JMIR Aging

Oral health of nursing home residents is generally poor, largely due to age-related conditions that increase their vulnerability and make them more dependent on others for oral care. Poor oral health can significantly impact general health and well-being, highlighting the important role of caregivers in preventing, detecting, and addressing residents’ oral health problems in time. The interRAI Suite of instruments, widely used for comprehensive health assessments, offers the opportunity for non-dental caregivers to assess oral health as part of general health and well-being and facilitates the integration of oral health in general care planning.

The development and introduction of an AI-based Clinical Decision Support System (CDSS) in surgical departments within the SURGE-Ahead project responds to the increasing aging population. Thereby, digital geriatric co-management with an evidence-based evaluation of the patient’s health condition and corresponding medical recommendations is aimed to improve the perioperative geriatric patient care.

Intraoperative hypotension (IOH) is an important risk factor for major adverse cardiac events (MACE) in patients undergoing noncardiac surgery. However, the IOH threshold in elderly patients remains controversial.

The global population of older adults is rapidly increasing while the number of relative caregivers is declining. This creates a critical need for solutions that support caregiving and enable older adults to age in place while maintaining their independence. Many existing caregiving technologies focus on easing caregivers' burdens through surveillance-based systems, which often prioritize caregivers' needs over those of older adults. Such designs can unintentionally disempower older adults by devaluing their autonomy and decision-making capabilities.

With a global ageing population, technology has been proposed as a solution to address the growing demand for services in the in-home aged care sector. Despite the potential of technology, there are difficulties when implementing technology into routine care delivery. There is a lack of evidence regarding the specific factors affecting technology use in the in-home aged care setting from the perspective of the direct care workforce.

Neuroimaging is crucial in the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (AD). In recent years, artificial intelligence (AI) based neuroimaging technology has rapidly developed, providing new methods for accurate diagnosis of AD, but its performance differences still need to be systematically evaluated.

Vascular mild cognitive impairment (VMCI) is a significant global health concern, particularly in Asia. The visual cognitive assessment test (VCAT) has shown promise as a language-neutral screening tool for cognitive impairment.

Disability is a global public health challenge, with its prevalence increasing, particularly among older adults, and it exerts a profound impact on both health outcomes and mortality rates.

As the global population continues to age, the prevalence of sarcopenia is gradually increasing, and the loss of skeletal muscle mass is one of the manifestations of sarcopenia. Low calf circumference is often used as a predictor of poor skeletal muscle mass or sarcopenia. The older adults usually have a combination of multiple chronic diseases. There is a lack of evidence to explore the risk factors for low calf circumference with multimorbidity in Chinese community-dwelling older adults.

The digital divide has loomed as a global public issue in recent years. However, evidence is limited regarding whether the digital divide is associated with health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and whether digital back-feeding would buffer this association.

In Latin American countries, the prevalence of noncommunicable diseases has increased rapidly in recent decades. Mobile health (mHealth) apps are now widely available at low cost and are easy to implement, offering an opportunity to encourage healthy lifestyles in older adults. However, at present, there are no mHealth apps that integrate multidomain healthy lifestyle interventions specifically adapted for older adults in Chile.

Domestic violence (DV) among older adults is an understudied area, often overlapping with abuse of older people, intimate partner violence, and behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia.