BMC Geriatrics

BMC Geriatrics: highlights of 2017

As 2018 begins we take a look back at some of the most interesting research published in the journal in 2017. As the average life expectancy has increased to its highest ever level, geriatrics-focused research is now more important and prevalent than ever before. Here we look back at five articles worth revisiting in BMC Geriatrics.

Content type: Research article
| 25 June 2018

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

Authors: Torfinn Lødøen Gaarden, Knut Engedal, Jūratė Šaltytė Benth, Marianne Larsen, Bernhard Lorentzen, Tom Eirik Mollnes, Tor Magne Bjølseth and Albert Castellheim
Content type: Research article
| 25 June 2018

Geriatric syndromes, multimorbidity, and disability overlap and increase healthcare use among older Chinese

Authors: Johnny T. K. Cheung, Ruby Yu, Zimu Wu, Samuel Y.S. Wong and Jean Woo
Content type: Research Article
| 19 June 2018

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

Authors: Martin Nikolaus Dichter, Eva-Maria Wolschon, Christian G. G. Schwab, Gabriele Meyer and Sascha Köpke
Content type: Research article
| 19 June 2018

Informant questionnaire on cognitive decline in the elderly (IQCODE) for assessing the severity of dementia in patients with Alzheimer’s disease

Authors: Yunlong Ding, Jiali Niu, Yanrong Zhang, Wenpeng Liu, Yan Zhou, Can Wei and Yan Liu
Content type: Research article
| 18 June 2018

A systematic review of non-pharmacological interventions to improve nighttime sleep among residents of long-term care settings

Authors: Elizabeth Capezuti, Rana Sagha Zadeh, Kevin Pain, Aleksa Basara, Nancy Ziyan Jiang and Ana C. Krieger

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Content type: Research article
| 27 January 2006

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
| 1 February 2014

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: Study protocol
| 9 October 2013

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: Research article
| 14 July 2010

A prospective study of symptoms, function, and medication use during acute illness in nursing home residents: design, rationale and cohort description

Authors: William W Hung, Sophia Liu and Kenneth S Boockvar
Content type: Research article
| 17 December 2014

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

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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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Tovah Honor Aronin, BioMed Central, USA

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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

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Dr. John Tower is Professor at the faculty in the Department of Biological Sciences, University of Southern California. He is a Section Editor of BMC Geriatrics since 2007.

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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

Geriatric syndromes, multimorbidity, and disability overlap and increase healthcare use among older Chinese

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

Informant questionnaire on cognitive decline in the elderly (IQCODE) for assessing the severity of dementia in patients with Alzheimer’s disease

A systematic review of non-pharmacological interventions to improve nighttime sleep among residents of long-term care settings

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

A prospective study of symptoms, function, and medication use during acute illness in nursing home residents: design, rationale and cohort description

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

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