Contents
Geriatrics and Gerontology International Volume 19 Issue 9, September 2019
Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index, a predictive assessment tool, for postoperative complications after abdominal surgery: A prospective multicenter cohort study
M Hanada et al. 924
BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
Similarities and differences in health-related behavior clustering among older adults in Eastern and Western countries: A latent class analysis of global aging cohorts
J Liao et al. 930
Older adults’ choices of first-contact care and related factors in Zhejiang and Qinghai Province, China
X Hu et al. 938
SOCIAL RESEARCH, PLANNING AND PRACTICE
Daily sleep duration and the risk of incident disability among younger elderly Japanese adults in the New Integrated Suburban Seniority Investigation Project:
A prospective study using competing event analysis
L Zhang et al. 945
Ecological relationship between social capital and cognitive decline in Japan: A preliminary study for dementia-friendly communities
H Murayama et al. 950
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR CASE REPORTS
Rhabdomyolysis diagnosed in an older woman with dementia on examination after a wandering episode
K Horiuchi et al. 956
Oldest-old type 1 diabetes patient receiving insulin pump treatment with positive myeloperoxidase-antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody complication: A case report
T Omura et al. 957
Askin’s tumor in an elderly patient
S Iwamoto et al. 958
RESEARCH STUDIES
Effect of dairy-based and energy-enriched berry-based snacks on quality of life in older people
I Nykänen et al. 960
Updated understanding of WRN variants using the Japanese whole-genome reference panel 3.5KJPNv2
H Fukunaga et al. 961
EPIDEMIOLOGY, CLINICAL PRACTICE AND HEALTH
International review of national-level guidelines on end-of-life care with focus on the withholding and withdrawing of artificial nutrition and hydration
T Mayers et al. 847
Low hemoglobin A1c and low body mass index are associated with dementia and activities of daily living disability among Japanese nursing home residents with diabetes
Y Hatano et al. 854
Associations of neighborhood walkability with intensity- and bout-specific physical activity and sedentary behavior of older adults in Japan
S Amagasa et al. 861
Usual walking and obstacle avoidance are influenced by depressive and anxiety symptoms in patients with Parkinson’s disease
P Nóbrega-Sousa et al. 868
Low blood pressure is associated with acute kidney injury development and mortality in octogenarians admitted to the emergency room
M Abu Alfeilat et al. 874
Controlled randomized trial of walking exercise with positive education on cardiovascular fitness and happiness in retired older adults
TS-H Lee et al. 879
Association of sleep condition and social frailty in community- dwelling older people
S Nakakubo et al. 885
Food intake assessment in acutely ill older internal medicine patients
O Tonkikh et al. 890
Comparison of three frailty models and a sarcopenia model in elderly patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
K Hirai et al. 896
Exploratory research on outcomes for individuals missing through dementia wandering in Japan
K Kikuchi et al. 902
Sarcopenia-associated factors in Japanese patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A cross-sectional study
T Mochizuki et al. 907
Potentially inappropriate prescriptions of anticholinergics drugs in Alzheimer’s disease patients
LF Valladales-Restrepo et al. 913
Online engagement and cognitive function among older adults
R Amini et al. 918
