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, functional limitation, and sociodemographic characteristics. Cross-sectional study using data from the 2019 National Health Survey (PNS 2019), including older adults aged 60 years or older. Bivariate a [...]

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 healthcare disparities. A cohort of 254 older adult decedents with a history of schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder was identified using the Rochester Epidemiology Project. A control group of 2 [...]

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 remains scant. The present study seeks to explore experiences of sexuality in older adults with serious illness or receiving palliative care, focusing specifically on the place of sexuality in their lives [...]

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 studies show that the number of crashes and mortality rates increase by age and the consumption of cannabis and cocaine is associated with a range of adverse mental and physical effects. The purpose of th [...]

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 contributions through several mechanisms, of which the annual publication of reviewer names is one. Reviewers can download a certificate of recognition directly from our submission system. Additional [...]