Sexuality in Older Adults Receiving Palliative Care: A Fundamental Dimension through the End of LifeAbstract The sexuality of older adults at advanced stages of illness, or at the end of life, remains a taboo topic that is rarely addressed in the literature and in practice. As a result, the knowledge base informing the support needs of older adults at the final stages of life with regards to sexuality rema [...] 136 360 |
Impaired Cognitive Performance and Driving: A Comparative Study of Older Adults and Younger Adult Drug Usersby
Reyhaneh Bakhtiari
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Michelle V. Tomczak
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Stephen D. Langor
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Aaron Granley
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Farah Campbell
and
Anthony Singhal
Abstract Driving is a complex cognitive behavior that is an essential part of everyday life and can be broken down into many subcomponents. Due to aging and medication interactions, a wide range of motor, sensory, and cognitive skills that are imperative for driving are affected in older adults. Several stud [...] 248 574 |
Acknowledgment to Reviewers of OBM Geriatrics in 2025Abstract The editors of OBM Geriatrics would like to express their sincere gratitude to the following reviewers for assessing manuscripts in 2025. We greatly appreciate the contribution of expert reviewers, which is crucial to the journal's editorial process. We aim to recognize reviewer [...] 254 577 |
Psychometric Properties of a Scale to Measure Family Inclusion in Mexican AdultsAbstract This study aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Family Inclusion Scale (FIS) for administration to adults and older Mexican adults. To this end, a questionnaire was structured with scales to evaluate family inclusion, loneliness, and perceived stress; the last two scales were previou [...] 253 818 |
Opportunities, Dilemmas, and Limitations in Applying "Healthy Living" and "Aging in Place" in Designs for New Housing Concepts in Dutch NeighborhoodsAbstract This article explores the ongoing work associated with the masterclasses "Towards an Inclusive Living Environment." It critically examines the concept of healthy living for all and aging in place by studying neighborhoods within Dutch cities. The article argues that creating inclusive, hea [...] 564 2574 |
Barriers Encountered When Implementing a Community Evidence-Based Fall Prevention ProgramAbstract Falls and fall-related injuries are one of the leading causes of death among older adults aged 65+ in the United States. Americans’ life expectancy has increased and fall risk grows with age. While several evidence-based fall prevention programs are utilized to decrease fall risk among community-dwe [...] 383 1738 |
Power of Ikigai on Japanese Older Adults’ Well-BeingAbstract In Japan, a super-aging society, the development of Ikigai is considered the key to extending healthy longevity in national policy. Thus, activities provided by local governments are designed to encourage Ikigai. At this point, Ikigai has developed its conceptual understanding, which includes its di [...] 872 7669 |
When the Psychological Weight of the Burden Affects the Physical Weight of Caregivers of Older Patients in a French Memory Hospital (Lille, France)by
Dominique Huvent-Grelle
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Victoire Leroy
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Mikael Horvath
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Laurence Grymonprez
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David Faucomprez
and
François Puisieux
Abstract Caring for patients with neurocognitive disorders (NCD) can be challenging for caregivers, with the risk of malnutrition. Observational, retrospective, monocentric study carried out with patient-caregiver dyads admitted to the Memory Day Hospital of the Gerontology Center of the University Hospital [...] 436 1849 |
Annual Costs and Nursing Care Interventions to Prevent Falls Over 1 Year in a Long Term Care FacilityAbstract Evidence shows the use of interventions to prevent falls are costly to healthcare facilities. Using a sample of older adult patients who fell at least once during the intervention year of a three-year cohort study in one long term care nursing facility, at a continuing care community providing skill [...] 593 3380 |
Health Outcomes Associated with Community Senior Center Fitness Classes: Influence of Activity Type and Baseline Physical Activity LevelAbstract Senior centers serve as community anchors for the approximately 57.8 million older adults in the U.S., offering a range of health promotion programs, including exercise classes. This study examined how the type of exercise programs at senior centers influences older adults’ health (mental, physical, [...] 638 3763 |
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