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	1. 1646 Accesses	Research article Pain in elderly people with severe dementia: A systematic review of behavioural pain assessment tools Sandra MG Zwakhalen, Jan PH Hamers, Huda Abu-Saad, Martijn PF Berger BMC Geriatrics 2006, 6:3 (27 January 2006) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary Based on psychometric qualities, the PACSLAC and DOLOPLUS2 observational scales are most appropriate for the assessment of pain in elderly people suffering from dementia, but all scales need further development and validation.
	2. 733 Accesses	Study protocol Implementing the chronic care model for frail older adults in the Netherlands: study protocol of ACT (frail older Adults: Care in Transition) Maaike M Muntinga, Emiel O Hoogendijk, Karen M van Leeuwen, Hein PJ van Hout, Jos WR Twisk, Henriette E van der Horst, Giel N Nijpels, Aaltje PD Jansen BMC Geriatrics 2012, 12:19 (30 April 2012) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed
	3. 676 Accesses	Research article Effects of Ginkgo biloba in dementia: systematic review and meta-analysis Stefan Weinmann, Stephanie Roll, Christoph Schwarzbach, Christoph Vauth, Stefan N Willich BMC Geriatrics 2010, 10:14 (17 March 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	4. 648 Accesses	Research article Use of warfarin in long-term care: a systematic review Marjorie Neidecker, Aarti A Patel, Winnie W Nelson, Gregory Reardon BMC Geriatrics 2012, 12:14 (5 April 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Warfarin use in long-term care patients at risk for stroke is low, despite the presence of risk factors such as atrial fibrillation, suggesting that physicians believe the risks outweigh the benefits in this population.
	5. 545 Accesses	Commentary Inappropriate prescribing and adverse drug events in older people Hilary J Hamilton, Paul F Gallagher, Denis O'Mahony BMC Geriatrics 2009, 9:5 (28 January 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary Adverse drug events due to inappropriate prescribing (IP) have an unacceptably high prevalence in elderly people; Denis O'Mahony and colleagues discuss the causes of IP, screening tools, and prevention of this increasingly important issue.
	6. 508 Accesses	Research article Diagnostic accuracy of plasma NT-proBNP levels for excluding cardiac abnormalities in the very elderly Bert Vaes, Victoria Delgado, Jeroen Bax, Jan Degryse, Rudi GJ Westendorp, Jacobijn Gussekloo BMC Geriatrics 2010, 10:85 (11 November 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	7. 481 Accesses	Research article Informant-reported cognitive symptoms that predict amnestic mild cognitive impairment Michael Malek-Ahmadi, Kathryn Davis, Christine M Belden, Sandra Jacobson, Marwan N Sabbagh BMC Geriatrics 2012, 12:3 (3 February 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Specific questions in an informant-rated questionnaire designed to detect Alzheimers Disease are also able to discriminate between normal memory loss and amnesic mild cognitive impairment, allowing earlier identification of those at higher risk of developing Alzheimers Disease.
	8. 463 Accesses	Study protocol A new combined strategy to implement a community occupational therapy intervention: designing a cluster randomized controlled trial Carola ME Döpp, Maud JL Graff, Steven Teerenstra, Eddy Adang, Ria WG Nijhuis - van der Sanden, Marcel GM OldeRikkert, Myrra JFJ Vernooij-Dassen BMC Geriatrics 2011, 11:13 (30 March 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	9. 421 Accesses	Research article The efficacy and safety of febuxostat for urate lowering in gout patients [greater than or equal to]65 years of age Robert L. Jackson, Barbara Hunt, Patricia A MacDonald BMC Geriatrics 2012, 12:11 (21 March 2012) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed
	10. 403 Accesses	Study protocol Proactive and integrated primary care for frail older people: Design and methodological challenges of the Utrecht Primary care PROactive Frailty Intervention Trial (U-PROFIT) Nienke Bleijenberg, Irene Drubbel, Valerie H ten Dam, Mattijs E Numans, Marieke J Schuurmans, Niek J de Wit BMC Geriatrics 2012, 12:16 (25 April 2012) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed
	11. 394 Accesses	Research article Do the malnutrition universal screening tool (MUST) and Birmingham nutrition risk (BNR) score predict mortality in older hospitalised patients? Sarah Henderson, Nicola Moore, Emma Lee, Miles D Witham BMC Geriatrics 2008, 8:26 (10 October 2008) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	12. 389 Accesses	Research article Systematic review of information and support interventions for caregivers of people with dementia Carl A Thompson, Karen Spilsbury, Jill Hall, Yvonne Birks, Colin Barnes, Joy Adamson BMC Geriatrics 2007, 7:18 (27 July 2007) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary Little evidence exists that supportive interventions improve the quality of life of carers of people with dementia, which suggests that the development of such interventions should be accompanied by good quality measures of relevant outcomes
	13. 385 Accesses	Research article The six-minute walk test in community dwelling elderly: influence of health status. Ivan Bautmans, Margareta Lambert, Tony Mets BMC Geriatrics 2004, 4:6 (23 July 2004) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	14. 368 Accesses	Study protocol Study protocol for prevention of falls: A randomized controlled trial of effects of vitamin D and exercise on falls prevention Kirsti Uusi-Rasi, Pekka Kannus, Saija Karinkanta, Matti Pasanen, Radhika Patil, Christel Lamberg-Allardt, Harri Sievänen BMC Geriatrics 2012, 12:12 (26 March 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	15. 364 Accesses	Research article Prevention of urinary tract infections in nursing homes: lack of evidence-based prescription? Jenny Bergman, Jan Schjøtt, Hege S Blix BMC Geriatrics 2011, 11:69 (1 November 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	16. 358 Accesses	Research article The feasibility of whole body vibration in institutionalised elderly persons and its influence on muscle performance, balance and mobility: a randomised controlled trial [ISRCTN62535013] Ivan Bautmans, Ellen Van Hees, Jean-Claude Lemper, Tony Mets BMC Geriatrics 2005, 5:17 (22 December 2005) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	17. 354 Accesses	Research article Rehabilitation needs for older adults with stroke living at home: perceptions of four populations Claude Vincent, Isabelle Deaudelin, Line Robichaud, Jacqueline Rousseau, Chantal Viscogliosi, Lise R Talbot, Johanne Desrosiers, other members of the BRAD group BMC Geriatrics 2007, 7:20 (13 August 2007) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	18. 346 Accesses	Study protocol Improving person-centred care in nursing homes through dementia-care mapping: design of a cluster-randomised controlled trial Geertje van de Ven, Irena Draskovic, Eddy MM Adang, Rogier ART Donders, Aukje Post, Sytse U Zuidema, Raymond TCM Koopmans, Myrra JFJ Vernooij-Dassen BMC Geriatrics 2012, 12:1 (3 January 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	19. 337 Accesses	Research article The spiritual distress assessment tool: an instrument to assess spiritual distress in hospitalised elderly persons Stefanie M Monod, Etienne Rochat, Christophe J Büla, Guy Jobin, Estelle Martin, Brenda Spencer BMC Geriatrics 2010, 10:88 (13 December 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary The newly developed Spiritual Distress Assessment Tool defines four dimensions of spirituality and is a clinically acceptable instrument for assessing spiritual distress in hospitalized elderly patients.
	20. 328 Accesses	Research article Medication administration errors for older people in long-term residential care Ala Szczepura, Deidre Wild, Sara Nelson BMC Geriatrics 2011, 11:82 (7 December 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| 1 comment
	21. 325 Accesses	Research article A randomized controlled trial of a senior centre group programme for increasing social support and preventing depression in elderly people living at home in Norway Hege Bøen, Odd Steffen Dalgard, Rune Johansen, Erik Nord BMC Geriatrics 2012, 12:20 (20 May 2012) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed
	22. 324 Accesses	Research article The association between timed up and go test and history of falls: The Tromsø study Gyrd Thrane, Ragnar M Joakimsen, Eline Thornquist BMC Geriatrics 2007, 7:1 (12 January 2007) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary Although men who take longer to complete the 'timed up and go' test are more likely to have a history of falls, the relatively small difference in scores between fallers and non-fallers severely limits the test's clinical usefulness.
	23. 321 Accesses	Study protocol Geriatric rehabilitation of stroke patients in nursing homes: a study protocol Monica Spruit-van Eijk, Bianca I Buijck, Sytse U Zuidema, Frans LM Voncken, Alexander CH Geurts, Raymond TCM Koopmans BMC Geriatrics 2010, 10:15 (27 March 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| 1 comment
	24. 315 Accesses	Research article Cognitive and memory training in adults at risk of dementia: A Systematic Review Nicola J Gates, Perminder S Sachdev, Maria A Fiatarone Singh, Michael Valenzuela BMC Geriatrics 2011, 11:55 (25 September 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	25. 309 Accesses	Research article A Frailty Instrument for primary care: findings from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) Roman Romero-Ortuno, Cathal D Walsh, Brian A Lawlor, Rose Kenny BMC Geriatrics 2010, 10:57 (24 August 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| 3 comments