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Volume 13;  2013
Reviewer Acknowledgement
Annual acknowledgement of reviewers
Emily Crow
BMC Geriatr. 2013; 13: 9. Published online 2013 February 19. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-13-9
PMCID:
PMC3580317
Abstract Full Text PDF–85K
Study Protocol
Southampton mealtime assistance study: design and methods
Helen C Roberts, Anna L Pilgrim, Marinos Elia, Alan A Jackson, Cyrus Cooper, Avan Aihie Sayer, Sian M Robinson
BMC Geriatr. 2013; 13: 5. Published online 2013 January 7. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-13-5
PMCID:
PMC3547699
Abstract Full Text PDF–188K
Early detection of health problems in potentially frail community-dwelling older people by general practices - project [G]OLD: design of a longitudinal, quasi-experimental study
Mandy MN Stijnen, Inge GP Duimel-Peeters, Maria WJ Jansen, Hubertus JM Vrijhoef
BMC Geriatr. 2013; 13: 7. Published online 2013 January 18. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-13-7
PMCID:
PMC3570480
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Impact of joint contractures on functioning and social participation in older individuals – development of a standard set (JointConFunctionSet): study protocol
Martin Müller, Uli Fischer, Gabriele Bartoszek, Eva Grill, Gabriele Meyer
BMC Geriatr. 2013; 13: 18. Published online 2013 February 21. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-13-18
PMCID:
PMC3602666
Abstract Full Text PDF–219K
The brain-in-motion study: effect of a 6-month aerobic exercise intervention on cerebrovascular regulation and cognitive function in older adults
Amanda V Tyndall, Margie H Davenport, Ben J Wilson, Grazyna M Burek, Genevieve Arsenault-Lapierre, Eryka Haley, Gail A Eskes, Christine M Friedenreich, Michael D Hill, David B Hogan, R Stewart Longman, Todd J Anderson, Richard Leigh, Eric E Smith, Marc J Poulin
BMC Geriatr. 2013; 13: 21. Published online 2013 February 28. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-13-21
PMCID:
PMC3598522
Abstract Full Text PDF–343K
Effectiveness of a multifactorial falls prevention program in community-dwelling older people when compared to usual care: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (Prevquedas Brazil)
Kelem de Negreiros Cabral, Monica Rodrigues Perracini, Aline Thomaz Soares, Francine de Cristo Stein, Celisa Tiemi Nakagawa Sera, Anne Tiedemann, Cathie Sherrington, Wilson Jacob Filho, Sérgio Márcio Pacheco Paschoal
BMC Geriatr. 2013; 13: 27. Published online 2013 March 15. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-13-27
PMCID:
PMC3606610
Abstract Full Text PDF–329K
Integrated care for frail elderly compared to usual care: a study protocol of a quasi-experiment on the effects on the frail elderly, their caregivers, health professionals and health care costs
Isabelle Natalina Fabbricotti, Benjamin Janse, Wilhelmina Mijntje Looman, Ruben de Kuijper, Jeroen David Hendrikus van Wijngaarden, Auktje Reiffers
BMC Geriatr. 2013; 13: 31. Published online 2013 April 12. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-13-31
PMCID:
PMC3648376
Abstract Full Text PDF–357K
Functional gait rehabilitation in elderly people following a fall-related hip fracture using a treadmill with visual context: design of a randomized controlled trial
Mariëlle W van Ooijen, Melvyn Roerdink, Marga Trekop, Jan Visschedijk, Thomas W Janssen, Peter J Beek
BMC Geriatr. 2013; 13: 34. Published online 2013 April 16. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-13-34
PMCID:
PMC3637244
Abstract Full Text PDF–997K Supplementary Material
Research Articles
Factors associated with the use of home-visit nursing services covered by the long-term care insurance in rural Japan: a cross-sectional study
Masayo Kashiwagi, Nanako Tamiya, Mikiya Sato, Eiji Yano
BMC Geriatr. 2013; 13: 1. Published online 2013 January 2. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-13-1
PMCID:
PMC3574859
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A survey-based study of knowledge of Alzheimer’s disease among health care staff
Wendy Smyth, Elaine Fielding, Elizabeth Beattie, Anne Gardner, Wendy Moyle, Sara Franklin, Sonia Hines, Margaret MacAndrew
BMC Geriatr. 2013; 13: 2. Published online 2013 January 2. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-13-2
PMCID:
PMC3543846
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Prospective association of the SHARE-operationalized frailty phenotype with adverse health outcomes: evidence from 60+ community-dwelling Europeans living in 11 countries
Nejma S Macklai, Jacques Spagnoli, Julien Junod, Brigitte Santos-Eggimann
BMC Geriatr. 2013; 13: 3. Published online 2013 January 3. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-13-3
PMCID:
PMC3585820
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Prevalence and correlates of dizziness in community-dwelling older people: a cross sectional population based study
Suzana Albuquerque de Moraes, WuberJeffersondeSouza Soares, Eduardo Ferriolli, Monica Rodrigues Perracini
BMC Geriatr. 2013; 13: 4. Published online 2013 January 4. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-13-4
PMCID:
PMC3545826
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Factors associated with falls among older adults living in institutions
Javier Damián, Roberto Pastor-Barriuso, Emiliana Valderrama-Gama, Jesús de Pedro-Cuesta
BMC Geriatr. 2013; 13: 6. Published online 2013 January 15. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-13-6
PMCID:
PMC3566955
Abstract Full Text PDF–347K Supplementary Material
Community-based intervention to improve dietary habits and promote physical activity among older adults: a cluster randomized trial
Mika Kimura, Ai Moriyasu, Shu Kumagai, Taketo Furuna, Shigeko Akita, Shuichi Kimura, Takao Suzuki
BMC Geriatr. 2013; 13: 8. Published online 2013 January 23. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-13-8
PMCID:
PMC3560222
Abstract Full Text PDF–289K Supplementary Material
Reviewing the definition of crisis in dementia care
Janet MacNeil Vroomen, Judith E Bosmans, Hein PJ van Hout, Sophia E de Rooij
BMC Geriatr. 2013; 13: 10. Published online 2013 February 1. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-13-10
PMCID:
PMC3579755
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A passive positioning alarm used by persons with dementia and their spouses – a qualitative intervention study
Annakarin Olsson, Maria Engström, Claudia Lampic, Kirsti Skovdahl
BMC Geriatr. 2013; 13: 11. Published online 2013 February 5. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-13-11
PMCID:
PMC3610158
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Community acquired infections in older patients admitted to hospital from care homes versus the community: cohort study of microbiology and outcomes
Charis Marwick, Virginia Hernandez Santiago, Colin McCowan, Janice Broomhall, Peter Davey
BMC Geriatr. 2013; 13: 12. Published online 2013 February 6. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-13-12
PMCID:
PMC3574846
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Vitamin B6 deficiency and diseases in elderly people – a study in nursing homes
Ida K Kjeldby, Gunvor S Fosnes, Solveig C Ligaarden, Per G Farup
BMC Geriatr. 2013; 13: 13. Published online 2013 February 8. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-13-13
PMCID:
PMC3579689
Abstract Full Text PDF–406K
The relationship between pain and disruptive behaviors in nursing home resident with dementia
Hyochol Ahn, Ann Horgas
BMC Geriatr. 2013; 13: 14. Published online 2013 February 11. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-13-14
PMCID:
PMC3573898
Abstract Full Text PDF–186K
Unregulated provider perceptions of audit and feedback reports in long-term care: cross-sectional survey findings from a quality improvement intervention
Kimberly D Fraser, Hannah M O’Rourke, Melba Andrea B Baylon, Anne-Marie Boström, Anne E Sales
BMC Geriatr. 2013; 13: 15. Published online 2013 February 13. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-13-15
PMCID:
PMC3598638
Abstract Full Text PDF–223K Supplementary Material
Staging of mobility, transfer and walking functions of elderly persons based on the codes of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health
Jiro Okochi, Tai Takahashi, Kiyoshi Takamuku, Reuben Escorpizo
BMC Geriatr. 2013; 13: 16. Published online 2013 February 15. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-13-16
PMCID:
PMC3598939
Abstract Full Text PDF–1.6M Supplementary Material
Three-year mortality in previously hospitalized older patients from rural areas - the importance of co-morbidity and self-reported poor health
Anne-Sofie Helvik, Knut Engedal, Geir Selbæk
BMC Geriatr. 2013; 13: 17. Published online 2013 February 19. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-13-17
PMCID:
PMC3600034
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Psychotropic drug initiation or increased dosage and the acute risk of falls: a prospective cohort study of nursing home residents
Murray A Echt, Elizabeth J Samelson, Marian T Hannan, Alyssa B Dufour, Sarah D Berry
BMC Geriatr. 2013; 13: 19. Published online 2013 February 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-13-19
PMCID:
PMC3606594
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Neck muscle cross-sectional area, brain volume and cognition in healthy older men; a cohort study
Alixe HM Kilgour, Karen J Ferguson, Calum D Gray, Ian J Deary, Joanna M Wardlaw, Alasdair MJ MacLullich, John M Starr
BMC Geriatr. 2013; 13: 20. Published online 2013 February 28. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-13-20
PMCID:
PMC3598509
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Prevalence and socioeconomic correlates of chronic morbidity among elderly people in Kosovo: a population-based survey
Naim Jerliu, Ervin Toçi, Genc Burazeri, Naser Ramadani, Helmut Brand
BMC Geriatr. 2013; 13: 22. Published online 2013 March 1. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-13-22
PMCID:
PMC3599090
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The minimal clinically important difference of six-minute walk in Asian older adults
Boon Chong Kwok, Yong Hao Pua, Kaysar Mamun, Wai Pong Wong
BMC Geriatr. 2013; 13: 23. Published online 2013 March 6. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-13-23
PMCID:
PMC3599457
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Validation of a questionnaire for assessing fecal impaction in the elderly: impact of cognitive impairment, and using a proxy
Marta Barcelo, Maria Jose Jimenez-Cebrian, Manuel Diaz-Rubio, Alberto Lopez Rocha, Enrique Rey
BMC Geriatr. 2013; 13: 24. Published online 2013 March 7. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-13-24
PMCID:
PMC3599666
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Secular reduction of excess mortality in hip fracture patients >85 years
Trine E Finnes, Haakon E Meyer, Jan A Falch, Asle W Medhus, Tore Wentzel-Larsen, Cathrine M Lofthus
BMC Geriatr. 2013; 13: 25. Published online 2013 March 13. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-13-25
PMCID:
PMC3610125
Abstract Full Text PDF–742K Supplementary Material
Nutritional status among older residents with dementia in open versus special care units in municipal nursing homes: an observational study
Carine Aukner, Helene Dahl Eide, Per Ole Iversen
BMC Geriatr. 2013; 13: 26. Published online 2013 March 14. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-13-26
PMCID:
PMC3607901
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The meaning and importance of dignified care: findings from a survey of health and social care professionals
Deborah Cairns, Veronika Williams, Christina Victor, Sally Richards, Andreé Le May, Wendy Martin, David Oliver
BMC Geriatr. 2013; 13: 28. Published online 2013 March 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-13-28
PMCID:
PMC3614439
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Teaching and learning about dementia in UK medical schools: a national survey
Ellen StClair Tullo, Adam L Gordon
BMC Geriatr. 2013; 13: 29. Published online 2013 March 27. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-13-29
PMCID:
PMC3614474
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A preliminary study of aged care facility staff indicates limitations in awareness of the link between depression and physical morbidity
Joanna Atkins, Sharon L Naismith, Georgina M Luscombe, Ian B Hickie
BMC Geriatr. 2013; 13: 30. Published online 2013 April 9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-13-30
PMCID:
PMC3626594
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Long-term morbidities in stroke survivors: a prospective multicenter study of Thai stroke rehabilitation registry
Vilai Kuptniratsaikul, Apichana Kovindha, Sumalee Suethanapornkul, Nuttaset Manimmanakorn, Yingsumal Archongka
BMC Geriatr. 2013; 13: 33. Published online 2013 April 15. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-13-33
PMCID:
PMC3635998
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Cancer physicians’ attitude towards treatment of the elderly cancer patient in a developed Asian country
Angela Pang, Shirlynn Ho, Soo-Chin Lee
BMC Geriatr. 2013; 13: 35. Published online 2013 April 16. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-13-35
PMCID:
PMC3654995
Abstract Full Text PDF–155K Supplementary Material
The association between serious upper gastrointestinal bleeding and incident bisphosphonate use: a population-based nested cohort study
Jennifer A Knopp-Sihota, Greta G Cummings, Joanne Homik, Don Voaklander
BMC Geriatr. 2013; 13: 36. Published online 2013 April 20. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-13-36
PMCID:
PMC3653746
Abstract Full Text PDF–282K Supplementary Material
The impact of Medicare prescription drug coverage on the use of antidementia drugs
Nicole R Fowler, Yi-Fan Chen, Christiana A Thurton, Aiju Men, Eric G Rodriguez, Julie M Donohue
BMC Geriatr. 2013; 13: 37. Published online 2013 April 27. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-13-37
PMCID:
PMC3651712
Abstract Full Text PDF–279K
Laxative use and incident falls, fractures and change in bone mineral density in postmenopausal women: results from the Women’s Health Initiative
Bernhard Haring, Mary Pettinger, Jennifer W Bea, Jean Wactawski-Wende, Ryan M Carnahan, Judith K Ockene, Moritz Wyler von Ballmoos, Robert B Wallace, Sylvia Wassertheil-Smoller
BMC Geriatr. 2013; 13: 38. Published online 2013 May 1. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-13-38
PMCID:
PMC3645973
Abstract Full Text PDF–204K Supplementary Material
Regional variation in care at the end of life: discontinuation of dialysis
Charles E Gessert, Irina V Haller, Brian P Johnson
BMC Geriatr. 2013; 13: 39. Published online 2013 May 1. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-13-39
PMCID:
PMC3649921
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Development and validation of a questionnaire for analyzing real-life falls in long-term care captured on video
Yijian Yang, Rebecca Schonnop, Fabio Feldman, Stephen N Robinovitch
BMC Geriatr. 2013; 13: 40. Published online 2013 May 1. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-13-40
PMCID:
PMC3655003
Abstract Full Text PDF–523K Supplementary Material
Effects of 3 months of short sessions of controlled whole body vibrations on the risk of falls among nursing home residents
Charlotte Beaudart, Didier Maquet, Mélanie Mannarino, Fanny Buckinx, Marie Demonceau, Jean-Michel Crielaard, Jean-Yves Reginster, Olivier Bruyère
BMC Geriatr. 2013; 13: 42. Published online 2013 May 6. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-13-42
PMCID:
PMC3649886
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