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Clinical ResearchGeriatricsOpen access

Medical students' attitudes towards older persons - a systematic review and meta-analysis.

This systematic review and meta-analysis examined medical students' attitudes towards older persons, analyzing 21 studies with a total of 3940 participants.

Med Educ OnlineApr 21, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchGeriatrics

Care navigation for older adults after stroke - A systematic review and meta-analyses to guide social prescribing.

This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated the impact of care navigation on anxiety, depression, quality of life, and well-being in older adults (60+) post-stroke.

Arch Gerontol GeriatrApr 21, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchGeriatrics

Effectiveness of functional tasks exercise on functional ability and health-related quality of life in community-dwelling older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated the effectiveness of Functional Task Exercise (FTE) on functional ability and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in community-dwelling older adults.

PhysiotherapyApr 21, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchCardiology

Influence of Baseline Smoking Status on Intensive Blood Pressure Control: Results From the STEP Randomized Trial.

This secondary analysis of the STEP randomized trial evaluated the impact of baseline smoking status on cardiovascular outcomes in 8489 elderly hypertensive patients.

Can J CardiolApr 21, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchGeriatrics

Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) on depression and anxiety in older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated the effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) on depressive symptoms in older adults (≥60 years).

J Behav Ther Exp PsychiatryApr 20, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchNephrologyOpen access

Kidney transplant outcomes in patients aged ≥ 70 years: a systematic review and meta-analysis of multicenter or registry-based studies with future directions and a multicenter study proposal.

This systematic review and meta-analysis examined kidney transplant outcomes in recipients aged ≥ 70 years, analyzing data from five multicenter studies with 272,982 participants.

Int Urol NephrolApr 19, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchGeriatrics

Biobehavioral and Interpersonal Predictors of Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults With Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review of Cohort Studies.

This systematic review analyzed cohort studies to identify predictors of cognitive impairment in older adults with type 2 diabetes.

Biol Res NursApr 18, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchGeriatrics

Predictors of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia in Older Adults.

This randomized controlled trial investigated predictors of success in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) among 96 older adults with insomnia.

Behav Sleep MedApr 17, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchGeriatrics

Updating knowledge on existing approaches on advanced care planning interventions: An umbrella review.

This umbrella review synthesizes findings from 61 systematic reviews on advanced care planning (ACP) interventions, focusing on older adults.

Arch Gerontol GeriatrApr 16, 2026Read summary
Case ReportInfectious Diseases

Diagnosis of Q-fever pneumonia by tNGS of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid in an elderly patient.

This study explores the value of targeted next-generation sequencing (tNGS) in the etiological diagnosis of unexplained pneumonia in elderly patients.

Diagn Microbiol Infect DisApr 16, 2026Read case
Clinical ResearchNeurology

Dysphagia in behavioural variant of frontotemporal dementia- a systematic review.

This systematic review examined how dysphagia is identified and described in people with behavioural variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD).

Amyotroph Lateral Scler Frontotemporal DegenerApr 16, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchInternal Medicine (General)Open access

Does Checklist-Guided Shared Decision Making Have a Sustained Effect on Code Status Decisions Among Medical Inpatients? Long-Term Follow Up of the Randomized CLEAR Checklist Trial.

This long-term follow-up of a prospective randomized controlled trial assessed whether checklist-guided shared decision-making for code status had sustained effects among medical inpatients.

J Gen Intern MedApr 14, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchGeriatrics

Fall Injury Avoidance Strategy Scale (FIAS)-Validation of a Scale to Quantify Fall-Related Protective Movements.

This validation study assessed the video-based Fall Injury Avoidance Strategy Scale (FIAS) in 23 older adults at risk of injurious falls, using 376 standardized experimental falls recorded at baseline, after…

Arch Phys Med RehabilApr 13, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchGeriatrics

Effect of intraoperative 40-hz gamma-frequency auditory stimulation on postoperative delirium in older adults undergoing major surgery: a randomized clinical trial protocol.

This prospective, parallel-group randomized controlled trial protocol will evaluate intraoperative 40-Hz gamma-frequency auditory stimulation in 550 older adults undergoing major noncardiac, nonneurosurgical surgery…

Ann MedApr 9, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchGeriatrics

Psychometric Performance of Preference-Weighted Instruments in Older Adults: A Systematic Review.

This systematic review assessed the psychometric properties of preference-weighted health-related quality-of-life instruments in adults aged ≥60. It included 106 studies evaluating 14 measures.

Value HealthApr 8, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchUrologyOpen access

Urinary Incontinence and Risk of All-Cause Mortality: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies.

This systematic review and meta-analysis pooled observational cohort studies comparing all-cause mortality in adults with and without urinary incontinence (UI).

Neurourol UrodynApr 8, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchGeriatrics

Hypnotic-Induced Fall Risk Upon Awakening: A Network Meta-Analysis of Postural Stability Outcomes.

This systematic review and frequentist random-effects network meta-analysis compared morning postural stability after hypnotic use, using randomized controlled trials that assessed static body sway or dynamic walking…

J Sleep ResApr 7, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchGeriatrics

EffectS of Lifestyle Interventions in Older PEople With Obesity (Effective SLOPE): a Systematic Review With Network Meta-Analyses.

This systematic review and network meta-analysis assessed lifestyle interventions for community-dwelling older adults with obesity, drawing on randomized controlled trials lasting at least 12 weeks.

Obes RevApr 3, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchGastroenterology

An Enhanced Treatment Algorithm Targeting Mucosal Healing Is Effective and Safe in Older Patients With Crohn's Disease: A Post Hoc Analysis of the REACT2 Trial.

This post hoc analysis of the randomized REACT2 trial examined whether age modified the effect of enhanced-care versus step-care algorithms in patients with Crohn’s disease.

Am J GastroenterolApr 3, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchPulmonology

Acute Effect of Trans-Spinal Direct Current Stimulation on Ventilatory Muscle Strength and Endurance in Young and Older Women.

This randomized controlled trial assessed whether one session of trans-spinal direct current stimulation (tsDCS) affected inspiratory muscle strength and ventilatory endurance in healthy women aged 18–25 and 60–80…

Respir CareApr 1, 2026Read summary

March 20264

Clinical ResearchPsychiatryOpen access

Cognitive and balance dual-task training for middle-aged and older individuals with schizophrenia: a three-arm randomized controlled trial.

This single-blind, three-arm randomized controlled trial evaluated cognitive-and-balance dual-task training using CogBals in 84 middle-aged and older adults with schizophrenia recruited from psychiatric rehabilitation…

Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin NeurosciMar 30, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchGeriatricsOpen access

Social Isolation and Loneliness Among Older Asian Immigrants Through the Lens of Sense of Coherence: Systematic Review of Qualitative Studies.

This systematic review synthesised 10 qualitative papers on community-living Asian immigrants aged 65 and over in Western countries who experienced social isolation and loneliness.

J Adv NursMar 27, 2026Read summary
Case ReportRheumatology

New-onset of polymyalgia rheumatica in an elderly patient with calcium pyrophosphate deposition (CPPD) disease.

An 87-year-old woman presented with fever and knee pain. Calcium pyrophosphate crystals in synovial fluid supported a diagnosis of CPPD disease, and NSAIDs resolved her knee arthritis and inflammatory signs.

Fukushima J Med SciMar 25, 2026Read case
Clinical ResearchGeriatrics

Adherence to the Mediterranean diet and frailty and disability in older people: A systematic review and meta-analysis featured in the Italian National Guidelines "La Dieta Mediterranea".

This systematic review and meta-analysis examined whether Mediterranean diet adherence is associated with frailty and disability in older people.

NutritionMar 22, 2026Read summary

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