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Background Chronic conditions often co-occur in specific disease patterns. Certain chronic diseases contribute to incident frailty or cognitive impairment (CI), but the associations of multimorbidity patterns and the order of frailty and CI occurrence remain unclear. Objectives To determine ...
Background Medication non-adherence is prevalent in older people taking polypharmacy. Several interventions have been employed to improve adherence in this population. However, inconsistencies in outcomes have impeded comparisons of findings. Accordingly, this work aimed to develop a core outcome ...
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Background While ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) biomarkers can predict cardiovascular and cerebrovascular outcomes, little work to date has examined their link with falls. The objective of this study was to examine associations between ABPM biomarkers and further falls in a cohort of ...
Introduction Drug-related hospital admissions (DRAs) can account for 5%–40% of total hospital admissions in older adults, with a significant proportion deemed preventable. To increase the detection of DRAs, in 2021, a revised trigger tool listing 21 frequent causes of admissions and medications at ...
Decline in the ability to perform activities of daily living (ADL) or ‘ functional decline’ is a major health concern among aging populations. With intervention, ADL decline may be delayed, prevented or reversed. The capacity to anticipate the trajectory of future functional change can enhance care ...
Background Delirium, an acute brain dysfunction, is proposed to be highly prevalent in clinical care and shown to significantly increase the risk of mortality and dementia. Objectives To report on the global prevalence of clinically documented delirium and delirium-related clinical practices in ...
Background We conducted a secondary analysis of a cohort study to examine the World Falls Guidelines algorithm’s ability to stratify older people into sizable fall risk groups or whether minor modifications were necessary to achieve this. Methods Six hundred and ninety-three community-living people ...
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Supplement Issue: Measurement of Healthy Ageing
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Uncertainty and advance care planning in older adults living with frailty
Frailty presents a unique challenge due to its unpredictable progression, often leading to complex healthcare needs and decisions. Our research highlights the critical role of advance care planning in managing frailty and emphasizes the need for proactive, patient-centered approaches to care.
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Undergraduate Geriatric Medicine Education
This collection of Age and Ageing papers is accompanied by an expert review on the topic in the past 10 years exploring
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Syncope in older adults
Syncope can have devastating consequences, resulting in fall-related injuries, accidents or even death. In our ageing society, the subsequent healthcare usage, such as emergency room presentations, surgeries and hospital admissions, form a significant and growing socioeconomic burden.
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Dhole-Eddlestone Memorial Prize
The 2025 prize has been awarded to 'Effects of the discontinuation of antihypertensive treatment on neuropsychiatric symptoms and quality of life in nursing home residents with dementia (DANTON): a multicentre, open-label, blinded-outcome, randomised controlled trial.'
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Ageing Meets Kidney Disease collection
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) has a bidirectional link with ageing, but remains an unrecognized condition: the ERA journals have joined forces with Age and Ageing to increase awareness of CKD in older adults.
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Care homes are a pivotal part of health and social care for older people. This collection shows how Age and Ageing is helping shape care home research, and is advocating for a more resident-centred research agenda.
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