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This section considers manuscripts on quality of life, depression, loneliness, family matters, relationships, psychological wellbeing.
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Due to a rapidly ageing population in the world, it is increasingly pertinent to promote successful ageing strategies which are cost-effective, easily accessible, and more likely to be acceptable to the elderl...
BMC Geriatrics 2017 17:192
Published on: 29 August 2017
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Living independently can be challenging for seniors. Technologies are expected to help older adults age in place, yet little empirical research is available on how seniors develop a need for technologies, how the...
BMC Geriatrics 2017 17:189
Published on: 22 August 2017
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Family carers of older persons with Alzheimer’s’ disease and related dementia (ADRD) and multiple chronic conditions (MCC) experience significant, complex, and distressing transitions such as changes to their ...
BMC Geriatrics 2017 17:181
Published on: 14 August 2017
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Despite the finding that involvement in activities is one of the most important needs of residents with dementia living in care homes, care facilities struggle to fulfill this need. Over the years, various fac...
BMC Geriatrics 2017 17:175
Published on: 4 August 2017
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Unpaid, informal carers or caregivers play an important role in supporting people living with dementia but the role can be challenging and carers themselves may benefit from support. Alzheimer’s, dementia or m...
BMC Geriatrics 2017 17:164
Published on: 25 July 2017
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Knowledge on factors affecting the rate of cognitive decline and how to maintain cognitive functioning in old age becomes increasingly relevant. The purpose of the current study was to systematically review th...
BMC Geriatrics 2017 17:160
Published on: 21 July 2017
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This study examined ethnic differences in ageing perceptions of migrant Turkish and native Dutch elders residing in Rotterdam, and explored whether such differences could be attributed to culture or resources ...
BMC Geriatrics 2017 17:159
Published on: 21 July 2017
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Social networks can change with age, for reasons that are adaptive or unwanted. Social engagement is beneficial to both mental health and cognition, and represents a potentially modifiable factor. Consequently...
BMC Geriatrics 2017 17:144
Published on: 13 July 2017
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Many interventions aim to alleviate well-documented problems of malnutrition in residential care homes and improve residents’ health and wellbeing. Despite some positive findings, little is known about how and wh...
BMC Geriatrics 2017 17:141
Published on: 11 July 2017
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In order to better understand people in demanding medical situations, an awareness of existential concerns is important. Studies performed over the last twenty years conclude that when dying and death come clo...
BMC Geriatrics 2017 17:138
Published on: 10 July 2017
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Many studies have examined the mental health of carers of people with dementia. Few have examined their experiences in the advanced stages of disease and into bereavement. We aimed to understand the experience...
BMC Geriatrics 2017 17:135
Published on: 3 July 2017
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To investigate risk factors associated with low subjective well-being (SWB) in men and women (≥65 years) separately with a special focus on emotional distress.
BMC Geriatrics 2017 17:126
Published on: 16 June 2017
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Dementia has a high burden for patients, informal caregivers and society. Given changes in care systems, more persons with dementia will live longer at home. However, living at home (with dementia) with a good...
BMC Geriatrics 2017 17:95
Published on: 21 April 2017
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To validate the short version of the 10/66 dementia diagnosis against the standard version of the 10/66 dementia diagnosis and clinical diagnosis and examine concurrent validity with the World Health Organisat...
BMC Geriatrics 2017 17:94
Published on: 21 April 2017
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Among older adults, life satisfaction (LS) correlates with health, mortality, and successful ageing. As various potential threats to LS tend to increase with advancing years, patterns of age-related changes in...
BMC Geriatrics 2017 17:89
Published on: 19 April 2017
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The MEETINGDEM study aims to implement and evaluate an innovative, inclusive, approach to supporting community dwelling people with mild to moderate dementia and their family carers, called the Meeting Centers...
BMC Geriatrics 2017 17:79
Published on: 4 April 2017
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Exercise interventions to prevent dementia and delay cognitive decline have gained considerable attention in recent years. Human and animal studies have demonstrated that regular physical activity targets brai...
BMC Geriatrics 2017 17:75
Published on: 22 March 2017
The Erratum to this article has been published in BMC Geriatrics 2017 17:112
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The health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of the elderly population of Yi ethnic minority, which is the seventh largest nationality in China, has been rarely reported. This study was designed to explore the H...
BMC Geriatrics 2017 17:74
Published on: 22 March 2017
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Positive psychology research in dementia care has largely been confined to the qualitative literature because of the lack of robust outcome measures. The aim of this study was to develop positive psychology ou...
BMC Geriatrics 2017 17:72
Published on: 21 March 2017
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Research has confirmed a positive link between patient involvement in decision-making and improvements in health outcomes. The objective of this study was to examine the roles of psychological empowerment and ...
BMC Geriatrics 2017 17:59
Published on: 20 February 2017
