by Rayone Moreira Costa Veloso Souto  , Rafael Belo Corassa  , José Veloso Souto Júnior  , Elaine Leandro Machado  and Otaliba Libânio de Morais Neto

Received: 12 September 2025;  Published: 27 March 2026;  doi: 10.21926/obm.geriatr.2601337

Elder abuse is a global public health issue, with consequences on individual health, increased burden on healthcare systems, and high social costs. The study aimed to estimate the prevalence of family violence among older adults in Brazil and analyze its association with disability, comorbidities, f [...]

by Joshua M. Baruth  , Jennifer Geske  , Elizabeth Sokolowski  and Maria I. Lapid

Received: 14 October 2025;  Published: 10 March 2026;  doi: 10.21926/obm.geriatr.2601336

Schizophrenia spectrum disorders (SSDs) are complex conditions with chronic symptoms and impairments associated with greater risk for physical comorbidity and early mortality. Understanding end-of-life care in older adults with SSDs is crucial for improving geriatric psychiatric care and identifying [...]

by Isabelle Wallach  , Julie Beauchamp  , Tamara Sussman  , Arianne Laplante  and Patrick Durivage

Received: 08 October 2025;  Published: 11 February 2026;  doi: 10.21926/obm.geriatr.2601335

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 [...]

by Reyhaneh Bakhtiari  , Michelle V. Tomczak  , Stephen D. Langor  , Aaron Granley  , Farah Campbell  and Anthony Singhal

Received: 02 September 2025;  Published: 05 February 2026;  doi: 10.21926/obm.geriatr.2601334

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 [...]

by OBM Geriatrics Editorial Office

Received: 03 January 2026;  Published: 04 January 2026;  doi: 10.21926/obm.geriatr.2601333

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 [...]

by María Montero-López Lena  , Livia Sánchez Carrasco  and Montserrat Celdrán Castro

Received: 20 June 2025;  Published: 17 December 2025;  doi: 10.21926/obm.geriatr.2504332

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 [...]

by Birgit M. Jürgenhake  and Leo M. Oorschot

Received: 23 March 2025;  Published: 19 November 2025;  doi: 10.21926/obm.geriatr.2504331

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 [...]

by Brandi M. Crowe  , Karen Kemper  and Marieke Van Puymbroeck

Received: 11 June 2025;  Published: 05 November 2025;  doi: 10.21926/obm.geriatr.2504330

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 [...]

by Yoko Kawamura

Received: 15 May 2025;  Published: 30 October 2025;  doi: 10.21926/obm.geriatr.2504329

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 [...]

by Dominique Huvent-Grelle  , Victoire Leroy  , Mikael Horvath  , Laurence Grymonprez  , David Faucomprez  and François Puisieux

Received: 23 May 2025;  Published: 10 October 2025;  doi: 10.21926/obm.geriatr.2504328

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 [...]