BMC Geriatrics

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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

Machine learning-based model for predicting major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events in patients aged 65 years and older undergoing noncardiac surgery

Authors: Xuejiao Wu, Jiachen Hu and Jianjun Zhang

Content type: Research 7 December 2023
What frail, older patients talk about when they talk about self-care—a qualitative study in heart failure care

Authors: Jeanette Eckerblad, Leonie Klompstra, Linda Heinola, Sandra Rojlén and Nana Waldréus

Content type: Research 7 December 2023
Association between prior-night sleep and next-day fatigue in older adults: a daily diary study

Authors: Takeshi Nakagawa, Saori Yasumoto, Mai Kabayama, Ken’ichi Matsuda, Yasuyuki Gondo, Kei Kamide and Kazunori Ikebe

Content type: Research 7 December 2023
Higher baseline resting metabolic rate is associated with 1-year frailty decline among older adults residing in an urban area

Authors: A Gonzalez, J Soto, N Babiker, K Wroblewski, S Sawicki, D Schoeller, A Luke and Megan Huisingh-Scheetz

Content type: Research 7 December 2023
Healthcare and community stakeholders’ perceptions of barriers and facilitators to implementing a behavioral activation intervention for people with dementia and depression: a qualitative study using Normalization Process Theory

Authors: Frida Svedin, Oscar Blomberg, Anders Brantnell, Paul Farrand, Anna Cristina Åberg and Joanne Woodford

Content type: Research 7 December 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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BMC Geriatrics

Latest collections open to submissions

Exercise and brain health

Telemedicine and telehealth in geriatric care

Depression, anxiety and mental health in aging

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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Machine learning-based model for predicting major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events in patients aged 65 years and older undergoing noncardiac surgery

What frail, older patients talk about when they talk about self-care—a qualitative study in heart failure care

Association between prior-night sleep and next-day fatigue in older adults: a daily diary study

Higher baseline resting metabolic rate is associated with 1-year frailty decline among older adults residing in an urban area

Healthcare and community stakeholders’ perceptions of barriers and facilitators to implementing a behavioral activation intervention for people with dementia and depression: a qualitative study using Normalization Process Theory

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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