Section edited by Ian Cameron
This section covers activities of daily living, frailty, fractures, falls, exercise, posture, gait, hip complications, complications with general bodily functions, e.g. gastroenterological, urological.
Research Article
Studies have shown that patients with hip fracture treated in a Comprehensive Geriatric Care (CGC) unit report better results in comparison to orthopaedic care. Furthermore, involving patients in their healthc...
BMC Geriatrics 2017 17:240
Published on: 17 October 2017
Research Article
Hand grip strength (HGS) is used for the diagnosis of sarcopenia and frailty. Several factors have been shown to influence HGS values during measurement. Therefore, variations in the protocols used to assess H...
BMC Geriatrics 2017 17:238
Published on: 16 October 2017
Research Article
Subjective expectations regarding future health may influence patients’ judgement of current health and treatment effects, as well as adherence to therapies in chronic diseases. We aimed to explore subjective ...
BMC Geriatrics 2017 17:233
Published on: 10 October 2017
Study protocol
Mobility limitations among older adults increase the risk for disability and healthcare utilization. Rehabilitative care is identified as the most efficacious treatment for maintaining physical function. Howev...
BMC Geriatrics 2017 17:221
Published on: 20 September 2017
Research Article
Frailty is an emerging issue in geriatrics and gerontology. The prevalence of frailty is increasing as the population ages. Like many developing countries, Vietnam has a rapidly ageing population. However, the...
BMC Geriatrics 2017 17:216
Published on: 15 September 2017
Study protocol
Increasing physical activity (PA) effectively in those who are inactive is challenging. For those who have subjective memory complaints (SMC) or mild cognitive impairment (MCI) this is a greater challenge nece...
BMC Geriatrics 2017 17:215
Published on: 13 September 2017
Study protocol
Geriatric patients with cognitive impairment (CI) show an increased risk for a negative rehabilitation outcome and reduced functional recovery following inpatient rehabilitation. Despite this obvious demand, e...
BMC Geriatrics 2017 17:214
Published on: 12 September 2017
Research Article
Older adults with concerns of falling show decrements of gait stability under single (ST) and dual task (DT) conditions.
BMC Geriatrics 2017 17:213
Published on: 11 September 2017
Research Article
Footwear has the potential to influence balance in either a detrimental or beneficial manner, and is therefore an important consideration in relation to falls prevention. The objective of this study was to eva...
BMC Geriatrics 2017 17:212
Published on: 11 September 2017
Research Article
The screening of frail individuals at risk for functional health decline and adverse health outcomes lies in the evolving agenda of home care providers. Such a screening can be based on a frailty index (FI) de...
BMC Geriatrics 2017 17:205
Published on: 7 September 2017
Research Article
It remains an open question whether falls are related with social relations, covering subjective (e.g., perceived loneliness) and more objective dimensions (e.g., number of important individuals in regular con...
BMC Geriatrics 2017 17:204
Published on: 5 September 2017
Research Article
Handgrip strength is used to identify sarcopenia and frailty phenotypes, being a potential predictor of mortality in older adults. However, uniformity is lacking in the reference values. This study aimed to de...
BMC Geriatrics 2017 17:191
Published on: 23 August 2017
Research Article
While community-wide interventions to promote physical activity have been encouraged in older adults, evidence of their effectiveness remains limited. We conducted a qualitative study among older adults partic...
BMC Geriatrics 2017 17:190
Published on: 22 August 2017
Research Article
Gastric cancer is a major health problem, and frailty and sarcopenia will affect the postoperative outcomes in older people. However, there is still no systematic review to determine the role of frailty and sa...
BMC Geriatrics 2017 17:188
Published on: 21 August 2017
Research Article
Higher levels of frailty result in higher risks of adverse frailty outcomes such as hospitalisation and mortality. There are, however, indications that more factors than solely frailty play a role in the devel...
BMC Geriatrics 2017 17:185
Published on: 17 August 2017
Research Article
Cross-sectional relationships between physical activity and health have been explored extensively, but less is known about how physical activity changes with time in older people. The aim of this study was to ...
BMC Geriatrics 2017 17:180
Published on: 14 August 2017
Research Article
Hand-grip strength (HGS) serves as a proxy measure for muscle function and physical health. Studies have shown that low HGS is associated with common age-related disorders including frailty and sarcopenia. The...
BMC Geriatrics 2017 17:176
Published on: 4 August 2017
Research Article
Family support can help older adults better adhere to exercise routine, but it remains unclear whether an exercise program targeting older married couples would have stronger effects on exercise adherence than...
BMC Geriatrics 2017 17:170
Published on: 31 July 2017
Case report
A significant percentage of elderly patients suffer from both polypharmacy and visual impairment. This combination can increase the risk of an adverse event related to medication. This case highlights an unusu...
BMC Geriatrics 2017 17:166
Published on: 28 July 2017
Research Article
Ageing is associated with a decline of motor function and ability to perform daily activities. Locomotive disorders are one of the major disorders resulting in adverse health condition in elderly people. Conce...
BMC Geriatrics 2017 17:165
Published on: 26 July 2017
