BMC Geriatrics

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Sexual health and aging: overcoming stigmas and addressing healthcare needs

Guest Edited by Priscila Assis Campos Vasconcelos and Feliciano Villar

Social isolation and loneliness in aging

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Ophthalmology in older adults

Guest Edited by Giuseppe Querques and Riccardo Sacconi

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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

Safety and efficacy of minimally invasive gastrectomy for older patients with gastric cancer after neoadjuvant chemotherapy and immunotherapy: a propensity score-matched analysis

Authors: Hao Cui, Zhen Yuan, Wenquan Liang, Bo Cao, Lin Chen, Jianxin Cui and Bo Wei

Content type: Research 15 July 2024
Urinary concerns among older adults: a qualitative analysis in the context of healthy aging

Authors: Shaoqing Ge, Kuan-Ching Wu, Shao-Yun Chien, Xianglan Jin, Suah Park and Basia Belza

Content type: Research 15 July 2024
A quantitative study on the impact of a community falls pharmacist role, on medicines optimisation in older people at risk of falls

Authors: Paula Crawford, Rick Plumb, Paula Burns, Stephen Flanagan and Carole Parsons

Content type: Research 15 July 2024
ATM, BLM, and CDH1 gene co-mutations in a high-grade endometrial stromal sarcoma patient with multiple abdominal cavity metastases: a case report and literature review

Authors: Nan Li, Yaxin Yan, Yaxing Li, Yanyan Yang, Congwei Dai and Na Li

Content type: Case Report 15 July 2024
Psychological distress among family caregivers of persons with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias in Uganda

Authors: Joy Louise Gumikiriza-Onoria, Janet Nakigudde, Roy William Mayega, Bruno Giordani, Martha Sajatovic, Mark Kaddu Mukasa, Dennis Buwembo, Kamada Lwere and Noeline Nakasujja

Content type: Research 15 July 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

Sexual health and aging: overcoming stigmas and addressing healthcare needs

Social isolation and loneliness in aging

Ophthalmology in older adults

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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Safety and efficacy of minimally invasive gastrectomy for older patients with gastric cancer after neoadjuvant chemotherapy and immunotherapy: a propensity score-matched analysis

Urinary concerns among older adults: a qualitative analysis in the context of healthy aging

A quantitative study on the impact of a community falls pharmacist role, on medicines optimisation in older people at risk of falls

ATM, BLM, and CDH1 gene co-mutations in a high-grade endometrial stromal sarcoma patient with multiple abdominal cavity metastases: a case report and literature review

Psychological distress among family caregivers of persons with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias in Uganda

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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