Les termes<< frele>> et<< fragilite>> sont tres repandus dans les publications sur la
geriatrie et la gerontologie, mais qui sont les<< personnes agees freles>>? Dans la plupart …

Background Cognitive decline among seniors is a pressing health care issue. Specific
exercise training may combat cognitive decline. We compared the effect of once-weekly and …

This paper represents an expert-based consensus statement on pain assessment among
older adults. It is intended to provide recommendations that will be useful for both …

Background Comorbid depression is a leading neuropsychiatric complication in the
Alzheimer's disease (AD) syndrome. In 2011, diagnostic criteria for AD were revised to …

Background Not all cognitively impaired people have dementia, but those who do not meet
current criteria for dementia have received little study. We report a comprehensive estimate …

Objectives: This randomized clinical trial aimed to assess the effectiveness of a pyramid‐
based education for improving the oral health of elders in long‐term care (LTC) facilities …

Background. Frailty and fitness are important attributes of older persons, but population
samples of their prevalence, attributes, and outcomes are limited. Methods. The authors …

We report secondary findings from a randomized controlled trial on the effects of exercise on
memory in older adults with probable MCI. We randomized 86 women aged 70–80 years …

Objective To examine the clinical utility of the Clock Test for identifying dementia. Design
Group comparisons. Setting A hospital‐based out‐patient diagnostic clinic. Patients …

Background Falls are a major health care problem for older people and are associated with
cognitive dysfunction. Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is an increasingly recognized clinical …