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  1. Frail elderly persons living at home are at risk for mental, psychological, and physical deterioration. These problems often remain undetected. If care is given, it lacks the quality and continuity required fo...

    Authors: Isabelle Natalina Fabbricotti, Benjamin Janse, Wilhelmina Mijntje Looman, Ruben de Kuijper, Jeroen David Hendrikus van Wijngaarden and Auktje Reiffers
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2013 13:31
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  2. It is important to understand the complex inter-relationship between depression and physical illness in order to plan and provide quality health care services for older persons and reduce suffering and early m...

    Authors: Joanna Atkins, Sharon L Naismith, Georgina M Luscombe and Ian B Hickie
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2013 13:30
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  4. There are well established national and local policies championing the need to provide dignity in care for older people. We have evidence as to what older people and their relatives understand by the term ‘dig...

    Authors: Deborah Cairns, Veronika Williams, Christina Victor, Sally Richards, Andreé Le May, Wendy Martin and David Oliver
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2013 13:28
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  5. Falling in older age is a major public health concern due to its costly and disabling consequences. However very few randomised controlled trials (RCTs) have been conducted in developing countries, in which po...

    Authors: Kelem de Negreiros Cabral, Monica Rodrigues Perracini, Aline Thomaz Soares, Francine de Cristo Stein, Celisa Tiemi Nakagawa Sera, Anne Tiedemann, Cathie Sherrington, Wilson Jacob Filho and Sérgio Márcio Pacheco Paschoal
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2013 13:27
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  6. Undernutrition is widespread among institutionalised elderly, and people suffering from dementia are at particularly high risk. Many elderly with dementia live in open units or in special care units in nursing...

    Authors: Carine Aukner, Helene Dahl Eide and Per Ole Iversen
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2013 13:26
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  7. More than 20% of the hip fracture patients die within the first year after the incident. Few data are available on the trends in mortality following a hip fracture. The present aim was to study changes in exce...

    Authors: Trine E Finnes, Haakon E Meyer, Jan A Falch, Asle W Medhus, Tore Wentzel-Larsen and Cathrine M Lofthus
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2013 13:25
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  8. Studies on the epidemiology of fecal impaction are limited by the absence of a valid and reliable instrument to identify the condition in the elderly. Our aim is to validate a questionnaire for identifying fec...

    Authors: Marta Barcelo, Maria Jose Jimenez-Cebrian, Manuel Diaz-Rubio, Alberto Lopez Rocha and Enrique Rey
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2013 13:24
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  11. Aging and physical inactivity are associated with declines in some cognitive domains and cerebrovascular function, as well as an elevated risk of cerebrovascular disease and other morbidities. With the increas...

    Authors: Amanda V Tyndall, Margie H Davenport, Ben J Wilson, Grazyna M Burek, Genevieve Arsenault-Lapierre, Eryka Haley, Gail A Eskes, Christine M Friedenreich, Michael D Hill, David B Hogan, R Stewart Longman, Todd J Anderson, Richard Leigh, Eric E Smith and Marc J Poulin
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2013 13:21
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  12. Two important consequences of the normal ageing process are sarcopenia (the age-related loss of muscle mass and function) and age-related cognitive decline. Existing data support positive relationships between...

    Authors: Alixe HM Kilgour, Karen J Ferguson, Calum D Gray, Ian J Deary, Joanna M Wardlaw, Alasdair MJ MacLullich and John M Starr
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2013 13:20
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  13. Previous studies suggest that psychotropic drug changes may signal an acute period of time whereby a person is highly vulnerable to fall. It is unknown whether certain classes of psychotropic agents are less s...

    Authors: Murray A Echt, Elizabeth J Samelson, Marian T Hannan, Alyssa B Dufour and Sarah D Berry
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2013 13:19
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  14. Joint contractures are frequent in older individuals in geriatric care settings. Even though they are used as indicator of quality of care, there is neither a common standard to describe functioning and disabi...

    Authors: Martin Müller, Uli Fischer, Gabriele Bartoszek, Eva Grill and Gabriele Meyer
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2013 13:18
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  15. The risk factors for mortality after hospitalization in older persons are not fully understood. The aim of the present study was to examine the three-year (1,096 days) mortality in previously hospitalized olde...

    Authors: Anne-Sofie Helvik, Knut Engedal and Geir Selbæk
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2013 13:17
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  16. The editors of BMC Geriatrics would like to thank all our reviewers who have contributed to the journal in Volume 12 (2012).

    Authors: Emily Crow
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2013 13:9
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  17. The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) was introduced by the World Health Organization as a common taxonomy to describe the burden of health conditions. This study focuses...

    Authors: Jiro Okochi, Tai Takahashi, Kiyoshi Takamuku and Reuben Escorpizo
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2013 13:16
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  18. Audit with feedback is a moderately effective approach for improving professional practice in other health care settings. Although unregulated caregivers give the majority of direct care in long-term care settin...

    Authors: Kimberly D Fraser, Hannah M O’Rourke, Melba Andrea B Baylon, Anne-Marie Boström and Anne E Sales
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2013 13:15
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  21. Residents of care homes are at risk of colonisation and infection with antibiotic resistant bacteria, but there is little evidence that antibiotic resistance among such patients is associated with worse outcom...

    Authors: Charis Marwick, Virginia Hernandez Santiago, Colin McCowan, Janice Broomhall and Peter Davey
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2013 13:12
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  22. Increasingly, information and communication technology is being used to support persons with dementia living at home and their relatives. The aim of the present intervention study was to describe and explore t...

    Authors: Annakarin Olsson, Maria Engström, Claudia Lampic and Kirsti Skovdahl
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2013 13:11
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  23. Crisis is a term frequently used in dementia care lacking a standardized definition. This article systematically reviews existing definitions of crisis in dementia care literature to create a standardized defi...

    Authors: Janet MacNeil Vroomen, Judith E Bosmans, Hein PJ van Hout and Sophia E de Rooij
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2013 13:10
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  24. The fastest growing age group globally is older adults, and preventing the need for long-term nursing care in this group is important for social and financial reasons. A population approach to diet and physica...

    Authors: Mika Kimura, Ai Moriyasu, Shu Kumagai, Taketo Furuna, Shigeko Akita, Shuichi Kimura and Takao Suzuki
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2013 13:8
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  25. Due to the ageing of the population, the number of frail older people who suffer from multiple, complex health complaints increases and this ultimately threatens their ability to function independently. Many i...

    Authors: Mandy MN Stijnen, Inge GP Duimel-Peeters, Maria WJ Jansen and Hubertus JM Vrijhoef
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2013 13:7
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  26. Falls have enormous impact in older adults. Yet, there is insufficient evidence regarding the effectiveness of preventive interventions in this setting. The objectives were to measure the frequency of falls an...

    Authors: Javier Damián, Roberto Pastor-Barriuso, Emiliana Valderrama-Gama and Jesús de Pedro-Cuesta
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2013 13:6
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  27. Malnutrition is common in older people in hospital and is associated with adverse clinical outcomes including increased mortality, morbidity and length of stay. This has raised concerns about the nutrition and...

    Authors: Helen C Roberts, Anna L Pilgrim, Marinos Elia, Alan A Jackson, Cyrus Cooper, Avan Aihie Sayer and Sian M Robinson
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2013 13:5
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  28. Dizziness is a common complaint among older adults and has been linked to a wide range of health conditions, psychological and social characteristics in this population. However a profile of dizziness is still...

    Authors: Suzana Albuquerque de Moraes, Wuber Jefferson de Souza Soares, Eduardo Ferriolli and Monica Rodrigues Perracini
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2013 13:4
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  29. Among the many definitions of frailty, the frailty phenotype defined by Fried et al. is one of few constructs that has been repeatedly validated: first in the Cardiovascular Health Study (CHS) and subsequently in...

    Authors: Nejma S Macklai, Jacques Spagnoli, Julien Junod and Brigitte Santos-Eggimann
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2013 13:3
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  30. Continued aging of the population is expected to be accompanied by substantial increases in the number of people with dementia and in the number of health care staff required to care for them. Adequate knowled...

    Authors: Wendy Smyth, Elaine Fielding, Elizabeth Beattie, Anne Gardner, Wendy Moyle, Sara Franklin, Sonia Hines and Margaret MacAndrew
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2013 13:2
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  31. In Japan, there is a large increase in the number of elderly persons who potentially need home-visit nursing services (VNS). However, the number of persons using the VNS has increased only little in comparison...

    Authors: Masayo Kashiwagi, Nanako Tamiya, Mikiya Sato and Eiji Yano
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2013 13:1
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  32. Over 50% of older adults experience chronic pain. Poorly managed pain threatens independent functioning, limits social activities and detrimentally affects emotional wellbeing. Yet, chronic pain is not fully u...

    Authors: Amanda Clarke, Geraldine Anthony, Denise Gray, Derek Jones, Paul McNamee, Patricia Schofield, Blair H Smith and Denis Martin
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2012 12:78
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  33. Dementia is a distressing and disabling illness with worldwide estimates of increased numbers of people with the condition. Two thirds of people with dementia live at home and policies in many countries seek t...

    Authors: Vari M Drennan, Nan Greenwood, Laura Cole, Mandy Fader, Robert Grant, Greta Rait and Steve Iliffe
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2012 12:77
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  34. The effects of a regular and graduated walking program as a stand-alone intervention for individuals in long-term care are unclear. Exercise and fall prevention programs typically studied in long-term care set...

    Authors: Vanina PM Dal Bello-Haas, Lilian U Thorpe, Lisa M Lix, Rhonda Scudds and Thomas Hadjistavropoulos
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2012 12:76
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  35. Changes in health status, triggered by events such as infections, falls, and geriatric syndromes, are common among nursing home (NH) residents and necessitate transitions between NHs and Emergency Departments ...

    Authors: Greta G Cummings, R Colin Reid, Carole A Estabrooks, Peter G Norton, Garnet E Cummings, Brian H Rowe, Stephanie L Abel, Laura Bissell, Joan L Bottorff, Carole A Robinson, Adrian Wagg, Jacques S Lee, Susan L Lynch and Elmabrok Masaoud
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2012 12:75
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  36. Computer-based interventions have demonstrated consistent positive effects on various physical abilities in older adults. This study aims to compare two training groups that achieve similar amounts of strength...

    Authors: Giuseppe Pichierri, Kurt Murer and Eling D de Bruin
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2012 12:74
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  37. Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are the most commonly treated infection among nursing home residents. Even in the absence of specific (e.g., dysuria) or non-specific (e.g., fever) signs or symptoms, residents ...

    Authors: Charles D Phillips, Omolola Adepoju, Nimalie Stone, Darcy K McMaughan Moudouni, Obioma Nwaiwu, Hongwei Zhao, Elizabeth Frentzel, David Mehr and Steven Garfinkel
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2012 12:73
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  38. Pressure ulcers pose significant negative individual consequences and financial burden on the healthcare system. Prolonged sitting in High Fowler’s position (HF) is common clinical practice for older adults wh...

    Authors: Krista L Best, Guylaine Desharnais, Jeanette Boily, William C Miller and Pat G Camp
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2012 12:72
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  39. Older people living in care homes in England have complex health needs due to a range of medical conditions, mental health needs and frailty. Despite an increasing policy expectation that professionals should ...

    Authors: Heather Gage, Angela Dickinson, Christina Victor, Peter Williams, Jerome Cheynel, Sue L Davies, Steve Iliffe, Katherine Froggatt, Wendy Martin and Claire Goodman
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2012 12:71
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  40. Many older people in long-term care do not receive evidence-based diagnosis or management for heart failure; it is not known whether this can be achieved for this population. We initiated an onsite heart failu...

    Authors: Helen C Hancock, Helen Close, James M Mason, Jeremy J Murphy, Ahmet Fuat, Mark de Belder, Trudy Hunt, Andy Baker, Douglas Wilson and A Pali S Hungin
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2012 12:70
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  41. An increased risk of venous thromboembolism has been reported in patients treated with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). We describe a case of acute portal vein thrombosis (PVT) in a hepatitis C ...

    Authors: Stefania Mantarro, Marco Tuccori, Giuseppe Pasqualetti, Sara Tognini, Sabrina Montagnani, Fabio Monzani and Corrado Blandizzi
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2012 12:69
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  42. Although resistance exercise interventions have been shown to be beneficial in prefrail or frail older adults it remains unclear whether there are residual effects when the training is followed by a period of ...

    Authors: Astrid Zech, Michael Drey, Ellen Freiberger, Christian Hentschke, Juergen M Bauer, Cornel C Sieber and Klaus Pfeifer
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2012 12:68
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  43. Medication incident reporting (MIR) is a key safety critical care process in residential aged care facilities (RACFs). Retrospective studies of medication incident reports in aged care have identified the inab...

    Authors: Amina Tariq, Andrew Georgiou and Johanna Westbrook
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2012 12:67
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  45. Our research sought to understand how falls risk, cognitive function, and daily function are associated with health related quality of life (using the EuroQol-5D) and quality of life (using the ICECAP-O) among...

    Authors: Jennifer C Davis, Stirling Bryan, Rob McLeod, Jessica Rogers, Karim Khan and Teresa Liu-Ambrose
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2012 12:65
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  47. Based on findings primarily using self-report measures, physical activity has been recommended to reduce disability in old age. Collecting objective measures of total daily physical activity in community-dwell...

    Authors: Raj C Shah, Aron S Buchman, Sue Leurgans, Patricia A Boyle and David A Bennett
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2012 12:63
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  48. Falls are common in old age and may have serious consequences. There are many strategies to predict and prevent falls from occurring in long-term care and hospitals. The aim of this study was to describe licen...

    Authors: Beatrice Häggqvist, Michael Stenvall, Anncristine Fjellman-Wiklund, Kristina Westerberg and Lillemor Lundin-Olsson
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2012 12:62
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  49. Communication impairment is a frequent consequence of stroke. Patients who cannot articulate their needs respond with frustration and agitation, resulting in poor optimization of post-stroke functions. A key c...

    Authors: Katherine S McGilton, Riva Sorin-Peters, Souraya Sidani, Veronique Boscart, Mary Fox and Elizabeth Rochon
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2012 12:61
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  50. Intervention studies testing the efficacy of cardiorespiratory exercise have shown some promise in terms of improving cognitive function in later life. Recent developments suggest that a multi-modal exercise i...

    Authors: Sue Vaughan, Norm Morris, David Shum, Siobhan O’Dwyer and Denise Polit
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2012 12:60
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