Ausgabe 1/2018
Inhalt (322 Artikel)
The role of gender in the association between personality and task priority in older adults’ dual-tasking while walking
Maayan Agmon, Galit Armon, Shani Denesh, Mihalis Doumas
A randomised controlled intervention study investigating the efficacy of carotenoid-rich fruits and vegetables and extra-virgin olive oil on attenuating sarcopenic symptomology in overweight and obese older adults during energy intake restriction: protocol paper
Anthony Villani, Hattie Wright, Gary Slater, Jonathan Buckley
What works in falls prevention in Asia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Keith D. Hill, Plaiwan Suttanon, Sang-I Lin, William W.N. Tsang, Asmidawati Ashari, Tengku Aizan Abd Hamid, Kaela Farrier, Elissa Burton
Osteoporotic fractures and obesity affect frailty progression: a longitudinal analysis of the Canadian multicentre osteoporosis study
Olga Gajic-Veljanoski, Alexandra Papaioannou, Courtney Kennedy, George Ioannidis, Claudie Berger, Andy Kin On Wong, Kenneth Rockwood, Susan Kirkland, Parminder Raina, Lehana Thabane, Jonathan D. Adachi, Alexandra Papaioannou, David Goltzman, Nancy Kreiger, Alan Tenenhouse, Elham Rahme, J. Brent Richards, Suzanne N. Morin, Suzanne Godmaire, Silvia Dumont, Claudie Berger, Carol Joyce, Christopher S. Kovacs, Minnie Parsons, Susan Kirkland, Stephanie M. Kaiser, Barbara Stanfield, Jacques P. Brown, Louis Bessette, Jeanette Dumont, Martin Després, Tassos P. Anastassiades, Tanveer Towheed, Wilma M. Hopman, Karen J. Rees-Milton, Robert G. Josse, Angela M. Cheung, Barbara Gardner-Bray, Jonathan D. Adachi, Alexandra Papaioannou, Shannon Reitsma, Wojciech P. Olszynski, K. Shawn Davison, Jola Thingvold, David A. Hanley, Steven K. Boyd, Jane Allan, Jerilynn C. Prior, Shirin Kalyan, Brian Lentle, Millan S. Patel, Bernice Liang, Stuart D. Jackson, William D. Leslie
Revisiting the link between cognitive decline and masticatory dysfunction
Chia-shu Lin
Lower body functioning and correlates among older American Indians: The Cerebrovascular Disease and Its Consequences in American Indians Study
R. Turner Goins, Mark Schure, Paul N. Jensen, Astrid Suchy-Dicey, Lonnie Nelson, Steven P. Verney, Barbara V. Howard, Dedra Buchwald
Low patient activation levels in frail older adults: a cross-sectional study
Anouk Overbeek, Judith A. C. Rietjens, Lea J. Jabbarian, Johan Severijnen, Siebe J. Swart, Agnes van der Heide, Ida J. Korfage
What is the best adjustment of appendicular lean mass for predicting mortality or disability among Japanese community dwellers?
Rei Otsuka, Yasumoto Matsui, Chikako Tange, Yukiko Nishita, Makiko Tomida, Fujiko Ando, Hiroshi Shimokata, Hidenori Arai
Costs of potentially inappropriate medication use in residential aged care facilities
S. L. Harrison, L. Kouladjian O’Donnell, R. Milte, S. M. Dyer, E. S. Gnanamanickam, C. Bradley, E. Liu, S. N. Hilmer, M. Crotty
Blood pressure change does not associate with Center of Pressure movement after postural transition in geriatric outpatients
Sjoerd T. Timmermans, Esmee M. Reijnierse, Jantsje H. Pasma, Marijke C. Trappenburg, Gerard J. Blauw, Andrea B. Maier, Carel G. M. Meskers
Functional health state description and valuation by people aged 65 and over: a pilot study
Riaan Botes, Karin M. Vermeulen, Adelita V. Ranchor, Erik Buskens
Correction to: Effectiveness and safety of vitamin K antagonists and new anticoagulants in the prevention of thromboembolism in atrial fibrillation in older adults – a systematic review of reviews and the development of recommendations to reduce inappropriate prescribing
Christina Sommerauer, Lisa Schlender, Marc Krause, Sabine Weißbach, Anja Rieckert, Yolanda V. Martinez, David Reeves, Anna Renom-Guiteras, Ilkka Kunnamo, Andreas Sönnichsen
Development of a physical literacy model for older adults – a consensus process by the collaborative working group on physical literacy for older Canadians
Gareth R. Jones, Liza Stathokostas, Bradley W. Young, Andrew V. Wister, Shirley Chau, Patricia Clark, Mary Duggan, Drew Mitchell, Peter Nordland
Novel sensing technology in fall risk assessment in older adults: a systematic review
Ruopeng Sun, Jacob J. Sosnoff
Transurethral resection of the prostate provides more favorable clinical outcomes compared with conservative medical treatment in patients with urinary retention caused by benign prostatic obstruction
Yu-Hsiang Lin, Chen-Pang Hou, Tien-Hsing Chen, Horng-Heng Juang, Phei-Lang Chang, Pei-Shan Yang, Chien-lun Chen, Ke-Hung Tsui
Multimorbidity patterns in the elderly: a prospective cohort study with cluster analysis
Marina Guisado-Clavero, Albert Roso-Llorach, Tomàs López-Jimenez, Mariona Pons-Vigués, Quintí Foguet-Boreu, Miguel Angel Muñoz, Concepción Violán
The preliminary effect of whole-body vibration intervention on improving the skeletal muscle mass index, physical fitness, and quality of life among older people with sarcopenia
Shu-Fang Chang, Pei-Chen Lin, Rong-Sen Yang, Rea-Jeng Yang
“I struggle to count my blessings”: recovery after hip fracture from the patients’ perspective
Vigdis Bruun-Olsen, Astrid Bergland, Kristi Elisabeth Heiberg
Effect of an interactive E-learning tool for delirium on patient and nursing outcomes in a geriatric hospital setting: findings of a before-after study
Elke Detroyer, Fabienne Dobbels, Andrew Teodorczuk, Mieke Deschodt, Yves Depaifve, Etienne Joosten, Koen Milisen
Construct validity of the Dining Environment Audit Protocol: a secondary data analysis of the Making Most of Mealtimes (M3) study
Sabrina Iuglio, Heather Keller, Habib Chaudhury, Susan E. Slaughter, Christina Lengyel, Jill Morrison, Veronique Boscart, Natalie Carrier
Effects of resistance training on body composition and functional capacity among sarcopenic obese residents in long-term care facilities: a preliminary study
Shu-Ching Chiu, Rong-Sen Yang, Rea-Jeng Yang, Shu-Fang Chang
The effect of a gerontology nurse specialist for high needs older people in the community on healthcare utilisation: a controlled before-after study
A. I. I. King, M. L. Boyd, D. L. Raphael, A. Jull
Informal carers’ perspectives on the delivery of acute hospital care for patients with dementia: a systematic review
Sarah Beardon, Kiran Patel, Bethan Davies, Helen Ward
Key components of the delirium syndrome and mortality: greater impact of acute change and disorganised thinking in a prospective cohort study
R. A. Diwell, D.H. Davis, V. Vickerstaff, E. L. Sampson
Medical and moral considerations regarding complex medical decisions in older patients with multimorbidity: a compact deliberation framework
Jeroen F. A. M. Janssens, Susanne J. de Kort, Wilco P. Achterberg, Susan Kurrle, Ngaire Kerse, Ian D. Cameron, Dorothea P. Touwen
Description of an advance care planning intervention in nursing homes: outcomes of the process evaluation
Irene Aasmul, Bettina S. Husebo, Elisabeth Flo
Centre- versus home-based exercise among people with mci and mild dementia: study protocol for a randomized parallel-group trial
Laura E. Middleton, Sandra E. Black, Nathan Herrmann, Paul I. Oh, Kayla Regan, Krista L. Lanctot
Age independency of mobility decrease assessed using the Locomotive Syndrome Risk Test in elderly with disability: a cross-sectional study
Keiko Yamada, Shingo Muranaga, Tomohiro Shinozaki, Kozo Nakamura, Sakae Tanaka, Toru Ogata
Frail-VIG index: a concise frailty evaluation tool for rapid geriatric assessment
Jordi Amblàs-Novellas, Joan Carles Martori, Joan Espaulella, Ramon Oller, Núria Molist-Brunet, Marco Inzitari, Roman Romero-Ortuno
Mobility and cognition at admission to the nursing home – a cross-sectional study
Karen Sverdrup, Sverre Bergh, Geir Selbæk, Irene Røen, Øyvind Kirkevold, Gro Gujord Tangen
The effects of an 8-week computerized cognitive training program in older adults: a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Lisanne F. ten Brinke, John R. Best, Rachel A. Crockett, Teresa Liu-Ambrose
Cost-effectiveness of comprehensive geriatric assessment at an ambulatory geriatric unit based on the AGe-FIT trial
Martina Lundqvist, Jenny Alwin, Martin Henriksson, Magnus Husberg, Per Carlsson, Anne W. Ekdahl
The experience of lived space in persons with dementia: a systematic meta-synthesis
Linn Hege Førsund, Ellen Karine Grov, Anne-Sofie Helvik, Lene Kristine Juvet, Kirsti Skovdahl, Siren Eriksen
Community service provider perceptions of implementing older adult fall prevention in Ontario, Canada: a qualitative study
Catherine S. Dykeman, Maureen F. Markle-Reid, Lorna J. Boratto, Chris Bowes, Hélène Gagné, Jennifer L. McGugan, Sarah Orr-Shaw
Fractures among patients with dizziness – a ten-year follow-up
Eva Ekvall Hansson, Anders Beckman
Standard set of health outcome measures for older persons
Asangaedem Akpan, Charlotte Roberts, Karen Bandeen-Roche, Barbara Batty, Claudia Bausewein, Diane Bell, David Bramley, Julie Bynum, Ian D. Cameron, Liang-Kung Chen, Anne Ekdahl, Arnold Fertig, Tom Gentry, Marleen Harkes, Donna Haslehurst, Jonathon Hope, Diana Rodriguez Hurtado, Helen Lyndon, Joanne Lynn, Mike Martin, Ruthe Isden, Francesco Mattace Raso, Sheila Shaibu, Jenny Shand, Cathie Sherrington, Samir Sinha, Gill Turner, Nienke De Vries, George Jia-Chyi Yi, John Young, Jay Banerjee
Effects of tai chi on cognition and instrumental activities of daily living in community dwelling older people with mild cognitive impairment
Mei-yi Siu, Diana T. F. Lee
Diabetic kidney disease in the elderly: prevalence and clinical correlates
Giuseppina T. Russo, Salvatore De Cosmo, Francesca Viazzi, Antonio Mirijello, Antonio Ceriello, Pietro Guida, Carlo Giorda, Domenico Cucinotta, Roberto Pontremoli, Paola Fioretto
Clinical characteristics associated with the onset of delirium among long-term nursing home residents
Evelyn Ning Man Cheung, Sophiya Benjamin, George Heckman, Joanne Man-Wai Ho, Linda Lee, Samir K. Sinha, Andrew P. Costa
A comparison of symptoms in older hospitalised cancer and non-cancer patients in need of palliative care: a secondary analysis of two cross-sectional studies
Aurélie Van Lancker, Ann Van Hecke, Sofie Verhaeghe, Matthias Mattheeuws, Dimitri Beeckman
Economic evaluation of an extended nutritional intervention in older Australian hospitalized patients: a randomized controlled trial
Yogesh Sharma, Campbell Thompson, Michelle Miller, Rashmi Shahi, Paul Hakendorf, Chris Horwood, Billingsley Kaambwa
Overweight or obese BMI is associated with earlier, but not later survival after common acute illnesses
Hallie C. Prescott, Virginia W. Chang
Delirium in older hospitalized patients—signs and actions: a retrospective patient record review
Yvonne A. Johansson, Ingrid Bergh, Iréne Ericsson, Elisabeth Kenne Sarenmalm
Experiences of fear of falling in persons with Parkinson’s disease – a qualitative study
Stina B. Jonasson, Maria H. Nilsson, Jan Lexell, Gunilla Carlsson
The delirium and population health informatics cohort study protocol: ascertaining the determinants and outcomes from delirium in a whole population
Daniel Davis, Sarah Richardson, Joanne Hornby, Helen Bowden, Katrin Hoffmann, Maryse Weston-Clarke, Fenella Green, Nishi Chaturvedi, Alun Hughes, Diana Kuh, Elizabeth Sampson, Ruth Mizoguchi, Khai Lee Cheah, Melanie Romain, Abhi Sinha, Rodric Jenkin, Carol Brayne, Alasdair MacLullich
Older adults’ perceptions and informational needs regarding frailty
Nancy L. Schoenborn, Sarah E. Van Pilsum Rasmussen, Qian-Li Xue, Jeremy D. Walston, Mara A. McAdams-Demarco, Dorry L. Segev, Cynthia M. Boyd
How to achieve the desired outcomes of advance care planning in nursing homes: a theory of change
J. Gilissen, L. Pivodic, C. Gastmans, R. Vander Stichele, L. Deliens, E. Breuer, L. Van den Block
Association between residual teeth number in later life and incidence of dementia: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Bumjo Oh, Dong-Hun Han, Kyu-Tae Han, Xibei Liu, Johnson Ukken, Carina Chang, Kiki Dounis, Ji Won Yoo
The theoretical and empirical basis of a BioPsychoSocial (BPS) risk screener for detection of older people’s health related needs, planning of community programs, and targeted care interventions
Zoe J.-L. Hildon, Chuen Seng Tan, Farah Shiraz, Wai Chong Ng, Xiaodong Deng, Gerald Choon Huat Koh, Kelvin Bryan Tan, Ian Philp, Dick Wiggins, Su Aw, Treena Wu, Hubertus J. M. Vrijhoef
Psychotropic and anti-dementia treatment in elderly persons with clinical signs of dementia with Lewy bodies: a cross-sectional study in 40 nursing homes in Sweden
Iris Zahirovic, Gustav Torisson, Carina Wattmo, Elisabet Londos
First and second eye cataract surgery and driver self-regulation among older drivers with bilateral cataract: a prospective cohort study
Seraina Agramunt, Lynn B. Meuleners, Michelle L. Fraser, Kyle C. Chow, Jonathon Q. Ng, Vignesh Raja
Gait pattern in patients with peripheral artery disease
Maria Szymczak, Paweł Krupa, Grzegorz Oszkinis, Marian Majchrzycki
Perceived acceptability and preferences for low-intensity early activity interventions of older hospitalized medical patients exposed to bed rest: a cross sectional study
Mary T. Fox, Souraya Sidani, Dina Brooks, Hugh McCague
TEAM-UP for quality: a cluster randomized controlled trial protocol focused on preventing pressure ulcers through repositioning frequency and precipitating factors
Tracey L. Yap, Susan M. Kennerly, Susan D. Horn, Nancy Bergstrom, Santanu Datta, Cathleen Colon-Emeric
Stroke as an atypical initial presentation of giant cell arteritis
Tharsika Kuganesan, Allen R. Huang
Cognitive function and the agreement between self-reported and accelerometer-accessed physical activity
Florian Herbolsheimer, Matthias W. Riepe, Richard Peter
Potential cost savings to be made by slowing cognitive decline in mild Alzheimer’s disease dementia using a model derived from the UK GERAS observational study
Alan Lenox-Smith, Catherine Reed, Jeremie Lebrec, Mark Belger, Roy W. Jones
Inpatient falls in older adults: a cohort study of antihypertensive prescribing pre- and post-fall
H. M. R. B. Omer, J. Hodson, S. K. Pontefract, U. Martin
Variation of polypharmacy in older primary care attenders occurs at prescriber level
Su Miin Ong, Yvonne Mei Fong Lim, Sheamini Sivasampu, Ee Ming Khoo
Psychotropic medications in older people in residential care facilities and associations with quality of life: a cross-sectional study
Stephanie L. Harrison, Clare Bradley, Rachel Milte, Enwu Liu, Lisa Kouladjian O’Donnell, Sarah N. Hilmer, Maria Crotty
Development of a complex intervention to improve participation of nursing home residents with joint contractures: a mixed-method study
Susanne Saal, Gabriele Meyer, Katrin Beutner, Hanna Klingshirn, Ralf Strobl, Eva Grill, Eva Mann, Sascha Köpke, Michel H. C. Bleijlevens, Gabriele Bartoszek, Anna-Janina Stephan, Julian Hirt, Martin Müller
Video-calls to reduce loneliness and social isolation within care environments for older people: an implementation study using collaborative action research
Sonam Zamir, Catherine Hagan Hennessy, Adrian H Taylor, Ray B Jones
Are physiotherapists employing person-centred care for people with dementia? An exploratory qualitative study examining the experiences of people with dementia and their carers
Abigail J. Hall, Lisa Burrows, Iain A. Lang, Ruth Endacott, Victoria A. Goodwin
Polypharmacy in the oldest old (≥80 years of age) patients in China: a cross-sectional study
Xiaoxing Lai, Hongwei Zhu, Xiaopeng Huo, Zheng Li
Does sarcopenia predict change in mobility after hip fracture? a multicenter observational study with one-year follow-up
Ole Martin Steihaug, Clara Gram Gjesdal, Bård Bogen, Målfrid Holen Kristoffersen, Gunhild Lien, Karl Ove Hufthammer, Anette Hylen Ranhoff
Social factors and quality of life aspects on frailty syndrome in community-dwelling older adults: the VERISAÚDE study
Carmen de Labra, Ana Maseda, Laura Lorenzo-López, Rocío López-López, Ana Buján, José L. Rodríguez-Villamil, José Carlos Millán-Calenti
Relationship of aging, skeletal muscle mass, and tooth loss with masseter muscle thickness
Kohei Yamaguchi, Haruka Tohara, Koji Hara, Ayako Nakane, Eriko Kajisa, Kanako Yoshimi, Shunsuke Minakuchi
An increasing number of hand injuries in an elderly population – a retrospective study over a 30-year period
Hans-Eric Rosberg, Lars B. Dahlin
Health economic evaluations of non-pharmacological interventions for persons with dementia and their informal caregivers: a systematic review
Franziska Nickel, Janina Barth, Peter L. Kolominsky-Rabas
Effect of whole-body electromyostimulation and / or protein supplementation on obesity and cardiometabolic risk in older men with sarcopenic obesity: the randomized controlled FranSO trial
Wolfgang Kemmler, Matthias Kohl, Ellen Freiberger, Cornel Sieber, Simon von Stengel
How much do combined affective and cognitive impairments worsen rehabilitation outcomes after hip fracture ?
Laurence Seematter-Bagnoud, Sylvain Frascarolo, Christophe J. Büla
Performance of a brief geriatric evaluation compared to a comprehensive geriatric assessment for detection of geriatric syndromes in family medicine: a prospective diagnostic study
Yolanda K. Mueller, Stefanie Monod, Isabella Locatelli, Christophe Büla, Jacques Cornuz, Nicolas Senn
Frequent pain in older people with and without diabetes – Finnish community based study
M. Karjalainen, J. Saltevo, M. Tiihonen, M. Haanpää, H. Kautiainen, P. Mäntyselkä
Coordinating resources for prospective medication risk management of older home care clients in primary care: procedure development and RCT study design for demonstrating its effectiveness
Terhi Toivo, Maarit Dimitrow, Juha Puustinen, Eeva Savela, Katariina Pelkonen, Valtteri Kiuru, Tuula Suominen, Sirkka Kinnunen, Mira Uunimäki, Sirkka-Liisa Kivelä, Saija Leikola, Marja Airaksinen
Are self-reported gastrointestinal symptoms among older adults associated with increased intestinal permeability and psychological distress?
John-Peter Ganda Mall, Lina Östlund-Lagerström, Carl Mårten Lindqvist, Samal Algilani, Dara Rasoal, Dirk Repsilber, Robert J. Brummer, Åsa V. Keita, Ida Schoultz
The burden of tooth loss in Italian elderly population living in nursing homes
Fabio Cocco, Guglielmo Campus, Laura Strohmenger, Viviana Cortesi Ardizzone, Maria Grazia Cagetti
Health literacy among older adults is associated with their 10-years’ cognitive functioning and decline - the Doetinchem Cohort Study
Bas Geboers, Ellen Uiters, Sijmen A. Reijneveld, Carel J. M. Jansen, Josué Almansa, Astrid C. J. Nooyens, W. M. Monique Verschuren, Andrea F. de Winter, H. Susan J. Picavet
Dysphagia risk, low muscle strength and poor cognition predict malnutrition risk in older adults at hospital admission
Idah Chatindiara, Jacqueline Allen, Amy Popman, Darshan Patel, Marilize Richter, Marlena Kruger, Carol Wham
Implementation of grip strength measurement in medicine for older people wards as part of routine admission assessment: identifying facilitators and barriers using a theory-led intervention
Kinda Ibrahim, Carl R. May, Harnish P. Patel, Mark Baxter, Avan A. Sayer, Helen C. Roberts
Physical activity and fitness are associated with verbal memory, quality of life and depression among nursing home residents: preliminary data of a randomized controlled trial
Haritz Arrieta, Chloe Rezola-Pardo, Iñaki Echeverria, Miren Iturburu, Susana Maria Gil, Jose Javier Yanguas, Jon Irazusta, Ana Rodriguez-Larrad
Perceptions of self-rated health among stroke survivors: a qualitative study in the United Kingdom
N. Mavaddat, E. Sadler, L. Lim, K. Williams, E. Warburton, A. L. Kinmonth, J. Mant, J. Burt, C. McKevitt
Chair based exercise in community settings: a cluster randomised feasibility study
K. R. Robinson, A. L. Long, P. Leighton, S. Armstrong, R. Pulikottill-Jacob, J. R. F. Gladman, A. L. Gordon, P. Logan, K. A. Anthony, R. H. Harwood, P. E. Blackshaw, T. Masud
Biological clocks and physical functioning in monozygotic female twins
Elina Sillanpää, Eija K. Laakkonen, Elina Vaara, Taina Rantanen, Vuokko Kovanen, Sarianna Sipilä, Jaakko Kaprio, Miina Ollikainen
The frail older person does not exist: development of frailty profiles with latent class analysis
W. M. Looman, I. N. Fabbricotti, J. W. Blom, A. P. D. Jansen, J. E. Lutomski, S. F. Metzelthin, R. Huijsman
Dog ownership, dog walking, and leisure-time walking among Taiwanese metropolitan and nonmetropolitan older adults
Yung Liao, Pin-Hsuan Huang, Yi-Ling Chen, Ming-Chun Hsueh, Shao-Hsi Chang
Single and dual antiplatelet therapy in elderly patients of medically managed myocardial infarction
Ting-Tse Lin, Hsiu-Yun Lai, K. Arnold Chan, Yen-Yun Yang, Chao-Lun Lai, Mei-Shu Lai
Development and testing of an online community care platform for frail older adults in the Netherlands: a user-centred design
Sarah Willard, Ger Cremers, Yan Ping Man, Erik van Rossum, Marieke Spreeuwenberg, Luc de Witte
Using observational facial descriptors to infer pain in persons with and without dementia
Stefan Lautenbacher, Anna Lena Walz, Miriam Kunz
The relationship and mechanism between education and functional health status transition among older persons in China
He Chen, Hongwei Hu
Relationship between muscle strength and fall episodes among the elderly: the Yilan study, Taiwan
Nan-Ping Yang, Nai-Wei Hsu, Ching-Heng Lin, Hsi-Chung Chen, Hsuan-Ming Tsao, Su-Shun Lo, Pesus Chou
No one size fits all—the development of a theory-driven intervention to increase in-hospital mobility: the “WALK-FOR” study
Anna Zisberg, Maayan Agmon, Nurit Gur-Yaish, Debbie Rand, Yehudit Hayat, Efrat Gil
The relative burden of community-acquired pneumonia hospitalizations in older adults: a retrospective observational study in the United States
Joshua D. Brown, James Harnett, Richard Chambers, Reiko Sato
SYNERGIC TRIAL (SYNchronizing Exercises, Remedies in Gait and Cognition) a multi-Centre randomized controlled double blind trial to improve gait and cognition in mild cognitive impairment
Manuel Montero-Odasso, Quincy J. Almeida, Amer M. Burhan, Richard Camicioli, Julien Doyon, Sarah Fraser, Karen Li, Teresa Liu-Ambrose, Laura Middleton, Susan Muir-Hunter, William McIlroy, José A. Morais, Frederico Pieruccini-Faria, Kevin Shoemaker, Mark Speechley, Akshya Vasudev, G. Y. Zou, Nicolas Berryman, Maxime Lussier, Leanne Vanderhaeghe, Louis Bherer
Cross-sectional and longitudinal factors influencing physical activity of 65 to 75-year-olds: a pan European cohort study based on the survey of health, ageing and retirement in Europe (SHARE)
Lena Lübs, Jenny Peplies, Carina Drell, Karin Bammann
Effects of a community health promotion program on social factors in a vulnerable older adult population residing in social housing
Gina Agarwal, Madison Brydges
Characteristics of elderly patients with polypharmacy who refuse to participate in an in-hospital deprescribing intervention: a retrospective cross-sectional study
Junpei Komagamine, Kenichi Sugawara, Kazuhiko Hagane
Effects of a caregiver-inclusive assistive technology intervention: a randomized controlled trial
W. Ben Mortenson, Louise Demers, Marcus J. Fuhrer, Jeffrey W. Jutai, Jessica Bilkey, Michelle Plante, Frank DeRuyter
Unmet healthcare needs of elderly people in Korea
Yoon-Sook Kim, Jongmin Lee, Yeonsil Moon, Kyoung Jin Kim, Kunsei Lee, Jaekyung Choi, Seol-Heui Han
The increasing burden and complexity of multi-morbidity and polypharmacy in geriatric HIV patients: a cross sectional study of people aged 65 – 74 years and more than 75 years
G. Guaraldi, A. Malagoli, A. Calcagno, C. Mussi, B. M. Celesia, F. Carli, S. Piconi, G. V. De Socio, A. M. Cattelan, G. Orofino, A. Riva, E. Focà, S. Nozza, G. Di Perri
Measuring mobility in older hospital patients with cognitive impairment using the de Morton Mobility Index
Tobias Braun, Christian Grüneberg, Christian Thiel, Ralf-Joachim Schulz
Association between the gait pattern characteristics of older people and their two-step test scores
Yoshiyuki Kobayashi, Toru Ogata
A pathway from low socioeconomic status to dementia in Japan: results from the Toyama dementia survey
Nobue Nakahori, Michikazu Sekine, Masaaki Yamada, Takashi Tatsuse, Hideki Kido, Michio Suzuki
Reliability and validity of two fitness tracker devices in the laboratory and home environment for older community-dwelling people
Elissa Burton, Keith D. Hill, Nicola T. Lautenschlager, Cecilie Thøgersen-Ntoumani, Gill Lewin, Eileen Boyle, Erin Howie
A randomized controlled trial testing the effectiveness of a paramedic-delivered care transitions intervention to reduce emergency department revisits
Ranran Mi, Matthew M. Hollander, Courtney M. C. Jones, Eva H. DuGoff, Thomas V. Caprio, Jeremy T. Cushman, Amy J. H. Kind, Michael Lohmeier, Manish N. Shah
Rate of individuals with clearly increased radiosensitivity rise with age both in healthy individuals and in cancer patients
Barbara Schuster, Anna Ellmann, Theresa Mayo, Judith Auer, Matthias Haas, Markus Hecht, Rainer Fietkau, Luitpold V. Distel
Validation of an automatically generated screening score for frailty: the care assessment need (CAN) score
Jorge G. Ruiz, Shivani Priyadarshni, Zubair Rahaman, Kimberly Cabrera, Stuti Dang, Willy M. Valencia, Michael J. Mintzer
Gender difference in the effects of interleukin-6 on grip strength – a systematic review and meta-analysis
Alexandra Mikó, László Pótó, Péter Mátrai, Péter Hegyi, Nóra Füredi, András Garami, Anita Illés, Margit Solymár, Áron Vincze, Márta Balaskó, Gabriella Pár, Patrícia Sarlós, Judit Bajor, Judit Tenk, Ildikó Rostás, Erika Pétervári
Implementation of an evidence-based intervention to improve the wellbeing of people with dementia and their carers: study protocol for ‘Care of People with dementia in their Environments (COPE)’ in the Australian context
Lindy Clemson, Kate Laver, Yun-Hee Jeon, Tracy A Comans, Justin Scanlan, Miia Rahja, Jennifer Culph, Lee-Fay Low, Sally Day, Monica Cations, Maria Crotty, Susan Kurrle, Catherine Piersol, Laura N. Gitlin
Predictive biomarkers for death and rehospitalization in comorbid frail elderly heart failure patients
Cristina Pacho, Mar Domingo, Raquel Núñez, Josep Lupón, Julio Núñez, Jaume Barallat, Pedro Moliner, Marta de Antonio, Javier Santesmases, Germán Cediel, Santiago Roura, M. Cruz Pastor, Jordi Tor, Antoni Bayes-Genis
Glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) attenuates the peripheral neuromuscular dysfunction without inhibiting the activation of spinal microglia/monocyte
Fei Xie, Fan Zhang, Su Min, Jingyuan Chen, Jun Yang, Xin Wang
Relationship between occlusal force and falls among community-dwelling elderly in Japan: a cross-sectional correlative study
Maki Eto, Shinji Miyauchi
Evaluation of the reliability and validity for X16 balance testing scale for the elderly
Jingjuan Ju, Yu Jiang, Peng Zhou, Lin Li, Xiaolei Ye, Hongmei Wu, Bin Shen, Jialei Zhang, Xiaoding He, Chunjin Niu, Qinghua Xia
Effect of the WeCareAdvisor™ on family caregiver outcomes in dementia: a pilot randomized controlled trial
Helen C. Kales, Laura N. Gitlin, Barbara Stanislawski, H. Myra Kim, Katherine Marx, Molly Turnwald, Claire Chiang, Constantine G. Lyketsos
Detecting pre-death grief in family caregivers of persons with dementia: measurement equivalence of the Mandarin-Chinese version of Marwit-Meuser caregiver grief inventory
Tau Ming Liew, Philip Yap, Nan Luo, Soo Boon Hia, Gerald Choon-Huat Koh, Bee Choo Tai
Osteoporosis, diabetes, and hypertension are major risk factors for mortality in older adults: an intermediate report on a prospective survey of 1467 community-dwelling elderly healthy pensioners in Switzerland
Jean-Pierre Gutzwiller, Jean-Pierre Richterich, Zeno Stanga, Urs E. Nydegger, Lorenz Risch, Martin Risch
Muscle mass and muscle strength are associated with pre- and post-hospitalization falls in older male inpatients: a longitudinal cohort study
Jeanine M. Van Ancum, Mirjam Pijnappels, Nini H. Jonkman, Kira Scheerman, Sjors Verlaan, Carel G. M. Meskers, Andrea B. Maier
Risk factors for incident falls in older men and women: the English longitudinal study of ageing
Catharine R. Gale, Leo D. Westbury, Cyrus Cooper, Elaine M. Dennison
The prevalence and determinants of polypharmacy at age 69: a British birth cohort study
Mark James Rawle, Marcus Richards, Daniel Davis, Diana Kuh
Does life story work improve psychosocial well-being for older adults in the community? A quasi-experimental study
Claudia K. Y. Lai, Ayumi Igarashi, Clare T. K. Yu, Kenny C. W. Chin
Association between vascular comorbidity and progression of Alzheimer’s disease: a two-year observational study in Norwegian memory clinics
Rannveig Sakshaug Eldholm, Karin Persson, Maria Lage Barca, Anne-Brita Knapskog, Lena Cavallin, Knut Engedal, Geir Selbaek, Eva Skovlund, Ingvild Saltvedt
Oral health and orofacial pain in people with dementia admitted to acute hospital wards: observational cohort study
Liza J. M. van de Rijt, Roxane A. F. Weijenberg, Alexandra R. Feast, Victoria Vickerstaff, Frank Lobbezoo, Elizabeth L. Sampson
Community health professionals’ dementia knowledge, attitudes and care approach: a cross-sectional survey in Changsha, China
Yao Wang, Lily Dongxia Xiao, Yang Luo, Shui-Yuan Xiao, Craig Whitehead, Owen Davies
Effects of an enhanced iron dense foods offering in the daily meals served in geriatric institutions on measures of iron deficiency anemia
Baerbel Sturtzel, Ibrahim Elmadfa, Brigitte Hermann, Walter Schippinger, Gerald Ohrenberger
Protocol of an ongoing randomized controlled trial of care management for comorbid depression and hypertension: the Chinese Older Adult Collaborations in Health (COACH) study
Shulin Chen, Yeates Conwell, Jiang Xue, Lydia W. Li, Wan Tang, Hillary R. Bogner, Hengjin Dong
Polypharmacy among HIV positive older adults on anti-retroviral therapy attending an urban clinic in Uganda
Michael Ssonko, Fiona Stanaway, Harriet K. Mayanja, Tabitha Namuleme, Robert Cumming, John L. Kyalimpa, Yvonne Karamagi, Barbara Mukasa, Vasi Naganathan
An assistant workforce to improve screening rates and quality of care for older patients in the emergency department: findings of a pre- post, mixed methods study
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Age effect on the prediction of risk of prolonged length hospital stay in older patients visiting the emergency department: results from a large prospective geriatric cohort study
C. P. Launay, A. Kabeshova, A. Lanoé, J. Chabot, E. J. Levinoff, O. Beauchet
Correction to: Antipsychotics and dementia in Canada: a retrospective cross-sectional study of four health sectors
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Feasibility of LifeFul, a relationship and reablement-focused culture change program in residential aged care
Lee-Fay Low, Shruti Venkatesh, Lindy Clemson, Dafna Merom, Anne-Nicole Casey, Henry Brodaty
Knee extension strength measurements should be considered as part of the comprehensive geriatric assessment
Suey S. Y. Yeung, Esmee M. Reijnierse, Marijke C. Trappenburg, Gerard J. Blauw, Carel G. M. Meskers, Andrea B. Maier
Barriers and facilitators to the access to and use of formal dementia care: findings of a focus group study with people with dementia, informal carers and health and social care professionals in eight European countries
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Association between stairs in the home and instrumental activities of daily living among community-dwelling older adults
Kimiko Tomioka, Norio Kurumatani, Hiroshi Hosoi
Association between health risks and frailty in relation to the degree of housing damage among elderly survivors of the great East Japan earthquake
M. Tsubota-Utsugi, Y. Yonekura, K. Tanno, M. Nozue, H. Shimoda, N. Nishi, K. Sakata, S. Kobayashi
Early and late signs that precede dying among older persons in nursing homes: the multidisciplinary team’s perspective
Helene Åvik Persson, Anna Sandgren, Carl-Johan Fürst, Gerd Ahlström, Lina Behm
Comprehensive pharmaceutical care to prevent drug-related readmissions of dependent-living elderly patients: a randomized controlled trial
R. Lenssen, K. Schmitz, C. Griesel, A. Heidenreich, J. B. Schulz, C. Trautwein, N. Marx, C. Fitzner, U. Jaehde, A. Eisert
Determinants of adherence and effects on health-related quality of life after myocardial infarction: a prospective cohort study
Gundula Krack, Rolf Holle, Inge Kirchberger, Bernhard Kuch, Ute Amann, Hildegard Seidl
Improved short and long term survival associated with percutaneous coronary intervention in the elderly patients with acute coronary syndrome
Xiaojing Chen, Salim Bary Barywani, Runa Sigurjonsdottir, Michael Fu
A study protocol of Older Person’s Exercise and Nutrition Study (OPEN) - a sit-to-stand activity combined with oral protein supplement – effects on physical function and independence: a cluster randomized clinical trial
Helena Grönstedt, Sofia Vikström, Tommy Cederholm, Erika Franzén, Åke Seiger, Anders Wimo, Gerd Faxén-Irving, Anne-Marie Boström
What do we know about frailty in the acute care setting? A scoping review
Olga Theou, Emma Squires, Kayla Mallery, Jacques S. Lee, Sherri Fay, Judah Goldstein, Joshua J. Armstrong, Kenneth Rockwood
Prediction of functional decline in community-dwelling older persons in general practice: a cohort study
Sophie C. E. van Blijswijk, Jeanet W. Blom, Anton J. M. de Craen, Wendy P. J. den Elzen, Jacobijn Gussekloo
Alzheimer’s disease severity and its association with patient and caregiver quality of life in Japan: results of a community-based survey
William Montgomery, Amir Goren, Kristin Kahle-Wrobleski, Tomomi Nakamura, Kaname Ueda
Long-term persistence of withdrawal of temazepam, zopiclone, and zolpidem in older adults: a 3-year follow-up study
Juha Puustinen, Ritva Lähteenmäki, Janne Nurminen, Tero Vahlberg, Pertti Aarnio, Markku Partinen, Ismo Räihä, Pertti J. Neuvonen, Sirkka-Liisa Kivelä
A systematic review of non-pharmacological interventions to improve nighttime sleep among residents of long-term care settings
Elizabeth Capezuti, Rana Sagha Zadeh, Kevin Pain, Aleksa Basara, Nancy Ziyan Jiang, Ana C. Krieger
Mortality and associated risk factors for older adults admitted to the emergency department: a hospital cohort
Carmen García-Peña, Mario Ulises Pérez-Zepeda, Leslie Viridiana Robles-Jiménez, Sergio Sánchez-García, Ricardo Ramírez-Aldana, Pamela Tella-Vega
Item distribution and inter-rater reliability of the German version of the quality of life in Alzheimer’s disease scale (QoL-AD) proxy for people with dementia living in nursing homes
Martin Nikolaus Dichter, Eva-Maria Wolschon, Christian G. G. Schwab, Gabriele Meyer, Sascha Köpke
Informant questionnaire on cognitive decline in the elderly (IQCODE) for assessing the severity of dementia in patients with Alzheimer’s disease
Yunlong Ding, Jiali Niu, Yanrong Zhang, Wenpeng Liu, Yan Zhou, Can Wei, Yan Liu
Geriatric syndromes, multimorbidity, and disability overlap and increase healthcare use among older Chinese
Johnny T. K. Cheung, Ruby Yu, Zimu Wu, Samuel Y.S. Wong, Jean Woo
How do clients in Australia experience Consumer Directed Care?
Liz Gill, Sandra L. Bradley, Ian D. Cameron, Julie Ratcliffe
Exploration of 27 plasma immune markers: a cross-sectional comparison of 64 old psychiatric inpatients having unipolar major depression and 18 non-depressed old persons
Torfinn Lødøen Gaarden, Knut Engedal, Jūratė Šaltytė Benth, Marianne Larsen, Bernhard Lorentzen, Tom Eirik Mollnes, Tor Magne Bjølseth, Albert Castellheim
18F-FDG PET/CT may be a suitable method for preoperative diagnosis and evaluation of Chinese older patients with hilar cholangiocarcinoma
Xuling Li, Ying Zhang, Yongyang Zhang
Age and sex differences in emergency department visits of nursing home residents: a systematic review
Annika Brucksch, Falk Hoffmann, Katharina Allers
Pain perception of older adults in nursing home and home care settings: evidence from China
Yuebin Xu, Nan Jiang, Yean Wang, Qiang Zhang, Lin Chen, Shuang Ma
The effects of pre-existing dementia on surgical outcomes in emergent and nonemergent general surgical procedures: assessing differences in surgical risk with dementia
Woubet Tefera Kassahun
Identifying drug substances of screening tool for older persons’ appropriate prescriptions for Japanese
Kaori Nomura, Taro Kojima, Shinya Ishii, Takuto Yonekawa, Masahiro Akishita, Manabu Akazawa
Medication review versus usual care to improve drug therapies in older inpatients not admitted to geriatric wards: a quasi-experimental study (RASP-IGCT)
Lorenz Van der Linden, Julie Hias, Lisa Dreessen, Koen Milisen, Johan Flamaing, Isabel Spriet, Jos Tournoy
Concurrent validity and reliability of the Community Balance and Mobility scale in young-older adults
Michaela Weber, Jeanine Van Ancum, Ronny Bergquist, Kristin Taraldsen, Katharina Gordt, A. Stefanie Mikolaizak, Corinna Nerz, Mirjam Pijnappels, Nini H. Jonkman, Andrea B. Maier, Jorunn L. Helbostad, Beatrix Vereijken, Clemens Becker, Michael Schwenk
Repeat emergency department visits by nursing home residents: a cohort study using health administrative data
Andrea Gruneir, Candemir Cigsar, Xuesong Wang, Alice Newman, Susan E. Bronskill, Geoff M. Anderson, Paula A. Rochon
A more comprehensive investigation of disability and associated factors among older adults receiving home-based care in rural Dongguan, China
Yaping Liang, Xiaojia Xu, Mingjuan Yin, Yulian Li, Yan Zhang, Lingfeng Huang, Jindong Ni
Factors associated with quality of life in patients with Alzheimer’s disease
Coralie Barbe, Damien Jolly, Isabella Morrone, Aurore Wolak-Thierry, Moustapha Dramé, Jean-Luc Novella, Rachid Mahmoudi
Unmet needs of activities of daily living among a community-based sample of disabled elderly people in Eastern China: a cross-sectional study
Shen Chen, Jing Zheng, Chen Chen, Ying Xing, Yan Cui, Yaping Ding, Xiuyun Li
Developing quality indicators for in-patient post-acute care
John N. Morris, Katherine Berg, Eva Topinkova, Leonard C. Gray, Erez Schachter
Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) reliably stratifies octogenarians in German ICUs: a multicentre prospective cohort study
Johanna M. Muessig, Amir M. Nia, Maryna Masyuk, Alexander Lauten, Anne Lena Sacher, Thorsten Brenner, Marcus Franz, Frank Bloos, Henning Ebelt, Stefan J. Schaller, Kristina Fuest, Christian Rabe, Thorben Dieck, Stephan Steiner, Tobias Graf, Rolf A. Jánosi, Patrick Meybohm, Philipp Simon, Stefan Utzolino, Tim Rahmel, Eberhard Barth, Michael Schuster, Malte Kelm, Christian Jung
A longitudinal magnetic resonance imaging study of neurodegenerative and small vessel disease, and clinical cognitive trajectories in non demented patients with transient ischemic attack: the PREVENT study
Sana Tariq, Christopher D. d’Esterre, Tolulope T. Sajobi, Eric E. Smith, Richard Stewart Longman, Richard Frayne, Shelagh B. Coutts, Nils D. Forkert, Philip A. Barber
The effectiveness of functional task exercise and physical therapy as prevention of functional decline in community dwelling older people with complex health problems
Petra C. Siemonsma, Jeanet W. Blom, Hedwig Hofstetter, Ariëtte T. H. van Hespen, Jacobijn Gussekloo, Yvonne M. Drewes, Nico L. U. van Meeteren
Supporting shared decision making for older people with multiple health and social care needs: a realist synthesis
Frances Bunn, Claire Goodman, Bridget Russell, Patricia Wilson, Jill Manthorpe, Greta Rait, Isabel Hodkinson, Marie-Anne Durand
Do older individuals who are diagnosed with cancer have worse physical performance prior to diagnosis compared to matched controls? A longitudinal cohort study
S. M. L. M. Looijaard, M. S. Slee-Valentijn, L. N. Groeneveldt, D. J. H. Deeg, M. Huisman, A. B. Maier
Use of modified diets to prevent aspiration in oropharyngeal dysphagia: is current practice justified?
Shaun T. O’Keeffe
Predictors of discontinuation, efficacy, and safety of memantine treatment for Alzheimer’s disease: meta-analysis and meta-regression of 18 randomized clinical trials involving 5004 patients
Lídia Blanco-Silvente, Dolors Capellà, Josep Garre-Olmo, Joan Vilalta-Franch, Xavier Castells
Informal caregivers’ perspectives on health of and (potentially inappropriate) medication for (relatively) independent oldest-old people – a qualitative interview study
Nadine Janis Pohontsch, Antje Löffler, Tobias Luck, Kathrin Heser, Debora Parker, Britta Haenisch, Steffi G. Riedel-Heller, Frank Jessen, Martin Scherer
Development and validation of a multi-domain multimorbidity resilience index for an older population: results from the baseline Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging
Andrew Wister, Scott Lear, Nadine Schuurman, Dawn MacKey, Barbara Mitchell, Theodore Cosco, Ian Fyffe
Investigating falls in adults with intellectual disability living in community settings and their experiences of post-fall care services: protocol for a prospective observational cohort study
Portia Ho, Caroline Bulsara, Shane Patman, Max Bulsara, Jenny Downs, Anne-Marie Hill
Determinants for utilization and transitions of long-term care in adults 65+ in Germany: results from the longitudinal KORA-Age study
Kathrin Steinbeisser, Eva Grill, Rolf Holle, Annette Peters, Hildegard Seidl
Evaluating an integrated primary care approach to improve well-being among frail community-living older people: A theory-guided study protocol
Lotte Vestjens, Jane M. Cramm, Erwin Birnie, Anna P. Nieboer
Comparison of access to health services among urban-to-urban and rural-to-urban older migrants, and urban and rural older permanent residents in Zhejiang Province, China: a cross-sectional survey
Sha Ma, Xudong Zhou, Minmin Jiang, Qiuju Li, Chao Gao, Weiming Cao, Lu Li
Psychosocial interventions for Alzheimer’s disease cognitive symptoms: a Bayesian network meta-analysis
Yuting Duan, Liming Lu, Juexuan Chen, Chunxiao Wu, Jielin Liang, Yan Zheng, Jinjian Wu, Peijing Rong, Chunzhi Tang
A cross-sectional exploratory analysis between pet ownership, sleep, exercise, health and neighbourhood perceptions: the Whitehall II cohort study
Gill Mein, Robert Grant
Continuity and utilization of health and community care in elderly patients with heart failure before and after hospitalization
Emma Säfström, Tiny Jaarsma, Anna Strömberg
Cross-sectional study of prevalence of dementia, behavioural symptoms, mobility, pain and other health parameters in nursing homes in Austria and the Czech Republic: results from the DEMDATA project
Stefanie R. Auer, Margit Höfler, Elisabeth Linsmayer, Anna Beránková, Doris Prieschl, Paulina Ratajczak, Michal Šteffl, Iva Holmerová
Early life stress and frailty in old age: the Helsinki birth cohort study
M. J. Haapanen, M. M. Perälä, M. K. Salonen, E. Kajantie, M. Simonen, P. Pohjolainen, A. K. Pesonen, K. Räikkönen, J. G. Eriksson, M. B. von Bonsdorff
Implementing advance care planning in nursing homes – study protocol of a cluster-randomized clinical trial
Trygve Johannes Lereim Sævareid, Lillian Lillemoen, Lisbeth Thoresen, Reidun Førde, Elisabeth Gjerberg, Reidar Pedersen
Preliminary evidence for an increased likelihood of a stable trajectory in mild cognitive impairment in individuals with higher motivational abilities
Myriam V. Thoma, Simon Forstmeier, Roger Schmid, Oliver Kellner, Franziskos Xepapadakos, Ursula Schreiter Gasser, Andreas Blessing, Axel Ropohl, Gabriela Bieri-Brüning, Dries Debeer, Andreas Maercker
Passive exercise to improve quality of life, activities of daily living, care burden and cognitive functioning in institutionalized older adults with dementia – a randomized controlled trial study protocol
Marelle Heesterbeek, Eddy A. Van der Zee, Marieke J. G. van Heuvelen
A digitally supported home-based exercise training program and dietary protein intervention for community dwelling older adults: protocol of the cluster randomised controlled VITAMIN trial
Jantine van den Helder, Carliene van Dronkelaar, Michael Tieland, Sumit Mehra, Tessa Dadema, Bart Visser, Ben J. A. Kröse, Raoul H. H. Engelbert, Peter J. M. Weijs
The importance of trust-based relations and a holistic approach in advance care planning with people with dementia in primary care: a qualitative study
Bram Tilburgs, Myrra Vernooij-Dassen, Raymond Koopmans, Marije Weidema, Marieke Perry, Yvonne Engels
The contrasting role of technology as both supportive and hindering in the everyday lives of people with mild cognitive deficits: a focus group study
Eva Lindqvist, Annika PerssonVasiliou, Amy S. Hwang, Alex Mihailidis, Arlene Astelle, Andrew Sixsmith, Louise Nygård
Health behaviors influencing depressive symptoms in older Koreans living alone: secondary data analysis of the 2014 Korean longitudinal study of aging
Heejung Kim, Sooyoung Kwon, Soyun Hong, Sangeun Lee
Age dependency of risk factors for cognitive decline
N. Legdeur, M. W. Heymans, H. C. Comijs, M. Huisman, A. B. Maier, P. J. Visser
Sarcopenia as a predictor of hospitalization among older people: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Xiaoming Zhang, Wenwu Zhang, Conghua Wang, Wuyuan Tao, Qingli Dou, Yunzhi Yang
Dementia as a predictor of care-related quality of life in informal caregivers: a cross-sectional study to investigate differences in health-related outcomes between dementia and non-dementia caregivers
Nina Karg, Elmar Graessel, Ottilie Randzio, Anna Pendergrass
DREAMeR: Drug use Reconsidered in the Elderly using goal Attainment scales during Medication Review; study protocol of a randomised controlled trial
Sanne Verdoorn, Henk-Frans Kwint, Jeanet Blom, Jacobijn Gussekloo, Marcel L. Bouvy
Depression, malnutrition, and health-related quality of life among Nepali older patients
Saruna Ghimire, Binaya Kumar Baral, Buddhi Raj Pokhrel, Asmita Pokhrel, Anushree Acharya, Dipta Amatya, Prabisha Amatya, Shiva Raj Mishra
Hand dexterity, not handgrip strength, is associated with executive function in Japanese community-dwelling older adults: a cross-sectional study
Kimi Estela Kobayashi-Cuya, Ryota Sakurai, Naoko Sakuma, Hiroyuki Suzuki, Masashi Yasunaga, Susumu Ogawa, Toru Takebayashi, Yoshinori Fujiwara
Falls prevention through physical and cognitive training (falls PACT) in older adults with mild cognitive impairment: a randomized controlled trial protocol
Donald S. Lipardo, William W. N. Tsang
Randomized controlled trial to evaluate a prevention program for frail community-dwelling older adults: a D-SCOPE protocol
Deborah Lambotte, Liesbeth De Donder, Ellen E. De Roeck, Lieve J. Hoeyberghs, Anne van der Vorst, Daan Duppen, Michaël Van der Elst, Bram Fret, Sarah Dury, An-Sofie Smetcoren, Martinus J. M. Kardol, Sebastiaan Engelborghs, Peter Paul De Deyn, Nico De Witte, Jos M. G. A. Schols, Gertrudis I. J. M. Kempen, G. A. Rixt Zijlstra, Jan De Lepeleire, Birgitte Schoenmakers, Dominique Verté, Eva Dierckx
Anti-hypertensive medications and injurious falls in an older population of low socioeconomic status: a nested case-control study
Zafirah Banu, Ka Keat Lim, Yu Heng Kwan, Kai Zhen Yap, Hui Ting Ang, Chuen Seng Tan, Warren Fong, Julian Thumboo, Kheng Hock Lee, Truls Ostbye, Lian Leng Low
Sleep duration and sleep disturbances in association with falls among the middle-aged and older adults in China: a population-based nationwide study
Samuel Kwaku Essien, Cindy Xin Feng, Wenjie Sun, Marwa Farag, Longhai Li, Yongqing Gao
Causes and correlates of 30 day and 180 day readmission following discharge from a Medicine for the Elderly Rehabilitation unit
Lloyd D. Hughes, Miles D. Witham
The prevalence of depressive symptoms in Chinese longevous persons and its correlation with vitamin D status
Yao Yao, Shihui Fu, Hao Zhang, Nan Li, Qiao Zhu, Fu Zhang, Fuxin Luan, Yali Zhao, Yao He
Prevalence of malnutrition and associated factors among community-dwelling older persons in Sri Lanka: a cross-sectional study
H. D. W. T. Damayanthi, F. M. Moy, K. L. Abdullah, S. D. Dharmaratne
Relationship of muscle function to circulating myostatin, follistatin and GDF11 in older women and men
Elizaveta Fife, Joanna Kostka, Łukasz Kroc, Agnieszka Guligowska, Małgorzata Pigłowska, Bartłomiej Sołtysik, Agnieszka Kaufman-Szymczyk, Krystyna Fabianowska-Majewska, Tomasz Kostka
Predictors of recovering ambulation after hip fracture inpatient rehabilitation
Francesca Cecchi, Silvia Pancani, Desiderio Antonioli, Lucia Avila, Manuele Barilli, Massimo Gambini, Lucilla Landucci Pellegrini, Emanuela Romano, Chiara Sarti, Margherita Zingoni, Maria Assunta Gabrielli, Federica Vannetti, Guido Pasquini, Claudio Macchi
A framework for secondary cognitive and motor tasks in dual-task gait testing in people with mild cognitive impairment
Susan W. Hunter, Alison Divine, Courtney Frengopoulos, Manuel Montero Odasso
Characteristics and predictors for hospitalizations of home-dwelling older persons receiving community care: a cohort study from Norway
Martha Therese Gjestsen, Kolbjørn Brønnick, Ingelin Testad
The OptimaMed intervention to reduce inappropriate medications in nursing home residents with severe dementia: results from a quasi-experimental feasibility pilot study
Machelle Wilchesky, Gerhard Mueller, Michèle Morin, Martine Marcotte, Philippe Voyer, Michèle Aubin, Pierre-Hugues Carmichael, Nathalie Champoux, Johanne Monette, Anik Giguère, Pierre Durand, René Verreault, Marcel Arcand, Edeltraut Kröger
Psychological distress in elderly people is associated with diet, wellbeing, health status, social support and physical functioning- a HUNT3 study
Kjersti Grønning, Geir A. Espnes, Camilla Nguyen, Ana Maria Ferreira Rodrigues, Maria Joao Gregorio, Rute Sousa, Helena Canhão, Beate André
Low 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels and the risk of frailty syndrome: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis
Sang Yhun Ju, June Young Lee, Do Hoon Kim
Impact of a nurse-based intervention on medication outcomes in vulnerable older adults
Michael A. Steinman, Marcelo Low, Ran D. Balicer, Efrat Shadmi
Exercise patterns in older adults instructed to follow moderate- or high-intensity exercise protocol – the generation 100 study
Line Skarsem Reitlo, Silvana Bucher Sandbakk, Hallgeir Viken, Nils Petter Aspvik, Jan Erik Ingebrigtsen, Xiangchun Tan, Ulrik Wisløff, Dorthe Stensvold
Coping with dementia caregiving: a mixed-methods study on feasibility and benefits of a psycho-educative group program
S. Pihet, S. Kipfer
Correction to: Hand dexterity, not handgrip strength, is associated with executive function in Japanese community-dwelling older adults: a cross-sectional study
Kimi Estela Kobayashi-Cuya, Ryota Sakurai, Naoko Sakuma, Hiroyuki Suzuki, Masashi Yasunaga, Susumu Ogawa, Toru Takebayashi, Yoshinori Fujiwara
Variation in the health outcomes associated with frailty among home care clients: relevance of caregiver distress and client sex
Colleen J. Maxwell, Michael A. Campitelli, Christina Diong, Luke Mondor, David B. Hogan, Joseph E. Amuah, Sarah Leslie, Dallas Seitz, Sudeep Gill, Kednapa Thavorn, Walter P. Wodchis, Andrea Gruneir, Gary Teare, Susan E. Bronskill
Nordic walking training and nutritional supplementation in pre-frail older Indians: an open-labelled experimental pre-test and post-test pilot study to develop intervention model
Prasun Chatterjee, Prakash Kumar, Ramesh Kandel, Ruchika Madan, Meenakshi Tyagi, Deepa Anil Kumar, Maroof Ahmad Khan, Gaurav Desai, Preeti Chaudhary, Shyama Gupta, Kanika Grover, Aparajit Ballav Dey
Technology-based cognitive training and rehabilitation interventions for individuals with mild cognitive impairment: a systematic review
Shaoqing Ge, Zheng Zhu, Bei Wu, Eleanor S. McConnell
Interventions to address social connectedness and loneliness for older adults: a scoping review
Hannah M. O’Rourke, Laura Collins, Souraya Sidani
Promoting safe walking among older people: the effects of a physical and cognitive training intervention vs. physical training alone on mobility and falls among older community-dwelling men and women (the PASSWORD study): design and methods of a randomized controlled trial
Sarianna Sipilä, Anna Tirkkonen, Tuomo Hänninen, Pia Laukkanen, Markku Alen, Roger A. Fielding, Miia Kivipelto, Katja Kokko, Jenni Kulmala, Taina Rantanen, Sanna E. Sihvonen, Elina Sillanpää, Anna Stigsdotter-Neely, Timo Törmäkangas
Adherence to driving cessation advice given to patients with cognitive impairment and consequences for mobility
Dafne Piersma, Anselm B. M. Fuermaier, Dick De Waard, Ragnhild J. Davidse, Jolieke De Groot, Michelle J. A. Doumen, Rudolf W. H. M. Ponds, Peter P. De Deyn, Wiebo H. Brouwer, Oliver Tucha
Diagnostic test accuracy of a novel smartphone application for the assessment of attention deficits in delirium in older hospitalised patients: a prospective cohort study protocol
Lisa-Marie Rutter, Eva Nouzova, David J. Stott, Christopher J. Weir, Valentina Assi, Jennifer H. Barnett, Caoimhe Clarke, Nikki Duncan, Jonathan Evans, Samantha Green, Kirsty Hendry, Meigan McGinlay, Jenny McKeever, Duncan G. Middleton, Stuart Parks, Robert Shaw, Elaine Tang, Tim Walsh, Alexander J. Weir, Elizabeth Wilson, Tara Quasim, Alasdair M.J. MacLullich, Zoë Tieges
Using different anthropometric indices to assess prediction ability of type 2 diabetes in elderly population: a 5 year prospective study
Jing Yang, Fei Wang, Jing Wang, Xu Han, Hua Hu, Caizheng Yu, Jing Yuan, Ping Yao, Xiaoping Miao, Sheng Wei, Youjie Wang, Weihong Chen, Yuan Liang, Huan Guo, Xiaomin Zhang, Dan Zheng, Yuhan Tang, Handong Yang, Meian He
Prevalence and predictors of vitamin D-deficiency in frail older hospitalized patients
Simon Friedrich Boettger, Bjoern Angersbach, Christiane Nicola Klimek, Ana Lemos Monteiro Wanderley, Azim Shaibekov, Lars Sieske, Baigang Wang, Matthias Zuchowski, Rainer Wirth, Maryam Pourhassan
Geriatric palliative care: a view of its concept, challenges and strategies
R. Voumard, E. Rubli Truchard, L. Benaroyo, G. D. Borasio, C. Büla, R. J. Jox
Urine cultures in a long-term care facility (LTCF): time for improvement
J. Haaijman, E. E. Stobberingh, L. W. van Buul, C. M. P. M. Hertogh, H. Horninge
Minimally invasive anterior muscle-sparing versus a transgluteal approach for hemiarthroplasty in femoral neck fractures-a prospective randomised controlled trial including 190 elderly patients
Franziska Saxer, Patrick Studer, Marcel Jakob, Norbert Suhm, Rachel Rosenthal, Salome Dell-Kuster, Werner Vach, Nicolas Bless
Health-related quality of life on tele-monitoring for users with pacemakers 6 months after implant: the NORDLAND study, a randomized trial
Antonio Lopez-Villegas, Daniel Catalan-Matamoros, Remedios Lopez-Liria, Terje Enebakk, Hilde Thunhaug, Knut Tore Lappegård
Does social participation reduce the risk of functional disability among older adults in China? A survival analysis using the 2005–2011 waves of the CLHLS data
Min Gao, Zhihong Sa, Yanyu Li, Weijun Zhang, Donghua Tian, Shengfa Zhang, Linni Gu
Association among handgrip strength, body mass index and decline in cognitive function among the elderly women
Su-min Jeong, Seulggie Choi, Kyuwoong Kim, Sung Min Kim, Sujin Kim, Sang Min Park
A mixed methods case study exploring the impact of membership of a multi-activity, multicentre community group on social wellbeing of older adults
Gabrielle Lindsay-Smith, Grant O’Sullivan, Rochelle Eime, Jack Harvey, Jannique G. Z. van Uffelen
Association between cognitive function and life-space mobility in older adults: results from the FRéLE longitudinal study
François Béland, Dominic Julien, Nathalie Bier, Johanne Desrosiers, Marie-Jeanne Kergoat, Louise Demers
The start of caring for an elderly dependent family member: a qualitative metasynthesis
Lourdes Moral-Fernández, Antonio Frías-Osuna, Sara Moreno-Cámara, Pedro A. Palomino-Moral, Rafael Del-Pino-Casado
Aging perceptions matter for the well-being of elderly Turkish migrants, especially among the chronically ill
Jane M. Cramm, Anna P. Nieboer
A wearable hip-assist robot reduces the cardiopulmonary metabolic energy expenditure during stair ascent in elderly adults: a pilot cross-sectional study
Dong-Seok Kim, Hwang-Jae Lee, Su-Hyun Lee, Won Hyuk Chang, Junwon Jang, Byung-Ok Choi, Gyu-Ha Ryu, Yun-Hee Kim
Identifying and understanding the health and social care needs of older adults with multiple chronic conditions and their caregivers: a scoping review
Katherine S. McGilton, Shirin Vellani, Lily Yeung, Jawad Chishtie, Elana Commisso, Jenny Ploeg, Melissa K. Andrew, Ana Patricia Ayala, Mikaela Gray, Debra Morgan, Amanda Froehlich Chow, Edna Parrott, Doug Stephens, Lori Hale, Margaret Keatings, Jennifer Walker, Walter P. Wodchis, Veronique Dubé, Janet McElhaney, Martine Puts
Effects of 12-month home-based physiotherapy on duration of living at home and functional capacity among older persons with signs of frailty or with a recent hip fracture - protocol of a randomized controlled trial (HIPFRA study)
Paula Soukkio, Sara Suikkanen, Sanna Kääriä, Hannu Kautiainen, Sarianna Sipilä, Katriina Kukkonen-Harjula, Markku Hupli
Long-term evaluation of the implementation of a large fall and fracture prevention program in long-term care facilities
Patrick Roigk, Clemens Becker, Claudia Schulz, Hans-Helmut König, Kilian Rapp
Deep learning based low-cost high-accuracy diagnostic framework for dementia using comprehensive neuropsychological assessment profiles
Hyun-Soo Choi, Jin Yeong Choe, Hanjoo Kim, Ji Won Han, Yeon Kyung Chi, Kayoung Kim, Jongwoo Hong, Taehyun Kim, Tae Hui Kim, Sungroh Yoon, Ki Woong Kim
Exploring the sensory screening experiences of nurses working in long-term care homes with residents who have dementia: a qualitative study
Fiona Höbler, Xochil Argueta-Warden, Miriam Rodríguez-Monforte, Astrid Escrig-Pinol, Walter Wittich, Katherine S. McGilton
Disability, quality of life and all-cause mortality in older Mexican adults: association with multimorbidity and frailty
Ana Rivera-Almaraz, Betty Manrique-Espinoza, José Alberto Ávila-Funes, Somnath Chatterji, Nirmala Naidoo, Paul Kowal, Aarón Salinas-Rodríguez
Evaluating the social fitness Programme for older people with cognitive problems and their caregivers: lessons learned from a failed trial
H W Donkers, D J Van der Veen, S Teerenstra, M J Vernooij-Dassen, M W G Nijhuis-vander Sanden, M J L Graff
Potentially inappropriate medication use among hypertensive older African-American adults
Mohsen Bazargan, James L Smith, Ebony O King
An anticholinergic burden score for German prescribers: score development
Esther Katharina Kiesel, Yvonne Marina Hopf, Michael Drey
The effect of whole body vibration training on quadriceps voluntary activation level of people with age-related muscle loss (sarcopenia): a randomized pilot study
Ning Wei, Gabriel Y. F. Ng
Home and community-based services coordination for homebound older adults in home-based primary care
Gregory J. Norman, Amy J. Wade, Andrea M. Morris, Jill C. Slaboda
Challenges of conducting research in long-term care facilities: a systematic review
Helen R Lam, Selina Chow, Kate Taylor, Ronald Chow, Henry Lam, Katija Bonin, Leigha Rowbottom, Nathan Herrmann
Retrospective assessment of patient characteristics and healthcare costs prior to a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease in an administrative claims database
Radhika Nair, Virginia S. Haynes, Mir Siadaty, Nick C. Patel, Adam S. Fleisher, Derek Van Amerongen, Michael M. Witte, AnnCatherine M. Downing, Leslie Ann Hazel Fernandez, Vishal Saundankar, Daniel E. Ball
Unplanned Readmission prevention by Geriatric Emergency Network for Transitional care (URGENT): protocol of a prospective single centre quasi-experimental study
Els Devriendt, Pieter Heeren, Steffen Fieuws, Nathalie I. H. Wellens, Mieke Deschodt, Johan Flamaing, Marc Sabbe, Koen Milisen
The effects of pain on quadriceps strength, joint proprioception and dynamic balance among women aged 65 to 75 years with knee osteoarthritis
Dokyung Kim, Geon Park, Liang-Tseng Kuo, Wonhah Park
Pre-kidney transplant lower extremity impairment and transplant length of stay: a time-to-discharge analysis of a prospective cohort study
Anthony J. Nastasi, Tyler S. Bryant, Jimmy T. Le, Jennifer Schrack, Hao Ying, Christine E. Haugen, Marlís González Fernández, Dorry L. Segev, Mara A. McAdams-DeMarco
Item distribution, internal consistency, and structural validity of the German version of the DEMQOL and DEMQOL–proxy
Christian G. G. Schwab, Martin Nikolaus Dichter, Martin Berwig
Effect of a home based, low intensity, physical exercise program in older adults dialysis patients: a secondary analysis of the EXCITE trial
Rossella Baggetta, Graziella D’Arrigo, Claudia Torino, Samar Abd ElHafeez, Fabio Manfredini, Francesca Mallamaci, Carmine Zoccali, Giovanni Tripepi, Davide Bolignano, Nicola Lamberti, Silvio Bertoli, Daniele Ciurlino, Lisa Rocca-Rey, Antonio Barillà, Yuri Battaglia, Renato Mario Rapanà, Alessandro Zuccalà, Graziella Bonanno, Pasquale Fatuzzo, Francesco Rapisarda, Stefania Rastelli, Fabrizio Fabrizi, Piergiorgio Messa, Luciano De Paola, Luigi Lombardi, Adamasco Cupisti, Giorgio Fuiano, Gaetano Lucisano, Chiara Summaria, Michele Felisatti, Enrico Pozzato, Anna Maria Malagoni, Pietro Castellino, Filippo Aucella, Pasquale Fabio Provenzano, Luigi Catizone
Interventions for frail community-dwelling older adults have no significant effect on adverse outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Michael Van der Elst, Birgitte Schoenmakers, Daan Duppen, Deborah Lambotte, Bram Fret, Bert Vaes, Jan De Lepeleire
Octo- and nonagenarians’ outlook on life and death when living with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator: a cross-sectional study
Ingela Thylén, Debra K. Moser, Anna Strömberg
A comparison of perceived uselessness between centenarians and non-centenarians in China
Yuan Zhao, Hong Fu, Aimei Guo, Li Qiu, Karen S. L. Cheung, Bei Wu, Daniela Jopp, Danan Gu
The “more at home with dementia” program: a randomized controlled study protocol to determine how caregiver training affects the well-being of patients and caregivers
Elizabeth G. Birkenhäger-Gillesse, Boudewijn J. Kollen, Sytse U. Zuidema, Wilco P. Achterberg
Associations between health-related quality of life, physical function and fear of falling in older fallers receiving home care
Maria Bjerk, Therese Brovold, Dawn A. Skelton, Astrid Bergland
Physical diagnoses in nursing home residents - is dementia or severity of dementia of importance?
Live Bredholt Jørgensen, Berit Marie Thorleifsson, Geir Selbæk, Jūratė Šaltytė Benth, Anne-Sofie Helvik
Trajectories of allostatic load among older Americans and Britons: longitudinal cohort studies
Gindo Tampubolon, Asri Maharani
Effect of cognitive and executive functions on perception of quality of life of cognitively normal elderly people dwelling in residential aged care facilities in Sri Lanka
Madushika Wishvanie Kodagoda Gamage, Chandana Hewage, Kithsiri Dedduwa Pathirana
HIV testing and counselling experiences: a qualitative study of older adults living with HIV in western Kenya
Jepchirchir Kiplagat, Susann Huschke
The association between obesity and social exclusion in middle-aged and older adults: findings from a nationally representative study in Germany
André Hajek, Hans-Helmut König
Clinical outcomes and prognostic factors in patients directly transferred to the intensive care unit from long-term care beds in institutions and hospitals: a retrospective clinical study
Su Hwan Lee, Soo Jung Kim, Yoon Hee Choi, Jin Hwa Lee, Jung Hyun Chang, Yon Ju Ryu
Alzheimer’s disease risk factors as mediators of subjective memory impairment and objective memory decline: protocol for a construct-level replication analysis
Nikki L. Hill, Jacqueline Mogle
Montreal cognitive assessment reflects cognitive reserve
Jae Myeong Kang, Young-Sung Cho, Soowon Park, Byung Ho Lee, Bo Kyung Sohn, Chi Hyun Choi, Jeong-Seok Choi, Hee Yeon Jeong, Seong-Jin Cho, Jae-Hong Lee, Jun-Young Lee
Regional variation in healthcare spending and mortality among senior high-cost healthcare users in Ontario, Canada: a retrospective matched cohort study
Sergei Muratov, Justin Lee, Anne Holbrook, Andrew Costa, J. Michael Paterson, Jason R. Guertin, Lawrence Mbuagbaw, Tara Gomes, Wayne Khuu, Jean-Eric Tarride
A randomised controlled trial comparing the effectiveness of tai chi alongside usual care with usual care alone on the postural balance of community-dwelling people with dementia: protocol for the TACIT trial (TAi ChI for people with demenTia)
Samuel R. Nyman, Christopher Hayward, Wendy Ingram, Peter Thomas, Sarah Thomas, Michael Vassallo, James Raftery, Helen Allen, Yolanda Barrado-Martín
Prevalence of frailty, cognitive impairment, and sarcopenia in outpatients with cardiometabolic disease in a frailty clinic
Yoshiaki Tamura, Joji Ishikawa, Yoshinori Fujiwara, Masashi Tanaka, Nobuo Kanazawa, Yuko Chiba, Ai Iizuka, Sho Kaito, Jun Tanaka, Masamitsu Sugie, Takashi Nishimura, Akiko Kanemaru, Keigo Shimoji, Hirohiko Hirano, Ko Furuta, Akihiko Kitamura, Satoshi Seino, Shoji Shinkai, Kazumasa Harada, Shunei Kyo, Hideki Ito, Atsushi Araki
Serum cystatin C, impaired kidney function, and geriatric depressive symptoms among older people living in a rural area: a population-based study
Ling Wu, Zhongrui Yan, Hui Jiang, Huaimei Xing, Haohao Li, Chengxuan Qiu
Handgrip strength in old and oldest old Swiss adults – a cross-sectional study
Julia Wearing, Peter Konings, Maria Stokes, Eling D. de Bruin
Comparison of a group-delivered and individually delivered lifestyle-integrated functional exercise (LiFE) program in older persons: a randomized noninferiority trial
Carl-Philipp Jansen, Corinna Nerz, Franziska Kramer, Sarah Labudek, Jochen Klenk, Judith Dams, Hans-Helmut König, Lindy Clemson, Clemens Becker, Michael Schwenk
Higher levels of tumor necrosis factor β are associated with frailty in socially vulnerable community-dwelling older adults
Carla M. C. Nascimento, Marisa S. Zazzetta, Grace A. O. Gomes, Fabiana S. Orlandi, Karina Gramani-Say, Fernando A. Vasilceac, Aline C. M. Gratão, Sofia C. I. Pavarini, Marcia R. Cominetti
The association between living alone and health care utilisation in older adults: a retrospective cohort study of electronic health records from a London general practice
Kathryn Dreyer, Adam Steventon, Rebecca Fisher, Sarah R. Deeny
Is excess weight a burden for older adults who suffer chronic pain?
Huan-Ji Dong, Britt Larsson, Lars-Åke Levin, Lars Bernfort, Björn Gerdle
The effect of body mass index, lower extremity performance, and use of a private car on incident life-space restriction: a two-year follow-up study
Taishi Tsuji, Merja Rantakokko, Erja Portegijs, Anne Viljanen, Taina Rantanen
A need to improve the assessment of environmental hazards for falls on stairs and in bathrooms: results of a scoping review
Rosanne Blanchet, Nancy Edwards
Patient-centred access to health care: a framework analysis of the care interface for frail older adults
Donata Kurpas, Holly Gwyther, Katarzyna Szwamel, Rachel L. Shaw, Barbara D’Avanzo, Carol A. Holland, Maria Magdalena Bujnowska-Fedak
The pace and prognosis of peripheral sensory loss in advanced age: association with gait speed and falls
Lewis A. Lipsitz, Brad Manor, Daniel Habtemariam, Ikechukwu Iloputaife, Junhong Zhou, Thomas G. Travison
“You’ve got to look after yourself, to be able to look after them” a qualitative study of the unmet needs of caregivers of community based primary health care patients
Kerry Kuluski, Allie Peckham, Ashlinder Gill, Jasleen Arneja, Frances Morton-Chang, John Parsons, Cecilia Wong-Cornall, Ann McKillop, Ross E. G. Upshur, Nicolette Sheridan
Effects, costs and feasibility of the ‘Stay Active at Home’ Reablement training programme for home care professionals: study protocol of a cluster randomised controlled trial
Silke F. Metzelthin, Teuni H. Rooijackers, Gertrud A. R. Zijlstra, Erik van Rossum, Marja Y. Veenstra, Annemarie Koster, Silvia M. A. A. Evers, Gerard J. P. van Breukelen, Gertrudis I. J. M. Kempen
Mixed methods developmental evaluation of the CHOICE program: a relationship-centred mealtime intervention for long-term care
Sarah Wu, Jill M. Morrison, Hilary Dunn-Ridgeway, Vanessa Vucea, Sabrina Iuglio, Heather Keller
Sedative-hypnotic initiation and renewal at discharge in hospitalized older patients: an observational study
Elsa Bourcier, Amandine Baptiste, Adrien Borowik, Lucas Zerbib, Dominique Bonnet-Zamponi, Florence Tubach, Christine Fernandez, Patrick Hindlet
Quality of life and paracetamol in advanced dementia (Q-PID): protocol of a randomised double-blind placebo-controlled crossover trial
Paulien H. van Dam, Wilco P. Achterberg, Jacobijn Gussekloo, Bettina S. Husebo, Monique A. A. Caljouw
Study protocol on Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders: focus on clinical and imaging predictive markers in co-existing lesions
Nawele Boublay, Denis Fédérico, Alain Pesce, Marc Verny, Frédéric Blanc, Marc Paccalin, Thomas Desmidt, Pierre Grosmaître, Olivier Moreaud, Solveig Relland, Estelle Bravant, Romain Bouet, Pierre Krolak-Salmon
Gout and dementia in the elderly: a cohort study of Medicare claims
Jasvinder A. Singh, John D. Cleveland
Environmental factors and risk of delirium in geriatric patients: an observational study
Sigurd Evensen, Ingvild Saltvedt, Stian Lydersen, Torgeir Bruun Wyller, Kristin Taraldsen, Olav Sletvold
The prevalence and characteristics of frailty by frailty phenotype in rural Tanzania
Emma Grace Lewis, Selina Coles, Kate Howorth, John Kissima, William Gray, Sarah Urasa, Richard Walker, Catherine Dotchin
Telemonitoring to improve nutritional status in community-dwelling elderly: design and methods for process and effect evaluation of a non-randomized controlled trial
M. N. van Doorn-van Atten, A. Haveman-Nies, P. Pilichowski, R. Roca, J. H. M. de Vries, C. P. G. M. de Groot
The effectiveness of an integrated care pathway in geriatric rehabilitation among older patients with complex health problems and their informal caregivers: a prospective cohort study
Irma H. J. Everink, Jolanda C. M. van Haastregt, Frans E. S. Tan, Jos M. G. A. Schols, Gertrudis I. J. M. Kempen
Effect of exercise and nutritional supplementation on health-related quality of life and mood in older adults: the VIVE2 randomized controlled trial
Åsa von Berens, Roger A. Fielding, Thomas Gustafsson, Dylan Kirn, Jonathan Laussen, Margaretha Nydahl, Kieran Reid, Thomas G. Travison, Hao Zhu, Tommy Cederholm, Afsaneh Koochek
A randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of a staff training program to implement consumer directed care on resident quality of life in residential aged care
Marita P. McCabe, Elizabeth Beattie, Gery Karantzas, David Mellor, Kerrie Sanders, Lucy Busija, Belinda Goodenough, Michelle Bennett, Kathryn von Treuer, Jessica Byers
Effect of physical interventions on physical performance and physical activity in older patients during hospitalization: a systematic review
Kira Scheerman, Kirsten Raaijmakers, René Hubert Joseph Otten, Carel Gerardus Maria Meskers, Andrea Britta Maier
Resilience to cognitive impairment in the oldest-old: design of the EMIF-AD 90+ study
Nienke Legdeur, Maryam Badissi, Stephen F. Carter, Sophie de Crom, Aleid van de Kreeke, Ralph Vreeswijk, Marijke C. Trappenburg, Mardien L. Oudega, Huiberdina L. Koek, Jos P. van Campen, Carolina J. P. W. Keijsers, Chinenye Amadi, Rainer Hinz, Mark F. Gordon, Gerald Novak, Jana Podhorna, Erik Serné, Frank Verbraak, Maqsood Yaqub, Arjan Hillebrand, Alessandra Griffa, Neil Pendleton, Sophia E. Kramer, Charlotte E. Teunissen, Adriaan Lammertsma, Frederik Barkhof, Bart N. M. van Berckel, Philip Scheltens, Majon Muller, Andrea B. Maier, Karl Herholz, Pieter Jelle Visser
Key stakeholders’ views on the quality of care and services available to frail seniors in Canada
Anik M. C. Giguere, Elina Farmanova, Jayna M. Holroyd-Leduc, Sharon E. Straus, Robin Urquhart, Valerie Carnovale, Erik Breton, Selynne Guo, Nandini Maharaj, Pierre J. Durand, France Légaré, Alexis F. Turgeon, Michèle Aubin
Health and frailty among older spousal caregivers: an observational cohort study in Belgium
Florence Potier, Jean-Marie Degryse, Benoit Bihin, Florence Debacq-Chainiaux, Chantal Charlet-Renard, Henri Martens, Marie de Saint-Hubert
Interventions maintaining eating Independence in nursing home residents: a multicentre qualitative study
Alvisa Palese, Valentina Bressan, Tea Kasa, Marin Meri, Mark Hayter, Roger Watson
Risk factors of opioid-induced adverse reactions in elderly male outpatients of Korea Veterans Hospital
Ji Young Kim, Joo Hee Kim, Jeong Yee, Soo Jin Song, Hye Sun Gwak
Personal and behavioral correlates of total and domain-specific sedentary behaviors in older Taiwanese adults
Shao-Hsi Chang, Ming-Chun Hsueh, Yung Liao
The deprescribing rainbow: a conceptual framework highlighting the importance of patient context when stopping medication in older people
Adam Todd, Jesse Jansen, Jim Colvin, Andrew J. McLachlan
Hand grip strength as a physical biomarker of aging from the perspective of a Fibonacci mathematical modeling
Elena Ioana Iconaru, Manuela Mihaela Ciucurel, Luminita Georgescu, Constantin Ciucurel
The Geriatric Emergency Department Intervention model of care: a pragmatic trial
Marianne Wallis, Elizabeth Marsden, Andrea Taylor, Alison Craswell, Marc Broadbent, Adrian Barnett, Kim-Huong Nguyen, Colleen Johnston, Amanda Glenwright, Julia Crilly
Association between activity energy expenditure and peak oxygen consumption with sarcopenia
Daniel Bunout, Gladys Barrera, Sandra Hirsch, Teresa Jimenez, María Pia de la Maza
Chronic morbidity and reported disability among older persons from the India Human Development Survey
Mukesh C. Parmar, Nandita Saikia
Correlates of loneliness in older adults in Shanghai, China: does age matter?
Fang Yang, Junan Zhang, Jianping Wang
Use of over the counter products in older cardiovascular patients admitted to a tertiary care center in USA
Marwan Sheikh-Taha, Hani Dimassi
What enables good end of life care for people with dementia? A multi-method qualitative study with key stakeholders
Claire Bamford, Richard Lee, Emma McLellan, Marie Poole, Karen Harrison-Dening, Julian Hughes, Louise Robinson, Catherine Exley
Improving living and dying for people with advanced dementia living in care homes: a realist review of Namaste Care and other multisensory interventions
Frances Bunn, Jennifer Lynch, Claire Goodman, Rachel Sharpe, Catherine Walshe, Nancy Preston, Katherine Froggatt
An overview of co-morbidities and the development of pressure ulcers among older adults
Efraim Jaul, Jeremy Barron, Joshua P. Rosenzweig, Jacob Menczel
Yoga to prevent mobility limitations in older adults: feasibility of a randomized controlled trial
Erik J. Groessl, Meghan Maiya, Laura Schmalzl, David Wing, Dilip V. Jeste
Feasibility of trial procedures for a randomised controlled trial of a community based group exercise intervention for falls prevention for visually impaired older people: the VIOLET study
Nicola Adams, Dawn A. Skelton, Denise Howel, Cathy Bailey, Rosy Lampitt, Tony Fouweather, Joanne Gray, Dorothy Coe, Jennifer Wilkinson, Sheena Gawler, Lex D. de Jong, Heather Waterman, Vincent Deary, Michael Clarke, Steve W Parry
Study on relationship between elderly sarcopenia and inflammatory cytokine IL-6, anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10
Yu-Dong Rong, Ai-Lin Bian, Hui-Ying Hu, Yue Ma, Xin-Zi Zhou
Predictors of polypharmacy among elderly Thais with depressive and anxiety disorders: findings from the DAS study
Nahathai Wongpakaran, Tinakon Wongpakaran, Thanitha Sirirak, Rewadee Jenraumjit, Surin Jiraniramai, Peerasak Lerttrakarnnon
Development and validation of a screener based on interRAI assessments to measure informal caregiver wellbeing in the community
Raquel S. D. Betini, John P. Hirdes, Nancy Curtin-Telegdi, Lisa Gammage, Jennifer Vansickle, Jeff Poss, George Heckman
The impact of community-based interventions for the older population: a quasi-experimental study of a hip-fracture prevention program in Norway
Henning Øien, Niklas Jakobsson, Carl Bonander
Balancing different expectations in ethically difficult situations while providing community home health care services: a focused ethnographic approach
Dara Rasoal, Annica Kihlgren, Kirsti Skovdahl
Study protocol: individualized music for people with dementia - improvement of quality of life and social participation for people with dementia in institutional care
Lisette Weise, Elisabeth Jakob, Nils Frithjof Töpfer, Gabriele Wilz
Associations between lifestyle, physical and social environments and frailty among Chinese older people: a multilevel analysis
Bo Ye, Junling Gao, Hua Fu
Acceptability of non-drug therapies in older people with orthostatic hypotension: a qualitative study
Lisa J. Robinson, Ruth M. Pearce, James Frith
Development of a pharmaceutical care program in progressive stages in geriatric institutions
Conxita Mestres, Marta Hernandez, Anna Agustí, Laura Puerta, Blanca Llagostera, Patricia Amorós
Health-services utilisation amongst older persons during the last year of life: a population-based study
Danielle Ní Chróinín, David E. Goldsbury, Alexander Beveridge, Patricia M. Davidson, Afaf Girgis, Nicholas Ingham, Jane L. Phillips, Anne M. Wilkinson, Jane M. Ingham, Dianne L. O’Connell
The decision-making process for unplanned admission to hospital unveiled in hospitalised older adults: a qualitative study
Maria Johanna van der Kluit, Geke J. Dijkstra, Sophia E. de Rooij
A frailty index derived from a standardized comprehensive geriatric assessment predicts mortality and aged residential care admission
Rosie Burn, Ruth E. Hubbard, Richard J. Scrase, Rebecca K. Abey-Nesbit, Nancye M. Peel, Philip J. Schluter, Hamish A. Jamieson
Validation of a one year fracture prediction tool for absolute hip fracture risk in long term care residents
Ahmed M. Negm, George Ioannidis, Micaela Jantzi, Jenn Bucek, Lora Giangregorio, Laura Pickard, John P. Hirdes, Jonathan D. Adachi, Julie Richardson, Lehana Thabane, Alexandra Papaioannou
A group study on the effects of a short multi-domain cognitive training in healthy elderly Italian people
Chiara F. Tagliabue, Sabrina Guzzetti, Giulia Gualco, Giovanna Boccolieri, Alfonsa Boccolieri, Stuart Smith, Roberta Daini
Prevalence, trend and contributing factors of geriatric syndromes among older Swedes: results from the Stockholm County Council Public Health Surveys
Yajun Liang, Christian Rausch, Lucie Laflamme, Jette Möller
The impact of rural-urban community settings on cognitive decline: results from a nationally-representative sample of seniors in China
Yuanxi Xiang, Hossein Zare, Cuiling Guan, Darrell Gaskin