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BMC Geriatrics

Ausgabe 1/2017

Inhalt (291 Artikel)

Open Access Research Article

Performance of Edmonton Frail Scale on frailty assessment: its association with multi-dimensional geriatric conditions assessed with specific screening tools

Simone Perna, Matthew D’Arcy Francis, Chiara Bologna, Francesca Moncaglieri, Antonella Riva, Paolo Morazzoni, Pietro Allegrini, Antonio Isu, Beatrice Vigo, Fabio Guerriero, Mariangela Rondanelli

Open Access Research Article

Psychometric properties of the Chinese version of Spiritual Index of Well-Being in elderly Taiwanese

Li-Fen Wu, Shu-Hui Yang, Malcolm Koo

Open Access Research Article

Potential unfavorable impacts of BDNF Val66Met polymorphisms on metabolic risks in average population in a longevous area

Jun-Hua Peng, Cheng-Wu Liu, Shang-Ling Pan, Hua-Yu Wu, Qing-Hua Liang, Rui-Jing Gan, Ling Huang, Yi Ding, Zhang-Ya Bian, Hao Huang, Ze-Ping Lv, Xiao-Ling Zhou, Rui-Xing Yin

Open Access Research Article

The influence of day care centres designed for people with dementia on family caregivers – a qualitative study

Signe Tretteteig, Solfrid Vatne, Anne Marie Mork Rokstad

Open Access Debate

Telemedicine and primary care obesity management in rural areas – innovative approach for older adults?

John A. Batsis, Sarah N. Pletcher, James E. Stahl

Open Access Research article

Biological age as a useful index to predict seventeen-year survival and mortality in Koreans

Jinho Yoo, Yangseok Kim, Eo Rin Cho, Sun Ha Jee

Open Access Research article

A novel method to promote physical activity among older adults in residential care: an exploratory field study on implicit social norms

Margot A. Koeneman, Astrid Chorus, Marijke Hopman-Rock, Mai J. M. Chinapaw

Open Access Research Article

Treatment in a Geriatric Day Hospital improve individualized outcome measures using Goal Attainment Scaling

Paige Moorhouse, Olga Theou, Sherri Fay, Miranda McMillan, Heather Moffatt, Kenneth Rockwood

Open Access Study protocol

Age Nutrition Chirurgie (ANC) study: impact of a geriatric intervention on the screening and management of undernutrition in elderly patients operated on for colon cancer, a stepped wedge controlled trial

Marine Dupuis, Elisabetta Kuczewski, Laurent Villeneuve, Sylvie Bin-Dorel, Max Haine, Claire Falandry, Thomas Gilbert, Guillaume Passot, Olivier Glehen, Marc Bonnefoy

Open Access Study protocol

CHERISH (collaboration for hospitalised elders reducing the impact of stays in hospital): protocol for a multi-site improvement program to reduce geriatric syndromes in older inpatients

Alison M. Mudge, Merrilyn D. Banks, Adrian G. Barnett, Irene Blackberry, Nicholas Graves, Theresa Green, Gillian Harvey, Ruth E. Hubbard, Sharon K. Inouye, Sue Kurrle, Kwang Lim, Prue McRae, Nancye M. Peel, Jessica Suna, Adrienne M. Young

Open Access Research Article

Self-perceived uselessness and associated factors among older adults in China

Yuan Zhao, Jessica M. Sautter, Li Qiu, Danan Gu

Open Access Research article

Control beliefs and risk for 4-year mortality in older adults: a prospective cohort study

Wei Duan-Porter, Susan Nicole Hastings, Brian Neelon, Courtney Harold Van Houtven

Open Access Study protocol

Making the Most of Mealtimes (M3): protocol of a multi-centre cross-sectional study of food intake and its determinants in older adults living in long term care homes

Heather H. Keller, Natalie Carrier, Susan Slaughter, Christina Lengyel, Catriona M. Steele, Lisa Duizer, K. Steve Brown, Habib Chaudhury, Minn N. Yoon, Alison M. Duncan, Veronique M. Boscart, George Heckman, Lita Villalon

Open Access Research Article

Vitamin D deficiency as a risk factor for dementia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Isolde Sommer, Ursula Griebler, Christina Kien, Stefanie Auer, Irma Klerings, Renate Hammer, Peter Holzer, Gerald Gartlehner

Open Access Research Article

Urinary incontinence and its association with functional physical and cognitive health among female nursing home residents in Switzerland

Lea F. Schumpf, Nathan Theill, David A. Scheiner, Daniel Fink, Florian Riese, Cornelia Betschart

Open Access Research Article

Do nursing staff encourage functional activity among nursing home residents? A cross-sectional study of nursing staff perceived behaviors and associated factors

Nienke O. Kuk, Mirre den Ouden, G. A. Rixt Zijlstra, Jan P. H. Hamers, Gertrudis I. J. M. Kempen, Gerrie J. J. W. Bours

Open Access Research Article

Health-related quality of life and associated factors in functionally independent older people

Mónica Machón, Isabel Larrañaga, Miren Dorronsoro, Kalliopi Vrotsou, Itziar Vergara

Open Access Research Article

Impact of home care versus alternative locations of care on elder health outcomes: an overview of systematic reviews

Laura Boland, France Légaré, Maria Margarita Becerra Perez, Matthew Menear, Mirjam Marjolein Garvelink, Daniel I. McIsaac, Geneviève Painchaud Guérard, Julie Emond, Nathalie Brière, Dawn Stacey

Open Access Research Article

Incidence and predictors of left ventricular remodeling among elderly Asian women: a community-based cohort study

Jing Wu, Caiqin Wu, Wenjing Fan, Jie Zhou, Ling Xu

Open Access Study protocol

A person-centred and thriving-promoting intervention in nursing homes - study protocol for the U-Age nursing home multi-centre, non-equivalent controlled group before-after trial

David Edvardsson, Karin Sjögren, Qarin Lood, Ådel Bergland, Marit Kirkevold, Per-Olof Sandman

Open Access Study protocol

The effects of habitual functional training on physical functioning in patients after hip fracture: the protocol of the HIPFRAC study

Kristi Elisabeth Heiberg, Vigdis Bruun-Olsen, Astrid Bergland

Open Access Study protocol

Effect of training and structured medication review on medication appropriateness in nursing home residents and on cooperation between health care professionals: the InTherAKT study protocol

Angelika Mahlknecht, Nadja Nestler, Ulrike Bauer, Nadine Schüßler, Jochen Schuler, Sebastian Scharer, Ralf Becker, Isabel Waltering, Georg Hempel, Oliver Schwalbe, Maria Flamm, Jürgen Osterbrink

Open Access Research Article

Translation of a tailored nutrition and resistance exercise intervention for elderly people to a real-life setting: adaptation process and pilot study

Ellen JI. van Dongen, Joanne N. Leerlooijer, Jan M. Steijns, Michael Tieland, Lisette CPGM. de Groot, Annemien Haveman-Nies

Open Access Research Article

Prioritizing problems in and solutions to homecare safety of people with dementia: supporting carers, streamlining care

Lorainne Tudor Car, Mona El-Khatib, Robert Perneczky, Nikolaos Papachristou, Rifat Atun, Igor Rudan, Josip Car, Charles Vincent, Azeem Majeed

Open Access Research Article

Prevalence of frailty in Canadians 18–79 years old in the Canadian Health Measures Survey

Dustin Scott Kehler, Thomas Ferguson, Andrew N. Stammers, Clara Bohm, Rakesh C. Arora, Todd A. Duhamel, Navdeep Tangri

Open Access Research Article

The use of physical restraints in long-term care in Spain: a multi-center cross-sectional study

Gabriel J. Estévez-Guerra, Emilio Fariña-López, Eduardo Núñez-González, Manuel Gandoy-Crego, Fernando Calvo-Francés, Elizabeth A. Capezuti

Open Access Research Article

The temporal impact of aging on the burden of herpes zoster

Lijoy Varghese, Baudouin Standaert, Antonio Olivieri, Desmond Curran

Open Access Research Article

How does washing without water perform compared to the traditional bed bath: a systematic review

Fabian M. V. Groven, Sandra M. G. Zwakhalen, Gaby Odekerken-Schröder, Erik J. T. Joosten, Jan P. H. Hamers

Open Access Research Article

Variation in use of antipsychotic medications in nursing homes in the United States: A systematic review

Hannah Cioltan, Samah Alshehri, Carol Howe, Jeannie Lee, Mindy Fain, Howard Eng, Kenneth Schachter, Jane Mohler

Open Access Commentary

Problems of video-based pain detection in patients with dementia: a road map to an interdisciplinary solution

Miriam Kunz, Dominik Seuss, Teena Hassan, Jens U. Garbas, Michael Siebers, Ute Schmid, Michael Schöberl, Stefan Lautenbacher

Open Access Research Article

Long-term mortality in older patients discharged after acute decompensated heart failure: a prospective cohort study

Pierre-André Natella, Philippe Le Corvoisier, Elena Paillaud, Bertrand Renaud, Isabelle Mahé, Jean-François Bergmann, Hervé Perchet, Dominique Mottier, Olivier Montagne, Sylvie Bastuji-Garin

Open Access Study protocol

Supporting clinical rules engine in the adjustment of medication (SCREAM): protocol of a multicentre, prospective, randomised study

Carlota Mestres Gonzalvo, Hugo A. J. M. de Wit, Brigit P. C. van Oijen, Kim P. G. M. Hurkens, Rob Janknegt, Jos M. G. A. Schols, Wubbo J. Mulder, Frans R. Verhey, Bjorn Winkens, Paul-Hugo M. van der Kuy

Open Access Research Article

Life-space and movement behavior in nursing home residents: results of a new sensor-based assessment and associated factors

Carl-Philipp Jansen, Mona Diegelmann, Eva-Luisa Schnabel, Hans-Werner Wahl, Klaus Hauer

Open Access Research Article

Oral Health and nutritional status in nursing home residents—results of an explorative cross-sectional pilot study

Dirk Ziebolz, Christine Werner, Gerhard Schmalz, Ina Nitschke, Rainer Haak, Rainer F. Mausberg, Jean-François Chenot

Open Access Research article

Managing multiple chronic conditions in the community: a Canadian qualitative study of the experiences of older adults, family caregivers and healthcare providers

Jenny Ploeg, Nancy Matthew-Maich, Kimberly Fraser, Sinéad Dufour, Carrie McAiney, Sharon Kaasalainen, Maureen Markle-Reid, Ross Upshur, Laura Cleghorn, Anna Emili

Open Access Research Article

A protective personal factor against disability and dependence in the elderly: an ordinal regression analysis with nine geographically-defined samples from Spain

Javier Virues-Ortega, Saturio Vega, Manuel Seijo-Martinez, Pedro Saz, Fernanda Rodriguez, Angel Rodriguez-Laso, Susana Perez de las Heras, Raimundo Mateos, Pablo Martinez-Martin, Ignacio Mahillo-Fernandez, Josep Garre-Olmo, Jordi Gascon, Francisco Jose Garcia-Garcia, Manuel Fernandez-Martinez, Felix Bermejo-Pareja, Alberto Bergareche, Julian Benito-Leon, Jesus de Pedro-Cuesta

Open Access Research Article

Age-related differences in muscle co-activation during locomotion and their relationship with gait speed: a pilot study

Hwang-Jae Lee, Won Hyuk Chang, Byung-Ok Choi, Gyu-Ha Ryu, Yun-Hee Kim

Open Access Research Article

Illness acceptance, pain perception and expectations for physicians of the elderly in Poland

Mateusz Cybulski, Lukasz Cybulski, Elzbieta Krajewska-Kulak, Urszula Cwalina

Open Access Research Article

Racial and ethnic differences in smoking changes after chronic disease diagnosis among middle-aged and older adults in the United States

Ana R. Quiñones, Corey L. Nagel, Jason T. Newsom, Nathalie Huguet, Paige Sheridan, Stephen M. Thielke

Open Access Research Article

Disability in long-term care residents explained by prevalent geriatric syndromes, not long-term care home characteristics: a cross-sectional study

Natasha E. Lane, Walter P. Wodchis, Cynthia M. Boyd, Thérèse A. Stukel

Open Access Research Article

Language background in early life may be related to neuropsychiatry symptoms in patients with Alzheimer disease

Yi-Chien Liu, Jung-Lung Hsu, Shuu-Jin Wang, Ping-Keung Yip, Kenichi Meguro, Jong-Ling Fuh

Open Access Research Article

Longevity and gender as the risk factors of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in southern Poland

Monika Pomorska-Wesołowska, Anna Różańska, Joanna Natkaniec, Barbara Gryglewska, Anna Szczypta, Mirosława Dzikowska, Agnieszka Chmielarczyk, Jadwiga Wójkowska-Mach

Open Access Research Article

Persistent use of psychotropic drugs in nursing home residents in Norway

Anne-Sofie Helvik, Jūratė Šaltytė Benth, Bei Wu, Knut Engedal, Geir Selbæk

Open Access Research Article

Integrated care at home reduces unnecessary hospitalizations of community-dwelling frail older adults: a prospective controlled trial

Laura Di Pollina, Idris Guessous, Véronique Petoud, Christophe Combescure, Bertrand Buchs, Philippe Schaller, Michel Kossovsky, Jean-Michel Gaspoz

Open Access Research Article

Drug-based pain management for people with dementia after hip or pelvic fractures: a systematic review

Kai Moschinski, Silke Kuske, Silke Andrich, Astrid Stephan, Irmela Gnass, Erika Sirsch, Andrea Icks

Open Access Research Article

Nutrition and dementia care: developing an evidence-based model for nutritional care in nursing homes

Jane L. Murphy, Joanne Holmes, Cindy Brooks

Open Access Study protocol

Tailored multifactorial intervention to improve dizziness symptoms and quality of life, balance and gait in dizziness sufferers aged over 50 years: protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Jasmine C. Menant, Americo A. Migliaccio, Cameron Hicks, Joanne Lo, Daniela Meinrath, Mayna Ratanapongleka, Jessica Turner, Daina L. Sturnieks, Kim Delbaere, Nickolai Titov, Catherine McVeigh, Jacqueline C. T. Close, Stephen R. Lord

Open Access Research Article

Gender perspectives on views and preferences of older people on exercise to prevent falls: a systematic mixed studies review

Marlene Sandlund, Dawn A. Skelton, Petra Pohl, Christina Ahlgren, Anita Melander-Wikman, Lillemor Lundin-Olsson

Open Access Study protocol

Effectiveness of a multicomponent exercise program in the attenuation of frailty in long-term nursing home residents: study protocol for a randomized clinical controlled trial

Ana Rodriguez-Larrad, Haritz Arrieta, Chloe Rezola, Maider Kortajarena, Jose Javier Yanguas, Miren Iturburu, María Gil Susana, Jon Irazusta

Open Access Research Article

Systematic pain assessment in nursing homes: a cluster-randomized trial using mixed-methods approach

Anna-Greta Mamhidir, Britt-Marie Sjölund, Birgitta Fläckman, Anders Wimo, Anders Sköldunger, Maria Engström

Open Access Research Article

Association between routine laboratory tests and long-term mortality among acutely admitted older medical patients: a cohort study

Henrik Hedegaard Klausen, Janne Petersen, Thomas Bandholm, Helle Gybel Juul-Larsen, Juliette Tavenier, Jesper Eugen-Olsen, Ove Andersen

Open Access Study protocol

Evaluation of Ambulatory Geriatric Rehabilitation (EAGER): study protocol of a matched cohort study based on claims data

Simone Kiel, Carolin Zimak, Jean-François Chenot, Carsten Oliver Schmidt

Open Access Study protocol

Problem-solving in caregiver-counselling (PLiP Study): study protocol of a cluster randomized pragmatic trial

Klaus Pfeiffer, Martin Hautzinger, Margarete Patak, Julia Grünwald, Clemens Becker, Diana Albrecht

Open Access Research Article

Racial-Ethnic Differences in Fall Prevalence among Older Women: A Cross-Sectional Survey Study

Yifan Geng, Joan C. Lo, Leslea Brickner, Nancy P. Gordon

Open Access Research Article

Is independence of older adults safe considering the risk of falls?

Dorota Talarska, Magdalena Strugała, Marlena Szewczyczak, Sławomir Tobis, Michał Michalak, Izabela Wróblewska, Katarzyna Wieczorowska – Tobis

Open Access Erratum

Erratum to: Association between routine laboratory tests and long-term mortality among acutely admitted older medical patients: a cohort study

Henrik Hedegaard Klausen, Janne Petersen, Thomas Bandholm, Helle Gybel Juul-Larsen, Juliette Tavenier, Jesper Eugen-Olsen, Ove Andersen

Open Access Research Article

Geriatric support in the emergency department: a national survey in Belgium

Els Devriendt, Isabelle De Brauwer, Lies Vandersaenen, Pieter Heeren, Simon Conroy, Benoit Boland, Johan Flamaing, Marc Sabbe, Koen Milisen

Open Access Research article

Expenditures of medicine use in hypertensive/diabetic elderly and physical activity and engagement in walking: cross secctional analysis of SABE Survey

Denise Rodrigues Bueno, Maria de Fátima Nunes Marucci, Luis Alberto Gobbo, Manuela de Almeida-Roediger, Yeda Aparecida de Oliveira Duarte, Maria Lucia Lebrão

Open Access Study protocol

A multi-component cognitive behavioural intervention for the treatment of fear of falling after hip fracture (FIT-HIP): protocol of a randomised controlled trial

Maaike N. Scheffers-Barnhoorn, Jolanda C. M. van Haastregt, Jos M. G. A. Schols, Gertrudis I. J. M. Kempen, Romke van Balen, Jan H. M. Visschedijk, Wilbert B. van den Hout, Eve M. Dumas, Wilco P. Achterberg, Monica van Eijk

Open Access Research Article

The development and preliminary psychometric properties of two positive psychology outcome measures for people with dementia: the PPOM and the EID-Q

Charlotte R. Stoner, Martin Orrell, Maria Long, Emese Csipke, Aimee Spector

Open Access Study protocol

The effect of an interactive cycling training on cognitive functioning in older adults with mild dementia: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

E. G. A. Karssemeijer, W. J. R. Bossers, J. A. Aaronson, R. P. C. Kessels, M. G. M. Olde Rikkert

Open Access Research Article

Association among activities of daily living, instrumental activities of daily living and health-related quality of life in elderly Yi ethnic minority

Lingyun Ran, Xiaodong Jiang, Baogang Li, Hongqian Kong, Mengqi Du, Xiaolan Wang, Hua Yu, Qin Liu

Open Access Study protocol

The effects of an extensive exercise programme on the progression of Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Kate E. Devenney, Marit L. Sanders, Brian Lawlor, Marcel G. M. Olde Rikkert, Stefan Schneider, Justine A. Aaronson, Vera Abeln, Jurgen A. H. R. Classen, Robert F. Coen, Emer M. Guinan, Damien Ferguson, Roy P.C. Kessels, Romain Meeusen, Christian Montag, Ross T. Murphy, M. Cristina Polidori, Martin Reuter, Heiko K. Strüder, Dick H.J. Thijssen, Tobias Vogt, Cathal Walsh, Bernd Weber, Jennifer Hoblyn, Andrew Eustace, Cora McGreevy, Aisling Denihan, Justin Kinsella, Declan Lyons, Sean Kennelly

Open Access Study protocol

A structure, process and outcome evaluation of the Geriatric Emergency Department Intervention model of care: a study protocol

Elizabeth Marsden, Andrea Taylor, Marianne Wallis, Alison Craswell, Marc Broadbent, Adrian Barnett, Kim-Huong Nguyen, Julia Crilly, Colleen Johnston, Amanda Glenwright

Open Access Research Article

Exergames versus self-regulated exercises with instruction leaflets to improve adherence during geriatric rehabilitation: a randomized controlled trial

Peter Oesch, Jan Kool, Luis Fernandez-Luque, Ellen Brox, Gunn Evertsen, Anton Civit, Roger Hilfiker, Stefan Bachmann

Open Access Study protocol

Study protocol for the SOFIA project: Swallowing function, Oral health, and Food Intake in old Age: a descriptive study with a cluster randomized trial

Patricia Hägglund, Lena Olai, Katri Ståhlnacke, Mona Persenius, Mary Hägg, Maria Andersson, Susanne Koistinen, Eva Carlsson

Open Access Study protocol

Comparison of the adaptive implementation and evaluation of the Meeting Centers Support Program for people with dementia and their family carers in Europe; study protocol of the MEETINGDEM project

R. M. Dröes, F. J. M. Meiland, S. Evans, D. Brooker, E. Farina, D. Szcześniak, L. D. Van Mierlo, M. Orrell, J. Rymaszewska, R. Chattat

Open Access Research article

Renal function had an independent relationship with coronary artery calcification in Chinese elderly men

Shihui Fu, Zhao Zhang, Leiming Luo, Ping Ye

Open Access Research Article

Neighborhood walkability, physical activity, and walking for transportation: A cross-sectional study of older adults living on low income

Anna M. Chudyk, Heather A. McKay, Meghan Winters, Joanie Sims-Gould, Maureen C. Ashe

Open Access Commentary

The growing need for resources to help older adults manage their financial and healthcare choices

Stephanie MacLeod, Shirley Musich, Kevin Hawkins, Douglas G. Armstrong

Open Access Research Article

Advance directives and power of attorney for health care in the oldest-old – results of the AgeQualiDe study

Tobias Luck, Francisca S. Rodriguez, Birgitt Wiese, Carolin van der Leeden, Kathrin Heser, Horst Bickel, Jürgen in der Schmitten, Hans-Helmut Koenig, Siegfried Weyerer, Silke Mamone, Tina Mallon, Michael Wagner, Dagmar Weeg, Angela Fuchs, Christian Brettschneider, Jochen Werle, Martin Scherer, Wolfgang Maier, Steffi G. Riedel-Heller, Wolfgang Maier, Martin Scherer, Steffi G. Riedel-Heller, Heinz-Harald Abholz, Christian Brettschneider, Cadja Bachmann, Horst Bickel, Wolfgang Blank, Sandra Eifflaender-Gorfer, Marion Eisele, Annette Ernst, Angela Fuchs, André Hajek, Kathrin Heser, Frank Jessen, Hanna Kaduszkiewicz, Teresa Kaufeler, Mirjam Köhler, Hans-Helmut König, Alexander Koppara, Diana Lubisch, Tobias Luck, Dagmar Lühmann, Melanie Luppa, Tina Mallon, Manfred Mayer, Edelgard Mösch, Michael Pentzek, Jana Prokein, Alfredo Ramirez, Susanne Roehr, Anna Schumacher, Janine Stein, Susanne Steinmann, Franziska Tebarth, Hendrik van den Bussche, Carolin van der Leeden, Michael Wagner, Klaus Weckbecker, Dagmar Weeg, Jochen Werle, Siegfried Weyerer, Birgitt Wiese, Steffen Wolfsgruber, Thomas Zimmermann

Open Access Study protocol

Perspectives of Frailty and Frailty Screening: Protocol for a Collaborative Knowledge Translation Approach and Qualitative Study of Stakeholder Understandings and Experiences

Mandy M. Archibald, Rachel Ambagtsheer, Justin Beilby, Mellick J. Chehade, Tiffany K. Gill, Renuka Visvanathan, Alison L. Kitson

Open Access Study protocol

Evaluation of a technology-enhanced integrated care model for frail older persons: protocol of the SPEC study, a stepped-wedge cluster randomized trial in nursing homes

Hongsoo Kim, Yeon-Hwan Park, Young-il Jung, Hyoungshim Choi, Seyune Lee, Gi-Soo Kim, Dong-wook Yang, Myunghee Cho Paik, Tae-Jin Lee

Open Access Research Article

Trajectories of Life Satisfaction and their Predictors among Korean Older Adults

Hyun Ja Lim, Dae Kee Min, Lilian Thorpe, Chel Hee Lee

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Protocol for the home hazards removal program (HARP) study: a pragmatic, randomized clinical trial and implementation study

Susan Stark, Emily Somerville, Marian Keglovits, Jane Conte, Melody Li, Yi-Ling Hu, Yan Yan

Open Access Research Article

The experiences of physiotherapists treating people with dementia who fracture their hip

AJ Hall, R Watkins, IA Lang, R Endacott, VA Goodwin

Open Access Research Article

Interrater and test-retest reliability and validity of the Norwegian version of the BESTest and mini-BESTest in people with increased risk of falling

Charlotta Hamre, Pernille Botolfsen, Gro Gujord Tangen, Jorunn L. Helbostad

Open Access Research Article

Variation in GP decisions on antihypertensive treatment in oldest-old and frail individuals across 29 countries

Sven Streit, Marjolein Verschoor, Nicolas Rodondi, Daiana Bonfim, Robert A. Burman, Claire Collins, Gerasimovska Kitanovska Biljana, Sandra Gintere, Raquel Gómez Bravo, Kathryn Hoffmann, Claudia Iftode, Kasper L. Johansen, Ngaire Kerse, Tuomas H. Koskela, Sanda Kreitmayer Peštić, Donata Kurpas, Christian D. Mallen, Hubert Maisoneuve, Christoph Merlo, Yolanda Mueller, Christiane Muth, Marija Petek Šter, Ferdinando Petrazzuoli, Thomas Rosemann, Martin Sattler, Zuzana Švadlenková, Athina Tatsioni, Hans Thulesius, Victoria Tkachenko, Peter Torzsa, Rosy Tsopra, Tuz Canan, Rita P. A. Viegas, Shlomo Vinker, Margot W. M. de Waal, Andreas Zeller, Jacobijn Gussekloo, Rosalinde K. E. Poortvliet

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Validation of the short version of the 10/66 dementia diagnosis in multiethnic Asian older adults in Singapore

Edimansyah Abdin, Janhavi Ajit Vaingankar, Louisa Picco, Boon Yiang Chua, Martin Prince, Siow Ann Chong, Mythily Subramaniam

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Association of physical activity and appetite with visual function related to driving competence in older adults

Takafumi Ando, Hiroyuki Sakai, Yuji Uchiyama

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Setting-related influences on physical inactivity of older adults in residential care settings: a review

Johanna G. Douma, Karin M. Volkers, Gwenda Engels, Marieke H. Sonneveld, Richard H.M. Goossens, Erik J.A. Scherder

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Protocol for the Delirium and Cognitive Impact in Dementia (DECIDE) study: A nested prospective longitudinal cohort study

Sarah J. Richardson, Daniel H.J. Davis, Blossom Stephan, Louise Robinson, Carol Brayne, Linda Barnes, Stuart Parker, Louise M. Allan

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Physical inactivity and self-reported depression among middle- and older-aged population in South Asia: World health survey

Ghose Bishwajit, Daniel Peter O’Leary, Sharmistha Ghosh, Sanni Yaya, Tang Shangfeng, Zhanchun Feng

Open Access Erratum

Erratum to: Self-perceived uselessness and associated factors among older adults in China

Yuan Zhao, Jessica M. Sautter, Li Qiu, Danan Gu

Open Access Research Article

The effects of low-repetition and light-load power training on bone mineral density in postmenopausal women with sarcopenia: a pilot study

Kanako Hamaguchi, Toshiyuki Kurihara, Masahiro Fujimoto, Motoyuki Iemitsu, Koji Sato, Takafumi Hamaoka, Kiyoshi Sanada

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Validation and psychometric properties of the commitment to hip protectors (C-HiP) index in long-term care providers of British Columbia, Canada: a cross-sectional survey

Alexandra M.B. Korall, Judith Godin, Fabio Feldman, Ian D. Cameron, Pet-Ming Leung, Joanie Sims-Gould, Stephen N. Robinovitch

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Can we predict functional decline in hospitalized older people admitted through the emergency department? Reanalysis of a predictive tool ten years after its conception

Isabelle De Brauwer, Pascale Cornette, Benoît Boland, Franck Verschuren, William D’Hoore

Open Access Erratum

Erratum to: Evaluation of a technology-enhanced integrated care model for frail older persons: protocol of the SPEC study, a stepped-wedge cluster randomized trial in nursing homes

Hongsoo Kim, Yeon-Hwan Park, Young-il Jung, Hyoungshim Choi, Seyune Lee, Gi-Soo Kim, Dong-wook Yang, Myunghee Cho Paik, Tae-Jin Lee

Open Access Research Article

The impact of residential status on cognitive decline among older adults in China: Results from a longitudinal study

Hanzhang Xu, Matthew E. Dupre, Danan Gu, Bei Wu

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Nutritional determinants of frailty in older adults: A systematic review

Laura Lorenzo-López, Ana Maseda, Carmen de Labra, Laura Regueiro-Folgueira, José L. Rodríguez-Villamil, José C. Millán-Calenti

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Absolute and relative accelerometer thresholds for determining the association between physical activity and metabolic syndrome in the older adults: The Generation-100 study

Nina Zisko, Javaid Nauman, Silvana Bucher Sandbakk, Nils Petter Aspvik, Øyvind Salvesen, Trude Carlsen, Hallgeir Viken, Jan Erik Ingebrigtsen, Ulrik Wisløff, Dorthe Stensvold

Open Access Research Article

Physical activity among hospitalized older adults – an observational study

Sigurd Evensen, Olav Sletvold, Stian Lydersen, Kristin Taraldsen

Open Access Erratum

Erratum to: The effects of an extensive exercise programme on the progression of mild cognitive impairment (MCI): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Kate E. Devenney, Marit L. Sanders, Brian Lawlor, Marcel G. M. Olde Rikkert, Stefan Schneider

Open Access Research Article

High prevalence of sarcopenia among binge drinking elderly women: a nationwide population-based study

Jun-Il Yoo, Yong-Chan Ha, Young-Kyun Lee, Hana-Choi, Moon-Jib Yoo, Kyung-Hoi Koo

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The design and development of a complex multifactorial falls assessment intervention for falls prevention: The Prevention of Falls Injury Trial (PreFIT)

Julie Bruce, Shvaita Ralhan, Ray Sheridan, Katharine Westacott, Emma Withers, Susanne Finnegan, John Davison, Finbarr C. Martin, Sarah E. Lamb, Sarah E. Lamb, Finbarr Martin, Ray Sheridan, Shvaita Ralhan, Katharine (Kitty) Westacott, John Davison, Ruma Dutta, Fiona Shaw, Jonathan Treml, Sarah E. Lamb, Martin Underwood, Finbarr Martin, Lucy Yardley, Dawn Skelton, Keith Willett, Sandra Eldridge, Tim Friede, Claire Hulme, Anne-Marie Slowther, Sarah Duggan

Open Access Research Article

Frailty assessment in older adults using upper-extremity function: index development

Nima Toosizadeh, Christopher Wendel, Chiu-Hsieh Hsu, Edward Zamrini, Jane Mohler

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High risk of malnutrition is associated with low muscle mass in older hospitalized patients - a prospective cohort study

Vincent D. Pierik, Carel G. M. Meskers, Jeanine M. Van Ancum, Siger T. Numans, Sjors Verlaan, Kira Scheerman, Roeliene C. Kruizinga, Andrea B. Maier

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Trajectories of the relationships of physical activity with body composition changes in older men: the MrOS study

Deepika R. Laddu, Peggy M. Cawthon, Neeta Parimi, Andrew R. Hoffman, Eric Orwoll, Iva Miljkovic, Marcia L. Stefanick

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Prevalence of frailty among community dwelling older adults in receipt of low level home support: a cross-sectional analysis of the North Dublin Cohort

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