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The number of persons living with dementia is increasing globally, including in Sweden, and these persons are at heightened risk of going missing and coming to harm. When they do go missing, the police get inv...
Yoga is increasingly practised by older adults, with growing evidence for its safety and effectiveness across a range of health conditions common to the age group. This process evaluation, embedded within a ra...
This study aims to explore the relationship between sleep duration and multimorbidity among elderly Chinese and to determine the optimal sleep duration for preventing multimorbidity.
Research on whether Internet use is related to older adults’ health service use is limited. Hence, this study aimed to empirically examine the associations between Internet use and the different types of healt...
This study analyzes the influence of living patterns and social participation on the health vulnerability of older people in urban and rural areas and provides a reference for addressing this vulnerability.
The population of elderly individuals undergoing surgical procedures is increasing, necessitating effective postoperative management strategies. Postoperative sleep disturbance, anxiety, and depression are sig...
Quantifying the increased personal and social losses following suicide attempts among the aging population presents a significant challenge. There is an urgent need to determine the economic burden of suicide ...
The care requirements of the elderly who live at home should receive enough attention as the world’s population ages. On the basis of this, a questionnaire on the elderly who live at home must be created and v...
Vision impairment affects the accuracy of cognitive test outcomes, emphasizing the need for developing cognitive screening tools designed for visually impaired individuals, especially considering global aging ...
Older adults are vulnerable to adverse drug events given the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic changes that coming with ageing, as well as they often take multiple medications for their chronic health condit...
Technological challenges in accessing medical care services may cause individuals to feel isolated from the medical care system. This study posits that individual’s subjective socioeconomic status (SES) contri...
The purpose of this research was to evaluate the prognostic significance of preoperative albumin to fibrinogen (AFR) for postoperative delirium (POD) in older patients with non-neurosurgical and non-cardiac su...
Self-rated health (SRH) reflects biological, social, and functional aspects of an individual, incorporating personal and cultural beliefs as well as health behaviours. A deeper understanding of the structure o...
Post-stroke myocardial injury is a potentially preventable complication after acute ischemic stroke. Therefore, identifying modifiable variables, such as nutritional status, is crucial for reducing the risk of...
Previous research indicates that frailty and loneliness are interrelated. The aim of this study is to analyze their possible reciprocal relationship while disentangling between- and within-person effects. The ...
Psychoactive drugs represent a major contributor to falls in older people. This study aims to evaluate the prescribing practice of psychoactive drugs in older people hospitalized for hip fracture (HF) and to e...
The Correction to this article has been published in BMC Geriatrics 2025 25:210
Physio-Cognitive Decline Syndrome (PCDs) is characterized by the coexistence of MIND (mobility impairment, no disability) and CIND (cognitive impairment, no dementia), which predicts dementia risk. Deteriorati...
Enhanced interactions between family caregivers and health care services can improve the care provided to older people and assist caregivers in managing their responsibilities more effectively. However, there ...
As the population ages, the prevalence of chronic diseases increases, leading to greater reliance on multiple medications that are conducted to increase the risk of adverse drug reactions (ADR) that may cause ...
In persons with dementia, polypharmacy may be discordant with the goals of care. It is necessary to design interventions that align treatment regimens with the patient’s situation, prognosis and preferences. T...
This study aims to develop sarcopenia risk prediction models for Chinese older adults at different time intervals and to identify and compare modifiable factors contributing to sarcopenia development.
Dengue fever (DF) in older patients is associated with higher mortality, but optimal mortality prediction approaches remain unclear. We assessed the utility of the quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (qS...
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association between exercise/activities and frailty in older Chinese adults using the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey (CLHLS).
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder that significantly impacts health care worldwide, particularly among the elderly population. The accurate classification of AD stages is essential for s...
The "Strength, Assistance with walking, Rise from a chair, Climb stairs, and Falls" (SARC-F) is a simple, five-item tool used to identify individuals with suggestive signs of sarcopenia. This study assessed th...
Empty nesters represent a unique group that deserves focused attention. Internet usage is becoming increasingly prevalent among older people. This study preliminarily discussed the differences in life satisfac...
Cognitive impairment is a common issue among older adults, with denture use identified as a potential, easily recognizable clinical risk factor. However, the link between denture wear and cognitive decline in ...
Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, care homes (long-term care facilities) globally were severely impacted in many ways, including end-of-life care and death of residents. They experienced significantly elevated m...
We aimed to compare the agreement between two common frailty assessment tools, Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) and Hospital Frailty Risk Score (HFRS), and their ability to predict mid-term adverse outcomes in old...
The global aging trend exacerbates the challenge of frailty and cognitive impairment in older adults, yet their combined impact on health outcomes remains under-investigated. This study aims to explore how fra...
Having more freedom of movement may relate to better health in nursing home (NH) residents with dementia. Research that tests whether residents in NHs with more freedom of movement are healthier compared to re...
The Pittsburgh Fatigability Scale (PFS) was developed to assess perceived physical and mental fatigability in older adults (≥ 60 years). No perceived fatigability questionnaire has been validated to date for u...
The identification of depression and loneliness among people with cognitive frailty (CF) could prevent negative psychological and physical health outcomes. Few studies have focused on physical and mental healt...
Resistance training and other forms of physical exercise are commonly suggested to promote brain health, yet the relationship between resistance training and brain structure in aging is poorly understood. We e...
As societies age, ensuring the quality of life of dependent individuals has become a pressing concern, affecting an increasing large segment of the population. Understanding whether dependent individuals recei...
Postoperative early mobilization after total knee replacement (TKR) is essential for preventing complications and offers numerous benefits. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the factors determining ear...
One important aspect of walking aid use is transferring safely to the aid from sitting and transferring back to the chair after walking, since these activities have been associated with falls in older adults. ...
Cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD) is a major contributor to cognitive decline and gait abnormalities in the elderly population. Understanding the relationship between these impairments can aid in early dete...
Integrating art in residential care settings aims to create meaningful experiences and enhance the facility’s aesthetic as a home. However, the literature shows a gap, as the voices of older persons are largel...
Associations between the neutrophil–lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and cognitive performance in older population are rarely reported. We investigated the associations between NLR and risk of cognitive impairment in Ch...
Studies of nutritional status in geriatric patients with respiratory diseases are limited. The aim of this study was to investigate the mortality risk of older patients undergoing urgent hospitalization for va...
The male-female health-survival paradox is characterized by the phenomenon where “women get sicker, but men die quicker.” Health expectancy, as a composite metric that encompasses both the quantity and quality...
Our study aimed to investigate the relationship between the number of teeth remaining and cognitive impairment among Chinese older adults, and to explore the role of low body weight in this association.
Oral health is multi-faceted and influences a person’s daily life, and numerous potential barriers and factors can challenge and pose barriers to good oral health. Shortages of healthcare professionals or inco...
Postoperative delirium (POD) is a common postoperative complication and is associated with numerous adverse outcomes. Advanced age and hip surgery are high risk factors for POD. Both remimazolam tosilate for i...
During the COVID-19 pandemic, long-term care (LTC) facilities in Canada were confronted with many rapidly changing public health safety guidelines. Based on the guidelines, LTC facilities had to implement a se...
Cognitive impairment (CI) is a prevalent and significant health concern among patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis (MHD). Recent studies have highlighted the growing interest in dynapenic abdominal obe...
The original article was published in BMC Geriatrics 2025 25:21
To investigate (1) whether the association of thyroid hormone with frailty risk is linear or nonlinear and (2) which range of thyroid hormones or thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) is more associated with a hig...
When moving to a nursing home, the new resident also meets a new kind of culture, including communal, shared meals. Gaining greater insight into the resident experience of mealtimes in nursing homes is essenti...
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