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Geriatrics and Gerontolog y International Volume 20 Issue 4, April 2020
EPIDEMIOLOGY, CLINICAL PRACTICE
AND HEALTH
Low alanine aminotransferase levels predict low muscle
strength in older patients with diabetes: A nationwide
cross-sectional study in Korea
SM Chung et al.
Association of long-term care needs, approaching death
and age with medical and long-term care expendituresin the last year of life: An analysis of insurance claims
data
H Mori, T Ishizaki and R Takahashi
Nationwide survey of continence status among older adultresidents living in long-term care facilities in Japan:
The prevalence and associated risk factors ofincontinence and effect of comprehensive care on
continence status
M Suzuki et al.
Reliability and construct validity of a novel
motor–cognitive dual-task test: A Stepping Trail
Making Test
Y Osuka et al.
Chronic stressors, stress coping and depressive tendencies
among older adults
Y Murayama et al.
Drug prescription patterns and factors associated with
polypharmacy in >1 million older adults in Tokyo
T Ishizaki et al.
Evaluating the sit-to-stand transfer assistance from asmart walker in older adults with motor impairments
C Werner et al.
Frequent emergency department use by older adults
with ambulatory care sensitive conditions:
A population-based cohort study
I Dufour et al.
Medical interventions suppressed progression of advanced
Alzheimer’s disease more than mild Alzheimer’s disease
Y Honjo, K Ide and H Takechi
Randomized trial results of alerting primary clinicians
to severe weight loss among older adults in the Low
Indexes of Metabolism Intervention Trial part A
N Tsabar et al.
The relationship between cognition and functional
outcomes in rehabilitation: FIMCog vs. MoCA
E Zakharova-Luneva et al.
Interaction between worsening cognitive function anddeteriorating functional status on depressive symptoms
among Chinese community-dwelling elders
J Wang et al.
Malnutrition risk and hospital-acquired falls in older
adults: A cross-sectional, multicenter study
D Eglseer, M Hoedl and D Schoberer

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BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

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Knee osteoarthritis and its association with mental
health and health-related quality of life: A nationwide
cross-sectional study
H-M Park, H-S Kim and Y-J Lee

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LETTERS TO THE EDITORCASE REPORT
Reduced family care burden by using a communication
robot: Case report
S Suzumura et al.

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RESEARCH STUDIES
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SOCIAL RESEARCH, PLANNING AND PRACTICE
Impact of dementia on quality of death among cancer
patients: An observational study of home palliative
care users
K Hirooka et al.

Screening for vulnerable older people: Is theProbability of Repeated Admission scale an accurate
tool?
M Perez,VG Moreira and RA Lourenço
Clinical effectiveness of an intermediate careinpatient model based on integrated carepathways
SJ Santaeugènia et al.
Measuring the impact of age, gender and dementia oncommunication-robot interventions in residential
care homes
K Obayashi, N Kodate and S Masuyama

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Theory-based community outreach curriculum improves
skincare and foot care self-efficacy in Chinese American
older adults
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CS Zhong,VE Nambudiri and KJ Liu
Utility of the sarcopenia index for assessment of muscle
mass and nutritional status in patients with chronic
heart failure: Comparison with anthropometricparameters
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K Abe et al.

COMMENTS
Some comments for better understanding of the study
entitled “Which factors are associated with length ofstay in older patients with acute decompensated heart
failure with preserved ejection function?: AURORAstudy”
S Ozkok and G Bahat
Comments for better understanding of the study “Agingis independently associated with an increasing normal
respiratory rate among an older adult population ina clinical setting”
S Gunaydin et al.
Simple and easy predictors for long-stay on admission
are favorable to manage older patients with acutedecompensated heart failure with preserved ejection
function: AURORA study
M Nishino et al.

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