BMC Geriatrics

Article	Citations
A scoping review of the Clinical Frailty Scale	319
Self-rated health and objective health status as predictors of all-cause mortality among older people: a prospective study with a 5-, 10-, and 27-year follow-up	100
Dysbiosis, gut barrier dysfunction and inflammation in dementia: a pilot study	99
Health-related quality of life, functional decline, and long-term mortality in older patients following hospitalisation due to COVID-19	90
Mental wellbeing in the German old age population largely unaltered during COVID-19 lockdown: results of a representative survey	87
Determinants of overburdening among informal carers: a systematic review	84
A systematic review of the evidence for deprescribing interventions among older people living with frailty	82
Clinical features and outcomes of COVID-19 in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis	77
Older age and frailty are the chief predictors of mortality in COVID-19 patients admitted to an acute medical unit in a secondary care setting- a cohort study	74
Frailty as a predictor of mortality among patients with COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis	70
A comprehensive meta-review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses on nonpharmacological interventions for informal dementia caregivers	66
Influences of service characteristics and older people’s attributes on outcomes from direct payments	64
Barriers and facilitators for shared decision making in older patients with multiple chronic conditions: a systematic review	63
Decision-making for receiving paid home care for dementia in the time of COVID-19: a qualitative study	63
Negative stereotypes, fear and social distance: a systematic review of depictions of dementia in popular culture in the context of stigma	59
Sarcopenia is associated with hypertension in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis	59
Hospital falls prevention with patient education: a scoping review	58
Age is not the only risk factor in COVID-19: the role of comorbidities and of long staying in residential care homes	57
Prevalence and factors related to urinary incontinence in older adults women worldwide: a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies	55
Effects of different exercise training modes on muscle strength and physical performance in older people with sarcopenia: a systematic review and meta-analysis	55
Prevalence of mild cognitive impairment in community-dwelling Chinese populations aged over 55 years: a meta-analysis and systematic review	55
Behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia in patients with Alzheimer’s disease and family caregiver burden: a path analysis	55
A qualitative study about the mental health and wellbeing of older adults in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic	55
A longitudinal study monitoring the quality of life in a national cohort of older adults in Chile before and during the COVID-19 outbreak	54
Life under lockdown and social restrictions - the experiences of people living with dementia and their carers during the COVID-19 pandemic in England	53

Are we ready for artificial intelligence health monitoring in elder care?	53
The activity of daily living (ADL) subgroups and health impairment among Chinese elderly: a latent profile analysis	52
Prevalence and factors associated with polypharmacy: a systematic review and meta-analysis	51
A call to action for delirium research: Meta-analysis and regression of delirium associated mortality	50
The impact of interventions on management of frailty in hospitalized frail older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis	49
Care homes, their communities, and resilience in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic: interim findings from a qualitative study	48
Risk factors for hospital readmission in older adults within 30 days of discharge – a comparative retrospective study	46
Smart home for elderly care: development and challenges in China	46
Association of late-life depression with cognitive impairment: evidence from a cross-sectional study among older adults in India	46
Components of the transitional care model (TCM) to reduce readmission in geriatric patients: a systematic review	46
Relationship between chewing tobacco, smoking, consuming alcohol and cognitive impairment among older adults in India: a cross‐sectional study	45
The diagnostic value of the Short Physical Performance Battery for sarcopenia	45
Associations between post-stroke motor and cognitive function: a cross-sectional study	45
Adequate access to healthcare and added life expectancy among older adults in China	44
Predictors of caregiver burden in aged caregivers of demented older patients	44
Effect of mirabegron on cognitive function in elderly patients with overactive bladder: MoCA results from a phase 4 randomized, placebo-controlled study (PILLAR)	44
Social isolation, social support and loneliness as predictors of cardiovascular disease incidence and mortality	43
Different aspects of frailty and COVID-19: points to consider in the current pandemic and future ones	41
Clinical characteristics and manifestations in older patients with COVID-19	41
The effects of health literacy in influenza vaccination competencies among community-dwelling older adults in Hong Kong	41
The effect of digital reminiscence therapy on people with dementia: a pilot randomized controlled trial	40
Cognitive frailty is a robust predictor of falls, injuries, and disability among community-dwelling older adults	40
What do older adults with multimorbidity and polypharmacy think about deprescribing? The LESS study - a primary care-based survey	40
Psychosocial interventions to support the mental health of informal caregivers of persons living with dementia – a systematic literature review	40
Physical frailty predicts the development of social frailty: a prospective cohort study	40
Changes in frailty among community-dwelling Chinese older adults and its predictors: evidence from a two-year longitudinal study	39
Perspectives on Telehealth for older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic using the quadruple aim: interviews with 48 physicians	39
Prevalence and associated factors for frailty among elder patients in China: a multicentre cross-sectional study	38
Social factors influencing utilization of home care in community-dwelling older adults: a scoping review	37
Safety of pharmacologic interventions for neuropsychiatric symptoms in dementia: a systematic review and network meta-analysis	37
Digital health interventions for healthy ageing: a qualitative user evaluation and ethical assessment	37
A systematic review assessing the under-representation of elderly adults in COVID-19 trials	36
Sarcopenia as a predictor of mortality among the critically ill in an intensive care unit: a systematic review and meta-analysis	36
Effectiveness of a peer-based intervention on loneliness and social isolation of older Chinese immigrants in Canada: a randomized controlled trial	36
Systemic immune-inflammation index independently predicts poor survival of older adults with hip fracture: a prospective cohort study	36
Polypharmacy and severe potential drug-drug interactions among older adults with cardiovascular disease in the United States	36
Prevalence of dysphagia and risk of pneumonia and mortality in acute stroke patients: a meta-analysis	35
Sarcopenic obesity and associations with mortality in older women and men – a prospective observational study	35
Increasing prevalence of anticholinergic medication use in older people in England over 20 years: cognitive function and ageing study I and II	35
Implementing a multidisciplinary approach for older adults with Cancer: geriatric oncology in practice	34
Type of tea consumption and depressive symptoms in Chinese older adults	34
Pre-frailty factors in community-dwelling 40–75 year olds: opportunities for successful ageing	34
Associations of sarcopenia and its defining components with cognitive function in community-dwelling oldest old	34
Frailty-aware care: giving value to frailty assessment across different healthcare settings	33
Social participation is an important health behaviour for health and quality of life among chronically ill older Chinese people	33
Barriers and facilitators to the implementation of social robots for older adults and people with dementia: a scoping review	33
Association between chronic diseases and falls among a sample of older people in Finland	33
Differences in sarcopenia prevalence between upper-body and lower-body based EWGSOP2 muscle strength criteria: the Tromsø study 2015–2016	33
Prevalence of loneliness and association with depressive and anxiety symptoms among retirees in Northcentral Nigeria: a cross-sectional study	33
Medication burden and inappropriate prescription risk among elderly with advanced chronic kidney disease	32

Acute effects of strength and endurance exercise on serum BDNF and IGF-1 levels in older men	32
Working in a care home during the COVID-19 pandemic: How has the pandemic changed working practices? A qualitative study	32
Spirituality and quality of life in older adults: a path analysis model	32
Prevalence and incidence of cognitive impairment in an elder Portuguese population (65–85 years old)	32
Effect of virtual reality exercises on balance and fall in elderly people with fall risk: a randomized controlled trial	31
Prevalence and factors associated with frailty in hospitalized older patients	31
Frailty as a predictor of future falls and disability: a four-year follow-up study of Chinese older adults	31
The situation of elderly with cognitive impairment living at home during lockdown in the Corona-pandemic in Germany	31
Dual-task tests discriminate between dementia, mild cognitive impairment, subjective cognitive impairment, and healthy controls – a cross-sectional cohort study	31
Perceptions of and hesitancy toward COVID-19 vaccination in older Chinese adults in Hong Kong: a qualitative study	31
Circulating MicroRNA-486 and MicroRNA-146a serve as potential biomarkers of sarcopenia in the older adults	30
Muscles adaptation to aging and training: architectural changes – a randomised trial	30
Prevalence and risk factors of dysphagia among nursing home residents in eastern China: a cross-sectional study	30
Social engagement and physical frailty in later life: does marital status matter?	30
Cross-sectoral inter-rater reliability of the clinical frailty scale – a Danish translation and validation study	30
Sex disparities in cardiovascular health metrics among rural-dwelling older adults in China: a population-based study	29
Towards an understanding of the burdens of medication management affecting older people: the MEMORABLE realist synthesis	29
Lifestyle exercise attenuates immunosenescence; flow cytometry analysis	29
Age is the main determinant of COVID-19 related in-hospital mortality with minimal impact of pre-existing comorbidities, a retrospective cohort study	29
Clinically useful prediction of hospital admissions in an older population	29
Multimorbidity patterns in old adults and their associated multi-layered factors: a cross-sectional study	29
Predicting falls in older adults: an umbrella review of instruments assessing gait, balance, and functional mobility	28
Association between hearing loss and frailty: a systematic review and meta-analysis	28
Number of chronic conditions and associated functional limitations among older adults: cross-sectional findings from the longitudinal aging study in India	28
Older adults’ preferences for, adherence to and experiences of two self-management falls prevention home exercise programmes: a comparison between a digital programme and a paper booklet	28
Association of functional limitations and disability with elder abuse in India: a cross-sectional study	28
The prevalence of malnutrition and impact on patient outcomes among older adults presenting at an Irish emergency department: a secondary analysis of the OPTI-MEND trial	28
Reduced strength, poor balance and concern about falls mediate the relationship between knee pain and fall risk in older people	28
Experiences of dementia and attitude towards prevention: a qualitative study among older adults participating in a prevention trial	28
Train the brain with music (TBM): brain plasticity and cognitive benefits induced by musical training in elderly people in Germany and Switzerland, a study protocol for an RCT comparing musical instru	28
Cognitive function of older adults engaging in physical activity	28
Resilience and coping strategies of older adults in Hong Kong during COVID-19 pandemic: a mixed methods study	28
Association of timed up and go test outcomes with future incidence of cardiovascular disease and mortality in adults aged 66 years: Korean national representative longitudinal study over 5.7 years	27
Prevalence of probable sarcopenia in community-dwelling older Swiss people – a cross-sectional study	27
Behavioral changes and hygiene practices of older adults in Japan during the first wave of COVID-19 emergency	27
Dysphagia and masticatory performance as a mediator of the xerostomia to quality of life relation in the older population	27
Interventions to improve appropriate antibiotic prescribing in long-term care facilities: a systematic review	26
Physical activity level, fear of falling and quality of life: a comparison between community-dwelling and assisted-living older adults	26
Intergenerational support and subjective wellbeing among oldest-old in China: the moderating role of economic status	26
Intergenerational caring: a systematic literature review on young and young adult caregivers of older people	26
Low serum albumin, aspartate aminotransferase, and body mass are risk factors for frailty in elderly people with diabetes–a cross-sectional study	26
Prevalence and physical characteristics of locomotive syndrome stages as classified by the new criteria 2020 in older Japanese people: results from the Nagahama study	26
Sensor-based characterization of daily walking: a new paradigm in pre-frailty/frailty assessment	26
Potential associated factors of functional disability in Chinese older inpatients: a multicenter cross-sectional study	26
Optimisation of medications used in residential aged care facilities: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials	26
Loneliness as a risk factor for frailty transition among older Chinese people	26
Spontaneous muscle hematoma in older patients with COVID-19: two case reports and literature review	26
Analysis of the status quo of the Elderly’s demands of medical and elderly care combination in the underdeveloped regions of Western China and its influencing factors: a case study of Lanzhou	25
Serum creatinine/cystatin C ratio as a screening tool for sarcopenia and prognostic indicator for patients with esophageal cancer	25
End-stage knee osteoarthritis with and without sarcopenia and the effect of knee arthroplasty – a prospective cohort study	25
Effects of simultaneous cognitive and aerobic exercise training on dual-task walking performance in healthy older adults: results from a pilot randomized controlled trial	25
Nutrition assessment and geriatric associated conditions among community dwelling Iranian elderly people	25
Exercise interveNtion outdoor proJect in the cOmmunitY for older people – results from the ENJOY Seniors Exercise Park project translation research in the community	25
Association between social capital and loneliness among older adults: a cross-sectional study in Anhui Province, China	25
Health-economic burden of dementia in South Korea	25
Sociodemographic, health-related, and social predictors of subjective well-being among Chinese oldest-old: a national community-based cohort study	25
Nurse-patient interaction and self-transcendence: assets for a meaningful life in nursing home residents?	25
Comparison of the 2010 and 2019 diagnostic criteria for sarcopenia by the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP) in two cohorts of Swedish older adults	25
Education interventions for health professionals on falls prevention in health care settings: a 10-year scoping review	25
Costs and effects of comprehensive geriatric assessment in primary care for older adults with high risk for hospitalisation	25
Living arrangements and life satisfaction: mediation by social support and meaning in life	24
A cognitively enhanced online Tai Ji Quan training intervention for community-dwelling older adults with mild cognitive impairment: A feasibility trial	24
Anthropometric indicators as a discriminator of sarcopenia in community-dwelling older adults of the Amazon region: a cross-sectional study	24
Family caregiver quality of life and the care provided to older people living with dementia: qualitative analyses of caregiver interviews	24
Frailty and risks of all-cause and cause-specific death in community-dwelling adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis	24
Living arrangement modifies the associations of loneliness with adverse health outcomes in older adults: evidence from the CLHLS	24
Factors associated with physical, psychological and social frailty among community-dwelling older persons in Europe: a cross-sectional study of Urban Health Centres Europe (UHCE)	24
Family caregiving in the community up to 8-years after onset of dementia	24
Frailty and hospitalization-associated disability after pneumonia: A prospective cohort study	24
Perturbation-based balance training targeting both slip- and trip-induced falls among older adults: a randomized controlled trial	24
Associations of social isolation, social participation, and loneliness with frailty in older adults in Singapore: a panel data analysis	24
Decreased swallowing function in the sarcopenic elderly without clinical dysphagia: a cross-sectional study	23
Intrinsic capacity of older people in the community using WHO Integrated Care for Older People (ICOPE) framework: a cross-sectional study	23
Fear of falling is as important as multiple previous falls in terms of limiting daily activities: a longitudinal study	23
Map the apps: a rapid review of digital approaches to support the engagement of older adults in strength and balance exercises	23
What hinders and facilitates the implementation of nurse-led interventions in dementia care? A scoping review	23
Does physical activity lower the risk for metabolic syndrome: a longitudinal study of physically active older women	23
The association of social frailty with intrinsic capacity in community-dwelling older adults: a prospective cohort study	23
Frailty assessment and risk prediction by GRACE score in older patients with acute myocardial infarction	23
The role of physical and cognitive function in performance of activities of daily living in patients with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer’s disease – a cross-sectional study	23

Associations of poor oral health with frailty and physical functioning in the oldest old: results from two studies in England and Japan	23
Gait speed, cognition and falls in people living with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer disease: data from NILVAD	23
The preventive efficacy of vitamin B supplements on the cognitive decline of elderly adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis	23
Prevalence and risk factors of falls among community-dwelling older people: results from three consecutive waves of the national health interview survey in Taiwan	23
Feasibility and acceptability of a technology-based, rural weight management intervention in older adults with obesity	23
Socio-demographic characteristics associated with emotional and social loneliness among older adults	23
International relevance of two measures of awareness of age-related change (AARC)	23
Effects of texture properties of semi-solid food on the sensory test for pharyngeal swallowing effort in the older adults	23
Development of a resilience scale for oldest-old age (RSO)	23
Physical activity types and risk of dementia in community-dwelling older people: the Three-City cohort	23
Effect of a patient-centred deprescribing procedure in older multimorbid patients in Swiss primary care - A cluster-randomised clinical trial	22
The change and correlates of healthy ageing among Chinese older adults: findings from the China health and retirement longitudinal study	22
The role of social engagement in the association of self-reported hearing loss and health-related quality of life	22
Controlling nutritional status score predicts postoperative complications after hip fracture surgery	22
Effectiveness of comprehensive geriatric assessment intervention on quality of life, caregiver burden and length of hospital stay: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials	22
The adaptation of older adults’ transition to residential care facilities and cultural factors: a meta-synthesis	22
Neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio as a predictor of delirium in older internal medicine patients: a prospective cohort study	22
Technology-driven solutions to prompt conversation, aid communication and support interaction for people with dementia and their caregivers: a systematic literature review	22
Ethical perceptions towards real-world use of companion robots with older people and people with dementia: survey opinions among younger adults	22
Fall prevention in community-dwelling adults with mild to moderate cognitive impairment: a systematic review and meta-analysis	22
Impacts of tai chi exercise on functional fitness in community-dwelling older adults with mild degenerative knee osteoarthritis: a randomized controlled clinical trial	22
Caregivers of people with dementia and mental health during COVID-19: findings from a cross-sectional study	22
Effectiveness of exercise intervention on fall-related fractures in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	22
Effects of kidney function, serum albumin and hemoglobin on dementia severity in the oldest old people with newly diagnosed Alzheimer’s disease in a residential aged care facility: a cross-sectional s	22
Use of antidepressant medications among older adults in European long-term care facilities: a cross-sectional analysis from the SHELTER study	22
Emergency department and hospital admissions among people with dementia living at home or in nursing homes: results of the European RightTimePlaceCare project on their frequency, associated factors an	22
Frailty phenotype and multi-domain impairments in older patients with chronic kidney disease	22
Are interventions effective at improving driving in older drivers?: A systematic review	22
Sex- and age-specific normative values for handgrip strength and components of the Senior Fitness Test in community-dwelling older adults aged 65–75 years in Germany: results from the OUTDOOR ACTIVE s	22
A concept analysis of dignity-protective continence care for care dependent older people in long-term care settings	21
Hemoglobin concentration; a pathway to frailty	21
Socioeconomic disparities in six-year incident dementia in a nationally representative cohort of U.S. older adults: an examination of financial resources	21
Readmission of older acutely admitted medical patients after short-term admissions in Denmark: a nationwide cohort study	21
The Residential Care Transition Module: a single-blinded randomized controlled evaluation of a telehealth support intervention for family caregivers of persons with dementia living in residential long	21
Association between components of the delirium syndrome and outcomes in hospitalised adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis	21
Hearing loss and cognitive function among Chinese older adults: the role of participation in leisure activities	21
Assessing the effectiveness of statin therapy for alleviating cerebral small vessel disease progression in people ≥75 years of age	21
Association between frailty and ischemic heart disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis	21
What lies beneath: a retrospective, population-based cohort study investigating clinical and resource-use characteristics of institutionalized older people in Catalonia	21
Sleep duration and all-cause mortality in the elderly in China: a population-based cohort study	20
Knowledge, attitude and practice of dentists toward providing care to the geriatric patients	20
Sarcopenia predicts adverse outcomes in an elderly population with coronary artery disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis	20
The Frailty In Residential Sector over Time (FIRST) study: methods and baseline cohort description	20
Bidirectional relationship between subjective age and frailty: a prospective cohort study	20
The association between sleep quality and loneliness in rural older individuals: a cross-sectional study in Shandong Province, China	20
Validation of the Kihon Checklist and the frailty screening index for frailty defined by the phenotype model in older Japanese adults	20
Age sequences of the elderly’ social network and its efficacies on well-being: an urban-rural comparison in China	20
How frail is frail? A systematic scoping review and synthesis of high impact studies	20
Effect of financial stress on self-rereported health and quality of life among older adults in five developing countries: a cross sectional analysis of WHO-SAGE survey	20
Correction to: Enablers and barriers to implementing care quality improvement program in nursing homes in China	20
Physical frailty and its associated factors among elderly nursing home residents in China	20
Is there an association between non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and cognitive function? A systematic review	20
Dietary patterns in the healthy oldest old in the healthy aging study and the Canadian longitudinal study of aging: a cohort study	20
Prevalence of drug-drug interactions in older people before and after hospital admission: analysis from the OPERAM trial	20
Using augmented reality technology for balance training in the older adults: a feasibility pilot study	20
Association of body mass index and waist circumference with high blood pressure in older adults	20
Reliability and validity of two hand dynamometers when used by community-dwelling adults aged over 50 years	20
Future projections of the prevalence of dementia in Japan: results from the Toyama Dementia Survey	20
Frailty Index and functional level upon admission predict hospital outcomes: an interRAI-based cohort study of older patients in post-acute care hospitals	20
MiRNA-132 regulates the development of osteoarthritis in correlation with the modulation of PTEN/PI3K/AKT signaling	20
SPPB reference values and performance in assessing sarcopenia in community-dwelling Singaporeans – Yishun study	20
Effect of multicomponent exercise in cognitive impairment: a systematic review and meta-analysis	20
Digital personal assistants are smart ways for assistive technology to aid the health and wellbeing of patients and carers	20
Patients’ and healthcare providers’ perceptions and experiences of telehealth use and online health information use in chronic disease management for older patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary	20
Malnutrition and its determinants among older adults people in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	19
Perceived stress and depressive symptoms not neuropsychiatric symptoms predict caregiver burden in Alzheimer’s disease: a cross-sectional study	19
Cognitive function assessed by Mini-mental state examination and risk of all-cause mortality: a community-based prospective cohort study	19
Urban-rural differences in the association between social activities and depressive symptoms among older adults in China: a cross-sectional study	19
Frailty and healthcare utilisation across care settings among community-dwelling older adults in Singapore	19
Mild behavioral impairment is related to frailty in non-dementia older adults: a cross-sectional study	19
Frailty increases the risk for developing urinary tract infection among 79,887 patients with diabetic mellitus and chronic kidney disease	19
Relationships of accelerometer-based measured objective physical activity and sedentary behaviour with cognitive function: a comparative cross-sectional study of China’s elderly population	19
The association between frailty and incidence of dementia in Beijing: findings from 10/66 dementia research group population-based cohort study	19
Reablement through time and space: a scoping review of how the concept of ‘reablement’ for older people has been defined and operationalised	19
Informal caregivers’ views on the quality of healthcare services provided to older patients aged 80 or more in the hospital and 30 days after discharge	19
Developing a virtual reality for people with dementia in nursing homes based on their psychological needs: a feasibility study	19
Prevalence and determinants of activity of daily living and instrumental activity of daily living among elderly in India	19
The modified functional comorbidity index performed better than the Charlson index and original functional comorbidity index in predicting functional outcome in geriatric rehabilitation: a prospective	19
Systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical effectiveness of self-management interventions in Parkinson’s disease	18
System models for resilience in gerontology: application to the COVID-19 pandemic	18
Multimorbidity patterns and associated factors in older Chinese: results from the China health and retirement longitudinal study	18
Investigating the needs of family caregivers of older stroke patients: a longitudinal study in Iran	18
“Caregiving is like on the job training but nobody has the manual”: Canadian caregivers’ perceptions of their roles within the healthcare system	18
Older people’s attitudes towards deprescribing cardiometabolic medication	18
Disease-related disability burden: a comparison of seven chronic conditions in middle-aged and older adults	18
Associations between nut intake, cognitive function and non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in older adults in the United States: NHANES 2011-14	18
Decomposition of gender differences in cognitive functioning: National Survey of the Japanese elderly	18
Association of Frailty with recovery from disability among community-dwelling Chinese older adults: China health and retirement longitudinal study	18
The kinematics and strategies of recovery steps during lateral losses of balance in standing at different perturbation magnitudes in older adults with varying history of falls	18
High percent body fat mass predicts lower risk of cardiac events in patients with heart failure: an explanation of the obesity paradox	18
Walking barefoot vs. with minimalist footwear – influence on gait in younger and older adults	18
Effect of quadratus lumborum block on postoperative cognitive function in elderly patients undergoing laparoscopic radical gastrectomy: a randomized controlled trial	18
Short daytime napping reduces the risk of cognitive decline in community-dwelling older adults: a 5-year longitudinal study	18
Health care transitions for persons living with dementia and their caregivers	18
Are older people putting themselves at risk when using their walking frames?	18