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  1. Telehealth delivery expanded quickly during the COVID-19 pandemic after the reduction of payment and regulatory barriers, but older adults are the least likely to benefit from this expansion. Little is known a...

    Authors: Elizabeth M. Goldberg, Michelle P. Lin, Laura G. Burke, Frances N. Jiménez, Natalie M. Davoodi and Roland C. Merchant
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2022 22:188
  2. Fear of falling (FoF) has far-reaching implications including activity restriction, functional decline and reduced quality of life. It is a common consequence of falls but may be present even in non-fallers. T...

    Authors: Jacqueline Giovanna De Roza, David Wei Liang Ng, Blessy Koottappal Mathew, Teena Jose, Ling Jia Goh, Chunyan Wang, Cindy Seok Chin Soh and Kar Cheng Goh
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2022 22:186
  3. Carers of people with frontotemporal dementia (FTD) experience greater challenges than carers of people with other dementias due to the younger age of onset and the challenging presentation of symptoms. The ai...

    Authors: Sara Tookey, Caroline V. Greaves, Jonathan D. Rohrer, Roopal Desai and Joshua Stott
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2022 22:185
  4. Age and comorbidities increase COVID-19 related in-hospital mortality risk, but the extent by which comorbidities mediate the impact of age remains unknown.

    Authors: M. T. H. M. Henkens, A. G. Raafs, J. A. J. Verdonschot, M. Linschoten, M. van Smeden, P. Wang, B. H. M. van der Hooft, R. Tieleman, M. L. F. Janssen, R. M. A. ter Bekke, M. R. Hazebroek, I. C. C. van der Horst, F. W. Asselbergs, F. J. H. Magdelijns and S. R. B. Heymans
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2022 22:184
  5. In the geriatric patient population, frailty significantly affects a patient’s prognostic outcome. This study aimed to compare the consistency of our constructed geriatric trauma frailty index with previously ...

    Authors: Fangjie Zhao, Bihan Tang, Xu Liu, Zhifeng Zhang and Lulu Zhang
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2022 22:183
  6. A growing number of emergency calls are made each year for elderly people who fall. Many of them are not taken to hospital or are rapidly discharged from the Emergency Department (ED). Evidence shows that, wit...

    Authors: Wafa Bouzid, Neda Tavassoli, Caroline Berbon, Soraya Qassemi, Vincent Bounes, Olivier Azema, Jason Shourick and Fati Nourhashémi
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2022 22:182
  7. Older adults who live alone and have difficulties in activities of daily living (ADLs) may have been more vulnerable during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, little is known about pandemic-related changes in ADL...

    Authors: Shanquan Chen, Linda A. Jones, Shan Jiang, Huajie Jin, Dong Dong, Xi Chen, Dan Wang, Yun Zhang, Li Xiang, Anna Zhu and Rudolf N. Cardinal
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2022 22:181
  8. Today’s acute hospital care is poorly adapted to the complex needs of frail older people. This exposes them to avoidable risks, such as loss of functional capacities, leading to unnecessary health and social c...

    Authors: Katarina Wilhelmson, Isabelle Andersson Hammar, Theresa Westgård, Lena Holmquist Henrikson and Synneve Dahlin-Ivanoff
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2022 22:180
  9. The older person is at greater risk of falls due to multiple intrinsic and extrinsic factors. This is compounded when the elderly is admitted to hospitals, as they are acutely ill and placed in an unfamiliar e...

    Authors: Fatt Soon Lee, Sondi Sararaks, Weng Keong Yau, Zen Yang Ang, Anis-Syakira Jailani, Zulkarnain Abd Karim, Lin Naing, Thillainathan Krishnan, Ai Reen Chu, Suria Junus, Mohd Shahril Ahmad, Norhayaty Sapiee, Vicneas Wary Veloo, Sangetavani Manoharan and Maimunah A. Hamid
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2022 22:179
  10. Associations between cognitive decline and depression have been inconclusive. We examined 1) whether sleep quality mediates these relationships and 2) which factor of sleep quality mediates these relationships.

    Authors: Xiaolei Liu, Xin Xia, Fengjuan Hu, Qiukui Hao, Lisha Hou, Xuelian Sun, Gongchang Zhang, Jirong Yue and Birong Dong
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2022 22:178
  11. Mental health conditions among older recipients of public assistance should be considered because it has been reported that public assistance recipients tend to have higher risks of morbidity than non-recipien...

    Authors: Shiho Kino, Daisuke Nishioka, Keiko Ueno, Maho Haseda and Naoki Kondo
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2022 22:177
  12. Undernutrition during critical periods of neurodevelopment can hinder the developing brain with lasting negative consequences for brain size, structure and function. In this study, we describe self-perceived c...

    Authors: Aline Marileen Wiegersma, Amber Boots, Tessa J. Roseboom and Susanne R. de Rooij
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2022 22:176

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  13. To explore the association between social capital and frailty and the mediating effect of health-promoting lifestyles among Chinese older adults, while providing scientific evidence for frailty intervention.

    Authors: Shan Hu, Canhuan Jin and Shaojie Li
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2022 22:175
  14. To compare the prevalence of healthy aging among adults age 70 and older from 5 European countries recruited for the DO-HEALTH clinical trial. Participants were selected for absence of prior major health events.

    Authors: Simeon Schietzel, Patricia O. Chocano-Bedoya, Angelique Sadlon, Michael Gagesch, Walter C. Willett, Endel J. Orav, Reto W. Kressig, Bruno Vellas, René Rizzoli, José A. P. da Silva, Michael Blauth, John A. Kanis, Andreas Egli and Heike A. Bischoff-Ferrari
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2022 22:174
  15. iSupport is an online program developed by the World Health Organization to provide education, skills training, and social support to informal carers of persons with dementia. This pilot study examines the fea...

    Authors: Soraia Teles, Ana Ferreira and Constança Paúl
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2022 22:173
  16. Co-existence of multiple chronic diseases is increasingly becoming a norm among ageing population. The study aims to investigate the prevalence of multimorbidity and the association between anthropometric meas...

    Authors: T. Muhammad, Bandita Boro, Manish Kumar and Shobhit Srivastava
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2022 22:171
  17. Alcohol consumption among older adults is on the rise, which may be an increasing public health concern. The proportion of older adults who drink above defined low-risk drinking limits, associated characterist...

    Authors: Line Tegner Stelander, Anne Høye, Jørgen G. Bramness, Rolf Wynn and Ole Kristian Grønli
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2022 22:170
  18. Hip fracture is frequent in older people and represents a major public health issue worldwide. The increasing incidence of hip fracture and the associated hospitalization costs place a significant economic bur...

    Authors: Zhaolin Meng, Kun Zou, Suhang Song, Huazhang Wu and Youli Han
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2022 22:169
  19. Most older people with disabilities or illnesses continue to use long-term care (LTC) services for the rest of their lives. However, disasters can cause a discontinuation of LTC services, which usually means t...

    Authors: Daisuke Miyamori, Shuhei Yoshida, Saori Kashima, Soichi Koike, Shinya Ishii and Masatoshi Matsumoto
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2022 22:168
  20. Research in controlled laboratory settings shows that physical activity programs enriched with cognitive challenges enhance the benefits of physical activity on cognition in older adults. This translational st...

    Authors: Pieter-Jan Marent, Arwen Vangilbergen, Sebastien Chastin, Greet Cardon, Jannique G. Z. van Uffelen and Melanie Beeckman
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2022 22:167
  21. In older and multimorbid patients, chronic conditions may affect the prognostic validity of computed tomography (CT) findings in COVID-19. This study aims at assessing to which extent CT findings have prognost...

    Authors: Chukwuma Okoye, Panaiotis Finamore, Giuseppe Bellelli, Alessandra Coin, Susanna Del Signore, Stefano Fumagalli, Pietro Gareri, Alba Malara, Enrico Mossello, Caterina Trevisan, Stefano Volpato, Gianluca Zia, Fabio Monzani and Raffaele Antonelli Incalzi
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2022 22:166
  22. Frailty and cognitive impairment are two common geriatric symptoms linking adverse health-related outcomes. However, cognitive frailty, a new definition defined by an international consensus group, has been sh...

    Authors: Yi Wang, Jie Li, Peipei Fu, Zhengyue Jing, Dan Zhao and Chengchao Zhou
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2022 22:162
  23. Several methods are available for identifying frailty, but limited tools have been validated in Thai context. Our objective was to evaluate the validity and reliability of the Thai version of the Simple Frailt...

    Authors: Warut T.Sriwong, Waroonkarn Mahavisessin, Varalak Srinonprasert, Arunotai Siriussawakul, Wichai Aekplakorn, Panita Limpawattana, Patumporn Suraarunsumrit, Rachaneekorn Ramlee and Titima Wongviriyawong
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2022 22:161
  24. Singapore is facing an ageing population and the care needs of the population will increase in tandem. A segment of this population would be living with multimorbidity and frailty. Frailty is defined as an age...

    Authors: Teck Yong Gabriel Ding, Jacqueline Giovanna De Roza, Cheuk Ying Chan, Poay Sian Sabrina Lee, Sin Kee Ong, Kaiwei Jeremy Lew, Hui Li Koh and Eng Sing Lee
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2022 22:160
  25. Although vitamin D and dentition status are each associated with frailty, their combined effects on frailty have not been studied. This study aimed to evaluate the combined effects of vitamin D and dentition s...

    Authors: Miao Dai, Jirong Yue, Jingyi Zhang, Hui Wang and Chenkai Wu
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2022 22:159
  26. The relationship between moderate alcohol drinking or other alcohol drinking patterns such as frequency, beverage type, and situation of drinking and cognitive function is not sufficiently clear in older peopl...

    Authors: Yuya Akagi, Mai Kabayama, Yasuyuki Gondo, Yukie Masui, Saori Yasumoto, Nonglak Klinpudtan, Werayuth Srithumsuk, Kayo Godai, Kazunori Ikebe, Hiroshi Akasaka, Serina Yokoyama, Yoichi Nozato, Yoichi Takami, Yasushi Takeya, Koichi Yamamoto, Ken Sugimoto…
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2022 22:158
  27. Orthostatic blood pressure dysregulation, including orthostatic hypotension (OH) and orthostatic hypertension (OHT), is common in the elderly. The association between OH and, to a lesser extent, OHT with geria...

    Authors: Frédéric Roca, Kevin Rougette, Louise Zmuda, Gabrielle Noel, Solène Larose, Mathilde Bordage and Philippe Chassagne
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2022 22:157
  28. Healthcare outcome goals are central to person-centred acute care, however evidence among older people is scarce. Older people who are living with frailty have distinct requirements for healthcare delivery and...

    Authors: James David van Oppen, Timothy John Coats, Simon Paul Conroy, Jagruti Lalseta, Kay Phelps, Emma Regen, Peter Riley, Jose Maria Valderas and Nicola Mackintosh
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2022 22:156
  29. Respiratory muscle training (RMT) has various clinical benefits in older adults; however, the low adherence to training remains a challenging issue. The present study aimed to confirm the efficacy of a new dev...

    Authors: Sang Hun Kim, Myung-Jun Shin, Jang Mi Lee, Sungchul Huh and Yong Beom Shin
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2022 22:155
  30. As a tool to predict early hospital readmission, little is known about the association between LACE index and all-cause mortality in older adults. We aimed to validate the LACE index to predict all-cause morta...

    Authors: Eunbyul Cho, Sumi Lee, Woo Kyung Bae, Jae-ryun Lee and Hyejin Lee
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2022 22:154
  31. Although previous studies have demonstrated that the hippocampus plays a role in verbal memory, the role of hippocampal subfields in visual memory is uncertain, especially in those with preclinical Alzheimer's...

    Authors: Yanlu Huang, Lin Huang, Yifan Wang, Yuchen Liu, Chun-Yi Zac Lo and Qihao Guo
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2022 22:153
  32. Low-value prescribing may result in adverse patient outcomes and increased medical expenditures. Clinicians’ baseline strategies for navigating patient encounters involving low-value prescribing remain poorly ...

    Authors: Aimee N. Pickering, Eric L. Walter, Alicia Dawdani, Alison Decker, Megan E. Hamm, Walid F. Gellad and Thomas R. Radomski
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2022 22:152
  33. The move from home into residential care is one of the most stressful life experiences for older adults. ‘Relocation stress’ is a significant risk factor for anxiety and/or depression in aged care residents. W...

    Authors: Meg Polacsek and Marta Woolford
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2022 22:151
  34. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of chronic liver disease and cirrhosis on inpatient outcomes of geriatric hip fracture surgery.

    Authors: Feng-Jen Tseng, Guo-Hau Gou, Sheng-Hao Wang, Jia-Fwu Shyu and Ru-Yu Pan
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2022 22:150
  35. To meet the needs of older adults with frailty better, it is essential to understand which aspects of care are important from their perspective. We therefore sought to assess the importance of a set of quality...

    Authors: Anik Giguere, Jayna M. Holroyd-Leduc, Sharon E. Straus, Robin Urquhart, Véronique Turcotte, Pierre J. Durand and Alexis Turgeon
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2022 22:149
  36. This study examines correlates of disabilities related to ADL, IADL, mobility, and frailty in men and women with a nationally representative sample of older adults living in the community.

    Authors: Ching-Ju Chiu, Meng-Ling Li and Chieh-Ying Chou
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2022 22:148
  37. Little is known about associations between performance-based measurements and self-reported scales, nor about ceiling effects or sensitivity to change to evaluate effects in the target population for self-mana...

    Authors: Linda Mansson, Beatrice Pettersson, Erik Rosendahl, Dawn A. Skelton, Lillemor Lundin-Olsson and Marlene Sandlund
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2022 22:147
  38. Older adults are more susceptible to respiratory tract infection than healthy working age adults. The increased susceptibility of older adults is thought to be interlinked with vitamin D status, nourishment, a...

    Authors: Matti Aronen, Laura Viikari, Henriikka Langen, Ia Kohonen, Maarit Wuorela, Tytti Vuorinen, Maria Söderlund-Venermo, Matti Viitanen, Carlos Arturo Camargo Jr, Tero Vahlberg and Tuomas Jartti
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2022 22:146
  39. Poor oral health conditions are known to affect frailty in the older adults. Diabetes is a risk factor for both poor oral health and frailty, therefore, oral health status may affect frailty in diabetic patien...

    Authors: Masaki Ishii, Yasuhiro Yamaguchi, Hironobu Hamaya, Yuko Iwata, Kazufumi Takada, Sumito Ogawa, Mitsuo Imura and Masahiro Akishita
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2022 22:145
  40. The 15-item Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15) shows good performance in detecting depression among older persons, but its applicability has not been well studied in non-Western oldest-old adults and centenar...

    Authors: Chi Zhang, Hao Zhang, Minghao Zhao, Chen Chen, Zhongquan Li, Deping Liu, Yali Zhao and Yao Yao
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2022 22:144
  41. Providing a timely and accurate diagnosis of dementia and delivering appropriate support following a diagnosis are essential to allow individuals and their families to plan for the future. Recent studies sugge...

    Authors: Elise Mansfield, Jamie Bryant, Balakrishnan R. Nair, Alison Zucca, Ranjeev Chrysanth Pulle and Rob Sanson-Fisher
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2022 22:143
  42. COVID-19 restrictions in nursing homes resulted in a reduction in stimuli for residents. This study aimed to explore observed effects of changes in stimuli, both targeted (e.g., planned recreational activities...

    Authors: Inge A. H. Knippenberg, Ruslan Leontjevas, Johanna M. H. Nijsten, Christian Bakker, Raymond T. C. M. Koopmans and Debby L. Gerritsen
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2022 22:142
  43. The distal radius fracture (DRF) is the most common fracture in adults. With an ageing population, the number of wrist fractures in the superelderly (≥ 80 years) is expected to rise. Optimal treatment for disp...

    Authors: Marcus Sagerfors, Hugo Jakobsson, Ásgerdur Thórdardóttir, Per Wretenberg and Michael Möller
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2022 22:140
  44. The prognostic value of frailty measures for post-stroke neurocognitive disorder (NCD) remains to be evaluated.

    Authors: Ragnhild Munthe-Kaas, Stina Aam, Ingvild Saltvedt, Torgeir Bruun Wyller, Sarah T. Pendlebury, Stian Lydersen, Guri Hagberg, Till Schellhorn, Siri Rostoft and Hege Ihle-Hansen
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2022 22:139

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