BMC Geriatrics

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Sleep disorders in older adults

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Immunosenescence: implications for infectious diseases

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Sexual health and aging: overcoming stigmas and addressing healthcare needs

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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

Efficacy and safety of choline alphoscerate for amnestic mild cognitive impairment: a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial

Authors: Jongwook Jeon, Su Young Lee, Seunghoon Lee, Changwoo Han, Geum Duck Park, Se-Joo Kim, Jhin Goo Chang and Woo Jung Kim

Content type: Research 19 September 2024
Factors associated with fall risk increasing drug use in older black and white men and women: the Health ABC Study

Authors: Jimmie E. Roberts, Robert M. Boudreau, Kerri S. Freeland, Lingshu Xue, Kristine M. Ruppert, Jeanine M. Buchanich, Jennifer A. Pruskowski, Jane A. Cauley and Elsa S. Strotmeyer

Content type: Research 19 September 2024
Hybrid model of care for older persons for improvement of frailty index—a community-based interventional study in an urban setting

Authors: Pritish Baskaran T B, Pankaja Raghav and Kikkeri Hanumantha Setty Naveen

Content type: Research 19 September 2024
Effect of leisure activity on frailty trajectories among Chinese older adults: a 16-year longitudinal study

Authors: Xinyi Yang, Wenjuan Wang, Wensu Zhou and Hui Zhang

Content type: Research 19 September 2024
Meta-analysis of the effect of exercise intervention on cognitive function in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Authors: Huan-Huan Lu, Yuan Zhou, Chen Chen and Ze-Juan Gu

Content type: Systematic Review 19 September 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

Sleep disorders in older adults

Immunosenescence: implications for infectious diseases

Sexual health and aging: overcoming stigmas and addressing healthcare needs

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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Efficacy and safety of choline alphoscerate for amnestic mild cognitive impairment: a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial

Factors associated with fall risk increasing drug use in older black and white men and women: the Health ABC Study

Hybrid model of care for older persons for improvement of frailty index—a community-based interventional study in an urban setting

Effect of leisure activity on frailty trajectories among Chinese older adults: a 16-year longitudinal study

Meta-analysis of the effect of exercise intervention on cognitive function in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

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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