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Volume 10;  2010
Case Report
Compartment syndrome of the thigh. A case report with delayed onset after stable pelvic ring fracture and chronic anticoagulation therapie
Rolf D Burghardt, Sebastian Siebenlist, Stefan Döbele, Martin Lucke, and Ulrich Stöckle
BMC Geriatr. 2010; 10: 51. Published online 2010 July 27. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-10-51.
PMCID: PMC2916002
Research articles
Predictors of health decline in older adults with pneumonia: findings from the Community Acquired Pneumonia Impact Study
Eduardo Fernandez, Paul Krueger, and Mark Loeb
BMC Geriatr. 2010; 10: 1. Published online 2010 January 4. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-10-1.
PMCID: PMC2820031
Stroke and Nursing Home care: a national survey of nursing homes
Seamus Cowman, Maeve Royston, Anne Hickey, Frances Horgan, Hannah McGee, and Desmond O'Neill
BMC Geriatr. 2010; 10: 4. Published online 2010 January 27. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-10-4.
PMCID: PMC2823751
Physical and mental health-related correlates of physical function in community dwelling older adults: a cross sectional study
Carol Ewing Garber, Mary L Greaney, Deborah Riebe, Claudio R Nigg, Patricia A Burbank, and Phillip G Clark
BMC Geriatr. 2010; 10: 6. Published online 2010 February 3. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-10-6.
PMCID: PMC2835714
Multilevel analysis of covariation in socioeconomic predictors of physical functioning and psychological well-being among older people in rural Vietnam
Hoang Van Minh, Dao Lan Huong, Stig Wall, Nguyen Thi Kim Chuc, and Peter Byass
BMC Geriatr. 2010; 10: 7. Published online 2010 February 11. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-10-7.
PMCID: PMC2829473
Validation of Doloplus-2 among nonverbal nursing home patients - an evaluation of Doloplus-2 in a clinical setting
Karin Torvik, Stein Kaasa, Øyvind Kirkevold, Ingvild Saltvedt, Jacob C Hølen, Peter Fayers, and Tone Rustøen
BMC Geriatr. 2010; 10: 9. Published online 2010 February 20. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-10-9.
PMCID: PMC2841602
Homeopathic treatment of elderly patients - a prospective observational study with follow-up over a two year period
Michael Teut, Rainer Lüdtke, Katharina Schnabel, Stefan N Willich, and Claudia M Witt
BMC Geriatr. 2010; 10: 10. Published online 2010 February 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-10-10.
PMCID: PMC2841176
Hip fracture types in men and women change differently with age
David A Tanner, Marita Kloseck, Richard G Crilly, Bert Chesworth, and Jason Gilliland
BMC Geriatr. 2010; 10: 12. Published online 2010 March 9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-10-12.
PMCID: PMC2850897
Effects of Ginkgo biloba in dementia: systematic review and meta-analysis
Stefan Weinmann, Stephanie Roll, Christoph Schwarzbach, Christoph Vauth, and Stefan N Willich
BMC Geriatr. 2010; 10: 14. Published online 2010 March 17. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-10-14.
PMCID: PMC2846949
The independent contribution of executive functions to health related quality of life in older women
Jennifer C Davis, Carlo A Marra, Mehdi Najafzadeh, and Teresa Liu-Ambrose
BMC Geriatr. 2010; 10: 16. Published online 2010 April 1. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-10-16.
PMCID: PMC2867806
Impact of valvular heart disease on activities of daily living of nonagenarians: the leiden 85-plus study a population based study
Thomas van Bemmel, Victoria Delgado, Jeroen J Bax, Jacobijn Gussekloo, Gerard J Blauw, Rudi G Westendorp, and Eduard R Holman
BMC Geriatr. 2010; 10: 17. Published online 2010 April 1. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-10-17.
PMCID: PMC2858136
The choice of self-rated health measures matter when predicting mortality: evidence from 10 years follow-up of the Australian longitudinal study of ageing
Kerry A Sargent-Cox, Kaarin J Anstey, and Mary A Luszcz
BMC Geriatr. 2010; 10: 18. Published online 2010 April 20. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-10-18.
PMCID: PMC2868852
Educational games in geriatric medicine education: a systematic review
Ziad Alfarah, Holger J Schünemann, and Elie A Akl
BMC Geriatr. 2010; 10: 19. Published online 2010 April 23. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-10-19.
PMCID: PMC2867807
Distinguishing four components underlying physical activity: a new approach to using physical activity questionnaire data in old age
Lisanne M Verweij, Natasja M van Schoor, Joost Dekker, and Marjolein Visser
BMC Geriatr. 2010; 10: 20. Published online 2010 May 3. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-10-20.
PMCID: PMC2873369
Predictors of inhospital mortality and re-hospitalization in older adults with community-acquired pneumonia: a prospective cohort study
Binod Neupane, Stephen D Walter, Paul Krueger, Tom Marrie, and Mark Loeb
BMC Geriatr. 2010; 10: 22. Published online 2010 May 11. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-10-22.
PMCID: PMC2888820
Clinical research on liver reserve function by 13C-phenylalanine breath test in aged patients with chronic liver diseases
Gan-sheng Zhang, Zhi-jun Bao, Jian Zou, Shu-ming Yin, Yi-qin Huang, Hai Huang, and De-kai Qiu
BMC Geriatr. 2010; 10: 23. Published online 2010 May 12. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-10-23.
PMCID: PMC2875214
Counsellors contact dementia caregivers - predictors of utilisation in a longitudinal study
Maria Grossfeld-Schmitz, Carolin Donath, Rolf Holle, Joerg Lauterberg, Stephan Ruckdaeschel, Hilmar Mehlig, Peter Marx, Sonja Wunder, and Elmar Gräßel
BMC Geriatr. 2010; 10: 24. Published online 2010 May 14. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-10-24.
PMCID: PMC2882905
Changes in executive functions and self-efficacy are independently associated with improved usual gait speed in older women
Teresa Liu-Ambrose, Jennifer C Davis, Lindsay S Nagamatsu, Chun Liang Hsu, Lindsay A Katarynych, and Karim M Khan
BMC Geriatr. 2010; 10: 25. Published online 2010 May 19. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-10-25.
PMCID: PMC2887871
Home and community care services: a major opportunity for preventive health care
Louisa R Jorm, Scott R Walter, Sanja Lujic, Julie E Byles, and Hal L Kendig
BMC Geriatr. 2010; 10: 26. Published online 2010 May 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-10-26.
PMCID: PMC2887872
Health, wellbeing and nutritional status of older people living in UK care homes: an exploratory evaluation of changes in food and drink provision
Andrea Kenkmann, Gill M Price, Joanne Bolton, and Lee Hooper
BMC Geriatr. 2010; 10: 28. Published online 2010 May 27. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-10-28.
PMCID: PMC2890011
Self-assessed health among Thai elderly
Fariha Haseen, Ramesh Adhikari, and Kusol Soonthorndhada
BMC Geriatr. 2010; 10: 30. Published online 2010 May 28. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-10-30.
PMCID: PMC2893188
Dietary patterns associated with fall-related fracture in elderly Japanese: a population based prospective study
Yasutake Monma, Kaijun Niu, Koh Iwasaki, Naoki Tomita, Naoki Nakaya, Atsushi Hozawa, Shinichi Kuriyama, Shin Takayama, Takashi Seki, Takashi Takeda, Nobuo Yaegashi, Satoru Ebihara, Hiroyuki Arai, Ryoichi Nagatomi, and Ichiro Tsuji
BMC Geriatr. 2010; 10: 31. Published online 2010 June 1. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-10-31.
PMCID: PMC2895588
Food Access and Perceptions of the Community and Household Food Environment as Correlates of Fruit and Vegetable Intake among Rural Seniors
Joseph R Sharkey, Cassandra M Johnson, and Wesley R Dean
BMC Geriatr. 2010; 10: 32. Published online 2010 June 2. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-10-32.
PMCID: PMC2892496
Consequences from use of reminiscence - a randomised intervention study in ten Danish nursing homes
Claire Gudex, Charlotte Horsted, Anders Møller Jensen, Marianne Kjer, and Jan Sørensen
BMC Geriatr. 2010; 10: 33. Published online 2010 June 6. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-10-33.
PMCID: PMC2897783
A gender perspective on factors that influence outdoor recreational physical activity among the elderly
Katarina Sjögren and Louise Stjernberg
BMC Geriatr. 2010; 10: 34. Published online 2010 June 8. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-10-34.
PMCID: PMC2891794
The factorial structure of the mini mental state examination (MMSE) in Japanese dementia patients
Kenta Shigemori, Shohei Ohgi, Eriko Okuyama, Takaki Shimura, and Eric Schneider
BMC Geriatr. 2010; 10: 36. Published online 2010 June 9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-10-36.
PMCID: PMC2903593
Self-reported medication side effects in an older cohort living independently in the community - the Melbourne Longitudinal Study on Healthy Ageing (MELSHA): cross-sectional analysis of prevalence and risk factors
Jennifer A Thomson, Wei C Wang, Colette Browning, and Hal L Kendig
BMC Geriatr. 2010; 10: 37. Published online 2010 June 10. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-10-37.
PMCID: PMC2897784
A team-based approach to warfarin management in long term care: A feasibility study of the MEDeINR electronic decision support system
Alexandra Papaioannou, Courtney C Kennedy, Glenda Campbell, Jacqueline B Stroud, Luqi Wang, Lisa Dolovich, and Mark A Crowther
BMC Geriatr. 2010; 10: 38. Published online 2010 June 10. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-10-38.
PMCID: PMC2902482
Relationship between location and activity in injurious falls: an exploratory study
Michel HC Bleijlevens, Joseph PM Diederiks, Marike RC Hendriks, Jolanda CM van Haastregt, Harry FJM Crebolder, and Jacques ThM van Eijk
BMC Geriatr. 2010; 10: 40. Published online 2010 June 18. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-10-40.
PMCID: PMC2902483
Subnormal vitamin B12 concentrations and anaemia in older people: a systematic review
Wendy PJ den Elzen, Gerda M van der Weele, Jacobijn Gussekloo, Rudi GJ Westendorp, and Willem JJ Assendelft
BMC Geriatr. 2010; 10: 42. Published online 2010 June 23. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-10-42.
PMCID: PMC2900261
Study Protocol
The BELFRAIL (BFC80+) study: a population-based prospective cohort study of the very elderly in Belgium
Bert Vaes, Agnes Pasquet, Pierre Wallemacq, Nawel Rezzoug, Hassan Mekouar, Pierre-Alexandre Olivier, Delphine Legrand, Catharina Matheï, Gijs Van Pottelbergh, and Jan Degryse
BMC Geriatr. 2010; 10: 39. Published online 2010 June 17. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-10-39.
PMCID: PMC2906485
Hertfordshire sarcopenia study: design and methods
Harnish P Patel, Holly E Syddall, Helen J Martin, Claire E Stewart, Cyrus Cooper, and Avan Aihie Sayer
BMC Geriatr. 2010; 10: 43. Published online 2010 June 29. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-10-43.
PMCID: PMC2909243
The study protocol of a blinded randomised-controlled cross-over trial of lavender oil as a treatment of behavioural symptoms in dementia
Eva S van der Ploeg, Barbara Eppingstall, and Daniel W O'Connor
BMC Geriatr. 2010; 10: 49. Published online 2010 July 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-10-49.
PMCID: PMC2916001
Accelerometer-based physical activity in a large observational cohort - study protocol and design of the activity and function of the elderly in Ulm (ActiFE Ulm) study
Michael D Denkinger, Sebastian Franke, Kilian Rapp, Gudrun Weinmayr, Enric Duran-Tauleria, Thorsten Nikolaus, and Richard Peter
BMC Geriatr. 2010; 10: 50. Published online 2010 July 27. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-10-50.
PMCID: PMC2919539
Study protocol
Patient preferences for future care - how can Advance Care Planning become embedded into dementia care: a study protocol
Louise Robinson, Claire Bamford, Fiona Beyer, Alexa Clark, Claire Dickinson, Charlotte Emmet, Catherine Exley, Julian Hughes, Lesley Robson, and Nikki Rousseau
BMC Geriatr. 2010; 10: 2. Published online 2010 January 12. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-10-2.
PMCID: PMC2820443
Evaluation of personalised, one-to-one interaction using Montessori-type activities as a treatment of challenging behaviours in people with dementia: the study protocol of a crossover trial
Eva S van der Ploeg and Daniel W O'Connor
BMC Geriatr. 2010; 10: 3. Published online 2010 January 24. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-10-3.
PMCID: PMC2826333
Snoezelen, structured reminiscence therapy and 10-minutes activation in long term care residents with dementia (WISDE): study protocol of a cluster randomized controlled trial
Almuth Berg, Katharina Sadowski, Melanie Beyrodt, Stephanie Hanns, Markus Zimmermann, Gero Langer, Christiane Becker, Christine Lautenschläger, and Johann Behrens
BMC Geriatr. 2010; 10: 5. Published online 2010 January 31. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-10-5.
PMCID: PMC2843691
A protocol for an individualised, facilitated and sustainable approach to implementing current evidence in preventing falls in residential aged care facilities
Betty Haralambous, Terry P Haines, Keith Hill, Kirsten Moore, Jennifer Nitz, and Andrew Robinson
BMC Geriatr. 2010; 10: 8. Published online 2010 February 17. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-10-8.
PMCID: PMC2837007
Belt restraint reduction in nursing homes: design of a quasi-experimental study
Math JM Gulpers, Michel HC Bleijlevens, Erik van Rossum, Elizabeth Capezuti, and Jan PH Hamers
BMC Geriatr. 2010; 10: 11. Published online 2010 February 25. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-10-11.
PMCID: PMC2837872
Research protocol of the NeedYD-study (Needs in Young onset Dementia): a prospective cohort study on the needs and course of early onset dementia
Deliane van Vliet, Christian Bakker, Raymond TCM Koopmans, Myrra JFJ Vernooij-Dassen, Frans RJ Verhey, and Marjolein E de Vugt
BMC Geriatr. 2010; 10: 13. Published online 2010 March 12. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-10-13.
PMCID: PMC2848142
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, and Raymond TCM Koopmans
BMC Geriatr. 2010; 10: 15. Published online 2010 March 27. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-10-15.
PMCID: PMC2858723
Cognitive behavioural therapy in elderly type 2 diabetes patients with minor depression or mild major depression: study protocol of a randomized controlled trial (MIND-DIA)
Frank Petrak, Martin Hautzinger, Kristin Plack, Kai Kronfeld, Christian Ruckes, Stephan Herpertz, and Matthias J Müller
BMC Geriatr. 2010; 10: 21. Published online 2010 May 4. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-10-21.
PMCID: PMC2877665
Elderly persons in the risk zone. Design of a multidimensional, health-promoting, randomised three-armed controlled trial for "prefrail" people of 80+ years living at home
Synneve Dahlin-Ivanoff, Gunilla Gosman--Hedström, Anna-Karin Edberg, Katarina Wilhelmson, Kajsa Eklund, Anna Duner, Lena Ziden, Anna-Karin Welmer, and Sten Landahl
BMC Geriatr. 2010; 10: 27. Published online 2010 May 26. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-10-27.
PMCID: PMC2890010
Nurse-based case management for aged patients with myocardial infarction: study protocol of a randomized controlled trial
Inge Kirchberger, Christa Meisinger, Hildegard Seidl, Rupert Wende, Bernhard Kuch, and Rolf Holle
BMC Geriatr. 2010; 10: 29. Published online 2010 May 27. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-10-29.
PMCID: PMC2885396
The Tokyo Oldest Old Survey on Total Health (TOOTH): A longitudinal cohort study of multidimensional components of health and well-being
Yasumichi Arai, Toshimitsu Iinuma, Michiyo Takayama, Midori Takayama, Yukiko Abe, Ryoko Fukuda, Jyuko Ando, Kikuko Ohta, Hiroo Hanabusa, Keiko Asakura, Yuji Nishiwaki, Yasuyuki Gondo, Hiroko akiyama, Kazuo Komiyama, Nobuhito Gionhaku, and Nobuyoshi Hirose
BMC Geriatr. 2010; 10: 35. Published online 2010 June 9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-10-35.
PMCID: PMC2893189
Research Articles
Short-term geriatric assessment units: 30 years later
Judith Latour, Paule Lebel, Bernard-Simon Leclerc, Nicole Leduc, Katherine Berg, Aline Bolduc, and Marie-Jeanne Kergoat
BMC Geriatr. 2010; 10: 41. Published online 2010 June 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-10-41.
PMCID: PMC2904338
Predictors of pneumococcal vaccination among older adults with pneumonia: findings from the Community Acquired Pneumonia Impact Study
Paul Krueger, Oona St Amant, and Mark Loeb
BMC Geriatr. 2010; 10: 44. Published online 2010 June 30. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-10-44.
PMCID: PMC2908082
Pharmacotherapy and the risk for community-acquired pneumonia
Jen-Tzer Gau, Utkarsh Acharya, Salman Khan, Victor Heh, Lona Mody, and Tzu-Cheg Kao
BMC Geriatr. 2010; 10: 45. Published online 2010 July 6. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-10-45.
PMCID: PMC2909244
Medical Conditions of Nursing Home Admissions
Gilberte Van Rensbergen and Tim Nawrot
BMC Geriatr. 2010; 10: 46. Published online 2010 July 14. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-10-46.
PMCID: PMC2912913
A prospective study of symptoms, function, and medication use during acute illness in nursing home residents: design, rationale and cohort description
William W Hung, Sophia Liu, and Kenneth S Boockvar
BMC Geriatr. 2010; 10: 47. Published online 2010 July 14. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-10-47.
PMCID: PMC2916000
Pharmacotherapy of elderly patients in everyday anthroposophic medical practice: a prospective, multicenter observational study
Elke Jeschke, Thomas Ostermann, Manuela Tabali, Horst C Vollmar, Matthias Kröz, Angelina Bockelbrink, Claudia M Witt, Stefan N Willich, and Harald Matthes
BMC Geriatr. 2010; 10: 48. Published online 2010 July 21. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-10-48.
PMCID: PMC2916899
Screening for pre-clinical disability in different residential settings
Kate Gibson, Lesley Day, Keith D Hill, Damien Jolley, Stuart Newstead, Flavia Cicuttini, Leonie Segal, and Leon Flicker
BMC Geriatr. 2010; 10: 52. Published online 2010 August 3. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-10-52.
PMCID: PMC2919540
"The contribution of chronic diseases to the prevalence of dependence among older people in Latin America, China and India: a 10/66 Dementia Research Group population-based survey"
Renata M Sousa, Cleusa P Ferri, Daisy Acosta, Mariella Guerra, Yueqin Huang, KS Jacob, AT Jotheeswaran, Milagros A Guerra Hernandez, Zhaorui Liu, Guillermina Rodriguez Pichardo, Juan J Llibre Rodriguez, Aquiles Salas, Ana Luisa Sosa, Joseph Williams, Tirso Zuniga, and Martin Prince
BMC Geriatr. 2010; 10: 53. Published online 2010 August 6. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-10-53.
PMCID: PMC2923155
Delphi-research exploring essential components and preconditions for case management in people with dementia
Paul-Jeroen Verkade, Berno van Meijel, Cindy Brink, Harmieke van Os-Medendorp, Bauke Koekkoek, and Anneke L Francke
BMC Geriatr. 2010; 10: 54. Published online 2010 August 9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-10-54.
PMCID: PMC2928241
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