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
| 19 December 2018

Perceived family support among older persons in diabetes mellitus self-management

Authors: Niko Dima Kristianingrum, Wiwin Wiarsih and Astuti Yuni Nursasi
Content type: Research article
| 17 December 2018

Acceptability of non-drug therapies in older people with orthostatic hypotension: a qualitative study

Authors: Lisa J. Robinson, Ruth M. Pearce and James Frith
Content type: Research Article
| 14 December 2018

Balancing different expectations in ethically difficult situations while providing community home health care services: a focused ethnographic approach

Authors: Dara Rasoal, Annica Kihlgren and Kirsti Skovdahl
Content type: Research article
| 14 December 2018

Associations between lifestyle, physical and social environments and frailty among Chinese older people: a multilevel analysis

Authors: Bo Ye, Junling Gao and Hua Fu
Content type: Study protocol
| 14 December 2018

Study protocol: individualized music for people with dementia - improvement of quality of life and social participation for people with dementia in institutional care

Authors: Lisette Weise, Elisabeth Jakob, Nils Frithjof Töpfer and Gabriele Wilz

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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
| 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
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

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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.

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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

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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Perceived family support among older persons in diabetes mellitus self-management

Acceptability of non-drug therapies in older people with orthostatic hypotension: a qualitative study

Balancing different expectations in ethically difficult situations while providing community home health care services: a focused ethnographic approach

Associations between lifestyle, physical and social environments and frailty among Chinese older people: a multilevel analysis

Study protocol: individualized music for people with dementia - improvement of quality of life and social participation for people with dementia in institutional care

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

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

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

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Danan Gu, Section Editor

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Lessons learned and best practices from the Polio Eradication Programme in Nigeria

Highlights of the BMC series: November 2018

Human Rights Day: What roles do physicians play in human rights issues?

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