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  1. Using physical restraint (PR) for hospitalized elderly people is a major nursing challenge. It is associated with different physical and mental complications and ethical dilemmas, though many nurses still use ...

    Authors: Azam Sharifi, Narges Arsalani, Masoud Fallahi-Khoshknab, Farahnaz Mohammadi-Shahbolaghi and Abbas Ebadi

    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2020 20:233

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  2. Due to the progressive nature of dementia, it is important to understand links between disease severity and health-related outcomes. The aim of this study is to explore the relationship between disease severit...

    Authors: Nicolas Farina, Derek King, Clare Burgon, Sharne Berwald, Elizabeth Bustard, Yvonne Feeney, Ruth Habibi, Adelina Comas-Herrera, Martin Knapp and Sube Banerjee

    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2020 20:232

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  3. Evidence-based practice in geriatric oncology is growing, and national initiatives have focused on expanding cancer care and research to improve health outcomes for older adults. However, there are still gaps ...

    Authors: Carolyn J. Presley, Jessica L. Krok-Schoen, Sarah A. Wall, Anne M. Noonan, Desiree C. Jones, Edmund Folefac, Nicole Williams, Janine Overcash and Ashley E. Rosko

    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2020 20:231

    Content type: Commentary

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  5. Physical activity can be classified as open-skilled or closed-skilled. Open-skilled physical activity, such as tennis, require participants to perform within a dynamic setting and respond to unpredictable and ...

    Authors: Monisha Ingold, Nikki Tulliani, Chetwyn C. H. Chan and Karen P. Y. Liu

    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2020 20:229

    Content type: Research article

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  6. Objective deterioration in activities of daily living (ADLs) exists among older population, and particularly worsens with age. Considering the criterion standard of positive aging and longevity, little informa...

    Authors: Ke Han, Shengshu Wang, Wangping Jia, Wenzhe Cao, Miao Liu, Shanshan Yang, Jianhua Wang and Yao He

    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2020 20:228

    Content type: Research article

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  7. Dementia is recognised as one of the greatest global public health challenges. A central tenet of national health and social care policy is to ensure that services support people in achieving their personal we...

    Authors: Agnete Nygaard, Liv Halvorsrud, Ellen Karine Grov and Astrid Bergland

    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2020 20:227

    Content type: Research article

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  8. Physical and social environments may influence cognition health in older adults. However, evidence regarding physical and social environments linked to dementia is lacking, especially in Asia. This study aims ...

    Authors: Chih-Ching Liu, Yu Sun, Shiann-Far Kung, Hsien-Wen Kuo, Nuan-Ching Huang, Chung-Yi Li and Susan C. Hu

    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2020 20:226

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  9. Falls are a major problem for older people and recurrent fallers are especially prone to severe consequences due to falls. This study investigated the association between chronic conditions and falls.

    Authors: Milla Immonen, Marianne Haapea, Heidi Similä, Heidi Enwald, Niina Keränen, Maarit Kangas, Timo Jämsä and Raija Korpelainen

    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2020 20:225

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  10. This study aimed to identify factors associated with health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and the burden on the relatives of older people with multi-morbidity.

    Authors: Barbro Krevers, Anne Ekdahl, Tiny Jaarsma, Jeanette Eckerblad and Anna Milberg

    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2020 20:224

    Content type: Research article

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  11. The ageing skin is more susceptible to pruritic dermatoses, which are associated with adverse psychosocial effects and reduced quality of life among older adults. This cross-sectional study aimed to identify t...

    Authors: Shin Shen Yong, Zhenli Kwan, Chin Chwen Ch’ng, Adrian Sze Wai Yong, Leng Leng Tan, Winn Hui Han, Shahrul Bahyah Kamaruzzaman, Ai-Vyrn Chin and Maw Pin Tan

    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2020 20:223

    Content type: Research article

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  12. Resident-to-resident aggression in nursing homes is a public health problem of growing concern, impacting the safety, health and well-being of all residents involved. Despite this, little research has been con...

    Authors: Anja Botngård, Arne Henning Eide, Laura Mosqueda and Wenche Malmedal

    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2020 20:222

    Content type: Research article

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  13. This case report, unlike the current literature related to vitamin D intoxication, aims to highlight the risk of self-medication, and how publicity boosts the acquisition of vitamins for different purposes, in...

    Authors: Ana Laura Teodoro de Paula, Wemerson Philipe Ferreira Gonzaga, Lucas Martins Oliveira, Taciana Carla Maia Feibelmann and Juliana Markus

    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2020 20:221

    Content type: Case report

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  15. Despite public focus on the importance of physical activity and findings showing the benefits of such activity, research has shown that people with dementia are less physically active and have more sedentary b...

    Authors: B. Finnanger Garshol, L. H. Ellingsen-Dalskau and I. Pedersen

    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2020 20:219

    Content type: Research article

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  16. We aimed to assess the utility of the combination of the mini-mental state examination (MMSE) + clock drawing test (CDT) and the Fried phenotype for predicting non-elective hospital readmission or death within...

    Authors: Si-Min Yao, Pei-Pei Zheng, Yao-Dan Liang, Yu-Hao Wan, Ning Sun, Yao Luo, Jie-Fu Yang and Hua Wang

    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2020 20:218

    Content type: Research article

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  17. Readmission is a serious and adverse event for elderly patients. Despite efforts, predicting the risk of readmission remains imprecise. The objective of this study is to examine if performance-based tests of d...

    Authors: Louise Moeldrup Nielsen, Thomas Maribo, Hans Kirkegaard, Mette Kops Bjerregaard and Lisa Gregersen Oestergaard

    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2020 20:217

    Content type: Research article

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  19. Hearing loss, a highly prevalent sensory impairment affecting older adults, is a risk factor for cognition decline. However, there were very limited studies on this association in low-resource countries. This ...

    Authors: Jiamin Gao, Nicole M. Armstrong, Jennifer A. Deal, Frank R. Lin and Ping He

    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2020 20:215

    Content type: Research article

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  20. Hospital length of stays (LOS) for incident of hip fracture are decreasing, but it is unknown if these changes have negative impacts on vulnerable older patient populations, like those with Alzheimer’s disease...

    Authors: Blair Rajamaki, Marjaana Koponen, Sirpa Hartikainen and Anna-Maija Tolppanen

    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2020 20:214

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  21. Hematologic malignancies can spread to the central nervous system (CNS), either as focal lesions or as leptomeningeal disease. Marginal zone lymphoma (MZL) is a low-grade non-Hodgkin lymphoma and generally pre...

    Authors: Lisa Dreessen, Nicolas Maréchal, Michel Verheyden, Ann De Becker, Kristin Jochmans, Tim Vanderhasselt, Bert Bravenboer and Ingo Beyer

    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2020 20:213

    Content type: Case report

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  22. Prescribing trends suggest that pharmacologic alternatives to antipsychotics are gaining in popularity, but randomized trial (RCT) data of their comparative safety is scarce. Our objective was to describe the ...

    Authors: Jennifer A. Watt, Zahra Goodarzi, Areti Angeliki Veroniki, Vera Nincic, Paul A. Khan, Marco Ghassemi, Yuan Thompson, Yonda Lai, Victoria Treister, Andrea C. Tricco and Sharon E. Straus

    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2020 20:212

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  23. Nearly one in every seven Americans is 65 years and older, facing day-to-day challenge of aging. Although interest in healthy aging is growing, most of the efforts are directed towards understanding the percep...

    Authors: Rubee Dev, Oleg Zaslavsky, Barbara Cochrane, Thomas Eagen and Nancy F. Woods

    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2020 20:211

    Content type: Research article

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  24. Older community-dwelling people with multimorbidity are often not only vulnerable, but also suffer from several conditions that could produce a multiplicity of symptoms. This results in a high symptom burden a...

    Authors: Jeanette Eckerblad, Nana Waldréus, Åsa Johansson Stark and Lisa Ring Jacobsson

    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2020 20:210

    Content type: Research article

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  25. Fall prevention exercise programmes are known to be effective, but access to these programmes is not always possible. The use of eHealth solutions might be a way forward to increase access and reach a wider po...

    Authors: Linda Mansson, Lillemor Lundin-Olsson, Dawn A. Skelton, Rebecka Janols, Helena Lindgren, Erik Rosendahl and Marlene Sandlund

    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2020 20:209

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  26. The Drug Burden Index (DBI) was developed to assess patient exposure to medications associated with an increased risk of falling. The objective of this study was to examine the association between the DBI and ...

    Authors: Susan J. Blalock, Chelsea P. Renfro, Jessica M. Robinson, Joel F. Farley, Jan Busby-Whitehead and Stefanie P. Ferreri

    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2020 20:208

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  27. It is unclear how formal long-term care (LTC) availability affects formal /informal caregiving patterns and caregiver health. We tested the impact of reduced formal LTC availability on formal LTC service use, ...

    Authors: Atsushi Miyawaki, Yasuki Kobayashi, Haruko Noguchi, Taeko Watanabe, Hideto Takahashi and Nanako Tamiya

    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2020 20:207

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  28. The implementation of individual clinical practice guidelines in patients with multimorbidity often results in polypharmacy. Our aim was to analyse medication use according to longitudinal multimorbidity patte...

    Authors: Noemí Villén, Marina Guisado-Clavero, Sergio Fernández-Bertolín, Amelia Troncoso-Mariño, Quintí Foguet-Boreu, Ester Amado, Mariona Pons-Vigués, Albert Roso-Llorach and Concepción Violán

    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2020 20:206

    Content type: Research article

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  29. Falls are the leading cause of injuries among older adults. Perturbation-based balance training (PBT) is an innovative approach to fall prevention that aims to improve the reactive balance response following p...

    Authors: Leigh J. Allin, P. Gunnar Brolinson, Briana M. Beach, Sunwook Kim, Maury A. Nussbaum, Karen A. Roberto and Michael L. Madigan

    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2020 20:205

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  30. Physical inactivity is prevalent in older adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and may exacerbate their clinical symptoms. The aim of this study was to examine the feasibility of 4-h regular versus more...

    Authors: Uros Marusic, Martijn L. T. M. Müller, Neil B. Alexander and Nicolaas I. Bohnen

    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2020 20:204

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  31. Knowledge of unplanned readmission rates and prognostic factors for readmission among older people after early discharge from emergency departments is sparse. The aims of this study were to examine the unplann...

    Authors: M. Klinge, M. Aasbrenn, B. Öztürk, C. F. Christiansen, C. Suetta, E. Pressel and F. E. Nielsen

    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2020 20:203

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  32. Frailty and hemoglobin concentration, above what would be considered clinical anemia, are two common findings in older patients that lead to an increased risk of negative health outcomes. The objective of this...

    Authors: Zara Steinmeyer, Cyrille Delpierre, Gaelle Soriano, Armand Steinmeyer, Loic Ysebaert, Laurent Balardy and Sandrine Sourdet

    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2020 20:202

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  34. Frailty is broadly characterized by vulnerability and decline in physical, mental and social activities and is more common in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Frailty is closely associate...

    Authors: Ikumi Yanagita, Yuya Fujihara, Chikayo Iwaya, Yuichi Kitajima, Misuzu Tajima, Masanao Honda, Yuji Teruya, Hideko Asakawa, Tomoko Ito, Terumi Eda, Noriko Yamaguchi, Yumi Kayashima, Mihoko Yoshimoto, Mayumi Harada, Shoji Yoshimoto, Eiji Aida…

    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2020 20:200

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  35. The combined effect of sarcopenia and obesity, i.e., sarcopenic obesity, has been associated with disability and worse outcomes in older adults, but results are conflicting. The objectives of this study were t...

    Authors: Å. von Berens, S. R. Obling, M. Nydahl, A. Koochek, L. Lissner, I. Skoog, K. Frändin, E. Skoglund, E. Rothenberg and T. Cederholm

    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2020 20:199

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  36. Accidental falls are common among community-dwellers, probably due to the level of physical activity and impaired postural stability. Today, fall risk prediction tools’ discriminative validity are only moderat...

    Authors: Morten Villumsen, Bo Grarup, Steffan Wittrup Mc Phee Christensen, Thorvaldur Skuli Palsson and Rogerio Pessoto Hirata

    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2020 20:198

    Content type: Study protocol

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  37. High-intensity interval training (HIIT) has been shown to be more effective than moderate-intensity continuous training (MICT) for the physical rehabilitation. However, data on its suitability for older hospit...

    Authors: Rita Pires Peixoto, Véronique Trombert, Antoine Poncet, Jérôme Kizlik, Gabriel Gold, Georg Ehret, Andrea Trombetti and Jean-Luc Reny

    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2020 20:197

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  38. Frailty is characterised by age-related declines in physical, psychological and social functioning. Features of frailty overlap with risk factors for fragility fractures. The aim of this study was to investiga...

    Authors: Monica C. Tembo, Kara L. Holloway-Kew, Mohammadreza Mohebbi, Sophia X. Sui, Sarah M. Hosking, Sharon L. Brennan-Olsen, Lana J. Williams, Mark A. Kotowicz and Julie A. Pasco

    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2020 20:196

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  39. In order to optimize interventions and services in the community, it is important to identify the profile of persons who are able to stay at home and of those who are being admitted into residential care. Unde...

    Authors: Johanna de Almeida Mello, Sophie Cès, Dirk Vanneste, Thérèse Van Durme, Chantal Van Audenhove, Jean Macq, Brant Fries and Anja Declercq

    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2020 20:195

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  40. Walking is the most common population-wide campaign for health promotion in older people. However, the cutoff threshold for walking steps/day to identify the older people who are at risk of falling is not reco...

    Authors: T. Aranyavalai, C. Jalayondeja, W. Jalayondeja, S. Pichaiyongwongdee, J. Kaewkungwal and J. J. Laskin

    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2020 20:194

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  41. Many health and social needs can be assessed and met in community settings, where lower-cost, person-centered, preventative and proactive services predominate. This study reports on the development and impleme...

    Authors: Eliah Aronoff-Spencer, Padideh Asgari, Tracy L. Finlayson, Joseph Gavin, Melinda Forstey, Gregory J. Norman, Ian Pierce, Carlos Ochoa, Paul Downey, Karen Becerra and Zia Agha

    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2020 20:193

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  42. The health-promoting qualities of participation as an opportunity for social and cognitive engagement are well known. Use of Everyday Technology such as Smartphones or ATMs, as enabling or disabling factors fo...

    Authors: Sophie Nadia Gaber, Louise Nygård, Anders Kottorp, Georgina Charlesworth, Sarah Wallcook and Camilla Malinowsky

    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2020 20:192

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  43. More older people are living in the community with multiple diagnoses and medications. Managing multiple medications produces issues of unrivalled complexity for those involved. Despite increasing literature o...

    Authors: Ian Maidment, Sally Lawson, Geoff Wong, Andrew Booth, Anne Watson, Hadar Zaman, Judy Mullan, Jane McKeown and Sylvia Bailey

    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2020 20:183

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  44. The world population is getting older. As life expectancy increases, traditional health care systems are facing different challenges in terms of cost reduction and high-quality service delivery capability. New...

    Authors: F. Vailati Riboni, B. Comazzi, K. Bercovitz, G. Castelnuovo, E. Molinari and F. Pagnini

    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2020 20:191

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  45. Current evidence suggests that negative and stigmatising attitudes towards dementia may develop at a young age. There are a number of dementia education and awareness initiatives aimed at reducing stigma, thou...

    Authors: Nicolas Farina, Laura J. Hughes, Ellen Jones, Sahdia Parveen, Alys W. Griffiths, Kathleen Galvin and Sube Banerjee

    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2020 20:188

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  46. Planning population care in a specific health care setting requires deep knowledge of the clinical characteristics of the target care recipients, which tend to be country specific. Our area virtually lacks any...

    Authors: Jordi Amblàs-Novellas, Sebastià J. Santaeugènia, Emili Vela, Montse Clèries and Joan C. Contel

    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2020 20:187

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  47. The use of potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) are associated with negative health effects for older adults. The purpose of this study was to apply national register data to investigate the impact of ...

    Authors: Jeanette Schultz Johansen, Kjell H. Halvorsen, Kristian Svendsen, Kjerstin Havnes and Beate H. Garcia

    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2020 20:190

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  48. Little is known regarding the impact of transitions in frailty on healthcare use and payment in older Mexican Americans. We address this gap in knowledge by investigating the effect of early transitions in phy...

    Authors: Chih-Ying Li, Soham Al Snih, Lin-Na Chou, Amol Karmarkar, Yong-Fang Kuo, Kyriakos S. Markides and Kenneth J. Ottenbacher

    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2020 20:189

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  49. Aotearoa/New Zealand has a population that is ageing and there are challenges to health and social outcomes related to related to key life transitions (e.g., retirement, change in health conditions, loss of sp...

    Authors: John G. Oetzel, Michael P. Cameron, Mary L. Simpson, Rangimahora Reddy, Sophie Nock, Hineitimoana Greensill, Pare Meha, Kirsten Johnston, Truely Harding, Pita Shelford, Linda Tuhiwai Smith and Brendan Hokowhitu

    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2020 20:186

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  50. Participation in fall prevention programmes is associated with lower risk of injurious falls among older adults. However participation rates in fall prevention interventions are low. The limited participation ...

    Authors: Lotte M. Barmentloo, Branko F. Olij, Vicki Erasmus, Dini Smilde, Yvonne Schoon and Suzanne Polinder

    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2020 20:185

    Content type: Research article

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