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BMC Geriatrics: highlights of 2018

As global populations age, new questions and challenges arise in geriatric care. BMC Geriatrics publishes important research addressing these topics, from exercise and sleep to screening for frailty and overall health, and more. Here are some of our most interesting papers from 2018.

Announcing the launch of In Review

BMC Geriatrics, in partnership with Research Square, is now offering In Review. Authors choosing this free optional service will be able to:

Share their work with fellow researchers to read, comment on, and cite even before publication
Showcase their work to funders and others with a citable DOI while it is still under review
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Effects of aquatic physical intervention on fall risk, working memory and hazard-perception as pedestrians in older people: a pilot trial

Authors: Michal Nissim, Abigail Livny, Caroline Barmatz, Galia Tsarfaty, Yitshal Berner, Yaron Sacher, Jonathan Giron and Navah Z. Ratzon

Content type: Research article

19 February 2020
Use of potentially inappropriate medication and polypharmacy in older adults: a repeated cross-sectional study

Authors: Kristine Thorell, Patrik Midlöv, Johan Fastbom and Anders Halling

Content type: Research article

19 February 2020
Discharge outcomes among elderly patients undergoing emergency abdominal surgery: registry study of discharge data from Irish public hospitals

Authors: Aisling McCann, Jan Sorensen, Deirdre Nally, Dara Kavanagh and Deborah A. McNamara

Content type: Research article

19 February 2020
The integrated care pathway for managing post stroke patients (iCaPPS^©) in public primary care Healthcentres in Malaysia: impact on quality adjusted life years (QALYs) and cost effectiveness analysis

Authors: Aznida Firzah Abdul Aziz, Nor Azlin Mohd Nordin, Amrizal Muhd Nur, Saperi Sulong and Syed Mohamed Aljunid

Content type: Research article

18 February 2020
Impact of urine and mixed incontinence on long-term care preference: a vignette-survey study of community-dwelling older adults

Authors: Nicolas Carvalho, Sarah Fustinoni, Nazanin Abolhassani, Juan Manuel Blanco, Lionel Meylan and Brigitte Santos-Eggimann

Content type: Research article

18 February 2020

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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
Is the Timed Up and Go test a useful predictor of risk of falls in community dwelling older adults: a systematic review and meta- analysis

Authors: Emma Barry, Rose Galvin, Claire Keogh, Frances Horgan and Tom Fahey

Content type: Research article

1 February 2014
A best practice fall prevention exercise program to improve balance, strength / power, and psychosocial health in older adults: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Authors: Yves J Gschwind, Reto W Kressig, Andre Lacroix, Thomas Muehlbauer, Barbara Pfenninger and Urs Granacher

Content type: Study protocol

9 October 2013
Pain assessment for people with dementia: a systematic review of systematic reviews of pain assessment tools

Authors: Valentina Lichtner, Dawn Dowding, Philip Esterhuizen, S José Closs, Andrew F Long, Anne Corbett and Michelle Briggs

Content type: Research article

17 December 2014
A standard procedure for creating a frailty index

Authors: Samuel D Searle, Arnold Mitnitski, Evelyne A Gahbauer, Thomas M Gill and Kenneth Rockwood

Content type: Research article

30 September 2008

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Aims and scope

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.

Editor

Tovah Honor Aronin, BioMed Central, USA

Manuscript Editor

Oliver Cocks, BioMed Central, UK

Section Editors

Ian Cameron, University of Sydney, Australia
Kee-Lee Chou, The Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong
Danan Gu, United Nations, USA
Koen Milisen, KU Leuven, Belgium
John Tower, University of Southern California, USA
Pieter Jelle Visser, Vrije Universiteit Medical Center, Netherlands

Danan Gu, Section Editor

Danan Gu earned a Ph.D. degree in demography in Peking University in 2001. He works at the United Nations Population Division since 2009. He is Section Editor of BMC Geriatrics since 2012.

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Effects of aquatic physical intervention on fall risk, working memory and hazard-perception as pedestrians in older people: a pilot trial

Use of potentially inappropriate medication and polypharmacy in older adults: a repeated cross-sectional study

Discharge outcomes among elderly patients undergoing emergency abdominal surgery: registry study of discharge data from Irish public hospitals

The integrated care pathway for managing post stroke patients (iCaPPS^©) in public primary care Healthcentres in Malaysia: impact on quality adjusted life years (QALYs) and cost effectiveness analysis

Impact of urine and mixed incontinence on long-term care preference: a vignette-survey study of community-dwelling older adults

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

Is the Timed Up and Go test a useful predictor of risk of falls in community dwelling older adults: a systematic review and meta- analysis

A best practice fall prevention exercise program to improve balance, strength / power, and psychosocial health in older adults: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Pain assessment for people with dementia: a systematic review of systematic reviews of pain assessment tools

A standard procedure for creating a frailty index

Aims and scope

Editor

Manuscript Editor

Section Editors

Danan Gu, Section Editor

BMC Series blog

Highlights of the BMC Series: January 2020

Tailoring interventions for social isolation and loneliness

Social Inequalities in Vaping: Why Smoking Matters

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