BMC Geriatrics

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Parkinson's disease in later life

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Managing diabetes in later life

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Aging and renal health: managing kidney disease in older adults

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The influence of Tai Chi exercise on the subjective well-being in older people

Tackling potentially inappropriate prescriptions in older adults: development of deprescribing criteria by consensus

A systematic review and thematic synthesis on the experiences of accessing and attending psychological therapy for informal carers of people living with dementia

Authors: Jacquelyn Yang, Caroline Fearn, Amber John, Sarah Hoare, Seryn Chang, David Zammitt and Joshua Stott

Content type: Systematic Review 19 May 2025
Barriers and strategies affecting the use of assistive devices for falls prevention among people with Parkinson’s disease: a qualitative pilot study

Authors: Júlio Belo Fernandes, Josefa Domingos, Sónia Fernandes, Noélia Ferreira, Ana Silva Almeida, Ana Chalaça, Natacha Sousa, Isabel Santos, Andreia Duarte and Catarina Godinho

Content type: Research 19 May 2025
Long-term risk of late-life depression in widowed elderly: a five-year follow-up study

Authors: Yang Li, Hu Xu, Jiale Wu, Yi Ding, Yunqian Zhu, Yang Wang, Xingbing Chen and Hui Su

Content type: Research 19 May 2025
A serial mediation model of physical exercise and loneliness: the role of frailty and depression

Authors: Song Gu and Shiling Liu

Content type: Research 17 May 2025
Functional status of Iranian older adults: a community-based assessment using EASY-care 2010

Authors: Fatemeh Ghorbani, Mohsen Shati, Mina Khosravi, Farzaneh Barzkar and Hamid Reza Baradaran

Content type: Research 17 May 2025

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Household physical activity is positively associated with gray matter volume in older adults

Authors: Noah D. Koblinsky, Liesel-Ann C. Meusel, Carol E. Greenwood and Nicole D. Anderson

Content type: Research article 5 February 2021
Early and late signs that precede dying among older persons in nursing homes: the multidisciplinary team’s perspective

Authors: Helene Åvik Persson, Anna Sandgren, Carl-Johan Fürst, Gerd Ahlström and Lina Behm

Content type: Research Article 4 June 2018
Understanding the care and support needs of older people: a scoping review and categorisation using the WHO international classification of functioning, disability and health framework (ICF)

Authors: Sarah Abdi, Alice Spann, Jacinta Borilovic, Luc de Witte and Mark Hawley

Content type: Research article 22 July 2019

The Correction to this article has been published in BMC Geriatrics 2020 20:23
Pain in elderly people with severe dementia: A systematic review of behavioural pain assessment tools

Authors: Sandra MG Zwakhalen, Jan PH Hamers, Huda Huijer Abu-Saad and Martijn PF Berger

Content type: Research article 27 January 2006
The scientific evidence for a potential link between confusion and urinary tract infection in the elderly is still confusing - a systematic literature review

Authors: Sean Mayne, Alexander Bowden, Pär-Daniel Sundvall and Ronny Gunnarsson

Content type: Research article 4 February 2019

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BMC Geriatrics is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in all aspects of the health and healthcare of older people, including the effects of healthcare systems and policies. The journal also welcomes research focused on the aging process, including cellular, genetic, and physiological processes and cognitive modifications.

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BMC Geriatrics

Latest collections open to submissions

Parkinson's disease in later life

Managing diabetes in later life

Aging and renal health: managing kidney disease in older adults

Editor's highlights

The influence of Tai Chi exercise on the subjective well-being in older people

Tackling potentially inappropriate prescriptions in older adults: development of deprescribing criteria by consensus

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A systematic review and thematic synthesis on the experiences of accessing and attending psychological therapy for informal carers of people living with dementia

Barriers and strategies affecting the use of assistive devices for falls prevention among people with Parkinson’s disease: a qualitative pilot study

Long-term risk of late-life depression in widowed elderly: a five-year follow-up study

A serial mediation model of physical exercise and loneliness: the role of frailty and depression

Functional status of Iranian older adults: a community-based assessment using EASY-care 2010

Household physical activity is positively associated with gray matter volume in older adults

Early and late signs that precede dying among older persons in nursing homes: the multidisciplinary team’s perspective

Understanding the care and support needs of older people: a scoping review and categorisation using the WHO international classification of functioning, disability and health framework (ICF)

Pain in elderly people with severe dementia: A systematic review of behavioural pain assessment tools

The scientific evidence for a potential link between confusion and urinary tract infection in the elderly is still confusing - a systematic literature review

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