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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
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A longitudinal analysis of the association between the living arrangements and psychological well-being of older Chinese adults: the role of income sources

Authors: Zi Zhou, Lun Cai, Meilan Zhuang, Y. Alicia Hong and Ya Fang

Content type: Research article

10 December 2019
Concordances and differences between a unidimensional and multidimensional assessment of frailty: a cross-sectional study

Authors: Michael C. J. Van der Elst, Birgitte Schoenmakers, Linda P. M. Op het Veld, Ellen E. De Roeck, Anne Van der Vorst, Gertrudis I. J. M. Kempen, Nico De Witte, Jan De Lepeleire and Jos M. G. A. Schols

Content type: Research article

10 December 2019
Evaluating audio-visual falls prevention messages with community-dwelling older people using a World Café forum approach

Authors: Lex D. de Jong, Jacqueline Francis-Coad, Chris Wortham, Terry P. Haines, Dawn A. Skelton, Tammy Weselman and Anne-Marie Hill

Content type: Research article

9 December 2019
Acceptability of oral liquid pharmaceutical products in older adults: palatability and swallowability issues

Authors: Emilie Belissa, Thibault Vallet, Sandra Laribe-Caget, Alain Chevallier, François-Xavier Chedhomme, Fattima Abdallah, Nathalie Bachalat, Sid-Ahmed Belbachir, Imad Boulaich, Vanessa Bloch, Anne Delahaye, Mathieu Depoisson, Amélie Dufaÿ Wojcicki, Stéphane Gibaud, Anne-Sophie Grancher, Caroline Guinot…

Content type: Research article

7 December 2019
Five-factor model personality traits and cognitive function in five domains in older adulthood

Authors: Angelina R. Sutin, Yannick Stephan, Martina Luchetti and Antonio Terracciano

Content type: Research article

5 December 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
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
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
A standard procedure for creating a frailty index

Authors: Samuel D Searle, Arnold Mitnitski, Evelyne A Gahbauer, Thomas M Gill and Kenneth Rockwood

Content type: Research article

30 September 2008

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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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10 December 2019
Allowing food companies to put nutrition claims on their products may run counter to health promotion efforts

05 December 2019
An interview with BMC Public Health Section Editor, Dr Shankar Viswanathan

05 December 2019

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BMC Geriatrics: highlights of 2018

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A longitudinal analysis of the association between the living arrangements and psychological well-being of older Chinese adults: the role of income sources

Concordances and differences between a unidimensional and multidimensional assessment of frailty: a cross-sectional study

Evaluating audio-visual falls prevention messages with community-dwelling older people using a World Café forum approach

Acceptability of oral liquid pharmaceutical products in older adults: palatability and swallowability issues

Five-factor model personality traits and cognitive function in five domains in older adulthood

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 standard procedure for creating a frailty index

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Section Editors

Danan Gu, Section Editor

BMC Series blog

Highlights of the BMC Series: November 2019

Allowing food companies to put nutrition claims on their products may run counter to health promotion efforts

An interview with BMC Public Health Section Editor, Dr Shankar Viswanathan

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