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Ageing and dementia: age-period-cohort effects of policy intervention in England, 2006–2016

Dementia is one of the most critical challenges of our time. According to the Dementia Statistics Hub, only about 66 % of all UK residents with dementia were diagnosed in 2017–2018. Yet, there are reservations...

Authors: Kamila Kolpashnikova

Association between health literacy, general psychological factors, and adherence to medical treatment among Danes aged 50–80 years

Understanding behavioral factors associated with low health literacy (HL) is relevant for health care providers to better support their patients’ health and adherence to preventive treatment. In this study, we...

Authors: Subash Thapa and Jesper B Nielsen

Decline in independence after three years and its association with dietary patterns and IADL-related factors in community-dwelling older people: an analysis by age stage and sex

Few studies have shown age stage and sex differences in the association among dietary patterns and various health factors related to disability in older people. This study aimed to reveal the differences of ch...

Authors: Sayuri Kodama, Tanji Hoshi and Sugako Kurimori

Association between protoporphyrin IX and sarcopenia: a cross sectional study

According to the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP), the diagnosis of sarcopenia primarily focused on low muscle strength with the detection of low muscle quality and quantity as con...

Authors: Chia-Chun Kao, Zhe-Yu Yang and Wei-Liang Chen

Psychometric properties of the Persian version of the Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly (PASE)

Old age is associated with reduced physical ability. It is necessary to measure and evaluate the physical activity of older people. Implementing appropriate requires a valid and reliable tool. Physical Activit...

Authors: Omid Hatami, Mahdi Aghabagheri, Somayeh Kahdouei and Khadijeh Nasiriani

Advanced cognitive impairment among older nursing home residents

Though work has been done studying nursing home (NH) residents with either advanced Alzheimer’s disease (AD) or Alzheimer’s disease related dementia (ADRD), none have distinguished between them; even though their...

Authors: Tadeja Gracner, Patricia W. Stone, Mansi Agarwal, Mark Sorbero, Susan L Mitchell and Andrew W. Dick

The (cost-)effectiveness of an implemented fall prevention intervention on falls and fall-related injuries among community-dwelling older adults with an increased risk of falls: protocol for the in balance randomized controlled trial

Falls and fall-related injuries among older adults are a serious threat to the quality of life and result in high healthcare and societal costs. Despite evidence that falls can be prevented by fall prevention ...

Authors: Maaike van Gameren, Daniël Bossen, Judith E. Bosmans, Bart Visser, Sanne W. T. Frazer and Mirjam Pijnappels

Trends in functional disability and cognitive impairment among the older adult in China up to 2060: estimates from a dynamic multi-state population model

Available evidence suggests that cognitive impairment (CI), which leads to deficits in episodic memory, executive functions, visual attention, and language, is associated with difficulties in the capacity to p...

Authors: John P. Ansah, Chi-Tsun Chiu, Aloysius Chia Wei-Yan, Tessa Lui Shi Min and David B. Matchar

Comparison of adaptive versions of the Hong Kong-specific criteria and 2015 Beers criteria for assessing potentially inappropriate medication use in Hong Kong older patients

The Hong Kong-specific criteria have been established in 2019 to assess potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) use in older adults and improve the local prescribing quality. The aim of this study was to co...

Authors: Huanyu ZHANG, Eliza L. Y. WONG, Samuel Y. S. WONG, Patsy Y. K. CHAU, Benjamin H. K. YIP, Roger Y. N. CHUNG, Eric K. P. LEE, Francisco T. T. LAI and Eng-kiong YEOH

Overcoming barriers to the adoption of locating technologies in dementia care: a multi-stakeholder focus group study

Locating technologies are a subtype of assistive technology that aim to support persons with dementia by helping manage spatial orientation impairments and provide aid to care partners by intervening when nece...

Authors: Silka Dawn Freiesleben, Herlind Megges, Christina Herrmann, Lauri Wessel and Oliver Peters

Effectiveness of comprehensive geriatric assessment intervention on quality of life, caregiver burden and length of hospital stay: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

Comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) interventions can improve functional ability and reduce mortality in older adults, but the effectiveness of CGA intervention on the quality of life, caregiver burden, a...

Authors: Zhongyi Chen, Zhaosheng Ding, Caixia Chen, Yangfan Sun, Yuyu Jiang, Fenglan Liu and Shanshan Wang

The association between nutritional status and functional limitations among centenarians: a cross-sectional study

Although there have been studies on the association between nutritional status and functional limitations, there were few studies on Asian centenarians in community. Therefore, this study aims to identify asso...

Authors: Yang Song, Miao Liu, Wang-ping Jia, Ke Han, Sheng-shu Wang and Yao He

The rising tide of dementia deaths: triangulation of data from three routine data sources using the Clinical Practice Research Datalink

Dementia is currently the leading certified underlying cause of death in England. We assess how dementia recording on Office for National Statistics death certificates (ONS) corresponded to recording in genera...

Authors: Shaleen Ahmad, Iain M Carey, Tess Harris, Derek G Cook, Stephen DeWilde and David P Strachan

Factors associated with long-term care certification in older adults: a cross-sectional study based on a nationally representative survey in Japan

Long-term care (LTC) prevention is a pressing concern in ageing societies. To understand the risk factors of LTC, it is vital to consider psychological and social factors in addition to physical factors. Owing...

Authors: Akira Momose, Satoko Yamaguchi, Akira Okada, Kayo Ikeda-Kurakawa, Daisuke Namiki, Yasuhito Nannya, Hideki Kato, Toshimasa Yamauchi, Masaomi Nangaku and Takashi Kadowaki

Sleep duration, vegetable consumption and all-cause mortality among older adults in China: a 6-year prospective study

Sleep duration and vegetable consumption are associated with mortality at old age (termed as sleep-mortality linkage and vegetable-mortality linkage, respectively). Yet, little is known about the interplay of ...

Authors: Chen Bai, Muqi Guo, Yao Yao, John S. Ji, Danan Gu and Yi Zeng

Multimorbidity patterns in old adults and their associated multi-layered factors: a cross-sectional study

Influenced by various factors such as socio-demographic characteristics, behavioral lifestyles and socio-cultural environment, the multimorbidity patterns in old adults remain complex. This study aims to ident...

Authors: Jiao Lu, Yuan Wang, Lihong Hou, Zhenxing Zuo, Na Zhang and Anle Wei

Time trends in hospital discharges in patients aged 85 years and older in Spain: data from the Spanish National Discharge Database (2000–2015)

The aging population is an increasing concern in Western hospital systems. The aim of this study was to describe the main characteristics and hospitalization patterns in inpatients aged 85 years or more in Spa...

Authors: Sergio Palacios-Fernandez, Mario Salcedo, Gregorio Gonzalez-Alcaide and Jose-Manuel Ramos-Rincon

The association between preoperative modified frailty index and postoperative complications in Chinese elderly patients with hip fractures

To investigate the role of a preoperative modified frailty index (mFI) based on data from medical records in predicting postoperative complications among older Chinese patients with hip fractures.

Authors: Yanjiao Shen, Qiukui Hao, Yuting Wang, Xiaoyan Chen, Jiaojiao Jiang, Birong Dong and Gordon Guyatt

Disability-adjusted life years associated with population ageing in China, 1990-2017

The Chinese population has aged significantly in the last few decades. Comprehensive health losses including both fatal and non-fatal health outcomes associated with ageing in China have not been detailed.

Authors: Ruotong Li, Xunjie Cheng, David C. Schwebel, Yang Yang, Peishan Ning, Peixia Cheng and Guoqing Hu

Sleep duration and incident frailty: The Rural Frailty Study

The association between sleep duration and frailty remains unconclusive since most of the studies have been cross-sectional. Therefore, this study aimed to analyze the association between sleep duration, sleep...

Authors: Karla Moreno-Tamayo, Betty Manrique-Espinoza, Evangelina Morales-Carmona and Aarón Salinas-Rodríguez

The preventive efficacy of vitamin B supplements on the cognitive decline of elderly adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

The irreversibility of cognitive impairment of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) prompts that preventing or delaying the onset of AD should be a public health priority. Vitamin B supplements can lower the serum homocys...

Authors: Shufeng Li, Yuchen Guo, Jie Men, Hanlin Fu and Ting Xu

Older people’s attitudes towards deprescribing cardiometabolic medication

Overtreatment with cardiometabolic medication in older patients can lead to major adverse events. Timely deprescribing of these medications is therefore essential. Self-reported willingness to stop medication ...

Authors: Stijn Crutzen, Jamila Abou, Sanne E. Smits, Gert Baas, Jacqueline G. Hugtenburg, Mette Heringa, Petra Denig and Katja Taxis

Factors associated with eating performance in older adults with dementia in long-term care facilities: a cross-sectional study

The purpose of this study was to investigate factors influencing eating performance in older adults with dementia (OAWDs) in long-term care (LTC) facilities.

Authors: Dukyoo Jung, Jennie C. De Gagne, Hyesoon Lee and Minkyung Lee

Association of late-life depression with cognitive impairment: evidence from a cross-sectional study among older adults in India

Late-life depression (LLD) is considered as a prodrome to dementia and plays a major role in the development of long-term cognitive disabilities. We aimed to estimate the prevalence and correlates of LLD and c...

Authors: T. Muhammad and Trupti Meher

Oral status of older people in medium to long-stay health and social care setting: a systematic review

Older patients who spend long periods hospitalized or those who are in a situation of institutionalization represent a risk group in this regard, as many of them suffer a degree of dependence and need help to ...

Authors: Juan Antonio Ruiz-Roca, Dora Martín Fuentes, Francisco J. Gómez García and Yolanda Martínez-Beneyto

Pre-stroke cognitive impairment is associated with vascular imaging pathology: a prospective observational study

Chronic brain pathology and pre-stroke cognitive impairment (PCI) is predictive of post-stroke dementia. The aim of the current study was to measure pre-stroke neurodegenerative and vascular disease burden fou...

Authors: Till Schellhorn, Manuela Zucknick, Torunn Askim, Ragnhild Munthe-Kaas, Hege Ihle-Hansen, Yngve M. Seljeseth, Anne-Brita Knapskog, Halvor Næss, Hanne Ellekjær, Pernille Thingstad, Torgeir Bruun Wyller, Ingvild Saltvedt and Mona K. Beyer

High prevalence of osteoporosis in patients undergoing spine surgery in China

With the increase in life expectancy, a large number of patients with osteoporosis (OP) are undergoing spine surgery, which may adversely affect the surgical success rate. The prevalence of OP varies in differ...

Authors: Xiaoyi Mo, Shengli Zhao, Zhenxing Wen, Wei Lin, Zhipeng Chen, Zhiyun Wang, Chen Huang, Jie Qin, Jie Hao and Bailing Chen

Structural equation model of affecting factors on elder abuse to patients under hemodialysis by family caregivers

The objectives of the present study were to determine the prevalence of older adults with hemodialysis (HD) abuse by family caregivers and the factors affecting it.

Authors: Amaneh Mahmoudian, Abbas Shamsalinia, Atefeh Alipour, Zahra Fotoukian and Fatemeh Ghaffari

Is achieving 7,000 steps/day cross-sectionally and prospectively associated with older adults’ lower-extremity performance?

Evidence regarding the association between daily steps recommendation and older adults’ lower limb strength is lacking; thus, this study investigated whether taking at least 7,000 steps/day is cross-sectionall...

Authors: Ming-Chun Hsueh, Chien-Yu Lin, Ting-Fu Lai, Yi-Chien Yu, Shao-Hsi Chang, Ju Yong Bae and Yung Liao

Subjective and objective health predicting mortality and institutionalization: an 18-year population-based follow-up study among community-dwelling Finnish older adults

Objective health measures, such as registered illnesses or frailty, predict mortality and institutionalization in older adults. Also, self-reported assessment of health by simple self-rated health (SRH) has be...

Authors: Anna Viljanen, Marika Salminen, Kerttu Irjala, Elisa Heikkilä, Raimo Isoaho, Sirkka-Liisa Kivelä, Päivi Korhonen, Tero Vahlberg, Matti Viitanen, Maarit Wuorela, Minna Löppönen and Laura Viikari

Association between frailty and ischemic heart disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Frailty is increasingly reported among older adults with cardiovascular diseases and it has been demonstrated to increase negative health outcomes and mortality. To date, no systematic review of the evidence i...

Authors: Rosa Liperoti, Davide L. Vetrano, Katie Palmer, Tomasz Targowski, Maria C. Cipriani, Maria R. Lo Monaco, Silvia Giovannini, Nicola Acampora, Emanuele Rocco Villani, Roberto Bernabei and Graziano Onder

A mixed-methods study evaluating the impact of an excursion-based social group on quality of life of older adults

Social isolation is an increasing concern for older adults who live in the community. Despite some availability of social support programs to address social isolation, their effectiveness is not routinely meas...

Authors: Joyce Siette, Mikaela Jorgensen, Amy Nguyen, Gilbert Knaggs, Stuart Miller and Johanna I. Westbrook

The role of SARC-F scale in predicting progression risk of COVID-19 in elderly patients: a prospective cohort study in Wuhan

Since the outbreak of COVID-19, it has been documented that old age and underlying illnesses are associated with poor prognosis among COVID-19 patients. However, it is unknown whether sarcopenia, a common geri...

Authors: Yao Ma, Min He, Li-Sha Hou, Shen Xu, Zhi-Xin Huang, Na Zhao, Yan Kang, Ji-Rong Yue and Chenkai Wu

Association of life course socioeconomic status and adult height with cognitive functioning of older adults in India and China

Cognitive functioning is an important measure of intrinsic capacity. In this study, we examine the association of life course socioeconomic status (SES) and height with cognitive functioning among older adults...

Authors: Y. Selvamani and P. Arokiasamy

Psychometric validation of the Chinese version of the PaArticular Scales among elderly residents in long-term care facilities with joint contractures

Joint contractures, which affect activity, participation, and quality of life, are common complications of neurological conditions among elderly residents in long-term care facilities. This study examined the ...

Authors: Yi-chang Chen, Keh-chung Lin, Chen-Jung Chen, Shu-Hui Yeh, Ay-Woan Pan, Hao-Ling Chen and Chih-Hung Wang

Association between successful aging transitions and depressive symptoms among older Korean adults: findings from the Korean longitudinal study of aging (2006–2018)

The importance of SA (Successful aging) has been emphasized in recent years, with focus shifting towards attaining healthier aging rather than longevity. However, the influence of SA and its changes on mental ...

Authors: Fatima Nari, Bich Na Jang, Selin Kim, Wonjeong Jeong, Sung-In Jang and Eun-Cheol Park

Barriers and facilitators to the implementation of social robots for older adults and people with dementia: a scoping review

Psychosocial issues, such as social isolation and loneliness among older adults and people with dementia, continue to pose challenges with a rapidly aging population worldwide. Social robots are a rapidly emer...

Authors: Wei Qi Koh, Simone Anna Felding, Kübra Beliz Budak, Elaine Toomey and Dympna Casey

Fear of falling is as important as multiple previous falls in terms of limiting daily activities: a longitudinal study

Fear of falling and previous falls are both risk factors that affect daily activities of older adults. However, it remains unclear whether they independently limit daily activities accounting for each other.

Authors: Minhui Liu, Tianxue Hou, Yuxiao Li, Xiaocao Sun, Sarah L. Szanton, Lindy Clemson and Patricia M. Davidson

Frailty increases the risk for developing urinary tract infection among 79,887 patients with diabetic mellitus and chronic kidney disease

Patients with diabetic mellitus (DM) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) are at an increased risk of urinary tract infection (UTI) due to their altered immunological integrity. These patients are similarly prone ...

Authors: Chia-Ter Chao, Szu-Ying Lee, Jui Wang, Kuo-Liong Chien and Jenq-Wen Huang

A novel Longshi Scale measured activity of daily living disability in elderly patients affected by neurological diseases: a multi-center cross-sectional study in China

Ability in the activities of daily life is often impaired in the older adults with a neurological disease. The Barthel Index is an instrument used worldwide to assess such ability. The Longshi Scale is a pictu...

Authors: Jingpu Zhao, Xiangxiang Liu, Li Wan, Yan Gao, Meiling Huang, Fubing Zha, Jianjun Long, Dongxia Li, Guohui Nie and Yulong Wang

A stepped-wedge randomised controlled trial assessing the implementation, effectiveness and cost-consequences of the EDDIE+ hospital avoidance program in 12 residential aged care homes: study protocol

Older people living in residential aged care homes experience frequent emergency transfers to hospital. These events are associated with risks of hospital acquired complications and invasive treatments or inte...

Authors: Hannah E. Carter, Xing J. Lee, Alison Farrington, Carla Shield, Nicholas Graves, Elizabeth V. Cyarto, Lynne Parkinson, Florin I. Oprescu, Claudia Meyer, Jeffrey Rowland, Trudy Dwyer and Gillian Harvey

Contribution of IQ in young adulthood to the associations of education and occupation with cognitive ability in older age

Studies suggest that a higher education and occupation are each associated with a higher late-life cognitive ability, but their inter-relationships in their association with cognitive ability and the contribut...

Authors: Insa Feinkohl, Petra Kozma, Friedrich Borchers, Simone J. T. van Montfort, Jochen Kruppa, Georg Winterer, Claudia Spies and Tobias Pischon

Correction to: Factors associated with self-rated health in a Norwegian population of older people participating in a preventive home visit program: a cross-sectional study

Authors: Astrid Fjell, Berit Cronfalk Seiger, Monica Hermann, Arvid Rongve, Jörg Aßmus, Lars Kvinge, Åke Seiger, Knut Skaug and Anne-Marie Boström

Instruments used to assess quality of life of older adults in African countries: a scoping review

Over 60% of the population in sub-Saharan Africa, live in informal settlements (slums) with little or no resources. To be prepared to meet the needs of older people living in slums, it is necessary to know mor...

Authors: Priscilla Y. A. Attafuah, Irma H. J. Everink, Ruud J. G. Halfens, Christa Lohrmann, Aaron Abuosi and Jos M. G. A. Schols

Promoting neuroplasticity and neuropsychological functioning in frailty through an app-based sensorimotor training: study protocol for a randomized trial

Frailty is characterized by an age-related decline in multiple physiological systems, leading to a high vulnerability to stressors, adverse health outcomes, and low quality of life. Neuroscientific models of p...

Authors: Florian Beier, Martin Löffler, Frauke Nees, Lucrezia Hausner, Lutz Frölich and Herta Flor

Transitions between levels of dependency among older people receiving social care – a retrospective longitudinal cohort study in a Swedish municipality

Knowledge is scarce on how needs for home help and special housing evolve among older people who begin to receive support from municipal social care. The purpose of this study was to describe baseline distribu...

Authors: Magnus Zingmark and Fredrik Norström

Experiences of community-dwelling older people with dementia participating in a person-centred multidimensional interdisciplinary rehabilitation program

There is great need for development of feasible rehabilitation for older people with dementia. Increased understanding of this population’s experiences of rehabilitation participation is therefore important. T...

Authors: Anna Sondell, Josefine Lampinen, Mia Conradsson, Håkan Littbrand, Undis Englund, Ingeborg Nilsson and Nina Lindelöf

The sex difference in gait speed among older adults: how do sociodemographic, lifestyle, social and health determinants contribute?

This study explores whether a sex difference in sensitivity to (strength of the association) and/or in exposure to (prevalence) determinants of gait speed contributes to the observed lower gait speed among old...

Authors: Lena D. Sialino, Laura A. Schaap, Sandra H. van Oostrom, H. Susan J. Picavet, Johannes W.R. Twisk, W. M. Monique Verschuren, Marjolein Visser and Hanneke A.H. Wijnhoven

Sarcopenia as a predictor of mortality among the critically ill in an intensive care unit: a systematic review and meta-analysis

The evidence of sarcopenia based on CT-scan as an important prognostic factor for critically ill patients has not seen consistent results. To determine the impact of sarcopenia on mortality in critically ill p...

Authors: Xiao-Ming Zhang, Denghong Chen, Xiao-Hua Xie, Jun-E Zhang, Yingchun Zeng and Andy SK Cheng

A comparison of spouse and non-spouse carers of people with dementia: a descriptive analysis of Swedish national survey data

Being an informal carer of a person with dementia (PwD) can have a negative effect on the carer’s health and quality of life, and spouse carers have been found to be especially vulnerable. Yet relatively littl...

Authors: Marcus F. Johansson, Kevin J. McKee, Lena Dahlberg, Christine L. Williams, Martina Summer Meranius, Elizabeth Hanson, Lennart Magnusson, Björn Ekman and Lena Marmstål Hammar