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{"title":"Role of education in enhancing home care nurses' assessment skills: A closer look at key findings.","authors":"Omar Mohamed Al-Qahtani, Mohammad Ayaz Khan, Brijesh Sathian, Javed Iqbal","doi":"10.1111/ggi.70053","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ggi.70053","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12546,"journal":{"name":"Geriatrics & Gerontology International","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143997566","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Commentary on: \"Dual-task gait test provides limited additional value for fall prediction in care-requiring older adults: A prospective study\".","authors":"Venkata Dileep Kumar Veldi, Rachana Mehta, Ranjana Sah","doi":"10.1111/ggi.70054","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ggi.70054","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12546,"journal":{"name":"Geriatrics & Gerontology International","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143995331","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Comment on: \"Effect of pet therapy on sleep and life quality of elderly individuals\".","authors":"Xiaolin Wang, Qian Zhang","doi":"10.1111/ggi.70057","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ggi.70057","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12546,"journal":{"name":"Geriatrics & Gerontology International","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143988082","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Leisure-time physical activity predicts levels of advanced glycation end-products in older women: A 15-year follow up from the Helsinki Birth Cohort Study.","authors":"Mathias Lundström, Niko Wasenius, Mia Eriksson, Tuija M Mikkola, Eero Kajantie, Johan G Eriksson","doi":"10.1111/ggi.70049","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ggi.70049","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim: </strong>Physical activity might be able to delay the aging process by reducing levels of advanced glycation end-products (AGEs). However, the influence of physical activity on levels of AGEs remains unclear. We investigated the associations between leisure time physical activity (LTPA) in late midlife and change in LTPA during a 15-year follow up on the levels of AGEs in old age.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We analyzed 767 participants from the Helsinki Birth Cohort Study. LTPA was measured with a validated questionnaire in late midlife and in old age. The levels of AGEs were measured by skin autofluorescence in old age. General linear models and restricted cubic regression spline models were used to study the associations between LTPA and AGEs. Analyses were adjusted for age, alcohol consumption, dietary index, smoking, follow-up time, body mass index and socioeconomic status.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Mean levels of AGEs in women (2.33 AU, SD 0.46) were lower than in men (2.49 AU, SD 0.50, P < 0.001). Women in the lowest LTPA quartile had 0.19 AU (95% CI 0.07-0.32, P = 0.002), 0.21 AU (95% CI 0.09-0.33, P = 0.001) and 0.18 AU (95% CI 0.05-0.31, P = 0.006) higher levels of AGEs compared with women in the second, third and fourth quartile. In the restricted cubic regression spline model, levels of AGEs (P = 0.006) were decreasing with increasing LTPA from 0 to 32 METh/week, after which the association plateaued. No associations were found in men.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Greater volume of LTPA in late midlife is associated with lower levels of AGEs in skin tissue in old age in women. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2025; ••: ••-••.</p>","PeriodicalId":12546,"journal":{"name":"Geriatrics & Gerontology International","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144007280","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Sex differences in the relationship between volunteer activity-specific multifaceted well-being and activity duration.","authors":"Bo-Kyung Son, Yingxue Yang, Ikuko Sugawara, Yaka Matsuda, Ayako Baba, Katsuya Iijima","doi":"10.1111/ggi.70047","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ggi.70047","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12546,"journal":{"name":"Geriatrics & Gerontology International","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144001507","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Effect of the Finger-ring Test, compared with the standard test, as a predictor of sarcopenia in older adult patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis.","authors":"Jarumon Chinoraso, Veeraphat Phoocharoenpaiboon, Chuenrutai Yeekian, Chavithorn Ongkanchana","doi":"10.1111/ggi.70045","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ggi.70045","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim: </strong>The Finger-ring Test is valued for its simplicity and cost-effectiveness. This has prompted a systematic literature review to evaluate the effectiveness of the Finger-ring Test in the assessment of sarcopenia.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Research studies in various online databases were accessed and perused, including PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, Ovid, Embase, Medline and the Cochrane Database to identify relevant observational studies without any language restriction from database access to July 2024. To avoid missing any relevant matches, searches targeted specific words typically associated with the Finger-ring Test, such as Yubu-wakka Test and the Finger-circle Test. The research quality was evaluated using the ROBINS-E tool. A meta-analysis was performed using the SPSS software version 29. The review protocol was registered on PROSPERO, with the assigned ID CRD42024593561.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>From a total of 286 studies, only four studies met the inclusion criteria. From a total of 2754 participants, the mean age of the participants was 68.35 ± 2.57 years. The pooled association of each group of the Finger-ring Test with sarcopenia showed the bigger group (OR 2.47; 95% CI 1.42-4.28; I² = 64%), just fit group (OR 0.30; 95% CI 0.13-0.67; I² = 75%) and the smaller group (OR 0.16; 95% CI 0.08-0.32; I² = 62%).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This systematic review shows that the Finger-ring Test offers a practical method to identify older adults at risk of sarcopenia. These outcomes might serve as valuable indicators for creating public health initiatives in both the prevention and the management of sarcopenia. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2025; ••: ••-••.</p>","PeriodicalId":12546,"journal":{"name":"Geriatrics & Gerontology International","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-04-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144005251","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Misunderstandings of \"do not attempt resuscitation\" orders among physicians and nurses' perceptions: A questionnaire survey in Japan.","authors":"Hiroshi Hori, Hanako Yoshihara-Kurihara, Keishiro Sueda, Takahiko Fukuchi, Hitoshi Sugawara","doi":"10.1111/ggi.70041","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ggi.70041","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim: </strong>This study aimed to clarify the current understanding/misunderstanding regarding the \"do not attempt resuscitation (DNAR)\" order among physicians and nurses in Japan as well as related factors.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We conducted a questionnaire survey of physicians and nurses working in three Japanese medical institutions. We established \"misconception indicators\" for DNAR orders and identified related factors using the Mann-Whitney U test, with multiple comparisons using the Dunn test. Differences in each misconception indicator were compared between physicians and nurses using the chi-square test.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We obtained survey responses from 134 physicians and 233 nurses. Among them, >70% of physicians and nurses responded that a DNAR order indicated withholding invasive medical care. Moreover, responses suggesting that DNAR prompted palliative care were more common among physicians and nurses working at hospitals without intensive care units or rapid response systems. Additionally, >40% of physicians responded that a DNAR order prompted them to limit the use of medical resources, including the intensive care unit and blood transfusions, with this proportion being higher than that among nurses. Further, physicians with longer clinical experience were more likely to limit the use of medical resources in cases of a DNAR order.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Many physicians and nurses misinterpreted a DNAR order as prompting palliative care. To facilitate support toward patient decision-making and correct implementation of DNAR orders, it is important to establish internal guidelines, provide education regarding end-of-life care and medical terminology, and introduce specialized care teams. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2025; ••: ••-••.</p>","PeriodicalId":12546,"journal":{"name":"Geriatrics & Gerontology International","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-04-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143988505","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Relationship between the quality of formal care and family caregivers' positive and negative aspects of caregiving for older patients with chronic conditions.","authors":"Shiori Tomita, Takuya Aoki, Gen Nakayama, Takamasa Watanabe, Masato Matsushima","doi":"10.1111/ggi.70038","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ggi.70038","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim: </strong>As the number of older adult patients with chronic conditions continues to rise, assessing the psychological aspects of family caregivers is crucial. However, the relationship between the quality of formal care provided by multidisciplinary teams and family caregivers' aspects of caregiving remains unclear. Therefore, this study aimed to examine whether the quality of formal care is associated with both positive and negative aspects of caregiving, as perceived by family caregivers.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This multicenter cross-sectional study surveyed family caregivers (aged ≥20 years) of older adult patients (aged ≥65 years) receiving home or outpatient care from non-bed clinics in Japan's Kanto region. Formal care quality was evaluated using the Japanese version of the Caregivers' Experience Instrument (J-IEXPAC CAREGIVERS). Primary outcomes were positive (Positive Aspects of Caregiving: 0-100) and negative (Negative Aspects of Caregiving: 0-100) caregiving aspects. Multivariable linear regression analysis was used to adjust for potential confounders, and missing data were handled using multiple imputations.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>This study included 251 participants. Higher J-IEXPAC CAREGIVERS scores were significantly associated with increased Positive Aspects of Caregiving scores in a dose-response manner, with regression coefficients of 7.0 (P = 0.014), 12.8 (P < 0.001) and 19.7 (P < 0.001) for the second quartile (Q2), third quartile (Q3) and fourth quartile (Q4) compared with the first quartile (Q1), respectively. Negative Aspects of Caregiving scores were significantly lower in Q4 compared with Q1, with a coefficient of -7.3 (P = 0.014).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Higher-quality formal care was associated with more positive and fewer negative caregiving aspects. Improving formal care quality might enhance family caregivers' perceptions of caregiving. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2025; ••: ••-••.</p>","PeriodicalId":12546,"journal":{"name":"Geriatrics & Gerontology International","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-04-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143985705","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Dental visit avoidance during the COVID-19 pandemic is associated with oral frailty in Japanese community-dwelling older adults.","authors":"Masanori Iwasaki, Maki Shirobe, Keiko Motokawa, Asuka Takeda, Yosuke Osuka, Narumi Kojima, Hiroyuki Sasai, Hiroki Inagaki, Fumiko Miyamae, Tsuyoshi Okamura, Hirohiko Hirano, Shuichi Awata","doi":"10.1111/ggi.70039","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ggi.70039","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim: </strong>Dental visits; that is, receiving oral healthcare and treatment by dental professionals, are important for maintaining oral health. Owing to the possibility of contracting COVID-19, individuals have been reluctant to visit medical institutions. How the oral function of older individuals in Japan has been affected by dental visit avoidance is unknown. We examined the association between COVID-19-related dental visit avoidance and oral frailty status among community-dwelling older adults.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This cross-sectional study targeted community-dwelling adults aged ≥70 years who participated in the Itabashi Longitudinal Study on Aging. Those with self-perceived dental care needs and without incomplete data were included in the analysis. Oral frailty was assessed using the Oral Frailty 5-item Checklist. Dental visit status during the COVID-19 pandemic was determined via questionnaire. Poisson regression analysis was used, in which dental visit status (3 categories: COVID-19-related dental visit avoidance; dental visit avoidance for other reasons; and no dental visit avoidance [reference]) was set as the independent variable, and oral frailty (present or absent) was set as the dependent variable.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among the 854 participants analyzed (average age 77.8 years, 377 men and 477 women), 50.2% had oral frailty, and 13.1% avoided dental visits because of COVID-19, even when they had something wrong with their mouth. After adjusting for health characteristics and sociodemographic background, COVID-19-related dental visit avoidance was associated with oral frailty (prevalence ratio 1.24, 95% confidence interval 1.05-1.48).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Our study showed a greater oral frailty prevalence among community-dwelling older adults who avoided dental visits because of COVID-19. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2025; ••: ••-••.</p>","PeriodicalId":12546,"journal":{"name":"Geriatrics & Gerontology International","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-04-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143998595","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Deciphering the relationship between sarcopenia and aging: A combined text mining and bioinformatics approach.","authors":"Takahiro Kamihara, Takuya Omura, Atsuya Shimizu","doi":"10.1111/ggi.70042","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ggi.70042","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim: </strong>Sarcopenia is recognized as an age-related muscle disease, but there has been no comprehensive analysis of what is different between normal aging and sarcopenia, with an awareness of the worldwide research to date. Therefore, in this study, we used text mining of PubMed articles on sarcopenia and focused our bioinformatics analysis on the items that have been identified.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This study compared gene-level changes in sarcopenia and normal aging to identify sarcopenia-specific gene changes using high-throughput sequencing data. In particular, text mining analysis was used to identify pathways and mechanisms of interest in sarcopenia research, and focus more on these mechanisms.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We identified the pathways common to sarcopenia and normal aging. Interleukin-7 pathways were associated with both conditions. Although changes in phagosome-related pathways were suggested as sarcopenia-specific, no significant changes in phagosome formation, lysosome-related and mitophagy-related gene groups were identified. However, genes in the nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase catalytic subunit family were shown to be possibly altered, suggesting the involvement of oxidative stress regulatory pathways.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>A comprehensive bioinformatics analysis, complemented by the text mining of the extant literature, suggested that sarcopenia might not be characterized by a failure of autophagy as a whole, but rather, by a disruption of oxidative stress regulation, particularly nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase catalytic subunit-related pathways at a subsequent stage of autophagy after phagosome-lysosome fusion. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2025; ••: ••-••.</p>","PeriodicalId":12546,"journal":{"name":"Geriatrics & Gerontology International","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-04-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143995981","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}