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  1. This research report presents findings on ‘start in life’ from a qualitative study of 90-year-olds from the Lothian Birth Cohort 1921. The study aimed to contextualise the LBC1921 cohort in time and place, des...

    Authors: Hilary Lapsley, Alison Pattie, John M. Starr and Ian J. Deary
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2016 16:74
  2. Existing everyday technology as well as potential future technology may offer both challenges and possibilities in the everyday occupations of persons with cognitive decline. To meet their wishes and needs, th...

    Authors: Annicka Hedman, Eva Lindqvist and Louise Nygård
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2016 16:73
  3. The elderly are predisposed to chronic osteomyelitis because of the immunocompromised nature of aging and increasing number of chronic comorbidities. Chronic osteomyelitis may significantly affect the health o...

    Authors: Chien-Cheng Huang, Kang-Ting Tsai, Shih-Feng Weng, Hung-Jung Lin, Hung-Sheng Huang, Jhi-Joung Wang, How-Ran Guo and Chien-Chin Hsu
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2016 16:72
  4. Decreased independence and loss of functional ability are issues regarded as inevitably connected to old age. This ageism may have negative influences on older adults’ beliefs about aging, making it difficult ...

    Authors: Samal Algilani, Lina Östlund-Lagerström, Ida Schoultz, Robert J. Brummer and Annica Kihlgren
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2016 16:70
  5. Using Singapore as a case study, this paper aims to understand the effects of the current long-term care policy and various alternative policy options on the labor market participation of primary informal fami...

    Authors: John P. Ansah, David B. Matchar, Rahul Malhotra, Sean R. Love, Chang Liu and Young Do
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2016 16:69
  6. Frameworks exist to evaluate the appropriateness of medication regimens for older patients with multiple medical conditions (MCCs). Less is known about how to translate the concepts of the frameworks into spec...

    Authors: Terri R. Fried, Kristina Niehoff, Jennifer Tjia, Nancy Redeker and Mary K. Goldstein
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2016 16:67

    The Erratum to this article has been published in BMC Geriatrics 2016 16:123

  7. Self-perceived health (SPH) is a powerful indicator of the health status of elderly people. This issue has been widely studied in oldest populations considering altogether functionally independent and dependen...

    Authors: Mónica Machón, Itziar Vergara, Miren Dorronsoro, Kalliopi Vrotsou and Isabel Larrañaga
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2016 16:66
  8. In the Netherlands, various organisational models of dementia case management exist. In this study the following four models are distinguished, based on differences in the availability of the service and in th...

    Authors: José M. Peeters, Anne Margriet Pot, Jacomine de Lange, Peter M. Spreeuwenberg and Anneke L. Francke
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2016 16:65
  9. Concerns about using Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs) in national surveys come up frequently in geriatric and rehabilitation medicine due to high rates of non-performance for reasons other than ...

    Authors: Margaret G. Stineman, Dawei Xie, Qiang Pan, Jibby E. Kurichi, Debra Saliba, Sophia Miryam Schüssler-Fiorenza Rose and Joel E. Streim
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2016 16:64
  10. Person-centredness is promoted as a central feature of the long-term care of older adults. Measures are needed to assist researchers, service planners and regulators in assessing this feature of quality. Howev...

    Authors: Mark Wilberforce, David Challis, Linda Davies, Michael P. Kelly, Chris Roberts and Nik Loynes
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2016 16:63
  11. This project Smart Assisted Living involving Informal careGivers++ (SALIG) intends to develop an ICT-based device for persons with cognitive impairment combined with remote support possibilities for significan...

    Authors: Inga-Lill Boman, Ann-Christine Persson and Aniko Bartfai
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2016 16:61
  12. In nursing home residents, it is not possible to distinguish pneumonia and aspiration pneumonia clinically. International literature reveals no consensus on which and how many characteristics and risk indicato...

    Authors: Vanessa Hollaar, Claar van der Maarel-Wierink, Gert-Jan van der Putten, Wil van der Sanden, Bert de Swart and Cees de Baat
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2016 16:60
  13. Over 30 % of older patients experience hospitalization-associated disability (HAD) (i.e., loss of independence in Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)) after an acute hospitalization. Despite its high prevalence,...

    Authors: Lucienne A. Reichardt, Jesse J. Aarden, Rosanne van Seben, Marike van der Schaaf, Raoul H. H. Engelbert, Jos A. Bosch and Bianca M. Buurman
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2016 16:59
  14. Falls are common among elderly, most of them occur while slipping or tripping during walking. We aimed to explore whether a training program that incorporates unexpected loss of balance during walking able to ...

    Authors: Ilan Kurz, Yoav Gimmon, Amir Shapiro, Ronen Debi, Yoram Snir and Itshak Melzer
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2016 16:58
  15. In France, for patients aged 75 or older, it has been estimated that the hospital readmission rate within 30 days is 14 %, a quarter being avoidable. Some evidence suggests that interventions “bridging” the tr...

    Authors: Pauline Occelli, Sandrine Touzet, Muriel Rabilloud, Christell Ganne, Stéphanie Poupon Bourdy, Béatrice Galamand, Matthieu Debray, André Dartiguepeyrou, Michel Chuzeville, Brigitte Comte, Basile Turkie, Magali Tardy, Jean-Stéphane Luiggi, Thierry Jacquet-Francillon, Thomas Gilbert and Marc Bonnefoy
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2016 16:57
  16. Fear of falling is a common and potentially disabling problem among older adults. However, little is known about this condition in older adults with diabetes mellitus. The aims of this study were to investigat...

    Authors: Bruno de Souza Moreira, Daniela Maria da Cruz dos Anjos, Daniele Sirineu Pereira, Rosana Ferreira Sampaio, Leani Souza Máximo Pereira, Rosângela Corrêa Dias and Renata Noce Kirkwood
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2016 16:56
  17. Frailty is widely recognised as a distinct multifactorial clinical syndrome that implies vulnerability. The links between frailty and adverse outcomes such as death and institutionalisation have been widely ev...

    Authors: Jennifer L. Sutton, Rebecca L. Gould, Stephanie Daley, Mark C. Coulson, Emma V. Ward, Aine M. Butler, Stephen P. Nunn and Robert J. Howard
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2016 16:55
  18. Delirium is a frequent, costly and morbid problem. No agent has been shown to modify the natural history of the condition, and current treatments have significant side effects. Prophylactic melatonin in low do...

    Authors: Daniel I. Clayton-Chubb and Peter W. Lange
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2016 16:54
  19. The GOHAI is a frequently used instrument to measure oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) of adults, in particular older people. The aim of this study was to translate the original English version of t...

    Authors: Dominique Niesten, Dick Witter, Ewald Bronkhorst and Nico Creugers
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2016 16:53
  20. Sarcopenia is a common geriatric syndrome associated with serious adverse health outcomes. The European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP) suggests different methods for case finding for sarc...

    Authors: Jens Reiss, Bernhard Iglseder, Martina Kreutzer, Ingrid Weilbuchner, Wolfgang Treschnitzer, Helmut Kässmann, Christian Pirich and Raphael Reiter
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2016 16:52
  21. To explore the level of physical activity in a population based sample of older adults; to analyze the influence of pain characteristics and fear-avoidance beliefs as predictors of physical activity among olde...

    Authors: Caroline Larsson, Eva Ekvall Hansson, Kristina Sundquist and Ulf Jakobsson
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2016 16:50
  22. Hip fracture patients are heterogenous. Certain patient characteristics are associated with poorer prognosis, but less is known about differences in response to treatment among subgroups. The Trondheim Hip Fra...

    Authors: Anders Prestmo, Ingvild Saltvedt, Jorunn L. Helbostad, Kristin Taraldsen, Pernille Thingstad, Stian Lydersen and Olav Sletvold
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2016 16:49
  23. Muscle wasting and obesity may complicate the post-stroke trajectory. We investigated the relationships between nutritional status, body composition, and mobility one to 3 years after stroke.

    Authors: Birgit Vahlberg, Lena Zetterberg, Birgitta Lindmark, Karin Hellström and Tommy Cederholm
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2016 16:48
  24. Evidence shows that living in small scale homelike Special Care Units (SCU) has positive effects on behavioural and psychological symptoms of patients with dementia. Effects on cognitive functioning in relatio...

    Authors: Jeroen S. Kok, Marieke J. G. van Heuvelen, Ina J. Berg and Erik J. A. Scherder
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2016 16:47
  25. The associations of sarcopenia with adverse health status have highlighted the importance of sarcopenia research and intervention. This study was designed to analyze the characteristics of aging-related differ...

    Authors: Ping Zeng, Yiwen Han, Jing Pang, Sinan Wu, Huan Gong, Jianguo Zhu, Jian Li and Tiemei Zhang
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2016 16:45
  26. Delirium is a common condition in hospitalized seniors that nonetheless often goes undetected by nurses or is delayed in being detected which negatively impacts quality of care and outcomes. We sought to devel...

    Authors: Richard W. Shulman, Saurabh Kalra and Joanne Zhuan Jiang
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2016 16:44
  27. This study explored the effectiveness of a pro-active, integrated care model for community-dwelling frail older people compared to care as usual by evaluating the effects on a comprehensive set of outcomes: he...

    Authors: Wilhelmina Mijntje Looman, Isabelle Natalina Fabbricotti, Ruben de Kuyper and Robbert Huijsman
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2016 16:43
  28. The involvement of users is recommended in the development of health related technologies, in order to address their needs and preferences and to improve the daily usage of these technologies.

    Authors: Friederike JS Thilo, Barbara Hürlimann, Sabine Hahn, Selina Bilger, Jos MGA Schols and Ruud JG Halfens
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2016 16:42
  29. Total knee arthroplasty is an effective treatment when nonsurgical treatments fail, but it is associated with risk of complications which may be increased in advanced age. The purpose of this study was to quan...

    Authors: Ethan F. Kuperman, Marin Schweizer, Parijat Joy, Xiaomei Gu and Michele M. Fang
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2016 16:41
  30. Joint contractures are a common health problem in older persons with significant impact on activities of daily living. We aimed to retrieve outcome measures applied in studies on older persons with joint contr...

    Authors: Gabriele Bartoszek, Uli Fischer, Martin Müller, Ralf Strobl, Eva Grill, Stephan Nadolny and Gabriele Meyer
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2016 16:40
  31. Residential aged care is an increasingly important health setting due to population ageing and the increase in age-related conditions, such as dementia. However, medical education has limited engagement with t...

    Authors: Michael J. Annear, Emma Lea, Amanda Lo, Laura Tierney and Andrew Robinson
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2016 16:38
  32. Masticatory functioning alters with age. However, mastication has been found to be related to, for example, cognitive functioning, food intake, and some aspects of activities of daily living. Since cognitive f...

    Authors: Johanna G. Douma, Karin M. Volkers, Pieter Jelle Vuijk and Erik J. A. Scherder
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2016 16:37
  33. Valid estimates of health-related quality-of-life (HRQoL) are often difficult to obtain from persons with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and family caregiver proxies. To help assess whether the general public can se...

    Authors: Mark Oremus, Feng Xie, Eleanor Pullenayegum and Kathryn Gaebel
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2016 16:36
  34. Hyperuricemia is closely related to renal diseases. Therefore, the aim of this study was to explore the relationship between the longitudinal changes in serum uric acid and the estimated glomerular filtration ...

    Authors: Fan Lin, Hailin Zhang, Feng Huang, Hui Chen, Chunjin Lin and Pengli Zhu
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2016 16:35
  35. Lasting disability and further falls are common and costly problems in older people following fall-related lower limb and pelvic fractures. Exercise interventions can improve mobility after fracture and reduce...

    Authors: Catherine Sherrington, Nicola Fairhall, Catherine Kirkham, Lindy Clemson, Kirsten Howard, Constance Vogler, Jacqueline CT Close, Anne M Moseley, Ian D Cameron, Jenson Mak, David Sonnabend and Stephen R Lord
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2016 16:34
  36. We analyzed the associations between diabetes and cognitive impairment (CI) and dependence in a population of patients 65 years or older.

    Authors: Emiliano Rodríguez-Sánchez, Sara Mora-Simón, María C. Patino-Alonso, Diana Pérez-Arechaederra, José I. Recio-Rodríguez, Manuel A. Gómez-Marcos, Luis F. Valero-Juan and Luis García-Ortiz
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2016 16:33
  37. In European countries, knowledge about availability and utilization of support for informal caregivers caring for older persons (≥65 years) with dementia (PwD) is lacking. To be able to evaluate and develop th...

    Authors: Connie Lethin, Helena Leino-Kilpi, Brenda Roe, Maria Martin Soto, Kai Saks, Astrid Stephan, Sandra Zwakhalen, Adelaida Zabalegui and Staffan Karlsson
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2016 16:32
  38. Physical inactivity is a health issue that often occurs after serious disaster. Social factors, which can be disrupted by disaster, are important determinants of physical activity levels in everyday living. Th...

    Authors: Eiichi Yoshimura, Kazuko Ishikawa-Takata, Haruka Murakami, Nobuyo Tsuboyama-Kasaoka, Megumi Tsubota-Utsugi, Motohiko Miyachi, Yukari Yokoyama, Kiyomi Sakata, Seiichiro Kobayashi, Akira Ogawa and Nobuo Nishi
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2016 16:30
  39. Substantial variation exists in physical functioning (PF) among patients with comparable pain severity, which may be partly explained by underlying psychological processes, like cognitive appraisal of pain and...

    Authors: Lotte A. H. Hermsen, Johannes C. van der Wouden, Stephanie S. Leone, Martin Smalbrugge, Henriëtte E. van der Horst and Joost Dekker
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2016 16:29
  40. To explore the perspectives of nursing home (NH) residents with diabetes and their doctors regarding the burdens of living with diabetes and diabetes treatments.

    Authors: Caroline Barnhart, Keelan McClymont, Alex K. Smith, Alvin Au-Yeung and Sei J. Lee
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2016 16:28
  41. Gender is thought to be an important factor in metabolic syndrome and its outcomes. Despite a number of studies that have demonstrated differences in metabolism and its components that are dependent on gender,...

    Authors: Sangjin Lee, Young Ko, Chanyeong Kwak and Eun-shil Yim
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2016 16:27

    The Erratum to this article has been published in BMC Geriatrics 2016 16:71

  42. Eating and drinking difficulties are recognised sources of ill health in people with dementia. In the EDWINA (Eating and Drinking Well IN dementiA) systematic review we aimed to assess effectiveness of interve...

    Authors: Asmaa Abdelhamid, Diane Bunn, Maddie Copley, Vicky Cowap, Angela Dickinson, Lucy Gray, Amanda Howe, Anne Killett, Jin Lee, Francesca Li, Fiona Poland, John Potter, Kate Richardson, David Smithard, Chris Fox and Lee Hooper
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2016 16:26
  43. Nursing home (NH) patients have complex health problems, disabilities and needs for Advance Care Planning (ACP). The implementation of ACP in NHs is a neglected research topic, yet it may optimize the interven...

    Authors: E. Flo, B. S. Husebo, P. Bruusgaard, E. Gjerberg, L. Thoresen, L. Lillemoen and R. Pedersen
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2016 16:24

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