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  1. Dizziness is a common reason for seeking care, and frequently affects older persons. The aims were to determine the prevalence of dizziness in older persons at high risk of hospitalization, to compare subjects...

    Authors: Ann-Sofi Kammerlind, Anneli Peolsson and Maria M. Johansson
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2022 22:315
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  2. Older adults admitted with an acute medical illness spent little time active during hospitalisation and this has been associated with negative health outcomes. Understanding which barriers and enablers influen...

    Authors: Hanneke C. van Dijk - Huisman, Petra H. Raeven-Eijkenboom, Fabienne J. H. Magdelijns, Judith M. Sieben, Robert A. de Bie and Antoine F. Lenssen
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2022 22:314
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  3. Although headache is a common complaint in younger individuals, it is one of the most common complaints among persons over the age of 50 and is a significant cause of morbidity. As there are differences in the...

    Authors: Mansoureh Togha, Mohammad Javad Karimitafti, Zeinab Ghorbani, Fatemeh Farham, Fereshteh Naderi-Behdani, Somayeh Nasergivehchi, Zahra Vahabi, Shadi Ariyanfar and Elham Jafari
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2022 22:313
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  4. Low serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] level is associated with a greater risk of frailty, but the effects of daily vitamin D supplementation on frailty are uncertain. This secondary analysis aimed to examine...

    Authors: Yurun Cai, Amal A. Wanigatunga, Christine M. Mitchell, Jacek K. Urbanek, Edgar R. Miller III, Stephen P. Juraschek, Erin D. Michos, Rita R. Kalyani, David L. Roth, Lawrence J. Appel and Jennifer A. Schrack
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2022 22:312
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  5. Projections of the development of mobility limitations of older adults are needed for evidence-based policy making. The aim of this study was to generate projections of mobility limitations among older people ...

    Authors: Jukka Kontto, Laura Paalanen, Reijo Sund, Päivi Sainio, Seppo Koskinen, Panayotes Demakakos, Hanna Tolonen and Tommi Härkänen
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2022 22:311
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  6. Obesity may have a protective effect (greater survival) in older adults, a finding known as the “obesity paradox.” This study examined the association between self-reported body mass index (BMI) and active lif...

    Authors: Haomiao Jia and Erica I. Lubetkin
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2022 22:310
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  7. Increasingly, literature has focused on community participation in places visited by persons living with and without dementia. Earlier research indicates that multiple factors, including socio-demographic aspe...

    Authors: Isabel Margot-Cattin, André Berchtold, Sophie Gaber, Nicolas Kuhne, Louise Nygård and Camilla Malinowsky
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2022 22:309
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  8. This study aims to determine the change of inequality in functional disability of older populations in China over the period from 2008 to 2018 and decompose the contribution of the personal and environmental p...

    Authors: Tao Zhang, Chaojie Liu, Beiyin Lu and Xiaohe Wang
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2022 22:308
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  9. Medication reviews contribute to protecting long-term care (LTC) residents from drug related problems (DRPs). However, few controlled studies have examined the impact on patient-relevant outcomes so far.

    Authors: M. Lexow, K. Wernecke, R. Sultzer, T. Bertsche and S. Schiek
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2022 22:307
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  10. Proton pump inhibitors, benzodiazepines, and antipsychotics are considered potentially inappropriate medications in older adults according to the American Geriatric Society Beers Criteria, and deprescribing al...

    Authors: Jennifer M. Toth, Saumil Jadhav, Holly M. Holmes and Manvi Sharma
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2022 22:306
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  11. Informal caregivers of persons with dementia (PWDs) sometimes engage foreign domestic workers (FDWs) to support their caregiving journey. However, there has not been much research to establish if this is reall...

    Authors: Qi Yuan, Yunjue Zhang, Ellaisha Samari, Anitha Jeyagurunathan, Gregory Tee Hng Tan, Fiona Devi, Peizhi Wang, Harish Magadi, Richard Goveas, Li Ling Ng and Mythily Subramaniam
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2022 22:305
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  12. The World Health Organization (WHO) published the Integrated Care for Older People (ICOPE) framework to guide assessing and promoting intrinsic capacity of older adults. This study, adopting the WHO ICOPE fram...

    Authors: Angela Y. M. Leung, Jing Jing Su, Elsa S. H. Lee, Jeff T. S. Fung and Alex Molassiotis
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2022 22:304
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  14. Early supported discharge (ESD) aims to link acute and community care, allowing hospital inpatients to return home and continue to receive the necessary input from healthcare professionals that they would othe...

    Authors: Susan Williams, Ann-Marie Morrissey, Fiona Steed, Aoife Leahy, Elaine Shanahan, Catherine Peters, Margaret O’Connor, Rose Galvin and Cliona O’Riordan
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2022 22:302
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  15. The process of aging renders older people susceptible for adverse outcomes upon stress. Various indicators derived from complex systems theory have been proposed for quantifying resilience in living organisms,...

    Authors: Alexandros Katsiferis, Pernille Yde Nielsen, Majken K. Jensen and Rudi G. J. Westendorp
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2022 22:301
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  16. Sarcopenia is a progressive age-related skeletal muscle disorder associated with harmful impacts on health. The present study aimed to investigate the relation between sarcopenia, platelet (PLT), white blood c...

    Authors: Mohamad Gholizade, Akram Farhadi, Maryam Marzban, Mehdi Mahmudpour, Iraj Nabipour, Mohammadreza Kalantarhormozi, Gita Shafiee, Afshin Ostovar, Bagher Larijani, Amir Hossein Darabi and Eisa Safavi
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2022 22:300
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  17. Despite the adverse physical health impact of COVID-19 on older adults, whether they are psychosocially vulnerable under the pandemic remains debatable. In this mixed methods study, we examined the psychosocia...

    Authors: Siu-Ming Chan, Gary Ka-Ki Chung, Yat-Hang Chan, Roger Yat-Nork Chung, Hung Wong, Eng Kiong Yeoh and Jean Woo
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2022 22:299
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  18. The purpose of the study is to evaluate the effect of an Advance Care Planning (ACP) Video Program on documented Do-Not-Hospitalize (DNH) orders among nursing home (NH) residents with advanced illness.

    Authors: Ellen M. McCreedy, Xiaofei Yang, Susan L. Mitchell, Roee Gutman, Joan Teno, Lacey Loomer, Patience Moyo, Angelo Volandes, Pedro L. Gozalo, Emmanuelle Belanger, Jessica Ogarek and Vincent Mor
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2022 22:298
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  20. Given the aging population worldwide and the COVID-19 pandemic, which has been found to be associated with a deterioration in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) symptoms, investigating methods to prevent or delay cognit...

    Authors: Yuan-jiao Yan, Ming-ping Ma, Wen-chao Cai, Chen-shan Huang, Rong Lin, Yu-fei Chen and Hong Li
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2022 22:296
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  21. Because of the expected increase in the number of people with dementia, and the associated social and economic costs, there is an urgent need to develop effective and cost-effective care for people with dement...

    Authors: S. C. E. Balvert, M. V. Milders, J. E. Bosmans, M. W. Heymans, S. van Bommel, R.-M. Dröes and E. J. A. Scherder
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2022 22:295
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  23. Age and preoperative anaemia are risk factors for poor surgical outcome and blood transfusion. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of iron supplementation in iron-deficient (ID) elderly patients un...

    Authors: Lea Valeska Blum, Philipp Zierentz, Lotta Hof, Jan Andreas Kloka, Leila Messroghli, Kai Zacharowski, Patrick Meybohm and Suma Choorapoikayil
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2022 22:293
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  24. Identifying preventable diets and environmental exposure is essential to ensuring the health of the aging population. This study evaluated the interaction effect between blood cadmium and ω-6 fatty acids intak...

    Authors: Guangxiang Huang and Gang Ren
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2022 22:292
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  25. Older adults frequently experience fall-related injuries, including hip fractures. Following a hip fracture, patients receive care across a number of settings and from multiple different providers. Transitions...

    Authors: Lauren Cadel, Kerry Kuluski, Amanda C. Everall and Sara J. T. Guilcher
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2022 22:291
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  26. Increasing numbers of older adults with complex health deficits presenting to emergency departments has prompted the development of innovative models of care. One such model designed to reduce poor outcomes as...

    Authors: Elizabeth Marsden, Alison Craswell, Andrea Taylor, Adrian Barnett, Pan-Kar Wong and Marianne Wallis
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2022 22:290
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  27. Most of older adults’ falls are related to inefficient balance recovery after an unexpected loss of balance, i.e., postural perturbation. Effective balance recovery responses are crucial to prevent falls. Due ...

    Authors: Inbal Paran, Hadas Nachmani, Moti Salti, Ilan Shelef and Itshak Melzer
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2022 22:289
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  29. Due to rapid urbanization, Covid-19 pandemic and increasing food prices, a higher rate of food insecurity has been observed in recent years in India. Thus, we aim to study the prevalence of food insecurity amo...

    Authors: Shobhit Srivastava and T. Muhammad
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2022 22:287
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  31. Loneliness is associated with severe consequences for both the physical and mental health of older people. Research has shown that mobility limitations are an important risk factor for the emergence and mainte...

    Authors: Marika Moeyersons, Kristel De Vliegher, Brooke Huyghe, Sacha De Groof, Koen Milisen and Bernadette Dierckx de Casterlé
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2022 22:285
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  32. Despite increased recognition of frailty and its importance, high quality evidence to guide decision-making is lacking. There has been variation in reported data elements and outcomes which makes it challengin...

    Authors: Jeanette C. Prorok, Paula R. Williamson, Beverley Shea, Darryl Rolfson, Leocadio Rodriguez Mañas, Matteo Cesari, Perry Kim and John Muscedere
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2022 22:284
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  33. In nursing homes, emergencies often result in unnecessary hospital transfers, which may negatively affect residents’ health. Emergency management in nursing homes is complicated by structural conditions, uncer...

    Authors: Sven Schwabe, Jutta Bleidorn, Andreas Günther, Nadia Primc, Giovanni Rubeis, Nils Schneider and Juliane Poeck
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2022 22:283
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  34. There are several subtypes of dementia caused by different pathophysiology and with different clinical characteristics. Irrespective subtype, the disease is progressive, eventually leading to the need for care...

    Authors: Corinna Vossius, Sverre Bergh, Geir Selbæk, Jūratė Šaltytė Benth, Janne Myhre, Eivind Aakhus and Bjørn Lichtwarck
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2022 22:282
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  35. While support from family caregivers is essential in the care of patients with heart failure (HF), caregiving places a considerable burden on family caregivers. We examined the preliminary effects of cognitive...

    Authors: Boyoung Hwang, Douglas A. Granger, Mary-Lynn Brecht and Lynn V. Doering
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2022 22:281
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  36. This study explores the relationship between nutritional status and oral health quality of life, the self-efficacy of older inpatients and the correlative factors.

    Authors: Zhu Zhu, Jiayun Xu, Ying Lin, Kai Chai, Yiyun Zhou, Runyu Jia, Huijue Ni, Minjun Wu, Cuihong Wen, Yuehua Qiao, Haixia Wang and Wei Luan
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2022 22:280
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  37. Associations between retirement characteristics and consequent physical functioning (PF) are poorly understood, particularly in higher socioeconomic groups, where postponing retirement has had both positive an...

    Authors: Markus J. Haapanen, Timo E. Strandberg, Timo Törmäkangas, Monika E. von Bonsdorff, Arto Y. Strandberg and Mikaela B. von Bonsdorff
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2022 22:279
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  38. The scientific link between mastication strength and cognitive function has not yet been strongly corroborated in population studies. Utilizing large-scale claims, we aim to investigate the association between...

    Authors: Sung Eun Choi, Emily Mo, Nathan Palmer, Kathe Fox, John D. Da Silva, Shigemi Nagai and Jane R. Barrow
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2022 22:278
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  40. Social relationships (SR) are an important aspect in the healthy ageing process. The study aimed to describe SR in over-50s in Spain and analyse their association with physical/emotional, functional and cognit...

    Authors: Mariela Silberman-Beltramella, Alba Ayala, Carmen Rodríguez-Blázquez and Maria João Forjaz
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2022 22:276
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  41. Evidence has indicated that depression and obesity were associated with functional disability, independently. However, little is known about the detrimental impact of comorbid depression and obesity, as well a...

    Authors: Li Lin, Shigen Bai, Kang Qin, Carlos King Ho Wong, Tingting Wu, Dezhong Chen, Ciyong Lu, Weiqing Chen and Vivian Yawei Guo
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2022 22:275
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  42. Proactive conversations about individual preferences between residents, relatives, and staff can support person-centred, value-concordant end-of-life (EOL) care. Nevertheless, prevalence of such conversations ...

    Authors: Therese Johansson, Carol Tishelman, Lars E. Eriksson, Joachim Cohen and Ida Goliath
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2022 22:274
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  43. With rapid population aging, policy makers and service providers are becoming increasingly aware of the importance of building and maintaining age-friendly communities. Clearly, “age-friendly” relates to the i...

    Authors: Anna P. Nieboer and Jane M. Cramm
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2022 22:273
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  44. Falls are a common and serious public health issue among older adults, contributing to the loss of independence, psychological distress, and incapability to engage in meaningful occupations, etc. However, ther...

    Authors: Zhizhuo Wang, Yuetong Rong, Li Gu, Yanyan Yang, Xinmin Du and Mouwang Zhou
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2022 22:272
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  45. The Peninsula Health Falls Risk Assessment Tool (PH-FRAT) is a validated and widely applied tool in residential aged care facilities (RACFs) in Australia. However, research regarding its use and predictive per...

    Authors: Nasir Wabe, Joyce Siette, Karla L. Seaman, Amy D. Nguyen, Magdalena Z. Raban, Jacqueline C. T. Close, Stephen R. Lord and Johanna I. Westbrook
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2022 22:271
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  46. It is believed that seniors with multiple chronic diseases are in dire need of support from their family caregivers; however, it can impose a significant burden on these caregivers. Therefore, it is imperative...

    Authors: Sahar Malmir, Hassan Navipour and Reza Negarandeh
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2022 22:270
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  47. The number of skin cancer is increasing rapidly. However, little is known about the risk factors of skin cancer in older persons. Our objectives were to determine the risk factors for skin cancer or its precur...

    Authors: Suvi-Päivikki Sinikumpu, Jari Jokelainen, Sirkka Keinänen-Kiukaanniemi and Laura Huilaja
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2022 22:269
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  48. We aimed to analysis the impact of chemotherapy and establish prediction models of prognosis in early elderly triple negative breast cancer (eTNBC) by using machine learning.

    Authors: Kaiyan Huang, Jie Zhang, Yushuai Yu, Yuxiang Lin and Chuangui Song
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2022 22:268
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  49. Physical performances including upper and lower limb functions have predictive roles in activities of daily living (ADL) disability, but they have rarely been incorporated into prediction models. This study pr...

    Authors: Li Zhang, Yueqiao Chen, Jing Liu, Yifan Yu, Huijie Cui, Qiuzhi Chen, Kejin Chen, Chunxia Yang and Yanfang Yang
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2022 22:267
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  50. Frail older persons with cognitive impairment (CI) are at special risk of experiencing delirium during acute hospitalisation. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether a dementia-friendly hospital p...

    Authors: NM Weldingh, MR Mellingsæter, BW Hegna, J Saltyte Benth, G Einvik, V Juliebø, B Thommessen and M Kirkevold
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2022 22:266
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