OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of BMC Geriatrics is 42. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Strategies aiming to improve statin therapy adherence in older adults: a systematic review	162
Through the eyes of grandparents: an in-depth exploration of the nexus between grandchild caring and the psychological well-being of older grandparents	117
Gustatory dysfunction perceptions versus objective gustatory dysfunction among older adults	109
Increased intramuscular adipose tissue of the quadriceps at admission is more strongly related to activities of daily living recovery at discharge compared to muscle mass loss in older patients with a	103
Exploring the relationship between malnutrition and the systemic immune-inflammation index in older inpatients: a study based on comprehensive geriatric assessment	93
Transitions in robust and prefrail octogenarians after 1 year: the influence of activities of daily living, social participation, and psychological resilience on the frailty state	83
Empowering informal caregivers and nurses to take a person-centred view: adaptation and clinical utility of the Integrated Palliative Outcome Scale (IPOS-Dem) for use in acute and community care setti	81
Importance of TP53 codon 72 and intron 3 duplication 16 bp polymorphisms and their haplotypes in susceptibility to sarcopenia in Iranian older adults	79
Individual characteristics associated with the utilization of nursing care in the very old population: a cross-sectional study	69
Inequity in the utilization of the home and community integrated healthcare and daily care services in older adults with limited mobility in China	65
‘After mealtime is before mealtime’ – an ethnographic exploration of nursing home residents’ practices of dealing with meal requirements	65
Oropharyngeal dysphagia and associated factors among individuals living in nursing homes in northern Sweden in 2007 and 2013	64
Correction: Experiences of participants of a volunteer-supported walking intervention to improve physical function of nursing home residents – a mixed methods sub-study of the POWER-project	64
Effect of digital game intervention on cognitive functions in older adults: a multiple baseline single case experimental design study	63
Factors Related to Self-Confidence to Live Alone in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study	62
The prevalence and prognostic value of frailty screening measures in patients undergoing surgery for colorectal cancer: observations from a systematic review	60
Coresidence increases the risk of testing positive for COVID-19 among older Brazilians	59
Promoting independence in Lewy body dementia through exercise: the PRIDE study	57
IgG4-related eosinophilic pleural effusion: a case report	57
Gut microbiota alterations in critically ill older patients: a multicenter study	56
Adherence to commercial food thickener in patients with oropharyngeal dysphagia	55
Comparison of spatio-temporal gait parameters between the GAITRite® platinum plus classic and the GAITRite® CIRFACE among older adults: a retrospective observational study	55
The rising tide of dementia deaths: triangulation of data from three routine data sources using the Clinical Practice Research Datalink	55
What constitutes ‘good’ home care for people with dementia? An investigation of the views of home care service recipients and providers	54
Deconditioning in people living with dementia during the COVID-19 pandemic: qualitative study from the Promoting Activity, Independence and Stability in Early Dementia (PrAISED) process evaluation	53

Which factors preceding dementia identification impact future healthcare use trajectories: multilevel analyses in administrative data	51
Knowledge translation strategies for sharing evidence-based health information with older adults and their caregivers: findings from a persona-scenario method	50
The association between restricted activity and patient outcomes in older adults: systematic literature review and meta-analysis	49
Lessons learned implementing and managing the DIVERT-CARE trial: practice recommendations for a community-based chronic disease self-management model	48
Profiling chronic diseases and hospitalizations in older home care recipients: a nationwide cohort study in Sweden	48
Do older adults with multimorbidity prefer institutional care than those without multimorbidity? The role of functional limitation	47
Socioeconomic variation in the prevalence of pain by anatomical sites among middle-aged and older adults in India: a cross-sectional study	46
Educational needs of direct care workers in long-term care facilities providing mealtime assistance to older adults with dementia	45
The role of the home health care physician in mobile integrated care: a qualitative phenomenograpic study	45
Correction: Impact of dementia care training on nurse care managers’ interactions with family caregivers	44
Development and validation of a machine learning-based fall-related injury risk prediction model using nationwide claims database in Korean community-dwelling older population	44
Effectiveness of pedometer-based walking programmes in improving some modifiable risk factors of stroke among community-dwelling older adults: a systematic review, theoretical synthesis and meta-analy	44
Long-term mortality impact of postoperative hyperactive delirium in older hip fracture surgery patients	44
Determinants of quality of life in French nursing home residents across cognitive levels: a comparative study using convergent mixed-methods	44
Assessment of bidirectional relationships between frailty and acute respiratory distress syndrome: a bidirectional Mendelian Randomization study	43
Effects of a new respiratory muscle training device in community-dwelling elderly men: an open-label, randomized, non-inferiority trial	42
Serum concentrations of oxytocin, DHEA and follistatin are associated with osteoporosis or sarcopenia in community-dwelling postmenopausal women	42
Correction: Development of a machine learning-based risk assessment model for loneliness among elderly Chinese: a cross-sectional study based on Chinese longitudinal healthy longevity survey	42
Relationship between masticatory function and sarcopenic obesity in community-dwelling older adults aged 75 or older: a cross-sectional study	42
Perioperative point-of-care-testing of plasmacholinesterases identifies older patients at risk for postoperative delirium: an observational prospective cohort study	42
Exploring the difference between men and women in physical functioning: How do sociodemographic, lifestyle- and health-related determinants contribute?	42
Hypertension combined with limitations in activities of daily living and the risk for cardiovascular disease	42