Effect of home-based lifestyle interventions on cognition in older adults with mild cognitive impairment: a systematic review
Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) is frequently a precursor to dementia, affecting aspects of cognition such as language, thinking, or memory. Lifestyle interventions are increasingly studied as potential means ... (Source: BMC Geriatrics)
Source: BMC Geriatrics - February 27, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Cynthia Zou, Divinity Amos-Richards, Ram Jagannathan and Ambar Kulshreshtha Tags: Research Source Type: research
Interaction between hypertension and frailty and their impact on death risk in older adults: a follow-up study
In this study, we analyzed the frailty status among older adults with hypertension and the impact of... (Source: BMC Geriatrics)
Source: BMC Geriatrics - February 24, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Jing Shi, Yongkang Tao, Shuqiang Chen, Ziyi Zhou, Li Meng, Chunbo Duan, Baiyu Zhou and Pulin Yu Tags: Research Source Type: research
Dyslipidemia is associated with sarcopenia of the elderly: a meta-analysis
Sarcopenia is a pathological change characterized by muscle loss in older people. According to the reports, there is controversy on the relationship between dyslipidemia and sarcopenia. Therefore, this meta-an... (Source: BMC Geriatrics)
Source: BMC Geriatrics - February 23, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Bingqing Bi, Xinying Dong, Meilin Yan, Zhuo Zhao, Ruitong Liu, Shugang Li and Hao Wu Tags: Research Source Type: research
Experiences of Boosting Inpatient Exercise After HipFracture Surgery Using An Alternative Workforce - A Qualitative Study
Thrice-daily physiotherapy immediately following surgical repair of hip fracture has been shown to be safe and to reduce total hospital length of stay. However, implementing this is challenging with respect to... (Source: BMC Geriatrics)
Source: BMC Geriatrics - February 23, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Benny Lau, Marie K. March, Alison R. Harmer, Sarah Caruana, Christopher Mahony and Sarah Dennis Tags: Research Source Type: research
The severity of andropause symptoms and its relationship with social well-being among retired male nurses: a preliminary cross-sectional study
This study aimed to det... (Source: BMC Geriatrics)
Source: BMC Geriatrics - February 23, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Roya Nikjou, Mehdi Ajri-Khameslou, Shiva Jegargoosheh, Parisa Momeni and Reza Nemati-Vakilabad Tags: Research Source Type: research
Physical symptoms and anxiety and depression in older patients with advanced cancer in China: a network analysis
Little is understood about the association between psychosomatic symptoms and advanced cancer among older Chinese patients. (Source: BMC Geriatrics)
Source: BMC Geriatrics - February 23, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Mo Tang, Zhongge Su, Yi He, Ying Pang, Yuhe Zhou, Yu Wang, Yongkui Lu, Yu Jiang, Xinkun Han, Lihua Song, Liping Wang, Zimeng Li, Xiaojun Lv, Yan Wang, Juntao Yao, Xiaohong Liu & hellip; Tags: Research Source Type: research
Budget impact analysis of a Lifestyle-integrated Functional Exercise (LiFE) program for older people in Germany: a Markov model based on data from the LiFE-is-LiFE trial
Fall prevention is important for healthy ageing, but the economic impact of fall prevention are scarcely investigated. A recent cost-effectiveness analysis compared a group-delivered Lifestyle-integrated Funct... (Source: BMC Geriatrics)
Source: BMC Geriatrics - February 23, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Judith Dams, Sophie Gottschalk, Michael Schwenk, Corinna Nerz, Clemens Becker, Jochen Klenk, Carl-Philipp Jansen and Hans-Helmut K önig Tags: Research Source Type: research
Study protocol of the OrkA project: orofacial and communicative activation in old age – a cluster randomized prevention study in long-term care facilities in Lower Saxony, Germany
The process of aging involves numerous changes in the body, influencing physical, mental, and emotional well-being. Age-related changes and degradation can impact various functions of the swallowing process an... (Source: BMC Geriatrics)
Source: BMC Geriatrics - February 22, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Wenke Walther, Martin Ptok, Klaus Hager and Simone Miller Tags: Study Protocol Source Type: research
The experience of feeling old after a fragility fracture
There has been little exploration of the effect of fragility fractures on patient perceptions of their age. The common assumption is that fractures “happen to old people”. In individuals with a fragility fract... (Source: BMC Geriatrics)
Source: BMC Geriatrics - February 22, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Joanna E.M. Sale, Lucy Frankel, Earl Bogoch, Gabriel Carlin-Coleman, Sean Hui, Jessica Saini, Jennifer McKinlay and Lynn Meadows Tags: Research Source Type: research
Using a participatory design to develop an implementation framework for integrating falls prevention for older people within the Chinese primary health care system
Chinese National Essential Public Health Service Package (NEPHSP) has mandated primary health care providers to provide falls prevention for community-dwelling older people. But no implementation framework is ... (Source: BMC Geriatrics)
Source: BMC Geriatrics - February 21, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Pengpeng Ye, Junyi Peng, Ye Jin, Leilei Duan, Yao Yao, Rebecca Ivers, Lisa Keay and Maoyi Tian Tags: Research Source Type: research
Counting what counts: assessing quality of life and its social determinants among nursing home residents with dementia
Maximizing quality of life (QoL) is a major goal of care for people with dementia in nursing homes (NHs). Social determinants are critical for residents' QoL. However, similar to the United States and other co... (Source: BMC Geriatrics)
Source: BMC Geriatrics - February 21, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Matthias Hoben, Emily Dymchuk, Malcolm B. Doupe, Janice Keefe, Katie Aubrecht, Christine Kelly, Kelli Stajduhar, Sube Banerjee, Hannah M. O ’Rourke, Stephanie Chamberlain, Anna Beeber, Jordana Salma, Pamela Jarrett, Amit Arya, Kyle Corbett, Rashmi Devko Tags: Study Protocol Source Type: research
Reasons for hospitalisation and cumulative mortality in people, 75 years or older, at high risk of hospital admission: a prospective study
A small proportion of the older population accounts for a high proportion of healthcare use. For effective use of limited healthcare resources, it is important to identify the group with greatest needs. The ai... (Source: BMC Geriatrics)
Source: BMC Geriatrics - February 20, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Moa Lundgren, Anna Segern äs, Magnus Nord, Jenny Alwin and Johan Lyth Tags: Research Source Type: research
Evaluation of a pharmacist-led intervention to reduce drug-related problems in patients included in a home healthcare program: study protocol for a pragmatic randomized clinical trial
ATDOM is the Catalan home healthcare program at primary care level. Patients in the home care program are usually frail, elderly people with multiple comorbidities. They are often polymedicated, leading to a h... (Source: BMC Geriatrics)
Source: BMC Geriatrics - February 19, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Clara Salom-Garrigues, Enric Aragon ès, Montse Giralt, Cecília Campabadal Prats, Ferran Bejarano-Romero and Laura Canadell Tags: Study Protocol Source Type: research
Health conditions in spousal caregivers of people with dementia and their relationships with stress, caregiving experiences, and social networks: longitudinal findings from the IDEAL programme
This study explores type and number of health condi... (Source: BMC Geriatrics)
Source: BMC Geriatrics - February 19, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Serena Sabatini, Anthony Martyr, Anna Hunt, Laura D. Gamble, Fiona E. Matthews, Jeanette M. Thom, Roy W. Jones, Louise Allan, Martin Knapp, Catherine Quinn, Christina Victor, Claire Pentecost, Jennifer M. Rusted, Robin G. Morris and Linda Clare Tags: Research Source Type: research
Trajectories of negative and positive experiences of caregiving for older adults with severe dementia: application of group-based multi-trajectory modelling
Family caregivers of older adults with severe dementia have negative and positive experiences over the course of caregiving. We aimed to delineate joint trajectories (patterns over time) for negative and posit... (Source: BMC Geriatrics)
Source: BMC Geriatrics - February 19, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Chetna Malhotra, Isha Chaudhry, Shimoni Urvish Shah, Truls Østbye and Rahul Malhotra Tags: Research Source Type: research
