BMC Geriatrics

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The impact of early-life/childhood circumstances or conditions on the health of older adults

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Patient-provider communication about cognition and the role of memory concerns: a descriptive study

Authors: Nikki L. Hill, Emily Bratlee-Whitaker, Heejung Jang, Sakshi Bhargava, Andrea Yevchak Sillner, Justin Do and Jacqueline Mogle

Content type: Research 31 May 2023
Association of depressive symptoms with Geriatric Locomotive Function Scale score in community-dwelling older adults living in the state of emergency

Authors: Masakazu Imaoka, Misa Nakamura, Fumie Tasaki, Takao Inoue, Junya Orui, Ryota Imai, Mitsumasa Hida, Hidetoshi Nakao and Masatoshi Takeda

Content type: Research 31 May 2023
Big data on the prevalence of injury deaths among 187 488 elderly Chinese in the past 20 years (2000–2020): a systematic review and meta-analysis

Authors: Shan-lan Yang, Lang-lang Zhang, Xiang Zhu, Jia-xin Tu, He-lang Huang, Chao Yu and Lei Wu

Content type: Research 31 May 2023
Case Management-based Collaborative Care Model Associated with improvement in neuropsychiatric outcomes in community-dwelling people living with dementia

Authors: Yu-Hsuan Hung, Wen-Fu Wang, Ming-Che Chang and Kai-Ming Jhang

Content type: Research 31 May 2023
Shifting the narrative from living at risk to living with risk: validating and pilot-testing a clinical decision support tool: a mixed methods study

Authors: Heather MacLeod, Nathalie Veillette, Jennifer Klein, Nathalie Delli-Colli, Mary Egan, Dominique Giroux, Marie-Jeanne Kergoat, Shaen Gingrich and Véronique Provencher

Content type: Research 31 May 2023

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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

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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
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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Latest collections open to submissions

The impact of early-life/childhood circumstances or conditions on the health of older adults

Living at home with dementia

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Patient-provider communication about cognition and the role of memory concerns: a descriptive study

Association of depressive symptoms with Geriatric Locomotive Function Scale score in community-dwelling older adults living in the state of emergency

Big data on the prevalence of injury deaths among 187 488 elderly Chinese in the past 20 years (2000–2020): a systematic review and meta-analysis

Case Management-based Collaborative Care Model Associated with improvement in neuropsychiatric outcomes in community-dwelling people living with dementia

Shifting the narrative from living at risk to living with risk: validating and pilot-testing a clinical decision support tool: a mixed methods study

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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