BMC Geriatrics

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Ophthalmology in older adults

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The influence of Tai Chi exercise on the subjective well-being in older people

Tackling potentially inappropriate prescriptions in older adults: development of deprescribing criteria by consensus

Agreement between Clinical Frailty Scale-scores based on information from patient interviews and Clinical Frailty Scale-scores based on information from medical records - a cross sectional study

Authors: Kim Jackwert, Michael Holmér, Matilda Hallongren, Todel Asmar, Per Wretenberg and Åsa G Andersson

Content type: Research 2 July 2024
Association between dietary patterns and the risk of all-cause mortality among old adults with obstructive sleep apnea

Authors: Wei Zhao, Lu Gao, Zhiyuan Wu and Mingzhao Qin

Content type: Research 2 July 2024
“How difficult it is to change dietary behaviour” experience of older people with sarcopenic obesity: a qualitative study

Authors: Yue-Heng Yin, Justina Yat Wa Liu and Maritta Välimäki

Content type: Research 1 July 2024
Association of anaemia with indoor air pollution among older Indian adult population: multilevel modelling analysis of nationally representative cross-sectional study

Authors: Pritam Halder, Madhur Verma, Saumyarup Pal, Amit Kumar Mishra, Trideep Jyoti Deori, Riya Biswas, Jaya Tiwari, Anshul Mamgai, Shivani Rathor and Manish Chandra Prabhakar

Content type: Research 29 June 2024
Physical activity dynamically moderates the impact of multimorbidity on the trajectory of healthy aging over sixteen years

Authors: Nnaelue Godfrey Ojijieme, Tieying Feng, Chin Man Chui, Xinzhu Qi and Yuan Liu

Content type: Research 28 June 2024

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Household physical activity is positively associated with gray matter volume in older adults

Authors: Noah D. Koblinsky, Liesel-Ann C. Meusel, Carol E. Greenwood and Nicole D. Anderson

Content type: Research article 5 February 2021
Early and late signs that precede dying among older persons in nursing homes: the multidisciplinary team’s perspective

Authors: Helene Åvik Persson, Anna Sandgren, Carl-Johan Fürst, Gerd Ahlström and Lina Behm

Content type: Research Article 4 June 2018
Understanding the care and support needs of older people: a scoping review and categorisation using the WHO international classification of functioning, disability and health framework (ICF)

Authors: Sarah Abdi, Alice Spann, Jacinta Borilovic, Luc de Witte and Mark Hawley

Content type: Research article 22 July 2019

The Correction to this article has been published in BMC Geriatrics 2020 20:23
Pain in elderly people with severe dementia: A systematic review of behavioural pain assessment tools

Authors: Sandra MG Zwakhalen, Jan PH Hamers, Huda Huijer Abu-Saad and Martijn PF Berger

Content type: Research article 27 January 2006
The scientific evidence for a potential link between confusion and urinary tract infection in the elderly is still confusing - a systematic literature review

Authors: Sean Mayne, Alexander Bowden, Pär-Daniel Sundvall and Ronny Gunnarsson

Content type: Research article 4 February 2019

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BMC Geriatrics is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in all aspects of the health and healthcare of older people, including the effects of healthcare systems and policies. The journal also welcomes research focused on the aging process, including cellular, genetic, and physiological processes and cognitive modifications.

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BMC Geriatrics

Latest collections open to submissions

Ophthalmology in older adults

Oral health for older adults

Economics of aging

Editor's highlights

The influence of Tai Chi exercise on the subjective well-being in older people

Tackling potentially inappropriate prescriptions in older adults: development of deprescribing criteria by consensus

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Agreement between Clinical Frailty Scale-scores based on information from patient interviews and Clinical Frailty Scale-scores based on information from medical records - a cross sectional study

Association between dietary patterns and the risk of all-cause mortality among old adults with obstructive sleep apnea

“How difficult it is to change dietary behaviour” experience of older people with sarcopenic obesity: a qualitative study

Association of anaemia with indoor air pollution among older Indian adult population: multilevel modelling analysis of nationally representative cross-sectional study

Physical activity dynamically moderates the impact of multimorbidity on the trajectory of healthy aging over sixteen years

Household physical activity is positively associated with gray matter volume in older adults

Early and late signs that precede dying among older persons in nursing homes: the multidisciplinary team’s perspective

Understanding the care and support needs of older people: a scoping review and categorisation using the WHO international classification of functioning, disability and health framework (ICF)

Pain in elderly people with severe dementia: A systematic review of behavioural pain assessment tools

The scientific evidence for a potential link between confusion and urinary tract infection in the elderly is still confusing - a systematic literature review

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