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This section considers all topics relating to general public health and epidemiology. Nutrition, nutritional supplements, disease rates/statistics, disease prevention, prediction. Health promotion.
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This study sought to identify multimorbidity patterns and determine the association between these latent classes with several outcomes, including health, functioning, disability, quality of life and use of ser...
BMC Geriatrics 2017 17:186
Published on: 18 August 2017
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Sarcopenia is defined as the age-related decline in skeletal muscle mass and function. The risk factors and causes of sarcopenia must be identified to develop prevention and treatment strategies for this syndr...
BMC Geriatrics 2017 17:187
Published on: 18 August 2017
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This study aimed to synthesize the current literature examining the association between migration and cognitive function among middle-aged and older adults.
BMC Geriatrics 2017 17:184
Published on: 17 August 2017
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Living arrangements of older adults have changed worldwide with increasing solitary and non-spouse households, which could affect social care systems. However, the relationship between these households and dis...
BMC Geriatrics 2017 17:183
Published on: 16 August 2017
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Japan is known for its long life expectancy and rapidly aging society that there are various demands of older adults need to be fulfilled with, and one of them is long-term care needs. Therefore, Japan impleme...
BMC Geriatrics 2017 17:182
Published on: 15 August 2017
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The elderly are predisposed to septic arthritis (SA) because of the aging nature and increasing comorbidities. SA may in turn increase the long-term mortality in the geriatric patients; however, it remains unc...
BMC Geriatrics 2017 17:178
Published on: 9 August 2017
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Disability among older adults is a public health concern. To date there are no in-depth and comprehensive analyses on older adults’ disabilities in Bangladesh. This study investigated gender differences in the...
BMC Geriatrics 2017 17:177
Published on: 8 August 2017
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Oral health and frailty might be linked through several pathways, but previous studies are scarce. This study examined the association between oral health and components of Fried’s frailty phenotype.
BMC Geriatrics 2017 17:174
Published on: 1 August 2017
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Self-reported health is a widely used measure of health status across individuals. As the ageing population increases, the health of the elderly also becomes of growing concern. The elderly go through life fac...
BMC Geriatrics 2017 17:171
Published on: 31 July 2017
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There is little knowledge about the consumption of alcohol among Chinese and Norwegian older adults aged 65 years and over. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence and factors related to alcoho...
BMC Geriatrics 2017 17:172
Published on: 31 July 2017
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Metabolic syndrome (MetS) was a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, yet the prevalence of MetS among nonagenarians and centenarians was rarely reported. Here we investigated the prevalence of MetS and its...
BMC Geriatrics 2017 17:169
Published on: 31 July 2017
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Although it has long been known that a broad range of factors beyond medical diagnoses affect health and health services use, it has been unclear whether additional income can decrease health service use. We e...
BMC Geriatrics 2017 17:162
Published on: 24 July 2017
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BMC Geriatrics 2017 17:161
Published on: 21 July 2017
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Mild or pre-frailty is common and associated with increased risks of hospitalisation, functional decline, moves to long-term care, and death. Little is known about the effectiveness of health promotion in redu...
BMC Geriatrics 2017 17:157
Published on: 20 July 2017
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India’s elderly population is rising at an unprecedented rate, with a majority living in rural areas. Health challenges associated with ageing, changing social networks and limited public health infrastructure...
BMC Geriatrics 2017 17:156
Published on: 19 July 2017
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Studies have shown that inadequate access to healthcare is associated with lower levels of health and well-being in older adults. Studies have also shown significant urban-rural differences in access to health...
BMC Geriatrics 2017 17:151
Published on: 19 July 2017
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Older adults are susceptible to adverse effects from the concurrent use of medications and alcohol. The aim of this study was to systematically review the prevalence of concurrent use of alcohol and alcohol-in...
BMC Geriatrics 2017 17:148
Published on: 17 July 2017
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Non-benzodiazepine hypnotics (Z-drugs) are advocated to be safer than benzodiazepines (BZDs). This study comprehensively investigated the association of BZD and Z-drug usage with the risk of hospitalisation fo...
BMC Geriatrics 2017 17:140
Published on: 11 July 2017
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Malnutrition is a nutritional disorder that adversely affects the body from a functional or clinical perspective. It is very often observed in the elderly population. This study aimed to estimate the prevalenc...
BMC Geriatrics 2017 17:136
Published on: 3 July 2017
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A tube feeding decision aid designed at the Ottawa Health Research Institute was specifically created for substitute decision-makers who must decide whether to allow placement of a percutaneous endoscopic gast...
BMC Geriatrics 2017 17:134
Published on: 28 June 2017
