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  1. Participation in social activities has positive health effects among older adults; however, few studies have investigated the association between social activity and depressive symptoms among Chinese older adu...

    Authors: Yanan Wang, Zhen Li and Chang Fu
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2021 21:569
  2. Self-rated health (SRH) is a good predictor of morbidity and mortality. Extensive research has shown that females generally report poorer SRH than males but still tend to live longer. Previous studies used cro...

    Authors: Shichen Cui, Yushan Yu, Weizhen Dong, Tingke Xu, Yunyun Huang, Xiangyang Zhang and Chun Chen
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2021 21:563
  3. The study aimed to estimate the associations between perceived discrimination and poor physical health, poor mental health, and health risk behaviours in middle-aged and older adults in a national population s...

    Authors: Supa Pengpid and Karl Peltzer
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2021 21:559
  4. The longitudinal study, “Couples Lived Experiences,” focuses on whether and how relationship characteristics of older couples change with the cognitive decline of one member of the couple, and how these change...

    Authors: Mary S. Mittelman, Maureen K. O’Connor, Tiffany Donley, Cynthia Epstein-Smith, Andrew Nguyen, Roscoe Nicholson, Rebecca Salant, Steven D. Shirk and Elizabeth Stevenson
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2021 21:558
  5. Infection is one of the major causes of mortality and morbidity in older adults. Available biomarkers are not associated with prognosis in older patients. This study aimed to analyze the value of eosinopenia (...

    Authors: Bethsabee Partouche, Marion Pepin, Pauline Mary de Farcy, Jean-Emmanuel Kahn, Bruno Sawczynski, Laurent Lechowski, Laurent Teillet, Frederic Barbot, Marie Herr and Benjamin Davido
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2021 21:557
  6. Muscle pump dysfunction is an essential component of chronic venous disease (CVD) pathology. Aging reduces muscle strength which further weakens the venous return. However, the epidemiology of CVD and its rela...

    Authors: Suvi-Päivikki Sinikumpu, Maija-Helena Keränen, Jari Jokelainen, Sirkka Keinänen-Kiukaanniemi and Laura Huilaja
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2021 21:556
  7. Frail older adults who are hospitalized, are more likely to experience missed nursing care (MNC) due to high care needs, communication problems, and complexity of nursing care. We conducted a qualitative study...

    Authors: Zahra Rezaei-Shahsavarloo, Foroozan Atashzadeh-Shoorideh, Abbas Ebadi and Robbert J. J. Gobbens
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2021 21:555
  8. Age has been implicated as the main risk factor for COVID-19-related mortality. Our objective was to utilize administrative data to build an explanatory model accounting for geriatrics-focused indicators to pr...

    Authors: Liron Sinvani, Allison Marziliano, Alex Makhnevich, Sergey Tarima, Yan Liu, Michael Qiu, Meng Zhang, Suzanne Ardito, Maria Carney, Michael Diefenbach, Karina Davidson and Edith Burns
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2021 21:554
  9. Clinical uncertainty is inherent for people with frailty and multimorbidity. Depleted physiological reserves increase vulnerability to a decline in health and adverse outcomes from a stressor event. Evidence-b...

    Authors: India Tunnard, Deokhee Yi, Clare Ellis-Smith, Marsha Dawkins, Irene J. Higginson and Catherine J. Evans
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2021 21:553
  10. We tested for differences in direct health care costs among long-term care (LTC) residents age 65 and older with clinically significant pain (CSP) and with no pain or non-daily mild pain (NP/NDMP). We are not ...

    Authors: Harminder Guliani, Thomas Hadjistavropoulos, Shan Jin and Lisa M. Lix
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2021 21:552
  11. Accurate identification of older persons at risk of unplanned hospital visits can facilitate preventive interventions. Several risk scores have been developed to identify older adults at risk of unplanned hosp...

    Authors: Jet H. Klunder, Veronique Bordonis, Martijn W. Heymans, Henriëtte G. van der Roest, Anja Declercq, Jan H. Smit, Vjenka Garms-Homolova, Pálmi V. Jónsson, Harriet Finne-Soveri, Graziano Onder, Karlijn J. Joling, Otto R. Maarsingh and Hein P. J. van Hout
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2021 21:551
  12. This population-based study estimated the health-economic costs of dementia from a societal perspective using nationally representative data from 2015 to 2019 and analysed recent trends in Korea.

    Authors: Changwoo Shon and Hyejung Yoon
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2021 21:549
  13. Hip fractures are common among frail, older people and associated with multiple adverse outcomes, including death. Timely and appropriate care by a multidisciplinary team may improve outcomes. Implementing a t...

    Authors: Unchana Sura-amonrattana, Theerawoot Tharmviboonsri, Aasis Unnanuntana, Direk Tantigate and Varalak Srinonprasert
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2021 21:548
  14. Cycling has positive effects on health and the proportion of older cyclists is rising. However, the risk for older adults to be injured or killed by a bicycle accident increases. The aim of the ongoing project...

    Authors: Hanna Maria Siebentritt, Veronika Keppner, Sabine Britting, Robert Kob, Anja Rappl, Cornel C. Sieber and Ellen Freiberger
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2021 21:546
  15. Patients living with dementia are severely affected by the development of behavioral and psychologic symptoms (BPSD) which represent a burden for patients and caregivers. The use of psychotropic drugs in the c...

    Authors: Francesca Santagata, Massimiliano Massaia and Patrizia D’Amelio
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2021 21:545
  16. Recent studies have suggested the significant relationship between follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in postmenopausal women. However, it is unknown whether FSH i...

    Authors: Yunxia Zhu, Jun Xu, Xiaoyan Zhang, Yingying Ke, Guoxiang Fu and Qihao Guo
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2021 21:544
  17. In most controlled studies of multi-component cognitive intervention, participants’ cognitive levels are homogenous, which is contrary to real-world settings. There is a lack of research studying the implement...

    Authors: Hui-Fen Mao, Athena Yi-Jung Tsai, Ling-Hui Chang and I-Lu Tsai
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2021 21:543
  18. Osteoporosis and sarcopenia are major health issues in postmenopausal women due to their high prevalence and association with several adverse outcomes. However, no biomarkers may be used for screening and diag...

    Authors: Yanping Du, Cuidi Xu, Hongli Shi, Xin Jiang, Wenjing Tang, Xiaoqing Wu, Minmin Chen, Huilin Li, Xuemei Zhang and Qun Cheng
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2021 21:542
  19. To assess the utility of the preoperative Sarcopenia index (SI) as a predictive marker of the risk of postoperative complications following hip fracture surgery in older adults.

    Authors: Xiaoyan Chen, Yanjiao Shen, Lisha Hou, Binyu Yang, Birong Dong and Qiukui Hao
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2021 21:541
  20. While dementia is a common problem in Japan and the US, primary care physicians' practices and perspectives about diagnosing dementia in these different healthcare systems are unknown.

    Authors: M. Abe, S. Tsunawaki, M. Dejonckheere, C. T. Cigolle, K. Phillips, E. B. Rubinstein, M. Matsuda, M. D. Fetters and M. Inoue
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2021 21:540
  21. This study aimed to examine associations between self-management abilities and digital participation among community-dwelling older adults with chronic conditions in the Netherlands.

    Authors: Mariska MJ Scheffer, Juliane Menting and Hennie R Boeije
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2021 21:539
  22. Cardiovascular diseases (CVD), including myocardial infarction (MI), stroke and heart failure (HF) are the leading cause of death amongst the older population worldwide. The aim of this study is to investigate...

    Authors: Benjumin Hsu, Rosemary J. Korda, Richard I. Lindley, Kirsty A. Douglas, Vasi Naganathan and Louisa R. Jorm
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2021 21:538
  23. Patients with hip fracture and depression are less likely to recover functional ability. This review sought to identify prognostic factors of depression or depressive symptoms up to 1 year after hip fracture s...

    Authors: R. Milton-Cole, S. Ayis, K. Lambe, M. D. L. O’Connell, C. Sackley and K. J. Sheehan
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2021 21:537
  24. The cognitive impact of changes in late-life blood pressure is less clear. We aimed to investigate the association between late-life blood pressure changing pattern and risk of cognitive impairment.

    Authors: Hui Gao, Kan Wang, Fariba Ahmadizar, Jianlin Zhuang, Yu Jiang, Lei Zhang, Jialing Gu, Wensui Zhao and Zhao-lin Xia
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2021 21:536
  25. We carefully studied the article titled “A practical laboratory index to predict institutionalization and mortality – an 18-year population-based follow-up study” written by Heikkilä et al. and published in BM...

    Authors: Merve Güner Oytun, Polat Ercan, Serdar Ceylan, Arzu Okyar Baş, Meltem Halil, Mustafa Cankurtaran and Burcu Balam Doğu
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2021 21:535
  26. Chronic pain adversely affects health and daily life in the elderly. Gaining insight into chronic pain that affects the community-dwelling elderly is crucial for pain management in China, which possesses the l...

    Authors: Xiahui Li, Wei Zhu, Jiping Li, Chan Huang and Fan Yang
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2021 21:534
  27. The soluble receptor for advanced glycation end products (sRAGE) has been proposed to serve as a marker for disease severity, but its role in sarcopenia, an age-related progressive loss of muscle mass and func...

    Authors: Shou-En Wu, Yi-Lin Chiu, Tung-Wei Kao and Wei-Liang Chen
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2021 21:531
  28. Older adult patients are prone to potentially inappropriate medication use (PIMU); its use has been associated with multiple adverse consequences. As a result, it is crucial to determine the magnitude and fact...

    Authors: Behailu Terefe Tesfaye, Mihret Terefe Tessema, Mengist Awoke Yizengaw and Dula Dessalegn Bosho
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2021 21:530
  29. Restrictions introduced in response to the COVID-19 pandemic led to increased risk of deconditioning in the general population. No empirical evidence of this effect however has been gathered in people living w...

    Authors: Claudio Di Lorito, Tahir Masud, John Gladman, Maureen Godfrey, Marianne Dunlop, Alessandro Bosco and Rowan H. Harwood
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2021 21:529
  30. Vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency in older adults seems to be common, but the prevalence estimates are lacking in West China. Previous studies suggested that low vitamin D status was associated with obesi...

    Authors: Yunli Zhao, Wanyu Zhao, Qiukui Hao, Meiling Ge, Yan Zhang, Fengjuan Hu, Ying Lu, Lixing Zhou, Xiaolei Liu and Birong Dong
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2021 21:528
  31. The elevated serum uric acid (SUA) is associated with an increased risk of hypertension and nutritional status. Malnutrition might modify the association of SUA with hypertension. Therefore, the aims of this s...

    Authors: Zhongnan Cao, Sui Dai and Xun Liu
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2021 21:527

    The Correction to this article has been published in BMC Geriatrics 2021 21:656

  32. Brazil is seeing rapid population ageing, which is leading to new demands on primary health care services. There is a need to develop and assess the effectiveness of new interventions to build the capacity of ...

    Authors: João Bastos Freire Neto, Gerídice Lorna Andrade de Moraes, Janaína de Souza Aredes, Karla Cristina Giacomin, Luciane Ponte de Melo, Lucas Sempe and Peter Lloyd-Sherlock
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2021 21:526
  33. The relationship between dietary and drinking water habits and oral health are still unclear. We aimed at evaluating the association of dietary and drinking water habits with number of teeth in the elderly adu...

    Authors: Dan Zhao, Jia Ning, Yifei Zhao and Eryi Lu
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2021 21:525

    The Correction to this article has been published in BMC Geriatrics 2022 22:225

  34. The Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) is the most widely used instrument to test cognitive functioning. The present study prospectively investigated the association between MMSE scores, MMSE domains, and al...

    Authors: Yongkang Su, Jing Dong, Jin Sun, Yan Zhang, Shouyuan Ma, Man Li, Anhang Zhang, Bokai Cheng, Shuang Cai, Qiligeer Bao, Shuxia Wang and Ping Zhu
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2021 21:524
  35. Gait was proved to be strongly associated with global cognitive function and multiple cognitive domains; however, previous research usually concentrated on individual gait parameters. This study used wearable ...

    Authors: Wen Hao, Wenjing Zhao, Takashi Kimura, Shigekazu Ukawa, Ken Kadoya, Katsunori Kondo and Akiko Tamakoshi
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2021 21:523
  36. The global burden of disability continues to increase. Understanding the hierarchical structure of activities of daily living (ADL) and the trajectories of disability of elderly individuals is pivotal to devel...

    Authors: Yaofeng Han, Jihui Xue, Wei Pei and Ya Fang
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2021 21:522

    The Correction to this article has been published in BMC Geriatrics 2022 22:241

  37. Physical activity (PA) may play a key role in healthy aging and thus in promoting health-related quality of life (HRQoL). However, longitudinal studies on the association between PA and HRQoL are still scarce ...

    Authors: Xuxi Zhang, Siok Swan Tan, Carmen Betsy Franse, Tamara Alhambra-Borrás, Arpana Verma, Greg Williams, Amy van Grieken and Hein Raat
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2021 21:521
  38. Reduced falls and fall risks have been observed among older adults referred to the HOP-UP-PT (Home-based Older Persons Upstreaming Prevention-Physical Therapy) program. The purpose of this study was to describ...

    Authors: Sara K. Arena, Christopher M. Wilson, Lori Boright and Edward Peterson
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2021 21:520
  39. Frailty is an expression of vulnerability and decline of physical, mental, and social activities, more commonly found in older adults. It is also closely related to the occurrence and poor prognosis of coronar...

    Authors: Hong Lyu, Chuanxia Wang, Hong Jiang, Ping Wang and Jingjing Cui
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2021 21:519
  40. Ethnicity/race and poverty are among determinants of health in older persons. However, studies involving intersectional effects of ethnicity/race and poverty on health of older adults within multi-ethnic Asian...

    Authors: Hui Foh Foong, Tengku Aizan Hamid, Rahimah Ibrahim and Sharifah Azizah Haron
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2021 21:516
  41. Social frailty is associated with poor health outcomes; however, its effects on healthy aging indicators have not been adequately investigated. This study assessed the longitudinal association between social f...

    Authors: Chi Hsien Huang, Kiwako Okada, Eiji Matsushita, Chiharu Uno, Shosuke Satake, Beatriz Arakawa Martins and Masafumi Kuzuya
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2021 21:515
  42. Rapidly ageing populations means that many people now die in advanced age. This paper investigated public hospital and long-term care home costs in the 12 months before death in Māori and non-Māori of advanced...

    Authors: Oliver W. Scott, Merryn Gott, Richard Edlin, Simon A. Moyes, Marama Muru-Lanning and Ngaire Kerse
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2021 21:514

    The Correction to this article has been published in BMC Geriatrics 2022 22:135

    The Correction to this article has been published in BMC Geriatrics 2021 21:695

  43. The prognostic significance of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes is unclear. The aim of this study was to determine the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and mortality i...

    Authors: Xiaofeng Su, Jian Hua Li, Yinghui Gao, Kaibing Chen, Yan Gao, Jing Jing Guo, Min Shi, Xiao Zou, Weihao Xu, Li Bo Zhao, Huanhuan Wang, Yabin Wang, Juan Liu, Hu Xu, Xiaoxuan Kong, Junling Lin…
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2021 21:508
  44. This study aimed to estimate whether metabolic syndrome (MetS) and its components could be used to predict cardiovascular disease (CVD) in a longitudinal analysis in a rural elderly Chinese population.

    Authors: Shasha Yu, Xiaofan Guo, GuangXiao Li, Hongmei Yang, Liqiang Zheng and Yingxian Sun
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2021 21:505

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