Background Nursing home patients are expected to be very frail. However, evidence on
frailty in a nursing home setting is scarce in the literature. Especially prevalence of frailty in …

Dementia is a common syndrome in older people. Dementia alters eating behaviors, hunger
and thirst cues, swallow function, ability to self-feed, and recognition and interest in food …

Background This study aimed to evaluate the predictive value of the domains of intrinsic
capacity (ie, cognition, locomotion, sensory, vitality, and psychosocial) proposed by the …

Objectives To conduct a systematic review of frailty screening tools used in low‐and middle‐
income countries (LMIC s). Design Systematic review. Setting LMIC s, as defined by the …

Objective To compare the effects of a multicomponent exercise program and a dual-task
exercise program on the number of falls (fall rate) and number of fallers (fall incidence) and …

The aim of this study was to explore the relationship of coexisting severe frailty and
malnutrition with all-cause mortality among the oldest old in nursing homes. This study was …

Purpose: The older population has reached to 8.5%, and the prevalence of frailty is reported
as 39.2% in Turkey. The purpose of the study was to assess caregiver burden in families …

Purpose Many elderly are concerned about falling transfer to assisted living facilities (ALF).
Previous literatures studied the medication use and falls in the community, hospitals, or …

Background: Depression is a highly prevalent psychopathological condition among older
adults, particularly those institutionalized in nursing homes (NHs). Unfortunately, it is poorly …

Present study was carried out to determine the frequency of fall in people over the age of 60
years and to evaluate the awareness of and behaviors related to the prevention of fall …