huang, Fangting Lin, Xiuqin Chen, Yunhui Wang, Jixiang Xu, Yujie Wang, Junling Gao, Qianyi Xiao

Open Access Geriatric Assessment Research

Comprehensive geriatric assessment predicts listing for kidney transplant in patients with end-stage renal disease: a retrospective cohort study

Jay Patel, Michelle Martinchek, Dawson Mills, Sheraz Hussain, Yousef Kyeso, Megan Huisingh-Scheetz, Daniel Rubin, Andrea J. Landi, Arielle Cimeno, Maria Lucia L. Madariaga

Open Access Research

Boosting inpatient exercise after hip fracture using an alternative workforce: a mixed methods implementation evaluation

Marie K. March, Sarah M. Dennis, Sarah Caruana, Christopher Mahony, James M. Elliott, Stephanie Polley, Bijoy Thomas, Charlie Lin, Alison R. Harmer

Open Access Electroencephalography Research

Cognitive, psychological, and physiological effects of a web-based mindfulness intervention in older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: an open study

Samantha Galluzzi, Mariangela Lanfredi, Davide Vito Moretti, Roberta Rossi, Serena Meloni, Evita Tomasoni, Giovanni B. Frisoni, Alberto Chiesa, Michela Pievani

Open Access Research

Benefits and barriers associated with the use of smart home health technologies in the care of older persons: a systematic review

Yi Jiao (Angelina) Tian, Nadine Andrea Felber, Félix Pageau, Delphine Roulet Schwab, Tenzin Wangmo

Open Access Research

Cultural adaptation and validation of the Sinhala version of the Frail Non-disabled tool (FiND)

Shehan Silva, Udayangani Ramadasa, Sarath Lekamwasam

Open Access Shock Research

Incorporating frailty to address the key challenges to geriatric economic evaluation

Joseph Kwon, Hazel Squires, Tracey Young

Open Access Research

The association of painful and non-painful morbidities with frailty: a cross sectional analysis of a cohort of community dwelling older people in England

W. J. Chaplin, H. R. Lewis, S. M. Shahtaheri, B. S. Millar, D. F. McWilliams, J. R. F. Gladman, D. A. Walsh

Open Access COVID-19 Research

An epidemiological survey of COVID-19 serology and its association with clinical infection among older adults– does antibody titer matter?

Dvorah Sara Shapiro, Refael Ellis, Jowad Zidan, Yonit Wiener-Well, Maskit Bar-Meir, Eli Ben-Chetrit

Open Access Dementia Research

Exploring the usability of the virtual reality module LEAF CAFÉ: a qualitative think-aloud study

Joyce Siette, Christopher Campbell, Patrick J. Adam, Celia B. Harris

Open Access Cytostatic Therapy Research

Stability and consistency of symptom clusters in younger versus older patients receiving chemotherapy

Lisa Morse, Bruce A. Cooper, Christine S. Ritchie, Melisa L. Wong, Kord M. Kober, Carolyn Harris, Joosun Shin, Kate Oppegaard, Marilyn J. Hammer, Alejandra Calvo Schimmel, Steven M. Paul, Yvette P. Conley, Jon D. Levine, Christine Miaskowski

Open Access Research

Bridging the gap: coordinating equity and efficiency in older people care resource allocation in China

Liangwen Zhang, Linjiang Wei, Wenzheng Zhang, Ya Fang

Open Access Research

Examining the impact of a health report card on follow through with fall risk recommendations: an observational study

Abigail L. Kehrer-Dunlap, Rebecca M. Bollinger, Brianna Holden, Beau M. Ances, Susan Stark

Open Access Urinary Incontinence Research

Prevalence of urinary incontinence and associated factors in nursing homes: a multicentre cross-sectional study

Javier Jerez-Roig, Pau Farrés-Godayol, Meltem Yildirim, Anna Escribà-Salvans, Pau Moreno-Martin, Ester Goutan-Roura, Sandra Rierola-Fochs, Montse Romero-Mas, Joanne Booth, Dawn A. Skelton, Maria Giné-Garriga, Eduard Minobes-Molina

Open Access Study Protocol

Evaluation of a pharmacist-led intervention to reduce drug-related problems in patients included in a home healthcare program: study protocol for a pragmatic randomized clinical trial

Clara Salom-Garrigues, Enric Aragonès, Montse Giralt, Cecília Campabadal Prats, Ferran Bejarano-Romero, Laura Canadell

Open Access Dementia Research

Health conditions in spousal caregivers of people with dementia and their relationships with stress, caregiving experiences, and social networks: longitudinal findings from the IDEAL programme

Serena Sabatini, Anthony Martyr, Anna Hunt, Laura D. Gamble, Fiona E. Matthews, Jeanette M. Thom, Roy W. Jones, Louise Allan, Martin Knapp, Catherine Quinn, Christina Victor, Claire Pentecost, Jennifer M. Rusted, Robin G. Morris, Linda Clare

Open Access Cataract Research

Susceptibility to eye diseases in relation to age and kidney failure among Taiwanese adults

Shin-Lin Chiu, Oswald Ndi Nfor, Chiu-Liang Chen, Disline Manli Tantoh, Wen Yu Lu, Pei-Hsin Chen, Yung-Po Liaw

Open Access Research

Inflammatory markers and frailty in home-dwelling elderly, a cross-sectional study

Pia Bålsrud, Stine M. Ulven, Jacob J. Christensen, Inger Ottestad, Kirsten B. Holven

Open Access Dementia Study Protocol

Counting what counts: assessing quality of life and its social determinants among nursing home residents with dementia

Matthias Hoben, Emily Dymchuk, Malcolm B. Doupe, Janice Keefe, Katie Aubrecht, Christine Kelly, Kelli Stajduhar, Sube Banerjee, Hannah M. O’Rourke, Stephanie Chamberlain, Anna Beeber, Jordana Salma, Pamela Jarrett, Amit Arya, Kyle Corbett, Rashmi Devkota, Melissa Ristau, Shovana Shrestha, Carole A. Estabrooks

Open Access Research

Using a participatory design to develop an implementation framework for integrating falls prevention for older people within the Chinese primary health care system

Pengpeng Ye, Junyi Peng, Ye Jin, Leilei Duan, Yao Yao, Rebecca Ivers, Lisa Keay, Maoyi Tian

Open Access Research

The experience of feeling old after a fragility fracture

Joanna E.M. Sale, Lucy Frankel, Earl Bogoch, Gabriel Carlin-Coleman, Sean Hui, Jessica Saini, Jennifer McKinlay, Lynn Meadows

Open Access Sarcopenia Research

Dyslipidemia is associated with sarcopenia of the elderly: a meta-analysis

Bingqing Bi, Xinying Dong, Meilin Yan, Zhuo Zhao, Ruitong Liu, Shugang Li, Hao Wu

Open Access Research

Sex differences in the frailty phenotype and mortality in the I-Lan longitudinal aging study cohort

Ya-Wen Lu, Chun-Chin Chang, Ruey-Hsing Chou, Wei-Ju Lee, Liang-Kung Chen, Po-Hsun Huang, Shing-Jong Lin

Open Access Research

Experiences of Boosting Inpatient Exercise After HipFracture Surgery Using An Alternative Workforce - A Qualitative Study

Benny Lau, Marie K. March, Alison R. Harmer, Sarah Caruana, Christopher Mahony, Sarah Dennis

Open Access Andropause Research

The severity of andropause symptoms and its relationship with social well-being among retired male nurses: a preliminary cross-sectional study

Roya Nikjou, Mehdi Ajri-Khameslou, Shiva Jegargoosheh, Parisa Momeni, Reza Nemati-Vakilabad

Open Access Affective Disorder Research

Physical symptoms and anxiety and depression in older patients with advanced cancer in China: a network analysis

Mo Tang, Zhongge Su, Yi He, Ying Pang, Yuhe Zhou, Yu Wang, Yongkui Lu, Yu Jiang, Xinkun Han, Lihua Song, Liping Wang, Zimeng Li, Xiaojun Lv, Yan Wang, Juntao Yao, Xiaohong Liu, Xiaoyi Zhou, Shuangzhi He, Yening Zhang, Lili Song, Jinjiang Li, Bingmei Wang, Lili Tang

Open Access Research

Budget impact analysis of a Lifestyle-integrated Functional Exercise (LiFE) program for older people in Germany: a Markov model based on data from the LiFE-is-LiFE trial

Judith Dams, Sophie Gottschalk, Michael Schwenk, Corinna Nerz, Clemens Becker, Jochen Klenk, Carl-Philipp Jansen, Hans-Helmut König

Open Access Hypertension Research

Interaction between hypertension and frailty and their impact on death risk in older adults: a follow-up study

Jing Shi, Yongkang Tao, Shuqiang Chen, Ziyi Zhou, Li Meng, Chunbo Duan, Baiyu Zhou, Pulin Yu

Open Access Dementia Research

How might secondary dementia prevention programs work in practice: a pre-implementation study of the APPLE-Tree program

Rachel M. Morse, Iain Lang, Penny Rapaport, Michaela Poppe, Sarah Morgan-Trimmer, Claudia Cooper

Open Access Research

Cognitive frailty and its association with disability among Chinese community-dwelling older adults: a cross-sectional study

Ling-lin Kong, Wen Xie, Zi-yan Dong, Yue-ting Liu, Hui-Min Zhao, Jun-Yao Fan, Xiao-jing Qi, Jie Li

Open Access Research

Assessing frailty amongst older people admitted to hospital in a low-income setting: a multicentre study in northern Tanzania

Sean L Davidson, Luke Emmence, Sara May Motraghi-Nobes, Emily Bickerstaff, George Rayers, Godrule Lyimo, Joseph Kilasara, Mary Chuwa, Fortunatus Kisheo, Elibariki Kisaruni, Sarah Urasa, Emma Mitchell, Catherine L Dotchin, Richard W Walker

Open Access Heat Therapy Research

The effect of foot bath on sleep quality in the elderly: a systematic review

Khadijeh Nasiri, Mohammad Shriniy, Nazila Javadi Pashaki, Vahideh Aghamohammadi, Solmaz Saeidi, Maryam Mirzaee, Mostafa Soodmand, Esmail Najafi

Open Access Research

Exploration of subgroups and predictors of loneliness among older adults in rural China: A latent profile analysis

Yuecong Wang, Shasha Li, Xiaoyue Zou, Yingyuan Ni, Lijun Xu, Shufang Liao, Lijun Cao, Jianyi Bao, Yue Li, Yingxue Xi

Open Access Research

Subjectivity study on health conservation of elderly hemodialysis patients

Eunji Yim, Mijin Yun, Sohyune Sok

Open Access Diabetes Research

Risk factors for falls in older adults with diabetes mellitus: systematic review and meta-analysis

Larissa Barros Freire, Joaquim Pereira Brasil-Neto, Marianne Lucena da Silva, Milena Gonçalves Cruz Miranda, Lorrane de Mattos Cruz, Wagner Rodrigues Martins, Leonardo Petrus da Silva Paz

Open Access Research

Process evaluation of a tailored nudge intervention to promote appropriate care and treatment of older patients at the end-of-life

Ella L. Bracci, Adrian G. Barnett, Christine Brown, Leonie Callaway, Magnolia Cardona, Hannah E. Carter, Nicholas Graves, Kenneth Hillman, Xing J. Lee, Steven M. McPhail, Ben P. White, Lindy Willmott, Gillian Harvey

Open Access Research

The Chinese translation and cross-cultural adaptation of PRISMA-7 questionnaire: an observational study to establish the accuracy, reliability and validity

Meredith T. Yeung, Yen Gan, Shu Qi Teo, Kai Quan Lim, Hui Xuan Leow, Myriam Jbabdi, Michel Raiche, Mingxing Yang

Open Access Geriatric Assessment Research

Risk factors associated with functional decline in older hospital survivors with acute lower respiratory tract infections: a prospective cohort study

Bingxuan Weng, Jin Jin, Lixue Huang, Xunliang Tong, Wenshu Jiao, Yuanqi Wang, Chuangsen Fang, Mengyuan Wang, Yanming Li

Open Access Dementia Research

Comorbidity and household income as mediators of gender inequalities in dementia risk: a real-world data population study

Uxue Zubiagirre, Oliver Ibarrondo, Igor Larrañaga, Myriam Soto-Gordoa, Lorea Mar-Barrutia, Javier Mar

Open Access Sarcopenia Research

Low physical activity is a risk factor for sarcopenia: a cross-sectional analysis of two exercise trials on community-dwelling older adults

Onni Hämäläinen, Anna Tirkkonen, Tiina Savikangas, Markku Alén, Sarianna Sipilä, Arto Hautala

Open Access Dementia Research

Healthcare professionals’ experiences and views of providing continence support and advice to people living at home with dementia: “That’s a carer’s job”

Barbara Bradbury, Helen Chester, Miriam Santer, Leanne Morrison, Mandy Fader, Jane Ward, Jill Manthorpe, Catherine Murphy

Open Access Research

Moderating effect of age on the relationship between physical health loss and emotional distress post-acute care in Japanese older hospitalized patients

Mio Shinozaki, Yasuyuki Gondo, Shosuke Satake, Masanori Tanimoto, Akiko Yamaoka, Marie Takemura, Izumi Kondo, Yutaka Arahata

Open Access Study Protocol

Development of a multidisciplinary medication management program in nursing homes: protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Hye Jun Lee, Sunmee Jang, Ju-Yeun Lee, Young-Mi Ah, Mi-Kyung Lee, Suhyun Jang, Sena An, Jung-Ha Kim

Open Access Research

Transition from driving to driving-cessation: experience of older persons and caregivers: a descriptive qualitative design

Camille Savoie, Philippe Voyer, Martin Lavallière, Suzanne Bouchard

Open Access Aphasia Research

Meta-analysis and systematic review of the relationship between sex and the risk or incidence of poststroke aphasia and its types

Ting-ting Li, Ping-ping Zhang, Ming-chen Zhang, Hui Zhang, Hong-ying Wang, Ying Yuan, Shan-lin Wu, Xiao-wen Wang, Zhong-guang Sun

Open Access Research

Unraveling the relationship between high-sensitivity C-reactive protein and frailty: evidence from longitudinal cohort study and genetic analysis

Yu-Feng Luo, Zi-Jian Cheng, Yan-Fei Wang, Xi-Yuan Jiang, Shu-Feng Lei, Fei-Yan Deng, Wen-Yan Ren, Long-Fei Wu

Open Access Research

Age- and sex-specific associations of frailty with mortality and healthcare utilization in community-dwelling adults from Ontario, Canada

Chris P. Verschoor, Olga Theou, Jinhui Ma, Phyllis Montgomery, Sharolyn Mossey, Parveen Nangia, Refik Saskin, David W. Savage

Open Access Research

Working retirees in Taiwan: examining determinants of different working status after retirement

Tai-Kang Wu, Li-Jung Elizabeth Ku, Jer-Hao Chang, Ching-Ju Chiu, Susan C. Hu

Open Access Hypertension Research

Hypertension combined with limitations in activities of daily living and the risk for cardiovascular disease

Yiqun Li, Minglan Jiang, Xiao Ren, Longyang Han, Xiaowei Zheng, Wenyan Wu

Open Access Mental Health in Older People Case Report

Suspected geriatric onset of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in a patient with comorbid bipolar disorder

Joshua Woods, Nakisa Kiai, Ranjit Padhy, Rossano Bangasan, Tyler Torrico

Open Access Parkinson's Disease Research

Effects of virtual reality versus motor imagery versus routine physical therapy in patients with parkinson’s disease: a randomized controlled trial

Muhammad Kashif, Abdulaziz Aoudh Albalwi, Ayesha Zulfiqar, Kiran Bashir, Ahmad Abdullah Alharbi, Shiza Zaidi

Open Access Back Pain Research

Does the intensity of pain and disability affect health-related quality of life of older adults with back pain? Multilevel analysis between Brazil and Netherlands: a cross-sectional study of the BACE consortium

Adriana Estela de Oliveira Grigorini, Leani Souza Máximo Pereira, Bart Koes, Silvia Lanzioti Azevedo da Silva, Alessandro Chiarotto, Diogo Carvalho Felício, Amanda Aparecida Oliveira Leopoldino

Open Access Melanoma Research

Cutaneous melanoma in older patients

Alessandra Buja, Massimo Rugge, Chiara Trevisiol, Anna Zanovello, Alessandra Rosalba Brazzale, Manuel Zorzi, Antonella Vecchiato, Paolo Del Fiore, Saveria Tropea, Marco Rastrelli, Carlo Riccardo Rossi, Simone Mocellin

Open Access Research

Older adults experience of transition to the community from the emergency department: a qualitative evidence synthesis

Brian Condon, Anne Griffin, Christine Fitzgerald, Elaine Shanahan, Liam Glynn, Margaret O’Connor, Christina Hayes, Molly Manning, Rose Galvin, Aoife Leahy, Katie Robinson

Open Access Research

Effects of telerehabilitation-based respiratory and corrective exercises among the elderly with thoracic hyper-kyphosis: a clinical trial

Elham Eftekhari, Rahman Sheikhhoseini, Zahra Salahzadeh, Mahdis Dadfar

Open Access Osteoporosis Research

Bone mineral density in lower thoracic vertebra for osteoporosis diagnosis in older adults during CT lung cancer screening

Nandong Hu, Miaomiao Wang, Meng Yang, Xin Chen, Jiangchuan Wang, Chao Xie, Bin Zhang, Zhongqiu Wang, Xiao Chen

Open Access Research

The Danish Aging and Cognition (DanACo) cohort

Marie Grønkjær, Erik Lykke Mortensen, Cathrine Lawaetz Wimmelmann, Trine Flensborg-Madsen, Merete Osler, Gunhild Tidemann Okholm

Open Access Research

Development of the assessment standards of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) Geriatric Core Set through a modified Delphi method

Malan Zhang, Yan Gao, Jingjing Xue, Kun Li, Lifang Zhang, Jiani Yu, Tiebin Yan, Xiaohui Hou

Open Access Benzodiazepine Research

Prevalence, country-specific prescribing patterns and determinants of benzodiazepine use in community-residing older adults in 7 European countries

Anna Lukačišinová, Jindra Reissigová, Maja Ortner-Hadžiabdić, Jovana Brkic, Betul Okuyan, Daisy Volmer, Ivana Tadić, Pilar Modamio, Eduardo L. Mariño, Konstantine Tachkov, Rosa Liperotti, Graziano Onder, Harriet Finne-Soveri, Hein van Hout, Elizabeth P. Howard, Daniela Fialová

Open Access Mild Cognitive Impairment Research

Feasibility and usefulness of cognitive monitoring using a new home-based cognitive test in mild cognitive impairment: a prospective single arm study

Kyung Won Lee, Yun Jeong Hong, Eun Jin Yang, Si Baek Lee, Seong Hoon Kim, Seunghee Na, Young-Do Kim, Jeong Wook Park

Open Access Sarcopenia Research

The association between healthy beverage index and sarcopenia in Iranian older adults: a case-control study

Marzieh Mahmoodi, Zainab Shateri, Mehran Nouri, Mohebat Vali, Nasrin Nasimi, Zahra Sohrabi, Mohammad Hossein Dabbaghmanesh, Maede Makhtoomi

Open Access Osteoporosis Research

Determinants of multimorbidity in older adults in Iran: a cross-sectional study using latent class analysis on the Bushehr Elderly Health (BEH) program

Maryam Marzban, Ali Jamshidi, Zahra Khorrami, Marlous Hall, Jonathan A Batty, Akram Farhadi, Mehdi Mahmudpour, Mohamad Gholizade, Iraj Nabipour, Bagher Larijani, Sima Afrashteh

Open Access Research

Specialised residential care for older people subject to homelessness: experiences of residents and staff of a new aged care home in Australia

Costanza Preti, Christopher J Poulos, Roslyn G Poulos, Najwa L Reynolds, Allison C Rowlands, Kyall Flakelar, Angela Raguz, Peter Valpiani, Steven G Faux, Claire MC O’Connor

Open Access Abdominal Surgery Research

Laparoscopy for emergency abdominal surgery is associated with reduced physical functional decline in older patients: a cohort study

Keishi Yamaguchi, Takeru Abe, Shokei Matsumoto, Kento Nakajima, Masayuki Shimizu, Ichiro Takeuchi

Open Access Osteoporosis Research

Relationship between sacral-abdominal wall distance, movement performance, and spinal alignment in osteoporosis: a retrospective study

Takashi Nagai, Makoto Miyagami, Shota Nakamura, Keizo Sakamoto, Koji Ishikawa, Ichiro Okano, Fumihito Kasai, Yoshifumi Kudo, Nobuyuki Kawate

Open Access Research

Association between sleep problems and functional disability in community-dwelling older adults

Stefany Cristina Claudino Idalino, Letícia Martins Cândido, Katia Jakovljevic Pudla Wagner, Bruno de Souza Moreira, Alessandra de Carvalho Bastone, Ana Lúcia Danielewicz, Núbia Carelli Pereira de Avelar

Open Access Research

Clinical decision support system supported interventions in hospitalized older patients: a matter of natural course and adequate timing

NA Zwietering, AEMJH Linkens, D Kurstjens, PHM van der Kuy, N van Nie-Visser, BPA van de Loo, KPGM Hurkens, B Spaetgens

Open Access Research

Long-term, patient-centered, frailty-based outcomes of older critical illness survivors from the emergency department: a post hoc analysis of the LIFE Study

Takashi Hongo, Tetsuya Yumoto, Mototaka Inaba, Shunsuke Taito, Takashi Yorifuji, Atsunori Nakao, Hiromichi Naito, Chikaaki Nakamichi, Hiroki Maeyama, Hideki Ishikawa, Nobuaki Shime, Sadayori Uemori, Satoshi Ishihara, Makoto Takaoka, Tsuyoshi Ohtsuka, Masahiro Harada, Satoshi Nozaki, Keisuke Kohama, Ryota Sakurai, Shuho Sato, Shun Muramatsu, Kazunori Yamashita, Toshihiko Mayumi, Kaoruko Aita, Satoshi Mochizuki, Hirofumi Itoh, Asase Senda, Kana Otani, Chison Gon, Takeshi Ohnishi, Yuji Taguchi, Toru Miike, Koki Umeda, Yuji Kondo, Takao Arai, Junya Tsurukiri

Open Access Sarcopenia Research

Associations of physical activity intensity, frequency, duration, and volume with the incidence of sarcopenia in middle-aged and older adults: a 4-year longitudinal study in China

Xiaoguang Zhao, Dongxue Liu, Hongjun Zhang, Shaoshuai Shen, Naipeng Zhang, Yihan Pan, Chao Fu, Wenjiao Wang, Hang Ren, Xiaopeng Pan

Open Access Research

Development and psychometric testing of the Aesthetics of Everyday Life Scale in Aging (AELSA)

Fatemeh Sadat Izadi-Avanji, Nafise Zamani, Ismail Azizi-Fini, Esmaeil Mohammadnejad

Open Access Nutrition Research

Effects of oral oligopeptide preparation and exercise intervention in older people with sarcopenia: a randomized controlled trial

Xinyi Liao, Daomei Cheng, Jingjing Li, Lin Zhu, Suqiong Zhang, Xiaofan Jing, Lei Shi

Open Access Affective Disorder Research

Validity and test–retest reliability of the Swedish version of the Geriatric Depression Scale among very old adults

Sandra Snellman, Carl Hörnsten, Birgitta Olofsson, Yngve Gustafson, Hugo Lövheim, Johan Niklasson

Open Access Research

Change in cardiovascular health and rate of cognitive decline in older adults: a 15-year population-based study

Andreja Speh, Milica G. Kramberger, Bengt Winblad, Lars Bäckman, Chengxuan Qiu, Erika J. Laukka

Open Access Prediabetes Research

Knowledge, attitude, and practice of pre-diabetic older people regarding pre-diabetes

Vahid Pakpour, Fatemeh Molayi, Hossein Nemati

Open Access Affective Disorder Research

Predictors of attitudes towards aging in elderly living in community care

Radka Bužgová, Radka Kozáková, Katka Bobčíková

Open Access Affective Disorder Research

The association between quality of life and diabetes: the Bushehr Elderly Health Program

Nekoo Panahi, Mohamad Ahmadi, Marjan Hosseinpour, Amin Sedokani, Mahnaz Sanjari, Kazem Khalagi, Mohamad Javad Mansourzadeh, Akram Farhadi, Iraj Nabipour, Bagher Larijani, Noushin Fahimfar, Afshin Ostovar

Open Access Coronary Heart Disease Research

Post-discharge nutritional management for patients with coronary heart disease and frailty: a qualitative study

Yifei Yang, Jing Gong, Binxu Yang, Chan Chen, Xintong Deng, Kejun Chen, Yingying Zhao, Xusihong Cai, Jingjing Li, Jing Zhou

Open Access Geriatric Assessment Research

IT-assisted comprehensive geriatric assessment for residents in care homes: quasi-experimental longitudinal study

David Attwood, Jim Vafidis, James Boorer, Scarlett Long, Wendy Ellis, Michelle Earley, Jillian Denovan, Gerard ’t Hart, Maria Williams, Nicholas Burdett, Melissa Lemon, Suzy Hope

Open Access Correction

Correction to: Loneliness among older Chinese individuals: the status quo and relationships with activity-related factors

Jiazhou Wang, Yueyue Zhou, Qiuxia Zhang, Jing Li, Dehua Zhai, Jia Li, Buxin Han, Zhengkui Liu

Open Access Study Protocol

Association between preoperative frailty and myocardial injury after noncardiac surgery in geriatric patients: study protocol for a prospective, multicentre, real-world observational, cohort trial

Yongtao Sun, Na Guo, Min Zhang, Mengjie Liu, Zhongquan Gao, Tao Sun, Xiaojun Gao, Lingling Xu, Haixia Zhang, Chuansong Wei, Peng Liu, Yang Liu, Xiaoning Zhang, Yongle Guo, Lina Chen, Zheng Zhou, Zhenqiang Su, Yanmei Hu, Xin Shi, Linlin Huang, Yuelan Wang

Open Access Research

Feasibility of an oral health promotion program among older people in geriatric care facilities, Shanghai, China: a pre/post-implementation study

Liyan Gu, Jingwen Zhang, Wenyao Chen, Yanqiu Weng, Lan Chen, Lingjuan Zhang

Open Access Study Protocol

The role of supervision and motivation during exercise on physical and mental health in older adults: a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial (PRO-Training project)

Paola Gómez-Redondo, Pedro L. Valenzuela, Óscar Martínez-de-Quel, Coral Sánchez-Martín, Mónica Cerezo-Arroyo, David Moreno-Manzanaro, Luis M. Alegre, Amelia Guadalupe-Grau, Ignacio Ara, Asier Mañas

Open Access Research

Promoting meaningful activities by occupational therapy in elderly care in Belgium: the ProMOTE intervention

Leen De Coninck, Anja Declercq, Leen Bouckaert, Carola Döpp, Maud J.L. Graff, Bert Aertgeerts

Open Access Research

Relationship between perceived social support and disability with the mediating role of perceived stress among older adults

Leila Dehghankar, Saman Valinezhad, Mohammad Amerzadeh, Farnoosh Zarabadi Poor, Zahra Hosseinkhani, Seyedeh Ameneh Motalebi

Open Access Dementia Research

Development and validation of cognitive ageing risk score (CARS) for early detection of subtle cognitive deficits in older people

Ada Wai Tung Fung, Allen Ting Chun Lee, Suk Ling Ma, Linda Chiu Wa Lam

Open Access Sarcopenia Research

Sarcopenia in subjects with Alzheimer’s disease: prevalence and comparison of agreement between EGWSOP1, EGWSOP2, and FNIH criteria

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Open Access Research

The association between physical activity and quality of life among people aged 60–89 living in own homes and nursing homes

Aleksandra Kiełtyka-Słowik, Urszula Michalik-Marcinkowska, Bożena Zawadzka

Open Access Cytostatic Therapy Research

Adjuvant chemotherapy and survival in males aged 70 years or older with breast cancer: a population-based retrospective study

Yushuai Yu, Kaiyan Huang, Yushan Liu, Ruiliang Chen, Xin Yu, Chuangui Song

Open Access Research

Psychometric evaluation of the Decision Support System (DSS) for municipal nurses encountering health deterioration among older adults

Annica Kihlgren, Tomas Lammgård, Margaretha Norell Pejner, Fredrik Svensson, Ann-Sofie Adolfsson, Helen Lindner

Open Access Research

Tools to measure barriers to medication management capacity in older adults: a scoping review

Bincy Baby, Annette McKinnon, Kirk Patterson, Hawa Patel, Rishabh Sharma, Caitlin Carter, Ryan Griffin, Catherine Burns, Feng Chang, Sara JT Guilcher, Linda Lee, Sara Abu Fadaleh, Tejal Patel

Open Access Research

Validation of a fall rate prediction model for community-dwelling older adults: a combined analysis of three cohorts with 1850 participants

Christina Wapp, Anne-Gabrielle Mittaz Hager, Toni Rikkonen, Roger Hilfiker, Emmanuel Biver, Serge Ferrari, Heikki Kröger, Marcel Zwahlen, Philippe Zysset

Open Access Research

Associations between cooking fuel use, its transitions, and worsening sensory impairments among Chinese middle-aged and older adults: a cohort study

Shaojie Li, Guanghui Cui, Mingzheng Hu, Yang Hu, Longbing Ren, Yuling Jiang, Jing Sun, Zhe Luan, Kejia Hu, Yunquan Zhang, Gang Sun, Yao Yao

Open Access Alzheimer's Disease Study Protocol

Randomized controlled trial of a positive emotion regulation intervention to reduce stress in family caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer’s disease: protocol and design for the LEAF 2.0 study

Caroline A. Leong, Amanda Summers, Veronika Grote, Kathryn Jackson, Glenna Dowling, Kari Snowberg, Paul Cotten, Elaine Cheung, DerShung Yang, Elizabeth L. Addington, Judith T. Moskowitz

Open Access Dementia Study Protocol

The effects of individual music therapy in nursing home residents with dementia to improve general well-being: study protocol of a randomized controlled trial

Vanusa M. Baroni Caramel, Jenny T. van der Steen, Annemieke C. Vink, Sarah I. M. Janus, Jos W. R. Twisk, Erik J. A. Scherder, Sytse U. Zuidema

Open Access Correction

Correction: Effects of posture on heart rate variability in non-frail and prefrail individuals: a cross-sectional study

Huiling Chen, Mimi Mun Yee Tse, Joanne Wai Yee Chung, Sui Yu Yau, Thomas Kwok Shing Wong

Open Access Research

Emergency department visits by nursing home residents. A retrospective Italian study of administrative databases from 2015 to 2019

Beatrice Albanesi, Alessio Conti, Gianfranco Politano, Valerio Dimonte, Maria Michela Gianino, Sara Campagna

Open Access Research

Validation of a viable delirium detection test performed by nurses and physicians during routine patient care

Rashad Soboh, Sharon Gino-Moor, Nizar Jiris, Shira Ginsberg, Ron Oliven

Open Access Research

The relationship between healthy lifestyles and cognitive function in Chinese older adults: the mediating effect of depressive symptoms

Guowei Xian, Yulin Chai, Yunna Gong, Wenfeng He, Chunxiao Ma, Xiaolin Zhang, Jing Zhang, Yong Ma

Open Access Research

Iron status determined changes in health measures induced by nordic walking with time-restricted eating in older adults– a randomised trial

Jakub Antoni Kortas, Joanna Reczkowicz, Ulana Juhas, Ewa Ziemann, Aleksandra Świątczak, Katarzyna Prusik, Szczepan Olszewski, Nakisa Soltani, Ewa Rodziewicz-Flis, Damian Flis, Małgorzata Żychowska, Grażyna Gałęzowska, Jędrzej Antosiewicz

Open Access Research

What works to support carers of older people and older carers? an international evidence map of interventions and outcomes

Gemma Spiers, Michelle M.C. Tan, Jayne L Astbury, Alex Hall, Nisar Ahmed, Kate Lanyi, Oleta Williams, Fiona Beyer, Dawn Craig, Barbara Hanratty

Open Access Research

Mobility-related brain regions linking carotid intima-media thickness to specific gait performances in old age

Xin Zhang, Heyang Lu, Min Fan, Weizhong Tian, Mei Cui, Yanfeng Jiang, Chen Suo, Tiejun Zhang, Kelin Xu, Yingzhe Wang, Xingdong Chen

Open Access Dementia Research

Primary caregivers’ experiences of caring for people living with dementia in Ghana: a phenomenological study

Precious Adade Duodu, Bibha Simkhada, Joshua Okyere, Ransford Akrong, Caroline Barker, Warren Gillibrand, Padam Simkhada

Open Access Artificial Intelligence Case Report

Can a prolonged healing pressure injury be benefited by using an AI mattress? A case study

Tung Fang Ni, Jyh-Liang Wang, Chih-Kuang Chen, De Fen Shih, Jeng Wang

Open Access Research

Partially supervised exercise programmes for fall prevention improve physical performance of older people at risk of falling: a three-armed multi-centre randomised controlled trial

Anne-Gabrielle Mittaz Hager, Nicolas Mathieu, Sophie Carrard, Alice Bridel, Christina Wapp, Roger Hilfiker

Open Access Research

Profiling chronic diseases and hospitalizations in older home care recipients: a nationwide cohort study in Sweden

Katharina Schmidt-Mende, Cecilia Arvinge, Giovanni Cioffi, Lars Lennart Gustafsson, Karin Modig, Anna Carina Meyer

Open Access COVID-19 Research

A pulmonary rehabilitation program is an effective strategy to improve forced vital capacity, muscle strength, and functional exercise capacity similarly in adults and older people with post-severe COVID-19 who required mechanical ventilation

Rodrigo Muñoz-Cofré, María Fernanda del Valle, Gabriel Nasri Marzuca-Nassr, Jorge Valenzuela, Mariano del Sol, Constanza Díaz Canales, Pablo A. Lizana, Fernando Valenzuela-Aedo, Rodrigo Lizama-Pérez, Máximo Escobar-Cabello

Open Access Research

The association between restricted activity and patient outcomes in older adults: systematic literature review and meta-analysis

Ishbel L. Henderson, Rory W. Bone, Richard Stevens, Rebecca K. Barnes, Nia Roberts, James P. Sheppard, Richard J. McManus

Open Access Affective Disorder Research

Association between symptoms of depression and inflammatory parameters in people aged over 90 years

Paulina Zabielska, Małgorzata Szkup, Artur Kotwas, Karolina Skonieczna-Żydecka, Beata Karakiewicz

Open Access Air Pollutants Research

Trajectories of depressive symptom and its association with air pollution: evidence from the Mr. OS and Ms. OS Hong Kong cohort study

Yinan Zhao, Qingcai Liu, Yifei Chen, Timothy C. Y. Kwok, Jason C. S. Leung, Hui Feng, Samuel Yeung Shan Wong

Open Access Tramadol Research

Comparative safety of tramadol and other opioids following total hip and knee arthroplasty

Elliott Bosco, Melissa R. Riester, Francesca L. Beaudoin, Andrew J. Schoenfeld, Stefan Gravenstein, Vincent Mor, Andrew R. Zullo

Open Access Climate Change Research

Impact of climate-induced floods and typhoons on geriatric disabling health among older Chinese and Filipinos: a cross-country systematic review

Joseph Kimuli Balikuddembe, Yafang Zheng, Don Eliseo Lucero Prisno III, Robert Stodden

Open Access Anxiety Research

The global prevalence of and risk factors for fear of falling among older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Wanhong Xiong, Dan Wang, Wei Ren, Xinyi Liu, Renhui Wen, Yu Luo

Open Access Osteoporosis Research

Does post acute care reduce the mortality of octogenarian and nonagenarian patients undergoing hip fracture surgery?

Yu-Wei Chiang, Yu-Jun Chang, Hui-Jen Huang, Cheng-Pu Hsieh, Yueh-Hsiu Lu

Open Access Dementia Research

Active involvement in scientific research of persons living with dementia and long-term care users: a systematic review of existing methods with a specific focus on good practices, facilitators and barriers of involvement

Janneke M. Groothuijse, Lisa S. van Tol, C. C. M. (Toos) Hoeksel-van Leeuwen, Johannes J. M. van Delden, Monique A. A. Caljouw, Wilco P. Achterberg

Open Access Sarcopenia Research

Utilize multi-metabolic parameters as determinants for prediction of skeletal muscle mass quality in elderly type2 diabetic Chinese patients

Huiling Chen, Jingjing Lou, Meiyuan Dong, Xintao Liu, Shijie Yan, Song Wen, Ligang Zhou, Xingdang Liu, Xinlu Yuan

Open Access Research

Square-stepping exercise in older inpatients in early geriatric rehabilitation. A randomized controlled pilot study

Katja Fränzel, Jessica Koschate, Ellen Freiberger, Ryosuke Shigematsu, Tania Zieschang, Svenja Tietgen

Open Access ß-Blockers Research

Fall risk factors among poly-medicated older Lebanese patients in primary care settings: a secondary cross-sectional analysis of the “MGPIDP-L project”

Sarah El Khatib, Carmela Bou Malham, Sandrine Andrieu, Mathilde Strumia, Philippe Cestac, Pascale Salameh

Open Access Dementia Research

Potentially inappropriate prescribing for people with dementia in ambulatory care: a cross-sectional observational study

Nahla A. Alageel, Carmel M. Hughes, Monira Alwhaibi, Walid Alkeridy, Heather E. Barry

Open Access Agitation Research

Barriers and facilitators to care for agitation and/or aggression among persons living with dementia in long-term care

Britney Wong, Zahinoor Ismail, Jennifer Watt, Jayna Holroyd-Leduc, Zahra Goodarzi

Open Access Dementia Research

Association of 8-hydroxy-2’-deoxyguanosine with motoric cognitive risk in elderly Chinese people: RUGAO longevity and aging cross-sectional study

Qingqing Dai, Yajun Ma, Chang Liu, Ruixue Zhao, Qi Chen, Weijia Chen, Xiaofeng Wang, Xiaoyan Jiang, Shujuan Li

Open Access Sarcopenia Research

Lacto-ovo-vegetarian diet is inversely associated with the osteosarcopenia in older adults

Runnian Huang, Junwei Hu, Yi Li, Sijia Yang, Xin Li, Tianbo Hou, Zibo Ning, Chunhua Ma, Xiaoyue Yuan, Zheng Wang, Tiantian Zhang, Difei Wang

Open Access Confusion Research

The effect of participation in support groups on retirement syndrome in older adults

Sakineh Qorbani, Zahra Amrollah Majdabadi, Nasrin Nikpeyma, Shima Haghani, Sahar Keyvanloo Shahrestanaki, Sarieh Poortaghi

Open Access Chronic Kidney Disease Research

Effect modification of polypharmacy on incident frailty by chronic kidney disease in older adults

Nina Mielke, Muhammad Helmi Barghouth, Anne-Katrin Fietz, Cédric Villain, Tim Bothe, Natalie Ebert, Elke Schaeffner

Open Access Dementia Research

Determinants of hospital readmissions in older people with dementia: a narrative review

Bria Browne, Khalid Ali, Elizabeth Ford, Naji Tabet

Open Access Myocardial Infarction Research

Predictors of major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events after percutaneous coronary intervention in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Arash Jalali, Ali Hassanzadeh, Mohammad Sadeq Najafi, Sepehr Nayebirad, Mohadese Dashtkoohi, Zahra Karimi, Akbar Shafiee

Open Access Malnutrition Research

Targeted metabolomic profiles of serum amino acids are independently correlated with malnutrition in older adults

Xianghui Zhao, Li Meng, Daguang Wang, Jing Shi, Wenbin Wu, Guoqing Fan, Hong Shi, Jun Dong, Pulin Yu, Ruiyue Yang

Open Access Research

Exploring the knowledge and skills for effective family caregiving in elderly home care: a qualitative study

Gebrezabher Niguse Hailu, Muntaha Abdelkader, Feven Asfaw, Hailemariam Atsbeha Meles

Open Access Peritoneal Dialysis Research

Risk factors of different mortality periods in older patients with end-stage renal disease undergoing urgent-start peritoneal dialysis: a retrospective observational study

Shizheng Guo, Liming Yang, Xueyan Zhu, Xiaoxuan Zhang, Zhanshan Sun, Lingfei Meng, Yangwei Wang, Jian Li, Siyu Cheng, Xiaohua Zhuang, Wenpeng Cui

Open Access Dementia Research

Cluster analysis dissecting cognitive deficits in older adults with major depressive disorder and the association with neurofilament light chain

Cynthia Yi-an Chen, Chih-Chiang Chiu, Cho-Yin Huang, Ying-Chih Cheng, Ming-Chyi Huang, Po-Hsiu Kuo, Wen-Yin Chen

Open Access Research

A qualitative perspective of working women care providers and care receivers on eldercare: a study from India

Dipti Govil, Harihar Sahoo, Biswabandita Chowdhury, K. S. James

Open Access Osteoporosis Research

Development of a program theory for osteoporosis patient education in Denmark: a qualitative study based on realist evaluation

Mette Rubæk, Marie Broholm-Jørgensen, Susan Andersen, Pernille Ravn Jakobsen, Mette Juel Rothmann, Bente Langdahl, Mette Friberg Hitz, Teresa Holmberg

Open Access Geriatric Assessment Research

Which Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) instruments are currently used in Germany: a survey

Jennifer Kudelka, Malte Ollenschläger, Richard Dodel, Bjoern M. Eskofier, Markus A. Hobert, Klaus Jahn, Jochen Klucken, Bendix Labeit, M. Cristina Polidori, Tino Prell, Tobias Warnecke, Christine A. F. von Arnim, Walter Maetzler, Andreas H. Jacobs, Marija Djukic, Ralf-Peter Häussermann, Marek Jauss, Sandra Schütze, Cornelius J. Werner

Open Access Research

Homecare workers - an untapped resource in preventing emergency department visits among older individuals? A qualitative interview study from Sweden

Pia Bastholm-Rahmner, Monica Bergqvist, Karin Modig, Lars L. Gustafsson, Katharina Schmidt-Mende

Open Access Chronic Kidney Disease Research

Chronic kidney disease and cognitive performance: NHANES 2011–2014

Te Li, Zhiling Hu, Luyao Qiao, Yao Wu, Ting Ye

Open Access Type 2 Diabetes Research

Correlation between fat-to-muscle mass ratio and cognitive impairment in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a cross-sectional study

Fan Wu, Yanlan Liu, Chenying Lin, Nahal Haghbin, Longfei Xia, Yaoshuang Li, Tong Chen, Huina Qiu, Weiran Jiang, Jingbo Li, Jingna Lin

Open Access Research

Cost of care pathways before and after appropriate and inappropriate transfers to the emergency department among nursing home residents: results from the FINE study

E. Gombault-Datzenko, N. Costa, M. Mounié, N. Tavassoli, C. Mathieu, H. Roussel, J. M. Lagarrigue, E. Berard, Y. Rolland, L. Molinier

Open Access Lung Ultrasound Research

Role of NT-proBNP and lung ultrasound in diagnosing and classifying heart failure in a hospitalized oldest-old population: a cross-sectional study

Matteo Landolfo, Francesco Spannella, Federico Giulietti, Chiara Di Pentima, Piero Giordano, Elisabetta Borioni, Laura Landi, Mirko Di Rosa, Roberta Galeazzi, Riccardo Sarzani

Open Access Research

Assessing the relationship between multimorbidity, NCD configurations, frailty phenotypes, and mortality risk in older adults

Rafael Ogaz-González, Eva Corpeleijn, Rosa Estela García-Chanes, Luis Miguel Gutierréz-Robledo, Ricardo Antonio Escamilla-Santiago, Malaquías López-Cervantes

Open Access Diabetes Research

The impact of triglyceride glucose-body mass index on all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in elderly patients with diabetes mellitus: evidence from NHANES 2007–2016

Lei Ding, Bingqi Fu, Hongda Zhang, Cong Dai, Aikai Zhang, Fengyuan Yu, Lijie Mi, Wei Hua, Min Tang

Open Access Obesity Systematic Review

Prevalence of sarcopenic obesity in the older non-hospitalized population: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Yuhong Luo, Yanqiu Wang, Shuao Tang, Ludan Xu, Xinyu Zhao, Mengya Han, Yuhua Liu, Yan Xu, Binru Han

Open Access Research

Prediction of walking speed one year following hip fracture based on pre-fracture assessments of mobility and physical activity

Kristi Elisabeth Heiberg, Monica Beckmann, Vigdis Bruun-Olsen

Open Access COVID-19 Research

The process of hip fracture management before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran

Fatemeh Yalamchi, Kazem Khalagi, Noushin Fahimfar, Pouria Tabrizian, Mahnaz Sanjari, Mohammad Javad Mansourzadeh, Afshin Ostovar, Mohsen Asadi-Lari

Open Access Hematoma Case Report

Spontaneous isolated gastric intramural hematoma combined with spontaneous superior mesenteric artery intermural hematoma: a rare case

Zhenxing Zhang, Shan Wang, Kelong Tao, Guolin Zhang, Danling Guo, Yu Zhang, Guangen Xu

Open Access Affective Disorder Research

Socioeconomic status, loneliness, and depression among older adults: a cross-sectional study in Spain

Esteban Sánchez-Moreno, Lorena Gallardo-Peralta, Ana Barrón López de Roda, Joaquín M. Rivera Álvarez

Open Access Dementia Research

Characteristics, outcomes, facilitators and barriers for psychosocial interventions on inpatient mental health dementia wards: a systematic review

Naomi Thompson, Ming-Hung Hsu, Helen Odell-Miller, Benjamin R. Underwood, Emma Wolverson

Open Access Research

“Just pee in the diaper” - a constructivist grounded theory study of moral distress enabling neglect in nursing homes

Stine Borgen Lund, Wenche K. Malmedal, Laura Mosqueda, John-Arne Skolbekken

Open Access Research

A simple scoring algorithm based on intrinsic capacity for functional ability in community-dwelling older adults in Taiwan

Ya-Hui Chang, Chung-Ying Lin, Yu-Tsung Chou, Hung-Yu Chen, Hui-Chen Su, Yi-Lin Wu, Yi-Ching Yang, Wen-Hsuan Hou

Open Access Hypertension Research

Psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Hypertension Belief Assessment Tool

Xue Yang, Yujin Mei, Yuqing Li, Xiaoyun Zhang, Jiaofeng Gui, Ying Wang, Wenyue Chen, Mingjia Chen, Changjun Liu, Lin Zhang

Open Access Research

Multicomponent perioperative interventions to improve outcomes for frail patients: a systematic review

Vivian Ka-Yan Kwok, Natasha Reid, Ruth E Hubbard, Harshithaa Thavarajah, Emily H Gordon

Open Access Telemedicine Research

The feasibility of integrating a home telehealth model for older persons living with hemodialysis

Wanicha Pungchompoo, Saowaros Parinyachitta, Sirirat Pungchompoo, Warawan Udomkhwamsuk, Panadda Suwan

Open Access Dementia Research

Insights into designing educational materials for persons living with dementia: a focus group study

Charity M. Hoffman, Sarah E. Vordenberg, Amanda N. Leggett, Esther Akinyemi, Molly Turnwald, Donovan T. Maust

Open Access Osteoporosis Research

Mortality and re-fracture rates in low trauma hip fracture

Vahideh Mohseni, Noushin Fahimfar, Akram Ansarifar, Safdar Masoumi, Mahnaz Sanjari, Kazem Khalagi, Abolfazl Bagherifard, Bagher Larijani, Leila Janani, Mohammad Javad Mansourzadeh, Afshin Ostovar, Masoud Solaymani-Dodaran

Open Access Affective Disorder Research

Predictors of basic and instrumental activities of daily living among older adults with multiple chronic conditions

Azar Jafari-Koulaee, Eesa Mohammadi, Mary T. Fox, Aliakbar Rasekhi, Ozra Akha

Open Access Research

Triglyceride-glucose index as a potential predictor for in-hospital mortality in critically ill patients with intracerebral hemorrhage: a multicenter, case–control study

Yang Yang, Shengru Liang, Jiangdong Liu, Minghao Man, Yue Si, Dengfeng Jia, Jianwei Li, Xiaoxi Tian, Lihong Li

Open Access Mild Cognitive Impairment Research

Development of Malaysian-MIND diet scores for prediction of mild cognitive impairment among older adults in Malaysia

Muhamad Mustaqim M Zapawi, Yee Xing You, Suzana Shahar, Mohd Razif Shahril, Nurul Fatin Malek Rivan, Nik Nur Izzati Nik Mohd Fakhruddin, Anastasia Xin Wei Yap

Open Access Research

Association between plasma metal exposure and health span in very elderly adults: a prospective cohort study with mixture statistical approach

Xiaoying Ye, Tingting Xu, Le Yang, Xiangju Hu, Xiaowei Xie, Guohui Lan, Xiaoli Lu, Zelin Huang, Tinggui Wang, Jieyu Wu, Jieli Lan, Qian Zhang, Zhiying Zhan, Yansong Guo, Xiaoxu Xie

Open Access Research

Evaluating feedback reports to support documentation of veterans’ care preferences in home based primary care

Cari Levy, Jennifer Kononowech, Mary Ersek, Ciaran S. Phibbs, Winifred Scott, Anne Sales

Open Access Osteoporosis Correction

Correction: Relationship between sacral-abdominal wall distance, movement performance, and spinal alignment in osteoporosis: a retrospective study

Takashi Nagai, Makoto Miyagami, Shota Nakamura, Keizo Sakamoto, Koji Ishikawa, Ichiro Okano, Fumihito Kasai, Yoshifumi Kudo, Nobuyuki Kawate

Open Access Research

Moving together - benefits of an online dance program on physical and mental health for older women: an exploratory mixed-method study

Rasmus Kopp Hansen, Elizabeth Jochum, Ditte Egholm, Morten Villumsen, Rogerio Pessoto Hirata

Open Access Affective Disorder Research

The association of depressive symptoms with handgrip strength and gait speed in community-dwelling older adults: data from the baseline phase of Birjand Longitudinal Aging Study

Tina Nazari, Mitra Moodi, Hossein Fakhrzadeh, Huriye Khodabakhshi, Masoumeh Khorashadizadeh, Seyed Masoud Arzaghi, Shervan Shoaee, Mehdi Varmaghani, Hanieh-Sadat Ejtahed, Farshad Sharifi

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Long term care facilities in England during the COVID-19 pandemic—a scoping review of guidelines, policy and recommendations

Danni Collingridge Moore, Alex Garner, Natalie Cotterell, Andrew J. E. Harding, Nancy Preston

Open Access Research

Association of two geriatric treatment systems with anti-osteoporotic drug treatment and second hip fracture in patients with an index hip fracture: retrospective cohort study

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

Open Access Benzodiazepine Research

Barriers, facilitators and needs to deprescribe benzodiazepines and other sedatives in older adults: a mixed methods study of primary care provider perspectives

Orlando Hürlimann, Daphne Alers, Noël Hauri, Pascal Leist, Claudio Schneider, Lucy Bolt, Nicolas Rodondi, Carole E. Aubert

Open Access Diabetes Research

Role of muscle ultrasound in frailty assessment in older adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Merve Hafızoğlu, Hatice Kübra Yıldırım, Arzu Okyar Baş, Didem Karaduman, Zeynep Şahiner, Burcu Balam Doğu, Meltem Gülhan Halil, Mustafa Cankurtaran, Cafer Balcı

Open Access Research

A feasibility study on preoperative carbohydrate loading in older patients undergoing hip fracture surgery

Kai Sing Yap, PS Loh, Yi Xian Foong, Chu Zhen Mok, Terence Ong, Hui Min Khor

Open Access Living Will Research

Psychometric properties of Persian version of advance care planning questionnaire among older adults in Iran

Mobina Golmohammadi, Salman Barasteh, Mohsen Mollahadi, Shadi Baba Ali, Abbas Ebadi

Open Access Research

Effects of integrated intrinsic foot muscle exercise with foot core training device on balance and body composition among community-dwelling adults aged 60 and above

Sheng-Lun Kao, Mei-Lan Hsiao, Jen-Hung Wang, Chen-Sheng Chen, Shin-Yuan Chen, Yung-Jeng Shiau, Chich-Haung Yang

Open Access Research

Digital exclusion and cognitive impairment in older people: findings from five longitudinal studies

Yuge Wang, Zhigang Wu, Lanzhi Duan, Sijia Liu, Ruzhao Chen, Tao Sun, Jiang Wang, Jianghua Zhou, Hongxia Wang, Pan Huang

Open Access Osteoporosis Research

Development and validation of the osteoporosis scale among the system of quality of life instruments for chronic diseases QLICD-OS (V2.0)

Qiongling Liu, Lie’e Li, Wanrui Ma, Zheng Yang, Rui Zhao, Caixia Liu, Chonghua Wan

Open Access Alzheimer's Disease Research

Sleep duration, sleep efficiency, and amyloid β among cognitively healthy later-life adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Chooza Moon, Aaron Schneider, Young-Eun Cho, Meina Zhang, Hellen Dang, Kelly Vu

Open Access Research

Validating interRAI Chinese self-reported carer needs (SCaN) assessment and predicting caregiving distress among informal Chinese caregivers of older adults

Shicheng Xu, Vivian W. Q. Lou, Iris Chi, Wai Chong Ng, Jing Zhou, Lung-Kuan Huang, Carol Hok Ka Ma, Moana Jagasia

Open Access Research

Effect of digital game intervention on cognitive functions in older adults: a multiple baseline single case experimental design study

Kyosuke Yorozuya, Yuta Kubo, Keisuke Fujii, Daiki Nakashima, Taiki Nagayasu, Hiroyuki Hayashi, Kazuya Sakai, Keiji Amano

Open Access Multiple Myeloma Systematic Review

Examining the immunological responses to COVID-19 vaccination in multiple myeloma patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Hamid Harandi, Parisa Fallahtafti, Amirali Karimi, Seyedeh Melika Hashemi, Mehrdad Mahalleh, Moein Ashouri, Mohammad Amin Salehi, Armin Hoveidaei

Open Access Systematic Review

Status of age-friendly city indicators in Iran cities: a systematic review

Fatemeh Fallahi, Mohsen Adib-hajbaghery, Azade Safa

Open Access Osteoporosis Research

Age-adjusted Charlson comorbidity index is associated with the risk of osteoporosis in older fall-prone men: a retrospective cohort study

Zi-Mo Pan, Jing Zeng, Ting Li, Fan Hu, Xiao-Yan Cai, Xin-Jiang Wang, Guan-Zhong Liu, Xing-He Hu, Xue Yang, Yan-Hui Lu, Min-Yan Liu, Yan-Ping Gong, Miao Liu, Nan Li, Chun-Lin Li

Open Access Research

Association between ideal cardiovascular health and abnormal glucose metabolism in the elderly: evidence based on real-world data

Yongcheng Ren, Wenwen Wang, Haiyin Zou, Yicun Lei, Yiduo Li, Zheng Li, Xiaofang Zhang, Lingzhen Kong, Lei Yang, Fuqun Cao, Wei Yan, Pengfei Wang

Open Access Addiction Research

Dependency and frailty in the older haemodialysis patient

M Pereira, M L Sanchez Tocino, Sebastian Mas-Fontao, P Manso, M Burgos, D Carneiro, A Ortiz, M D Arenas, E González-Parra

Open Access Malnutrition Research

Association between diet quality and malnutrition: pooled results from two population-based studies in older adults

Alba Marcos-Delgado, Humberto Yévenes-Briones, Tania Fernández-Villa, Vicente Martín-Sánchez, Pilar Guallar-Castillón, Fernando Rodríguez-Artalejo, Esther Lopez-Garcia

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Trends in falls among older adults before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario, Canada: A retrospective observational study

Ashini Weerasinghe, Justin Thielman, Ye Li, Varsha B. Doguparty, Alexia Medeiros, Sue Keller-Olaman, Sarah Carsley, Sarah A. Richmond

Open Access Sarcopenia Systematic Review

Sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity among older adults in the nordic countries: a scoping review

Fereshteh Baygi, Sussi Friis Buhl, Trine Thilsing, Jens Søndergaard, Jesper Bo Nielsen

Open Access Research

Development and validation of a new drug-focused predictive risk score for postoperative delirium in orthopaedic and trauma surgery patients

Carolin Geßele, Thomas Saller, Vera Smolka, Konstantinos Dimitriadis, Ute Amann, Dorothea Strobach

Open Access Research

Association of cooking oil and incident of frailty in older adults: a cohort study

Miao Dai, Huaping Xin, Weiwei Dai, Xiaohong Huang, Xiang Wang

Open Access Correction

Correction: Psychometric evaluation of the Decision Support System (DSS) for municipal nurses encountering health deterioration among older adults

Annica Kihlgren, Tomas Lammgård, Margaretha Norell Pejner, Fredrik Svensson, Ann-Sofie Adolfsson, Helen Lindner

Open Access Research

The bi-directional relationships between diversified leisure activity participation and cognitive function in older adults in China: separating between-person effects from within-person effects

Jingjing Wang, Shaojie Li, Yang Hu, Longbing Ren, Yuling Jiang, Mingzhi Yu, Zhouwei Liu, Yifei Wu, Yejin Zhao, Jie Zhang, Jing Li, Yao Yao

Open Access Research

Diabetes mellitus in older persons with neurocognitive disorder: overtreatment prevalence and associated structural brain MRI findings

Pauline Putallaz, Laurence Seematter-Bagnoud, Bogdan Draganski, Olivier Rouaud, Hélène Krief, Christophe J. Büla

Open Access Research

Diagnostic accuracy of cognitive screening tools validated for older adults in Iran: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Leila Kamalzadeh, Gooya Tayyebi, Behnam Shariati, Mohsen Shati, Vahid Saeedi, Seyed Kazem Malakouti

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.