BMC Geriatrics

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Telemedicine and telehealth in geriatric care

Guest Edited by Leonard C Gray and Milena S Marcolino

Depression, anxiety and mental health in aging

Guest Edited by Y Selvamani and Bin Yu

The impact of early-life/childhood circumstances or conditions on the health of older adults

Guest Edited by Nan Lu, Peng Nie, and Joyce Siette

Living at home with dementia

Guest Edited by Patrick Kor and Monica Leverton

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Remote evaluation of sleep to enhance understanding of early dementia due to Alzheimer’s Disease (RESTED-AD): an observational cohort study protocol

Authors: Jonathan Blackman, Hamish Duncan Morrison, Victoria Gabb, Bijetri Biswas, Haoxuan Li, Nicholas Turner, Amy Jolly, William Trender, Adam Hampshire, Alan Whone and Elizabeth Coulthard

Content type: Study Protocol 23 September 2023
Rupture of 40-year-old silicone gel breast implants: a case report

Authors: Hsin-Hsuan Wu, Yu-Tse Weng, Yu-Yu Chou and Chih-Hsin Wang

Content type: Case Report 23 September 2023
Mealtime interactions between nursing home staff and residents with dementia: a behavioral analysis of Language characteristics

Authors: Wen Liu, Ying-Ling Jao, Anju Paudel and Si On Yoon

Content type: Research 23 September 2023
Traumatic life events and risk for dementia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Authors: Emilia Severs, Tiffeny James, Pilar Letrondo, Lise Løvland, Natalie L. Marchant and Naaheed Mukadam

Content type: Research 22 September 2023
Health-related quality of life in stroke survivors: a 5-year follow-up of The Fall Study of Gothenburg (FallsGOT)

Authors: Mårten Segerdahl, Per-Olof Hansson, Carina M. Samuelsson and Carina U. Persson

Content type: Research 22 September 2023

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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

Telemedicine and telehealth in geriatric care

Depression, anxiety and mental health in aging

The impact of early-life/childhood circumstances or conditions on the health of older adults

Living at home with dementia

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Remote evaluation of sleep to enhance understanding of early dementia due to Alzheimer’s Disease (RESTED-AD): an observational cohort study protocol

Rupture of 40-year-old silicone gel breast implants: a case report

Mealtime interactions between nursing home staff and residents with dementia: a behavioral analysis of Language characteristics

Traumatic life events and risk for dementia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Health-related quality of life in stroke survivors: a 5-year follow-up of The Fall Study of Gothenburg (FallsGOT)

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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