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  1. Giving up driving is a pivotal life event and universal challenge for people living with dementia and their families, and a complex area of clinical practice for health professionals who monitor driving cessat...

    Authors: Theresa Scott, Jacki Liddle, Geoffrey Mitchell, Elizabeth Beattie and Nancy Pachana
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2019 19:66
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  2. Care for people with Alzheimer’s disease or other dementias should be based on up-to-date clinical practice guidelines. The education and training of nurses and other healthcare staff in dementia is a key fact...

    Authors: Laura Parra-Anguita, Inmaculada Sánchez-García, Rafael del Pino-Casado and Pedro L. Pancorbo-Hidalgo
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2019 19:63
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  3. Frail individuals are at risk of significant clinical deterioration if their frailty is not identified and managed appropriately. Research suggests that any interaction between an older person and a health or ...

    Authors: David Sunkersing, Finbarr C. Martin, Julie Reed, Maria Woringer and Derek Bell
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2019 19:62
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  4. With the ageing population, there is a stronger focus on supporting older people to live independently as long as possible. One of the important factors to take into consideration for independent living older ...

    Authors: Didi Verver, Hanneke Merten, Carolien de Blok and Cordula Wagner
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2019 19:61
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  5. According to a WHO report, nearly 15% of adults aged 60 and over suffer from a mental disorder, constituting 6.6% of the total disability for this age group. Taipei City faces rapid transformation towards an a...

    Authors: Tzu-Jung Tseng, Yi-Syuan Wu, Jia-Hong Tang, Yen-Hui Chiu, Yu-Ting Lee, I-Chun Fan and Ta-Chien Chan
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2019 19:60
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  6. Visual rating scales are still the most popular tools in assessing atrophy degrees of whole brain and lobes. However, the false negative rate of the previous cutoff score of visual rating scales was relatively...

    Authors: Mingqing Wei, Jing Shi, Jingnian Ni, Xuekai Zhang, Ting Li, Zilong Chen, Mengling Zhou, Liping Zhang, Zhongjian Tan, Yongyan Wang and Jinzhou Tian
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2019 19:59
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  8. Falls in people with dementia can result in a number of physical and psychosocial consequences. However, there is limited evidence to inform how best to deliver services to people with dementia following a fal...

    Authors: Alison Wheatley, Claire Bamford, Caroline Shaw, Elizabeth Flynn, Amy Smith, Fiona Beyer, Chris Fox, Robert Barber, Steve W. Parry, Denise Howel, Tara Homer, Louise Robinson and Louise M. Allan
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2019 19:57
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  9. Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia and has increased prevalence in older patients, leading to poor prognosis for these patients. There is a need for a biomarker or a model of prognostic eva...

    Authors: Shihui Fu, Jie Jiao, Yi Guo, Bing Zhu and Leiming Luo
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2019 19:56
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  10. Older population often have multiple and complex needs that are consequently challenged by the presence of polypharmacy, adverse drug reactions and drug-drug interaction. We aimed to determine home medication ...

    Authors: Shakti Shrestha, Ramesh Sharma Poudel, Saroj Pradhan, Aashutosh Adhikari, Arjun Giri and Arjun Poudel
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2019 19:55
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  11. Loss and grief are experienced by caregivers of persons with dementia (PWD), relating to the ambiguous loss of PWD even when they are still alive and the anticipation of future loss related to their physical d...

    Authors: Tau Ming Liew, Bee Choo Tai, Philip Yap and Gerald Choon-Huat Koh
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2019 19:54
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  13. According to the World Health Organization, the elderly are at the highest risk of injury or death from a fall. Age-related changes in strength, balance and flexibility are degenerative factors that may increa...

    Authors: Eduardo Martínez-Carbonell Guillamón, Louise Burgess, Tikki Immins, Andrés Martínez-Almagro Andreo and Thomas W. Wainwright
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2019 19:52
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  14. Health professionals and healthcare volunteers play a critical role in promoting uptake of the fecal occult blood test (FOBT), which is an effective screening method for colorectal cancer. However, previous st...

    Authors: Tsung-Yi Lin, Shu-Tzu Chuang, Su-Fei Huang, Hsiao-Pei Hsu, Li-Ting Lu and Jong-Long Guo
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2019 19:51
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  15. Physical activity is linked to benefits such as increased physical fitness, cognition, emotional and social functioning, general health and well-being in older people. Some evidence suggests that this also app...

    Authors: Joeke van Santen, Rose-Marie Dröes, Judith E. Bosmans, Olivier A. Blanson Henkemans, Sjef van Bommel, Esther Hakvoort, Ronald Valk, Carla Scholten, Joris Wiersinga, Annemieke van Straten and Franka Meiland
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2019 19:50
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  16. Drug consumption increases with age, but there are few comparisons of drug use between old people living at home or in a nursing home. To identify areas of concern as well as in need for quality improvement in...

    Authors: Amura Francesca Fog, Jørund Straand, Knut Engedal and Hege Salvesen Blix
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2019 19:49
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  17. Reduced mobility is the first sign of functional decline and can lead to dependency in elderly people. Screening for the risk of mobility limitation in this population is an important public health issue to pr...

    Authors: Sofia Perrotin, Thomas Gilbert, Marine Dupuis, Laurent Villeneuve, Sylvie Bin-Dorel, Amna Klich, Laurent Letrilliart and Marc Bonnefoy
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2019 19:48
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  20. Older adults with bacterial skin infections may present with atypical symptoms, making diagnosis difficult. There is limited authoritative guidance on how older adults in the community present with bacterial s...

    Authors: Oghenekome A. Gbinigie, José M. Ordóñez-Mena, Thomas Fanshawe, Annette Plüddemann and Carl J. Heneghan
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2019 19:45
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  21. The proportion of older people has dramatically increased in recent decades. Moreover, social and demographic trends show a global increase of older people at risk of loneliness and lack of social relationship...

    Authors: María José López, Carolina Lapena, Alba Sánchez, Xavier Continente and Ana Fernández
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2019 19:44
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  22. Exercise is effective in order to prevent falls in community-dwelling older people. Self-management programs have the potential to increase access and reduce costs related to exercise-based fall prevention. Ho...

    Authors: Beatrice Pettersson, Maria Wiklund, Rebecka Janols, Helena Lindgren, Lillemor Lundin-Olsson, Dawn A. Skelton and Marlene Sandlund
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2019 19:43
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  23. Frailty and sarcopenia are common amongst hospitalised older people and associated with poor healthcare outcomes. Widely recognised tools for their identification are the Fried Frailty Phenotype, its self-repo...

    Authors: Kinda Ibrahim, Fiona F. A. Howson, David J. Culliford, Avan A. Sayer and Helen C. Roberts
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2019 19:42
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  24. Detecting patients with undiagnosed dementia is an important clinical challenge. Changes in medication adherence might represent an early sign of cognitive impairment. We sought to examine antihypertensive and...

    Authors: Zachary A. Marcum, Rod L. Walker, Bobby L. Jones, Arvind Ramaprasan, Shelly L. Gray, Sascha Dublin, Paul K. Crane and Eric B. Larson
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2019 19:41
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  25. The aim of this trial is to evaluate the effect of SENATOR software on incident, adverse drug reactions (ADRs) in older, multimorbid, hospitalized patients. The SENATOR software produces a report designed to o...

    Authors: Amanda H. Lavan, Denis O’Mahony, Paul Gallagher, Richard Fordham, Evelyn Flanagan, Darren Dahly, Stephen Byrne, Mirko Petrovic, Adalsteinn Gudmundsson, Olafur Samuelsson, Antonio Cherubini, Alfonso J. Cruz-Jentoft, Roy L. Soiza and Joseph A. Eustace
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2019 19:40
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  26. The benefit of medication reviews for long-term care (LTC) residents has been generally recognized throughout health care systems. Whereas many studies showed the impact of comprehensive medication reviews per...

    Authors: Kerstin Bitter, Christina Pehe, Manfred Krüger, Gabriela Heuer, Regine Quinke and Ulrich Jaehde
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2019 19:39
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  27. Constipation is a common condition among older people, particularly among people living in nursing homes, and the use of drugs such as opioids is one of many factors that contribute to its high prevalence. The...

    Authors: Maria Gustafsson, Kristina Lämås, Ulf Isaksson, Per-Olof Sandman and Hugo Lövheim
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2019 19:38
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  28. Psychosocial person-centred interventions are considered best practice for addressing complex behaviours and care needs such as agitation and anxiety, and for improving the quality of life of people with demen...

    Authors: Alys W. Griffiths, Rachael Kelley, Lucy Garrod, Devon Perfect, Olivia Robinson, Emily Shoesmith, Joanne McDermid, Natasha Burnley and Claire A. Surr
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2019 19:37
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  29. The Aotearoa/New Zealand population is ageing and numerous studies demonstrate with this phenomenon comes increases in non-communicable diseases, injuries and healthcare costs among other issues. Further, sign...

    Authors: John G. Oetzel, Brendan Hokowhitu, Mary Simpson, Rangimahora Reddy, Sophie Nock, Hineitimoana Greensill, Michael P. Cameron, Pare Meha, Kirsten Johnston, Truely Harding, Pita Shelford and Linda Tuhiwai Smith
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2019 19:36
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  30. There is a growing interest in developing tailored non-pharmacological strategies to face patients’ needs in dementia. Occupational therapy (OT) may contribute to promote self-empowerment of both patients and ...

    Authors: Clément Pimouguet, Rémi Sitta, Jérôme Wittwer, Nathalie Hayes, Aurélie Petit-Monéger, Jean-François Dartigues and Catherine Helmer
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2019 19:35
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  31. Frailty detection and remote monitoring are of major importance for slowing down, and/or even stopping the frailty process in home-dwelling older people. Taking the Fried’s criteria as a reference, this work a...

    Authors: Aly Chkeir, Jean-Luc Novella, Moustapha Dramé, Delphine Bera, Michèle Collart and Jacques Duchêne
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2019 19:34
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  32. Due to the gradual loss of function, it is crucial for persons with dementia to discuss advance care planning in due course. However, nursing home staff, residents and their families feel uncomfortable to star...

    Authors: Bart Goossens, Aline Sevenants, Anja Declercq and Chantal Van Audenhove
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2019 19:33
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  33. Non-specific symptoms, such as confusion, are often suspected to be caused by urinary tract infection (UTI) and continues to be the most common reason for suspecting a UTI despite many other potential causes. ...

    Authors: Sean Mayne, Alexander Bowden, Pär-Daniel Sundvall and Ronny Gunnarsson
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2019 19:32
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  34. Stroke incidence has declined during the past decades. Yet, there is a concern that an ageing population together with improved survival after stroke will result in a raised proportion of the population who ha...

    Authors: Karin Modig, Mats Talbäck, Louise Ziegler and Anders Ahlbom
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2019 19:31
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  35. Regular loading of tendons may counteract the negative effects of aging. However, the influence of strength training loading magnitude on tendon mechanical properties and its relation to matrix collagen conten...

    Authors: Christian S. Eriksen, Rene B. Svensson, Anne T. Gylling, Christian Couppé, S. Peter Magnusson and Michael Kjaer
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2019 19:30
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  36. Reablement is an emerging approach in rehabilitation services, but evidence for its efficacy is rather weak and inconsistent. The purpose of the present study is therefore to investigate the health effects of ...

    Authors: E. Langeland, H. Tuntland, B. Folkestad, O. Førland, F. F. Jacobsen and I. Kjeken
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2019 19:29
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  37. Sedentary behaviour is related to poorer health independently of time spent in moderate to vigorous physical activity. The aim of this study was to investigate whether wellbeing or symptoms of anxiety or depre...

    Authors: Judith A. Okely, Iva Čukić, Richard J. Shaw, Sebastien F. Chastin, Philippa M. Dall, Ian J. Deary, Geoff Der, Manon L. Dontje, Dawn A. Skelton and Catharine R. Gale
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2019 19:28
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  38. Poor eye–hand coordination is associated with the symptoms of the early stage of cognitive decline. However, previous research on the eye–hand coordination of older adults without cognitive impairment is scant...

    Authors: Pi-Tuan Chan, Wen-Chi Chang, Huei-Ling Chiu, Ching-Chiu Kao, Doresses Liu, Hsin Chu and Kuei-Ru Chou
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2019 19:27
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  39. Previous studies have reported the associations of frailty phenotype or its components with mortality. However, studies that explored the effects of transition in frailty status on mortality were far less in A...

    Authors: Mu-Cyun Wang, Tsai-Chung Li, Chia-Ing Li, Chiu-Shong Liu, Wen-Yuan Lin, Chih-Hsueh Lin, Chuan-Wei Yang, Shing-Yu Yang and Cheng-Chieh Lin
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2019 19:26
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  40. Physical activity may reverse frailty in the elderly, but we encounter barriers to the implementation of exercise programs in this population. Our main aim is to evaluate the effect of a multicomponent physica...

    Authors: M. V. Castell, A. Gutiérrez-Misis, M. Sánchez-Martínez, M. A. Prieto, B. Moreno, S. Nuñez, R. Triano, M. P. de Antonio, C. Mateo, M. D. Cano, A. Garrido, R. Julian, E. Polentinos, R. Rodriguez-Barrientos and A. Otero Puime
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2019 19:25
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  41. Medication safety is an important health issue for nursing home residents (NHR). They usually experience polypharmacy and often take potentially inappropriate medications (PIM) and antipsychotics. This, couple...

    Authors: Olaf Krause, Birgitt Wiese, Ina-Merle Doyle, Claudia Kirsch, Petra Thürmann, Stefan Wilm, Lisa Sparenberg, Regina Stolz, Antje Freytag, Jutta Bleidorn and Ulrike Junius-Walker
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2019 19:24
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  42. Alterations in autonomic nervous system (ANS) activity might be involved in the pathophysiology of delirium. The aim was to explore autonomic cardiovascular control in older patients with and without delirium.

    Authors: Bjørn Erik Neerland, Torgeir Bruun Wyller and Vegard Bruun Bratholm Wyller
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2019 19:23
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  43. Volunteering could be a win-win opportunity for older adults: Links between volunteering and societal improvements as well as older adults’ own health and longevity are found in several observational studies. ...

    Authors: Lisa M. Warner, Da Jiang, Alice Ming-Lin Chong, Tianyuan Li, Julia K. Wolff and Kee-Lee Chou
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2019 19:22
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  44. The trajectories for health-related quality of life of patients receiving home-based primary care are not well identified. Our objective was to investigate changes in the quality of life (QOL) and factors that...

    Authors: Chi-Hsien Huang, Hiroyuki Umegaki, Hiroko Kamitani, Atushi Asai, Shigeru Kanda, Keiko Maeda, Hideki Nomura and Masafumi Kuzuya
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2019 19:21
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  45. Mobility is a key indicator of physical functioning in older people, but there is limited evidence of the reliability of mobility measures in older people with cognitive impairment. This study aimed to examine...

    Authors: Tobias Braun, Christian Thiel, Ralf-Joachim Schulz and Christian Grüneberg
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2019 19:20
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  46. The increasing use of smartphones by older adults also increases their potential for improving different aspects of health in this population. Some studies have shown promising results in the improvement of co...

    Authors: José I. Recio-Rodríguez, Cristina Lugones-Sanchez, Cristina Agudo-Conde, Jesús González-Sánchez, Olaya Tamayo-Morales, Susana Gonzalez-Sanchez, Carmen Fernandez-Alonso, Jose A. Maderuelo-Fernandez, Sara Mora-Simon, Manuel A. Gómez-Marcos, Emiliano Rodriguez-Sanchez and Luis Garcia-Ortiz
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2019 19:19
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  47. Caregivers of a family member with a chronic disability or illness such as dementia are at increased risk for chronic disease. There are many factors that contribute to dementia caregiver vulnerability and the...

    Authors: Roland von Känel, Brent T. Mausbach, Joel E. Dimsdale, Michael G. Ziegler, Paul J. Mills, Matthew A. Allison, Thomas L. Patterson, Sonia Ancoli-Israel and Igor Grant
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2019 19:18
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  48. Elderly living in a Nursing Home (NH) are frequently transferred to an Emergency Department when they need acute medical care. A proportion of these transfers may be considered inappropriate and may be avoidable.

    Authors: Sabine E Lemoyne, Hanne H. Herbots, Dennis De Blick, Roy Remmen, Koenraad G. Monsieurs and Peter Van Bogaert
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2019 19:17
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  49. To estimate the potential gains in health-adjusted life expectancy (HALE) after hypothetical elimination of four non-communicable diseases (NCDs) among Chinese elderly from 1990 to 2016, including cardiovascul...

    Authors: Xiaoqian Hu, Xueshan Sun, Yuanyuan Li, Yuxuan Gu, Minzhuo Huang, Jingming Wei, Xuemei Zhen, Shuyan Gu and Hengjin Dong
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2019 19:16
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  50. Polypharmacy, and the associated adverse drug events such as non-adherence to prescriptions, is a common problem for elderly people living with multiple comorbidities. Deprescribing, i.e. the gradual withdrawa...

    Authors: Joanna Ulley, Deborah Harrop, Ali Ali, Sarah Alton and Sally Fowler Davis
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2019 19:15
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