Home based exercise to improve turning and mobility performance among community dwelling older adults: protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are various definitions and diagnostic criteria for dementia, leading to discrepancies in case ascertainment in both clinical practice and research. We reviewed the different definitions, approaches and measurements used to operationalize dementia in health care studies in German nursing homes with the...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Palm R,Jünger S,Reuther S,Schwab CG,Dichter MN,Holle B,Halek M

更新日期：2016-04-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Frailty is a highly recognized geriatric syndrome resulting in decline in reserve across multiple physiological systems. Impaired physical function is one of the major indicators of frailty. The goal of this study was to evaluate an algorithm that discriminates between frailty groups (non-frail and pre-frail...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Pradeep Kumar D,Toosizadeh N,Mohler J,Ehsani H,Mannier C,Laksari K

更新日期：2020-05-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To enable older people to make decisions about the appropriateness of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), information is needed about the predictive value of pre-arrest factors such as comorbidity, functional and cognitive status on survival and quality of life of survivors. We systematically reviewed the l...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： van de Glind EM,van Munster BC,van de Wetering FT,van Delden JJ,Scholten RJ,Hooft L

更新日期：2013-07-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Elderly patients are vulnerable to adverse drug reactions (ADRs). Drug-related readmissions (DRRs) can be a major consequence of ADR. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the effects of a ward-based, comprehensive pharmaceutical care service on the occurrence of DRRs as the endpoint in dependent-living...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Lenssen R,Schmitz K,Griesel C,Heidenreich A,Schulz JB,Trautwein C,Marx N,Fitzner C,Jaehde U,Eisert A

更新日期：2018-06-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nicotine may aid reaction time, learning and memory, but smoking increases cardiovascular risk. Cardiovascular risk factors have been linked to increased risk of dementia. A previous meta-analysis found that current smokers were at higher risk of subsequent dementia, Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia an...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Peters R,Poulter R,Warner J,Beckett N,Burch L,Bulpitt C

更新日期：2008-12-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Frailty is seen across various health and social care settings. However, little is known about how healthcare professionals, particularly those who provide care for older adults living in the community view frailty. There is also a dearth of information about the extent to which a shared understanding of fra...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Coker JF,Martin ME,Simpson RM,Lafortune L

更新日期：2019-02-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Using Singapore as a case study, this paper aims to understand the effects of the current long-term care policy and various alternative policy options on the labor market participation of primary informal family caregivers of elderly with disability. METHODS:A model of the long-term care system in Singapore...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Ansah JP,Matchar DB,Malhotra R,Love SR,Liu C,Do Y

更新日期：2016-03-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Memory complaints and depressive symptoms are frequently associated in older adults and both serve as potential indicators of future cognitive decline. However, the temporal ordering of the development of these two symptoms remains unclear. The goal of the current study was to examine concurrent and temporal...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Mogle J,Hill NL,Bhargava S,Bell TR,Bhang I

更新日期：2020-03-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Physical activity affects physical and mental health, prevents disease, and improves quality of life. However, physical activity also decreases with age in older persons, and is affected by adverse climatic periods. This study examined changes in physical activity during the winter season in older persons (≥...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Mizumoto A,Ihira H,Makino K,Saitoh S,Ohnishi H,Furuna T

更新日期：2015-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Current research has established obesity as one of the main modifiable risk factors for cognitive impairment. However, evidence on the relationships of total and regional body composition measures as well as sarcopenia with cognitive functioning in the older population remains inconsistent. METHODS:Data are...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Papachristou E,Ramsay SE,Lennon LT,Papacosta O,Iliffe S,Whincup PH,Wannamethee SG

更新日期：2015-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Changes in health status, triggered by events such as infections, falls, and geriatric syndromes, are common among nursing home (NH) residents and necessitate transitions between NHs and Emergency Departments (EDs). During transitions, residents frequently experience care that is delayed, unnecessary, not ev...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Cummings GG,Reid RC,Estabrooks CA,Norton PG,Cummings GE,Rowe BH,Abel SL,Bissell L,Bottorff JL,Robinson CA,Wagg A,Lee JS,Lynch SL,Masaoud E

更新日期：2012-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite emerging evidence that foot problems and inappropriate footwear increase the risk of falls, there is little evidence as to whether foot-related intervention strategies can be successfully implemented. The aim of this study was to evaluate adherence rates, barriers to adherence, and the predictors of ...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Spink MJ,Fotoohabadi MR,Wee E,Landorf KB,Hill KD,Lord SR,Menz HB

更新日期：2011-08-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nearly one in every seven Americans is 65 years and older, facing day-to-day challenge of aging. Although interest in healthy aging is growing, most of the efforts are directed towards understanding the perceptions of older adults. Little is known about the perspectives of community-based practitioners who w...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Dev R,Zaslavsky O,Cochrane B,Eagen T,Woods NF

更新日期：2020-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The GOHAI is a frequently used instrument to measure oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) of adults, in particular older people. The aim of this study was to translate the original English version of the GOHAI into a Dutch version (GOHAI-NL), and to test the validity and reliability of the GOHAI-NL i...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Niesten D,Witter D,Bronkhorst E,Creugers N

更新日期：2016-02-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Increasingly, older Chinese adults from rural areas are moving to urban areas to live with their children who have already migrated to these areas. However, few studies have examined this pattern of migration and its effects on cognitive function. We aimed to investigate the association between domestic rura...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Xie J,Liao J,Zhang J,Gu J

更新日期：2020-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Malnutrition, low muscle strength and muscle mass are highly prevalent in older hospitalized patients and associated with adverse outcomes. Malnutrition may be a risk factor for developing low muscle mass. We aimed to investigate the association between the risk of malnutrition and 1) muscle strength and mus...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Pierik VD,Meskers CGM,Van Ancum JM,Numans ST,Verlaan S,Scheerman K,Kruizinga RC,Maier AB

更新日期：2017-06-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Caring for a family member with dementia is extremely stressful, and contributes to psychiatric and physical illness among caregivers. Therefore, a comprehensive programme called Resources for Enhancing Alzheimer's Caregiver Health II (REACH II) was developed in the United States to enhance the health of Alz...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Heinrich S,Berwig M,Simon A,Jänichen J,Hallensleben N,Nickel W,Hinz A,Brähler E,Gertz HJ

更新日期：2014-02-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The European population is rapidly ageing. There is an urgent need for innovative solutions to reduce fall risk in older adults. Perturbation-based gait training is a promising new method to improve reactive balance responses. Whereas positive effects on task-specific dynamic balance recovery during gait hav...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Rieger MM,Papegaaij S,Steenbrink F,van Dieën JH,Pijnappels M

更新日期：2020-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are knowledge gaps about the life situation for people ageing with Parkinson's disease (PD), with virtually no understanding of home and health dynamics. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to explore the association between aspects of health and objective as well as perceived housing in people...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Nilsson MH,Ullén S,Ekström H,Iwarsson S

更新日期：2016-07-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Meperidine (pethidine) is an opioid analgesic that offers little advantage relative to other opioids and several disadvantages including limited potency, short duration of action, and the production of a neurotoxic metabolite (normeperidine) with a long half-life. Older adults are more sensitive to meperidin...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Friesen KJ,Falk J,Bugden S

更新日期：2016-05-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Our aim was to assess the prevalence and demographic and socioeconomic correlates of chronic morbidity in the elderly population of transitional Kosovo. METHODS:A cross-sectional study was conducted in Kosovo in 2011 including a representative sample of 1890 individuals aged ≥ 65 years (949 men, mean age 73...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Jerliu N,Toçi E,Burazeri G,Ramadani N,Brand H

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Valid estimates of health-related quality-of-life (HRQoL) are often difficult to obtain from persons with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and family caregiver proxies. To help assess whether the general public can serve as an alternate source of proxy HRQoL estimates in AD, we examined whether the general public ca...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Oremus M,Xie F,Pullenayegum E,Gaebel K

更新日期：2016-02-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Point prevalence studies in care homes show a high use of antibiotics, especially to treat urinary tract infections (UTI). There is a lack of large studies presenting annual antibiotic prescription data in care homes compared to those not in care homes. This study aimed to describe the pattern of antibiotic ...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Sundvall PD,Stuart B,Davis M,Roderick P,Moore M

更新日期：2015-06-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:People with dementia describe experiences of loss that threaten their autonomy and ability to contribute to society. They often have difficulties with orientation, loss of roll function, and fear about the future, and need help from others. An increasing body of literature also focuses on how people with dem...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Bjørkløf GH,Helvik AS,Ibsen TL,Telenius EW,Grov EK,Eriksen S

更新日期：2019-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Globally, the population is ageing and lives with several chronic diseases for decades. A high symptom burden is associated with a high use of healthcare, admissions to nursing homes, and reduced quality of life. The aims of this study were to describe the multidimensional symptom profile and symptom burden ...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Eckerblad J,Theander K,Ekdahl A,Unosson M,Wirehn AB,Milberg A,Krevers B,Jaarsma T

更新日期：2015-01-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A cross sectional survey was carried out on 120 hospitalised geriatric patients aged 60 and above in Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur to investigate their nutrient intakes and food preferences. METHODS:Food intakes were recorded using a one day weighed method and diet recall. Food prefe...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Shahar S,Chee KY,Wan Chik WC

更新日期：2002-08-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Accidental falls in the elderly are a major health problem, despite extensive research on risk factors and prevention. Only a limited number of multifactorial, long-term prospective studies have been performed on risk factors for falls in the general elderly population. The aim of this study was to identify ...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Stenhagen M,Ekström H,Nordell E,Elmståhl S

更新日期：2013-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Comprehensive adoption of culture change via person-centered care (PCC) practices in nursing homes has been slow. Change such as this, requires transformation of organizational culture, frequently generating resistance and slow moving change. This study examined how nursing homes perceive their adoption of P...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Cornelison LJ,Hermer L,Syme ML,Doll G

更新日期：2019-04-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To date, there is no consensus regarding cardiovascular risk management in the very old. Studies have shown that the relationship between traditional cardiovascular risk factors and mortality is null or even inverted within this age group. This relationship could be modified by the presence of frailty. This ...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Vaes B,Depoortere D,Van Pottelbergh G,Matheï C,Neto J,Degryse J

更新日期：2017-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although physician-rated health is emerging as a potentially useful variable in research, with implications in practice, it has not been analyzed. Moreover, one of its most important aspects, namely, concordance with patients' objective health state, has not been investigated. This study sought to measure co...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Damián J,Pastor-Barriuso R,Valderrama-Gama E,de Pedro-Cuesta J

更新日期：2015-07-09 00:00:00