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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
Track their manuscript - including seeing when reviewers are invited, and when reports are received

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Adequate access to healthcare and added life expectancy among older adults in China

Authors: Lisha Hao, Xin Xu, Matthew E. Dupre, Aimei Guo, Xufan Zhang, Li Qiu, Yuan Zhao and Danan Gu

Content type: Research article

9 April 2020
People living in nursing care facilities who are ambulant and fracture their hips: description of usual care and an alternative rehabilitation pathway

Authors: Maggie Killington, Owen Davies, Maria Crotty, Rhiannon Crane, Naomi Pratt, Kylie Mills, Arabella McInnes, Susan Kurrle and Ian D. Cameron

Content type: Research article

9 April 2020
What hinders and facilitates the implementation of nurse-led interventions in dementia care? A scoping review

Authors: Melanie Karrer, Julian Hirt, Adelheid Zeller and Susi Saxer

Content type: Research article

7 April 2020
Plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D level and the risk of frailty among Chinese community-based oldest-old: evidence from the CLHLS study

Authors: Qi Xiao, Meiliyang Wu, Jinrui Cui, Mengmei Yuan, Ye Chen and Tieying Zeng

Content type: Research article

6 April 2020
Are interventions effective at improving driving in older drivers?: A systematic review

Authors: H. I. Castellucci, G. Bravo, P. M. Arezes and M. Lavallière

Content type: Research article

3 April 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
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
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

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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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Adequate access to healthcare and added life expectancy among older adults in China

People living in nursing care facilities who are ambulant and fracture their hips: description of usual care and an alternative rehabilitation pathway

What hinders and facilitates the implementation of nurse-led interventions in dementia care? A scoping review

Plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D level and the risk of frailty among Chinese community-based oldest-old: evidence from the CLHLS study

Are interventions effective at improving driving in older drivers?: A systematic review

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

Early and late signs that precede dying among older persons in nursing homes: the multidisciplinary team’s perspective

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

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Danan Gu, Section Editor

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Combatting a sweet tooth: the role of health marketing

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