BMC Geriatrics

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Sarcopenia in older adults

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Sleep disorders in older adults

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Immunosenescence: implications for infectious diseases

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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

Quality-of-life in older adults: its association with emotional distress and psychological wellbeing

Authors: J. Lopez, G. Perez-Rojo, C. Noriega, A. Sánchez-Cabaco, E. Sitges and B. Bonete

Content type: Research 9 October 2024
Associations between diabetes and risk of short-term and long-term nursing home stays among older people receiving home care services: A nationwide registry study

Authors: Tonje Teigland, Jannicke Igland, Marit Graue, Kjersti M. Blytt, Johannes Haltbakk, Grethe S. Tell, Kåre I. Birkeland, Truls Østbye, Marit Kirkevold and Marjolein M. Iversen

Content type: Research 9 October 2024
Heterogeneity in the association between social support and mental distress in old-age retirees – a computational approach using longitudinal cohort data

Authors: Jere Lahelma, Eero Lahelma, Mikko Laaksonen, Susan Kuivalainen, Mikko Koivisto and Tea Lallukka

Content type: Research 8 October 2024
Participants’ baseline characteristics and feedback of the nature-based social intervention “friends in nature” among lonely older adults in assisted living facilities in finland: a randomised controlled trial of the RECETAS EU-project

Authors: Kaisu H. Pitkala, Laura Rautiainen, Ulla L. Aalto, Hannu Kautiainen, Annika Kolster, Marja-Liisa Laakkonen, Timo Partonen, Hanna-Maria Roitto, Timo E. Strandberg, Nerkez Opacin, Sibylle Puntscher, Uwe Siebert, Laura Coll-Planas, Ashby L. Sachs, Jill S. Litt and Anu H. Jansson

Content type: Research 7 October 2024
A serial mediation model of physical exercise and loneliness: the role of perceived social support and resilience

Authors: Song Gu, Xin Zhang and Yanguang Peng

Content type: Research 5 October 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

Sarcopenia in older adults

Sleep disorders in older adults

Immunosenescence: implications for infectious diseases

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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Quality-of-life in older adults: its association with emotional distress and psychological wellbeing

Associations between diabetes and risk of short-term and long-term nursing home stays among older people receiving home care services: A nationwide registry study

Heterogeneity in the association between social support and mental distress in old-age retirees – a computational approach using longitudinal cohort data

Participants’ baseline characteristics and feedback of the nature-based social intervention “friends in nature” among lonely older adults in assisted living facilities in finland: a randomised controlled trial of the RECETAS EU-project

A serial mediation model of physical exercise and loneliness: the role of perceived social support and resilience

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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