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BMC  BMC Geriatrics, Volume 9


Research article
A new method to assess perceived well-being among elderly people - a feasibility study
Jori Reijula, Toni Rosendahl, Kari Reijula, Paula Roilas, Heikki Roilas, Raimo Sepponen
BMC Geriatrics 2009, 9:55 (3December2009)
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Study protocol
Feasibility and effects of preventive home visits for at-risk older people: Design of a randomized controlled trial
Malcolm P Cutchin, Susan Coppola, Vibeke Talley, Judie Svihula, Diane Catellier, Kendra Healwole Shank
BMC Geriatrics 2009, 9:54 (3December2009)
[Abstract] [Provisional PDF]

Research article
Falls following discharge after an in-hospital fall
Rick D Davenport, Georgeta D Vaidean, Carol B Jones, A. Michelle Chandler, Lori A Kessler, Lorraine C Mion, Ronald I Shorr
BMC Geriatrics 2009, 9:53 (1December2009)
[Abstract] [Provisional PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles]

Research article
Comparing the Functional Independence Measure and the interRAI/MDS for use in the functional assessment of older adults: A review of the literature
Christine Glenny, Paul Stolee
BMC Geriatrics 2009, 9:52 (29November2009)
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Study protocol
Implementation of preventive strength training in residential geriatric care: a multi-centre study protocol with one year of interventions on multiple levels
Michael Brach, Frank Nieder, Ulrike Nieder, Heinz Mechling
BMC Geriatrics 2009, 9:51 (24November2009)
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Research article
Gender-specific associations of vision and hearing impairments with adverse health outcomes in older Japanese: a population-based cohort study
Takehiro Michikawa, Yuji Nishiwaki, Yuriko Kikuchi, Makiko Nakano, Satoko Iwasawa, Keiko Asakura, Ai Milojevic, Kunio Mizutari, Hideyuki Saito, Susumu Ishida, Tomonori Okamura, Toru Takebayashi
BMC Geriatrics 2009, 9:50 (22November2009)
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Research article
Inverse association between insulin resistance and gait speed in nondiabetic older men: results from the U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 1999-2002
Chen-Ko Kuo, Lian-Yu Lin, Yau-Hua Yu, Kuan-Han Wu, Hsu-Ko Kuo
BMC Geriatrics 2009, 9:49 (19November2009)
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Study protocol
The rationale and design of the antihypertensives and vascular, endothelial, and cognitive function (AVEC) trial in elderly hypertensives with early cognitive impairment: Role of the renin angiotensin system inhibition
Ihab Hajjar, Meaghan Hart, William Milberg, Vera Novak, Lewis Lipsitz
BMC Geriatrics 2009, 9:48 (18November2009)
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Research article
A frailty index to predict the mortality risk in a population of senior mexican adults
Jos Juan Garca-Gonzlez, Carmen Garca-Pea, Francisco Franco-Marina, Luis Miguel Gutirrez-Robledo
BMC Geriatrics 2009, 9:47 (3November2009)
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Research article
Falls among community-residing stroke survivors following inpatient rehabilitation: a descriptive analysis of longitudinal data
Laura M Wagner, Victoria L Phillips, Amanda E Hunsaker, Pamela G Forducey
BMC Geriatrics 2009, 9:46 (14October2009)
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Research article
Self reported health status, and health service contact, of illicit drug users aged 50 and over: a qualitative interview study in Merseyside, United Kingdom
Caryl M Beynon, Brenda Roe, Paul Duffy, Lucy Pickering
BMC Geriatrics 2009, 9:45 (9October2009)
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Study protocol
WHEDA study: Effectiveness of occupational therapy at home for older people with dementia and their caregivers - the design of a pragmatic randomised controlled trial evaluating a Dutch programme in seven German centres
Sebastian Voigt-Radloff, Maud Graff, Rainer Leonhart, Katrin Schornstein, Myrra Vernooij-Dassen, Marcel Olde-Rikkert, Michael Huell
BMC Geriatrics 2009, 9:44 (2October2009)
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Research article
Association between subjective memory complaints and health care utilisation: a three-year follow up
Frans Boch Waldorff, Volkert Siersma, Gunhild Waldemar
BMC Geriatrics 2009, 9:43 (23September2009)
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Study protocol
Evaluation of an evidence-based guidance on the reduction of physical restraints in nursing homes: a cluster-randomised controlled trial [ISRCTN34974819]
Antonie Haut, Sascha Kpke, Anja Gerlach, Ingrid Mhlhauser, Burkhard Haastert, Gabriele Meyer
BMC Geriatrics 2009, 9:42 (7September2009)
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Research article
Dual-tasking and gait in people with Mild Cognitive Impairment. The effect of working memory
Manuel Montero-Odasso, Howard Bergman, Natalie A Phillips, Chek H Wong, Nadia Sourial, Howard Chertkow
BMC Geriatrics 2009, 9:41 (1September2009)
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Study protocol
Implementation of an active aging model in Mexico for prevention and control of chronic diseases in the elderly
Vctor Manuel Mendoza-Nez, Mara de la Luz Martnez-Maldonado, Elsa Correa-Muoz
BMC Geriatrics 2009, 9:40 (26August2009)
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Research article
Are non-slip socks really 'non-slip'? An analysis of slip resistance
Satyan Chari, Terrence Haines, Paul Varghese, Alyssia Economidis
BMC Geriatrics 2009, 9:39 (25August2009)
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Research article
Challenges to conducting research with older people living in nursing homes
Sue Hall, Susan Longhurst, Irene J Higginson
BMC Geriatrics 2009, 9:38 (24August2009)
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Study protocol
Feasibility of a multidimensional home-based exercise programme for the elderly with structured support given by the general practitioner's surgery: Study protocol of a single arm trial preparing an RCT [ISRCTN58562962]
Timo Hinrichs, Claudio Bucchi, Michael Brach, Stefan Wilm, Heinz G Endres, Ina Burghaus, Hans-Joachim Trampisch, Petra Platen
BMC Geriatrics 2009, 9:37 (17August2009)
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Research article
Current experiences and educational preferences of general practitioners and staff caring for people with dementia living in residential facilities
Christopher Beer, Barbara Horner, Osvaldo P Almeida, Samuel Scherer, Nicola T Lautenschlager, Nick Bretland, Penelope Flett, Frank Schaper, Leon Flicker
BMC Geriatrics 2009, 9:36 (12August2009)
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