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  1. Stroke prevention in elderly patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) is challenging and requires a balance between thromboembolic prevention and bleeding. The comparison of novel oral anticoagulants (NOACs) and...

    Authors: Yanxian Lan, Jiana Chen, Peiguang Niu, Xinhai Huang, Xiaomin Dong, Cuifang You, Shuzheng Jiang and Jinhua Zhang
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2025 25:203
  2. Older adults are the fastest-growing and most sedentary group in society. With sedentary behaviour associated with negative health outcomes, reducing sedentary time may improve overall well-being. Adults aged ...

    Authors: Ragy Tadrous, Anne Forster, Amanda Farrin, Peter A. Coventry and Andrew Clegg
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2025 25:201
  3. With aging, changes occur in various body systems, such as cardiovascular, respiratory, neuromusculoskeletal, and vestibular, leading to a decreased quality of life (QOL) and an increased fear of falling (FOF)...

    Authors: Mehrnaz Kajbafvala, Mina Ansari Eshlaghi, Shabnam ShahAli, Fateme Pourkazem and Anahita Hejazi
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2025 25:200
  4. Aged osteoporosis poses a significant threat to the well-being and longevity of older individuals, yet evidence regarding the relationship between osteoporosis risk and mortality among the elderly population i...

    Authors: Xing-Bing Pan, Qing-Ya Ma, Teng Gao, Tai Zhang, Jian Xun, Xiang-Tao Ma and Yan-Yu Liu
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2025 25:199
  5. The present study aimed to explore the effect of different levels of physical activity on depression, instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs), and activities of daily living (ADLs) among older adults o...

    Authors: Xiaotian Li, Zhuang Gu, Bing Zhan, Qingzhu Yang, Qiurui Wang, WenJie Li and Zhixiong Zhou
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2025 25:198
  6. With the rapid development of society, China is facing an increasingly serious problem of population aging. This trend poses new challenges to the labor force structure, public medical care construction and el...

    Authors: Xiaojun Guo, Ying Wu, Yueyue Wang, Houxue Shen, Yingjie Yang and Yun Fan
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2025 25:197
  7. Previous research has commonly regarded overactive bladder syndrome (OAB) and restless legs syndrome (RLS) as distinct disorders in terms of their underlying causes, clinical diagnosis, and treatment approache...

    Authors: Ying Cui, Qiang Huang, Yitong Du, Lin Wang, Shiya Wang, Wenlu Zhao and Houzhen Tuo
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2025 25:196
  8. Depression, anxiety and loneliness are common among older patients. As a potential psychological buffer against these challenges, meaning in life (MIL) remains underexplored in longitudinal studies within this...

    Authors: King Wa Tam, Dexing Zhang, Yiqi Li, Zijun Xu, Qiao Li, Yang Zhao, Lu Niu and Samuel YS Wong
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2025 25:195
  9. Decreased tongue strength, pressure, and endurance are key indicators in determining oropharyngeal dysphagia (OD). This study aimed to examine the accuracy of the Iowa Oral Performance Instrument (IOPI) in ass...

    Authors: Yen-Fang Chou, Chien-Mei Sung, Yu-Hao Chu, Kai-Jo Chiang, Ruey Chen, Kondwani Joseph Banda, Chiu-Kuei Lee, Melati Fajarini and Kuei-Ru Chou
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2025 25:194
  10. Depression is a common complication after a stroke that may lead to increased disability and decreased quality of life. The objective of this study was to develop and validate an interpretable predictive model...

    Authors: Wenwei Zuo and Xuelian Yang
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2025 25:193
  11. The relationship between sarcopenic obesity and masticatory function is poorly understood. This study aims to explore this association in community-dwelling individuals aged 75 years or older.

    Authors: Hikaru Shiraki, Satoko Kakuta, Yumi Kimura, Masanori Iwasaki, Chihiro Masaki, Taizo Wada, Kozo Matsubayashi, Yasuko Ishimoto, Michiko Fujisawa, Kiyohito Okumiya, Ryuji Hosokawa, Ryota Sakamoto and Toshihiro Ansai
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2025 25:191
  12. Authors: I. J. N. Declercq, R. Leontjevas, M. ‑J. Enders‑Slegers, M. Molog, D. L. Gerritsen and K. Hediger
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2025 25:190

    The original article was published in BMC Geriatrics 2024 24:795

  13. This study investigates the association between elder abuse, pain with depression among older adults in India, with a focus on the interacting effect of gender. Elder abuse is a growing public health concern g...

    Authors: Hemant Singh Gurjar and Anjna Kumari
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2025 25:189
  14. Organophosphate esters (OPEs) are widely used as an alternative to the brominated flame retardant polybrominated diphenyl ethers. The effects of OPEs on the cognitive abilities of older adults remain unclear.

    Authors: Baosheng Jiang, Ruipeng Lin, Tongyan Wang, Weikang Wang, Yuxin Lin, Manling Xie, Zhijian Hu and Qian Zhang
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2025 25:188
  15. Studies have shown that palliative care delivered to people living with dementia (PLWD) in nursing homes (NHs) improves care quality and reduces potentially burdensome treatments. However, access to palliative...

    Authors: Joan G. Carpenter, Laura C. Hanson, George Demiris, Nancy Hodgson and Mary Ersek
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2025 25:187
  16. Selecting the appropriate vascular access type for elderly patients before initiating hemodialysis presents a challenge, given their limited life expectancy and multiple comorbidities. This systematic review a...

    Authors: Xinyuan Tian, Nan Hu, Di Song, Li Liu and Yuqing Chen
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2025 25:186
  17. When admitted to hospital for unplanned medical needs, the complexity of multiple conditions, including cognitive and mental health, might put older people at greater risk, affecting their survival. This study...

    Authors: Theresa Westgård, Gianluca Bianco, Alessandro Nobili, Mauro Tettamanti, Alessandra Marengoni and Alberto Zucchelli
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2025 25:185
  18. Hip fractures significantly impact older adults, leading to compromised mobility and various adverse outcomes. The importance of early post-surgery mobilization in regaining pre-fracture levels of mobility is ...

    Authors: Clarissa Catalano-Nadakhovskaia, Carlos Pérez-López, Esther García-Lerma, Laura Alexandra Ivanov, Oscar Macho-Perez and Alejandro Rodríguez-Molinero
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2025 25:184
  19. A large proportion of older adults are pre-frail. Interventions aimed at this group provide opportunity to reduce progression of physical frailty. The aim of this overview of reviews is to evaluate evidence fo...

    Authors: Annemarie Money, Aylish MacKenzie, Amelia Parchment, Gill Norman, Danielle Harris, Saima Ahmed, Lisa McGarrigle, Helen Hawley-Hague and Chris Todd
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2025 25:183
  20. Identifying cognitive impairment at an early stage is important to enable preventive treatment and lifestyle changes. As gait deviations precede cognitive impairment, the aim of this study was to investigate i...

    Authors: Niklas Löfgren, Lars Berglund, Vilmantas Giedraitis, Kjartan Halvorsen, Erik Rosendahl, Kevin J. McKee and Anna Cristina Åberg
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2025 25:182
  21. Depression has a detrimental effect on an individual’s mental and musculoskeletal strength multiplying the risk of fall incidents. The current study aims to investigate the association between depression and f...

    Authors: Mrinmoy Pratim Bharadwaz, Jumi Kalita, Anandita Mitro and Aditi Aditi
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2025 25:181
  22. Falls represent a significant health concern among the older adults, particularly geriatric cancer patients, due to their increased susceptibility from both age-related and cancer treatment-related factors. Th...

    Authors: Doddolla Lingamaiah, Ganesh Bushi, Shilpa Gaidhane, Ashok Kumar Balaraman, G. Padmapriya, Irwanjot Kaur, Madan Lal, Suhaib Iqbal, G. V. Siva Prasad, Atreyi Pramanik, Teena Vishwakarma, Praveen Malik, Promila Sharma, Mahendra Pratap Singh, Ankit Punia, Megha Jagga…
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2025 25:179
  23. Previous studies have shown that the referral situation after cognitive screening is not optimistic. However, little is known about the situation in China. The current study assessed the cognitive function of ...

    Authors: Caiyun Tang, Lily Dongxia Xiao, Rong Huang, Ying Hu and Yao Wang
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2025 25:178
  24. The use of dietary supplements (DS) has steadily increased over the last several decades, particularly among older adults, contributing to the growth of the multibillion-dollar DS industry. The cost of prescri...

    Authors: Sara Baird, Ryan Moran, Sarah Hacker, Dylan Lawton and Linda Hill
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2025 25:177
  25. Poor vision has been associated with physical dysfunction and falls in older adults, but it is not known whether particular types of visual impairment (VI) may predict greater rates of decline in mobility over...

    Authors: Atalie C. Thompson, Michael E. Miller, Christopher Webb, Jeff D. Williamson and Stephen B. Kritchevsky
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2025 25:176
  26. The incidence of cardiovascular diseases among old individuals is on the rise with the growing trend of population aging. Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is an important treatment modality for coronary ...

    Authors: Zihua Liu, Zikun Wang, Qi Huang, Bo Hu, Mingliang Li, Yilin Pan, Yangyang Sun, Hao Cao, Kai Xu, Lei Yang, Zhi Li, Yangyang Zhang and Xin Zhao
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2025 25:175
  27. Frailty is a leading risk factor of falls, incapacitation, functional decline, and even death in aging populations globally. Clinical nurses play pivotal roles in screening, prevention, and intervention to rev...

    Authors: Xueyan Huang, Haifang Zhou, Ying Feng, Mengchi Li, Rui Wang, Ge Fang, Lumeng Lu, Jian’ao Chen and Wenhui Jiang
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2025 25:174
  28. Depression is prevalent among older adults, particularly those with somatic comorbidities, and is linked to cognitive decline and reduced quality of life. Driving may act as a protective factor by enhancing co...

    Authors: Edouard Baudouin, R. Colle, L. Becquemont, E. Corruble and E. Duron
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2025 25:173
  29. As the global aging process accelerates, the older population is increasing annually, with the majority suffering from one or more chronic diseases. Due to the influence of chronic disease comorbidity, frailty...

    Authors: Yunqiu Che, Hanjia Xin, Yingying Gu, Xiuxiu Ma, Ziying Xiang and Chaozhu He
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2025 25:172
  30. The association between the sex of family caregivers and their perceived care burden has been examined thoroughly. The role of sex- and gender-related characteristics of these caregivers in this association re...

    Authors: M. L. A. de Graaff, I. van der Heide, J. J. D. J. M. Rademakers, I. G. M. van Valkengoed, A. L. Francke, A. Woonink and F. M. Bijnsdorp
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2025 25:171
  31. Falls represent the second leading cause of injury-related mortality among older adults globally. The occurrence of falls is the consequence of the interaction of numerous complex risk factors. The objective o...

    Authors: Xue-Zhen Liang, Jin-Lian Chai, Guang-Zheng Li, Wei Li, Bo-Chun Zhang, Zhong-Qi Zhou and Gang Li
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2025 25:170
  32. The ARISCAT score, a prospectively developed generic classification for postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs), has shown excellent predictive performance in general surgery. However, there is no reliabl...

    Authors: Yongxin Zhou, Haiyan Wang, Dianyu Lu, Tao Jiang, Zhanpeng Huang, Feixiang Wang, Yonghua Yao, Yu Gu and Wei Wei
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2025 25:169
  33. Based on age, period, and cohort, this study aimed to understand the trend of impairment of activities of daily living (ADL) and its influencing factors in older adults in China and to provide a basis for the ...

    Authors: Xianqi Zhang, Xiaoju Li, Li Zhao, Rong Fan, Jiaxin Dong, Xiaoying Shen and Yiyao Li
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2025 25:168
  34. Family caregiver psychological distress during an older adult’s critical care hospitalization can compromise their well-being and ability to function in a supportive role for patient recovery. Understanding fa...

    Authors: Amanda C. Blok, Lauren Gauntlett, Mayank Jayaram and Sarah L. Krein
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2025 25:167
  35. The purpose of this study was two-fold: (1) describe the relationship between patient or caregiver reported preparedness for care transitions, and acute care use in 30 days after discharge from a skilled nursi...

    Authors: Mark Toles, Ying Zhang, Laura C. Hanson, Michael P. Cary and John S. Preisser
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2025 25:166
  36. As the global population ages, obesity among older adults has become an increasing public health concern. Lifestyle factors, including physical activity (PA) and sleep, play a critical role in obesity preventi...

    Authors: Xiao Hou, Huihui Wang, Zhengxing Yang, Yuanyuan Jia, Yifan Lv and Xiaosheng Dong
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2025 25:165
  37. Under the definition of positive mental health, the present study focused on the emerging group of floating elderly to explore the impact and mediating mechanisms of bonding and bridging neighbourhood social c...

    Authors: Jiawen Huang, Jiatian Gao, Mingli Yao and Shun Yao
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2025 25:164
  38. The global increase in the older adult population necessitates a comprehensive understanding of medication management to mitigate the risks associated with potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs). These m...

    Authors: Mohamed Fadhel Abdulla, Fawaz Eyad Obaid, Osama Sobhi Moaket and Mahmood AbdulJabbar Alawainati
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2025 25:163
  39. Dementia is a group of chronic diseases characterised by cognitive impairment that progressively disrupts daily functioning and requires increasing levels of healthcare, social support, and long-term care. Sup...

    Authors: Michele Sorrentino, Claudio Fiorilla, Michelangelo Mercogliano, Irene Stilo, Federica Esposito, Marcello Moccia, Luigi Lavorgna, Elena Salvatore, Maria Pia Sormani, Azeem Majeed, Maria Triassi and Raffaele Palladino
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2025 25:162
  40. Medication management is a crucial responsibility of family caregivers. Having a tool for assessing issues related to family caregiver medication prescription tasks is of great importance in evaluating the car...

    Authors: Arezoo Shahsavari, Hamid Sharif-Nia, Sima Hejazi, Ali Arghaee and Mahdieh Roshan-Nejad
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2025 25:161
  41. Limited evidence was available on the association of the integrated effect of multidimensional lifestyle factors with AF incidence among Chinese old adults. This cohort study was to examine the effect of combi...

    Authors: Hai Deng, Yunting Mei, Chuchu Wu, Cong Gong, Zhisheng Lai, Jun Huang, Murui Zheng, Jianying Chen, Yuanling Xie, Huanying Fan, Xiuyi Wu, Xueqing Cai, Yumei Xue, Shulin Wu and Xudong Liu
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2025 25:160
  42. This study aims to evaluate the curative care expenditure (CCE) of Parkinson’s disease (PD) under different comorbidity conditions to provide a reference basis for formulating health policies for PD.

    Authors: Yuelin Zhou, Yanru Li, Jia Li, Qiaoying Wei, Lanming Fan, Xueli Zhang and Lian Yang
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2025 25:159
  43. Polypharmacy (concomitant prescription of ≥ 5 medications) affects a third of older people, and evidence suggests an association with sarcopenia (loss of skeletal muscle mass/quality, muscle strength, and/or p...

    Authors: Kinda Ibrahim, Natalie J. Cox, Stephen E. R. Lim, Eloise Radcliffe, Carina Lundby, Konstantinos Prokopidis, Wade Thompson and Frank Moriarty
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2025 25:158
  44. The red blood cell distribution width to albumin ratio (RAR) is a novel comprehensive biomarker of inflammation and nutrition, which has emerged as a reliable prognostic indicator for adverse outcomes and mort...

    Authors: Binyang Yu, Min Li, Zongliang Yu, Haoling Zhang, Xue Feng, Anran Gao, Rui Gao and Rui Gao
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2025 25:157
  45. The overall health status of older adults in Japan has reportedly improved. However, it is unclear whether such improvement has occurred in the baby boomer generation, the oldest of whom turned 65 in 2015. In ...

    Authors: Hungu Jung, Masahiro Akishita and Shinya Ishii
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2025 25:155
  46. Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is expected to have a significant impact on resource use and economic consequences along with population aging. This study aims to investigate the annual economic burden of Alzheimer’s...

    Authors: Siew Chin Ong, Lyn Xuan Tay, Hui Ming Ong, Ing Khieng Tiong, Alan Swee Hock Ch‘ng and Thaigarajan Parumasivam
    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2025 25:154

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