Geriatrics & Gerontology International

Papers
(The median citation count of Geriatrics & Gerontology International is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)
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Dysphagia and quality of life in older adults receiving home‐based medical care28
Effectiveness and safety of the co‐administration of Yokukan‐San (Japanese herbal medicine) with antipsychotics in hospitalized older patients with pneumonia26
Enhancing Diabetes Management for Older Patients: The Potential Role of ChatGPT26
Geriatric care facilities' concerns regarding hospital admission of infected residents with dementia or transport for admission in the COVID‐19 pandemic26
Relationship between the number of remaining teeth and postoperative delirium in patients after gastrointestinal surgery26
A follow‐up study to explore factors associated with rapid kidney function decline and new‐onset kidney disease among Chinese elderly population23
How are the Barthel Index and care need levels associated in residents of nursing homes in Japan?22
Developing a battery of physical performance tests to predict functional disability in Japanese older adults: A longitudinal study from the Kasama study22
Fatigue, fear of being mobilized and residual limb pain limit independent basic mobility and physiotherapy for patients early after major dysvascular lower extremity amputation: A prospective cohort s22
Nutritional and inflammation factors associated with current frailty level and effect of co‐morbidities on the progression of frailty20
Comment on: “Beyond the gut: The overlooked impact of constipation on functional mobility and quality of life in community‐dwelling elders: A cross‐sectional study”20
Co‐development of frailty and functional ability in older adults: A parallel‐process latent growth curve model20
Sex differences in reduction of trunk muscle mass related to falls and cognitive function during the COVID‐19 pandemic in older adults20
Gut microbiome diversity and nutrition intake in post‐stroke patients19
Impact of motor features on non‐motor symptoms in patients with de novo Parkinson's disease: Cognition, depression, anxiety, fatigue, and dysautonomia19
Low handgrip strength with or without asymmetry is associated with elevated all‐cause mortality risk in older Chinese males19
A senile case of heart failure associated with hypermagnesemia induced by magnesium‐containing laxative agent19
Decrease in 6‐min walk distance among frail older people19
Cardiovascular medications and long‐term mortality among stroke survivors in the Brazilian Study of Stroke Mortality and Morbidity (EMMA)19
Acute exacerbation of combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema due to suspected loxoprofen‐induced lung injury18
Validation of the applicability of the mealtime observation checklist in predicting the risk of aspiration pneumonia in older adults receiving oral intake support: A retrospective cohort study of four18
Actual conditions for returning home after hospitalization among older patients receiving home medical care in Japan: OHCARE Study17
Community resilience in Thailand in response to stressors from a lack of caregivers: A case study of Don Kaew, a suburban village17
Aging‐related metabolic changes in the extensor digitorum longus muscle of senescence‐accelerated mouse‐prone 817
Impact of diabetes on mortality and hospitalization after dementia diagnosis: Health insurance claims data analysis17
Misplaced nasogastric tube to right pleural cavity in an elderly patient with Parkinson's disease16
Improvement of rate of force development in the quadriceps without increased maximal voluntary contraction through cardiac rehabilitation: A case series of three older patients15
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Changes in physical activity during the year after the Great East Japan Earthquake and future frailty in older survivors15
Enhancing emergency care for geriatric patients: Insights from a dedicated outpatient clinic study14
Amiodarone‐associated hyperammonemia encephalopathy in an older adult with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: A case report14
Appetite as a Neglected Determinant of Swallowing Rehabilitation Outcomes in Older Adults14
Reply to comment on: Role of education in enhancing home care nurses' assessment skills: A closer look at key findings14
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Comment on “Efficacy and safety of a transdermal donepezil patch in patients with mild‐to‐moderate Alzheimer's disease: A 24‐week, randomized, multicenter, double‐blind, parallel‐group, non‐inferiorit13
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The role of portable electrocardiogram for elderly patients who were managed in home healthcare13
Relationship between a gum‐chewing routine and oral, physical, and cognitive functions of community‐dwelling older adults: A Kashiwa cohort study13
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Intensive care in an older population: Influence of age, comorbidities and sex in 304 plastic and reconstructive surgical patients older than 75 years13
Unraveling the molecular dissociation between aging and atherosclerosis: A bioinformatics approach12
Simple screening models for cognitive impairment in community settings: The IRIDE Cohort Study12
Cross‐validity of the end‐of‐life care management scale via a cross‐sectional study12
Impact of high blood pressure on the risk of mortality among Japanese people aged 65 years and older12
Association between self‐reported weight loss and new long‐term care insurance certifications: A 9‐year Japanese older adult cohort study12
Impact of income inequalities on subjective perception of older adult health: An analysis of healthy life expectancy in China from 1997 to 200612
Transfer behaviors in stroke and dementia development associated with environmental risks12
Trends in the incidence of syphilis in the middle‐aged and older adults in Japan: A nationwide observational study, 2009–201912
Investigation of the factors contributing to symptoms worsening in elderly care‐facility residents with dementia: Difficulties encountered in dealing with COVID‐19 clusters11
Leisure‐time physical activity predicts levels of advanced glycation end‐products in older women: A 15‐year follow up from the Helsinki Birth Cohort Study11
Multidomain interventions for prevention of dementia: Achievements, challenges and future perspectives11
Association of skeletal muscle function, quantity, and quality with gut microbiota in Japanese adults: A cross‐sectional study11
Comment on “Regional Differences in Characteristics, Service Utilization, and Outcome of Patients Receiving Physician‐Led Home Visit Care in Japan: A Nationwide Study”11
Dementia severity and advanced pressure injury procedures and prognosis: A nationwide study in Japan11
Occurrence of sleep disorders and the value of body mass index of seniors and the quality of their aging11
Sarcopenia in heart failure: Comparison of prognostic value between the Asian working Group for Sarcopenia 2014 and 2019 criteria11
Impact of Urinary Incontinence on Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus: A Cross‐Sectional Study With Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia With Lewy Bodies11
Effectiveness of initiating advance care planning among older outpatients through intervention by physicians trained in a model discussion video: A randomized controlled trial11
Decadal changes in nocturia among American middle‐aged and older men11
The 5‐factor modified frailty index is a novel predictive marker of death from other diseases after curative gastrectomy for gastric cancer11
Physical activity associations with physical function and body composition among community‐dwelling older adults in Japan: The Kyotango Longevity Cohort Study11
Albumin/fibrinogen ratio, an independent risk factor for postoperative delirium after total joint arthroplasty11
Similarities, differences and overlaps between frailty and Parkinson's disease11
Relationship between respiratory function assessed by spirometry and mild cognitive impairment among community‐dwelling older adults10
Cognitive impairment is correlated with olfactory identification deficits in older Japanese adults: A cross‐sectional study using objective and subjective olfactory measures10
Comment on “Associations of body mass index, lifestyle factors and medical findings in midlife with fragility in older ages: A 15‐year longitudinal study”10
The impact of grip strength, waist circumference, and body mass index on Hemoglobin A1c value: Cross‐sectional study using outpatient clinical data in Japanese elderly patients w10
Implementation status of comprehensive geriatric assessment among older inpatients: A nationwide retrospective study10
Change in long‐term care service usage in Japan following the COVID‐19 pandemic: A survey using a nationwide statistical summary in 2018–202110
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Correction to “Prolonged grief, reconstruction of meaning, and posttraumatic growth in nursing home residents who have lost loved ones”10
Usefulness of the serum creatinine/cystatin C ratio as a blood biomarker for sarcopenia components among age groups in community‐dwelling older people: The SONIC study10
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Consensus statement on “Oral frailty” from the Japan Geriatrics Society, the Japanese Society of Gerodontology, and the Japanese Association on Sarcopenia and Frailty10
Reply to comment on “Association between protein intake and changes in renal function among Japanese community‐dwelling older people: The SONIC study”10
Coincidence of sarcopenia and body weight loss10
Reconsidering cost‐effectiveness claims of short‐term prevention services in Japan10
Metabolites in aging and aging‐relevant diseases: Frailty, sarcopenia and cognitive decline10
Association of personality and social support with subjective well‐being among Japanese older adults10
Achievements and challenges of family associations for caregivers of people with dementia9
Effects of cognitive reserve on cognitive frailty among older adults: A population‐based prospective cohort study9
Influence of exercise and dietary habits on the association of alpha‐actinin‐3 gene polymorphisms with physical function and body composition in community‐dwelling individuals aged 60 years and older9
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Municipal Governments' Long‐Term Care Prevention Efforts and Homebound Status of Older Adults: A Three‐Year Cohort Study in Japan9
Adopting the service system view toward successful implementation of assistive technologies9
Changes in blood pressure associated with frailty and sarcopenia in elderly outpatients with cardiometabolic diseases9
Development and External Validation of a Machine Learning‐Based System for Predicting 4‐Year Incident Sarcopenia in Multimorbid Older Adults: Results From Two Prospective Cohorts9
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Education and income are associated with long‐term outcome in the metabolic dysfunction‐associated steatotic liver disease population9
Cross‐sectional study of the optimal types of physical exercise for cognitive function in older Japanese adults9
Establishment of the Japanese version of the dementia stigma assessment scale9
Inflammatory and Nutrition‐Glucose Metabolic Factors in Relation to Sarcopenia Prevalence Among US Adults: Evidence From NHA9
Efficacy of eribulin monotherapy for bone marrow carcinomatosis of breast cancer in a patient with Werner syndrome9
Incorporating a standardized judgment assessment for older adults into the healthcare system: A national study8
The mediating effect of coping style on the relationship between perceived stress and mental health in Chinese rural older adults living alone: A cross‐sectional study8
Care trajectories around a first dementia diagnosis in patients with serious mental illness8
Effect of intensive olfactory training for cognitive function in patients with dementia8
Factors associated with short and long sleep duration in older adults: Analysis of a national survey in Japan8
Back‐UPUG: Risk Factors at Emergency Admission for Early Unplanned Readmissions in Older Adults Following Short‐Stay Geriatric Hospitalization After Emergency Care8
Letter to the Editor: Comment on “the Relationship Between Lifestyle and the Risk of Depression Among People Living With Someone Who Needs Care: The Yamagata Cohort Study”8
Insulin‐dependent diabetes mellitus in older adults: Current status and future prospects8
Procalcitonin, brain natriuretic peptide and albumin as markers to predict prognosis in hospitalized older Japanese patients with a risk of infection8
Relationship between maintenance of occlusal support achieved by home‐visit dental treatment and prognosis in home‐care patients—a preliminary study8
Sarcopenia risk in nursing home residents using SARC‐F: FIRST study findings8
Prescription drug survey of elderly patients with degenerative musculoskeletal disorders8
Recovery from or progression to frailty during the second year of the COVID‐19 pandemic8
Determinants of limitations in activities of daily living among community‐dwelling persons aged 80 years and older: Longitudinal national evidence from the Health, Aging and Retirement in Thailand stu8
Associations of Daily Step Goals With Prefrailty and Frailty in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease8
Prognostic significance of the Questionnaire for Medical Checkup of Old‐Old for the incidence of functional disability: The Shizuoka Kokuho Database study7
Hilly environment and frequency of going out‐of‐home among older adults: Examining moderating effect of driving status7
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Thigh muscle thickness on ultrasonography for diagnosing sarcopenia: The Kyoto‐Kameoka study7
Assessments of cognitive function of older adults in community general support centers: The IRIDE cohort study7
Relationship between dysphagia and motor function in community‐dwelling older people7
Comparisons of survival and surgical outcomes between minimally invasive partial nephrectomy and radical nephrectomy in elderly patients with stage 1 renal cell carcinoma7
Impact of cancer history on long‐term outcome after elective neuro‐endovascular treatment in patients aged 80 years or older: A retrospective multicenter observational study7
Frailty determined by the Questionnaire for Medical Checkup of Old‐Old is correlated with increased healthcare cost: Using the Japanese health insurance database system7
Related factors of postoperative half‐year care utilization for health status and recovery in older adults with hip fracture: A retrospective study of Osaka National Health Insurance Data7
Factors associated with maintaining walking ability postoperation for hip fractures and the predictive value of the CGA7 score for postoperative walking ability7
Recommendations for cancer screening and surveillance in patients with Werner syndrome7
Misunderstandings of “do not attempt resuscitation” orders among physicians and nurses' perceptions: A questionnaire survey in Japan7
Differences in attitude toward COVID‐19 based on internet and social media usage among community‐dwelling older adults during the first state of emergency7
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Clarifying the clinical relevance of the HALP score for predicting mortality in geriatric emergency care7
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Integrated effects of nutrition‐related, physical, and social factors on frailty among community‐dwelling older adults: A 7‐year follow‐up from the Kashiwa cohort study7
Longitudinal effects of physical exercise on health‐related outcomes based on frailty status in community‐dwelling older adults7
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Associations of polypharmacy and drugs with sedative or anticholinergic properties with the risk of long‐term care needs certification among older adults in Japan: A population‐based, nested case–cont7
Effects of cigarette smoking and secondhand smoke exposure on physical frailty development among community‐dwelling older adults in Japan: Evidence from a 10‐year population‐based cohort study7
Self‐exercise training instructional items and continuation rates in patients with cerebrovascular disease post‐discharge7
Survey of physicians' and patients' understanding, perceptions, and attitudes toward depressive state in atrial fibrillation7
Are persons with unknown health status identified by the National Health Insurance Database (KDB) system at high‐risk of requiring long‐term care and death?7
Comment on “Loneliness and isolation: Are they associated with the wish for an earlier end of life?”6
Potentially inappropriate medication use, polypharmacy, and falls among hospitalized patients6
Diet, nutrition, and cognitive function: A narrative review of Japanese longitudinal studies6
Comment on: Nutritional and inflammation factors associated with current frailty level and effect of co‐morbidities on the progression of frailty6
Patterns of long‐term care service use and multimorbidity in older Japanese adults: A cross‐sectional study of claim data6
Breakfast skipping and frailty: A cross‐sectional study in community‐dwellers aged 75 years or over6
Does work after retirement affect health‐related quality of life: Evidence from a propensity score matching study in China6
A blind spot in cognitive evaluation for risk of falls in older patients in rehabilitation wards: A nested case–control study6
Trends in telehealth utilization across specialties: What are the differences between geriatric medicine and general medicine and surgery?6
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Standardizing shear wave elastography for sarcopenia assessment: A necessary step forward6
Intermittent environmental exposure to hydrogen prevents skin photoaging through reduction of oxidative stress6
Comment on: “Relationship between the quality of formal care and family caregivers' positive and negative aspects of caregiving for older patients with chronic conditions”6
Coexistence of sarcopenia and self‐reported weight loss is a powerful predictor of mortality in older patients with heart failure6
Education and employment have a sex‐dependent effect on healthy aging in Mexico6
Disturbed medication management in older adults with good cognitive health and mild cognitive impairment associated with semantic memory impairment: The Wakuya Project6
Current conditions of use of long‐term care insurance services for home‐based long‐term care recipients who need insulin therapy6
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Monitoring anti‐Xa levels in elderly medical patients undergoing thromboprophylaxis: A prospective cohort study6
Comment on “Muscle elasticity variations in assessing age‐related changes in adults: A systematic review”6
Impact of social engagement on the development of sarcopenia among community‐dwelling older adults: A Kashiwa cohort study6
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Do health assessments affect time to permanent residential aged care admission for older women with and without dementia?6
Four‐year treatment continuation rates of osteoporosis drugs with different dosing intervals  throughout Japan6
Development and validation of a new tool for simultaneous screening of malnutrition, sarcopenia and cachexia in older adults6
Association of high‐frequency hearing loss with examination data and lifestyle in 36 000 middle‐aged and older adults5
Re: Positive aspects of caregiving attenuate the relationship between behavioral bother and anxiety and depressive symptoms in dementia family caregivers5
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Effects of nicotinamide mononucleotide on older patients with diabetes and impaired physical performance: A prospective, placebo‐controlled, double‐blind study5
Association of Serum Creatinine‐Cystatin C Ratio With Hospital‐Associated Complications and Post‐Discharge Mortality5
Comment on: Associations between body composition and hospitalization in patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis5
Mid‐upper arm circumference as a screening tool for identifying physical frailty in community‐dwelling older adults: The Korean Frailty and Aging Cohort Study5
Adherence, safety and potential effectiveness of a home‐based Radio‐Taiso exercise program in older adults with frailty: A pilot randomized controlled trial5
Treatment of osteoporosis associated with Werner syndrome: A three‐case report5
Symptomatic Epilepsy and Aspiration Pneumonia in a Female Patient With Posterior Cortical Atrophy5
Associations between appetite, physical activity and sedentary behaviour from hip‐ and wrist‐worn accelerometers in community‐dwelling older adults5
Effect of short‐term acute moderate‐intensity resistance exercise on blood glucose in older patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and sarcopenia5
Exploratory study on the factors related with the early detection of missing older persons with dementia living alone in Japan5
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Accumulation of polyunsaturated fatty acid‐derived metabolites in the sarcopenic muscle of aging mice5
Associations of exercise habits in young adulthood and subsequent continuation of exercise habits with prefrailty and frailty in community‐dwelling older adults5
Cerebral small vessel disease and the lymphocyte‐to‐C‐reactive protein ratio: Insights from a population study5
Height loss is associated with decreased kidney function: The Japan Specific Health Checkups (J‐SHC) Study5
Chemosensory anhedonia facilitates depressive symptoms and cognitive impairment in late‐life depression5
Comment on: Comprehensive geriatric assessment in nonhospitalized settings: An overview of systematic reviews5
Relationship between social networks and medication counts: A 1‐year follow‐up pilot study5
Association between pharmacotherapy and secondary vertebral fracture managed with a brace in a real‐world setting: A nationwide database study in Japan5
Did the COVID‐19 pandemic increase the long‐term care insurance certification rate in Japan? An interrupted time‐series analysis5
Overview: English translation of the Japanese comprehensive geriatric assessment‐based healthcare guidelines 20245
Validation of the Japanese version of the Clinical Frailty Scale5
Case of Werner syndrome complicated with Sjögren's syndrome and Hashimoto's thyroiditis presenting sclerosing panniculitis‐like symptoms5
Comment on “Gender Differences in Roles of Health Behavior Between Marital Status and Oral Health”5
Application of z‐score‐based quantification of muscle echogenicity for the diagnosis of sarcopenia in patients with rheumatoid arthritis5
The Japan Geriatrics Society 2025 Position Statement on End‐of‐Life Care for Older Adults: English Translation of the Japanese Article5
Vitamin K Insufficiency Predicts Cognitive Decline in Community‐Dwelling Older Adults: The Otassha Study5
Effect of cholecalciferol supplementation on hand grip strength, walking speed, and expression of vitamin D receptor, interleukin‐6, and insulin‐like growth factor‐1 in monocyte in pre‐frail older adu5
Pharmacist intervention for polypharmacy improves activities of daily living in older patients with musculoskeletal disorders: A multicenter retrospective cohort study using propensity score matching5
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Comparison of Predictive Ability of Clinical Frailty Scale, Kihon Checklist, and DASC‐8 for New Certification of Long‐Term Care Needs: A Longitudinal Study5
Association of sleep duration with obesity in older adults: A systematic review and meta‐analysis5
Prognostic values of muscle mass assessed by dual‐energy X‐ray absorptiometry and bioelectrical impedance analysis in older patients with heart failure5
The effect of care receivers' dysphagia severity on caregiver burden among family caregivers5
Participation in health and frailty check‐ups predicted functional outcomes and mortality in older adults in Japan4
A new opportunity for patient selection and optimization: Systematic review of cognitive frailty in patients undergoing left ventricular assist device implantation4
National trends in gastrostomy in older adults between 2014 and 2019 in Japan4
Reply to the comments on “Five‐repetition sit‐to‐stand test: End with the fifth stand or sit?”4
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Statin use impairs muscle strength recovery in post‐stroke patients with sarcopenia4
Chapter 2: Management of geriatric diseases and geriatric syndrome using comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA): English translation of the Japanese CGA‐based healthcare guidel4
Prognosis of home‐cared or hospital‐treated acute fever in older adults: A prospective multicenter case‐control study4
Deciphering the relationship between sarcopenia and aging: A combined text mining and bioinformatics approach4
Changes of filial responsibility norms under public long‐term care insurance in China4
Continuous laxative use and its relationship to defecation among residents of nursing homes: A longitudinal observational study using the interRAI4
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Prognostic value of the geriatric nutritional risk index and other hematological markers on long‐term survival in the geriatric population4
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Predictive validity of the modified Kihon Checklist for the incidence of functional disability among older people: A 3‐year cohort study from the JAGES4
Sarcopenia and decline in appendicular skeletal muscle mass are associated with hypoperfusion in key hubs of central autonomic network on 3DSRT in older adults with progression of normal co4
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Spectrum bias in derivations of cut‐offs for five‐repetition sit‐to‐stand test: A proposal for alternative analysis4
Association between locomotive syndrome and anemia among community‐dwelling older adults4
Role of computed tomography‐based evaluation of skeletal muscle area in predicting cardiovascular outcomes in patients with chronic heart failure after cardiac resynchronization therapy4
Are higher protein intake and distribution of protein intake related to higher appendicular muscle mass among an older Japanese population?: A cross‐sectional analysis of the National Health and Nutri4
Bioimpedance phase angle and sarcopenia in older patients with prostate cancer4
Constipation and heart failure: An overlooked but important linkage4
Early laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis: Does age matter?4
Dual‐task gait test provides limited additional value for fall prediction in care‐requiring older adults: A prospective study4
Factors related to subjective evaluation of difficulty in chewing among community‐dwelling older adults4
Gender differences in roles of health behavior between marital status and oral health4
Comparison of retroperitoneal laparoscopic radical nephroureterectomy outcomes in elderly patients based on the Geriatric 8 (G8) screening tool4
Efficacy and safety of a transdermal donepezil patch in patients with mild‐to‐moderate Alzheimer's disease: A 24‐week, randomized, multicenter, double‐blind, parallel group, non‐inferiority study4
Relationships between frailty and exercise capacity in patients undergoing hemodialysis: A cross‐sectional study4
Self‐reported autonomic dysfunction could be a predictive marker for sarcopenia in Parkinson's disease4
Adverse device reaction: Chin decubitus4
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The combination of locomotive syndrome and poor sleep quality is a risk factor of falls among community‐dwelling middle‐aged and older women: A cross‐sectional study4
Noise pareidolia test for predicting delirium in hospitalized older patients with cognitive decline4
Impaired insulin receptor function alters psychiatric behaviors without affecting circadian rhythms in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease4
Introducing a Japanese form of Pro Bono as a way to foster cooperation between the working generation and community‐based organizations4
Intergenerational Relationships and Sleep Quality Among Empty Nesters in Urban and Rural China: The Mediating Role of Loneliness4
Association of carnitine insufficiency with sarcopenia and dynapenia in patients with heart failure4
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Older man with an alcohol addiction developed cataracts, and physical, mental and social frailties4
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Uncovering multimorbidity patterns linked to disability in aging populations: A machine learning analysis4
Validity of the Questionnaire for Medical Checkup of Old‐Old (QMCOO) in screening for physical frailty in Japanese older outpatients4
Negative life events, sleep quality, and depression among older adults in Shandong Province, China: A conditional process analysis based on economic income4
Response to the letter on “Comprehensive geriatric assessment in nonhospitalized settings”4
Who treats older patients with aspiration pneumonia?3
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