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August 21, 2025

Physician’s Role in Managing Driver’s Licenses for Older Adults: Implications for Korea

Seung Young Yoon, Da Hea Seo

Ann Geriatr Med Res. 2025;29(4):424-429.

The increasing proportion of older adult drivers presents a growing road safety challenge in Korea, highlighted by a significant rise in traffic accidents involving individuals aged 65 years and older....

Original Article

October 27, 2025

High Mortality and Medical Costs in Geriatric Trauma Patients: Surgical Treatment and Risk Factors from a Retrospective Cohort Study at a Level I Trauma Center

Huei-Rong Tu, Tzu-Hsin Lin, Li-Min Hsu, et al.

Ann Geriatr Med Res. 2025;29(4):430-439.

Background: Trauma remains a leading cause of death and disability. With the rapidly growing aging population, geriatric patients face heightened trauma risks due to physiological decline and comorbidities. Despite the...

Original Article

September 11, 2025

Developing a Latin American Delphi Consensus on Vaccination for Respiratory Diseases in Older Adults

José F. Parodi, Fernando M. Runzer-Colmenares, Carlos Cano-Gutiérrez, et al.

Ann Geriatr Med Res. 2025;29(4):440-449.

Background: Respiratory infections significantly impact older adults in Latin America, highlighting the need for regionally adapted consensus-based vaccination recommendations to guide preventive strategies. This study aimed to develop a consensus...

Original Article

September 3, 2025

Reliability and Validity of a Self-administered Online Assessment of Intrinsic Capacity: A Singapore Cohort Study

Wai Munn Robin Choo, Lay Khoon Lau, Li Ling Grace Cheong, et al.

Ann Geriatr Med Res. 2025;29(4):450-458.

Background: To ascertain the construct validity and reliability of a self-administered web-based assessment of intrinsic capacity (IC). The study design was a cross-sectional analysis using data from a prospective cohort. Methods:...

Original Article

September 30, 2025

Social Frailty in Older Adults: Proposal and Application of an Original Measurement Index

Hernán-David García-Botina, Gloria-María Sierra-Hincapié

Ann Geriatr Med Res. 2025;29(4):459-467.

Background: To develop and apply a multidimensional Social Frailty Index (SFI) to estimate the prevalence of social frailty among older adults in four departments of Colombia. Methods: A cross-sectional, analytical study...

Original Article

September 8, 2025

Dose-Response Association between Hand Dexterity and Functional Disability: A Longitudinal Study from the Kasama Study

Namhoon Lim, Kenji Tsunoda, Jaehoon Seol, et al.

Ann Geriatr Med Res. 2025;29(4):468-476.

Background: Poor hand dexterity may increase the risk of functional disability; however, few studies have examined the relationship between hand dexterity and incident functional disability. The aim of this study...

Original Article

August 29, 2025

Group Chair-Stand Exercise and Cognitive Recovery in Sarcopenic Stroke Patients

Fumihiko Nagano, Yoshihiro Yoshimura, Ayaka Matsumoto, et al.

Ann Geriatr Med Res. 2025;29(4):477-486.

Background: Evidence on the effectiveness of exercise for cognitive recovery in patients with sarcopenia is limited. This study examined the association between group-based chair-stand exercise and cognitive improvement during convalescent...

Original Article

October 1, 2025

Possible Sarcopenia is Related to Leisure-Time Physical Activity but Not to Occupational Activity

Bokun Kim, Yosuke Osuka, Xiaoguang Zhao, et al.

Ann Geriatr Med Res. 2025;29(4):487-495.

Background: Physical activity (PA) has long been considered a key strategy in the management of sarcopenia. To our knowledge, this is the first study to examine domain-specific physical activity, including...

Original Article

October 1, 2025

Sex-specific All-cause Mortality is Associated with Adiposity in the Malaysian Elders Longitudinal Research (MELoR) Study

Nurul Nabilah Akmal Hashim, Sumaiyah Mat, Phyo Kyaw Myint, et al.

Ann Geriatr Med Res. 2025;29(4):496-506.

Background: While adiposity has been found to be protective against adverse outcomes in older adults, the role of muscle in this association remains underexplored. This study sought to evaluate sex-specific...

Original Article

November 10, 2025

Trends and Socioeconomic Disparities in Polypharmacy and Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use among 66-Year-Olds in Korea: A Nationwide Study, 2012–2021

Hee-Won Jung, Hoyol Jhang, Kyunik Park, et al.

Ann Geriatr Med Res. 2025;29(4):507-518.

Background: With increasing life expectancy, the number of older adults with multiple chronic conditions requiring complex medication regimens is growing, raising concerns about polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) use....

Original Article

August 21, 2025

Potentially Inappropriate Medication in Homebound Older Adults Receiving Home Medical Care

Yukari Hattori, Taro Kojima, Hironobu Hamaya, et al.

Ann Geriatr Med Res. 2025;29(4):519-524.

Background: This study aimed to reveal demographic data for care-dependent older adults receiving home medical care and to evaluate whether potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) prescriptions were associated with hospitalization and...

Original Article

October 17, 2025

Mental Health Service Utilization among Older Adults in Indonesia: Nationwide Retrospective Cohort Study Using the National Health Insurance Claims Data, 2015–2023

Yeni Mahwati, Syarif Rahman Hasibuan

Ann Geriatr Med Res. 2025;29(4):525-533.

Background: Mental health disorders among older adults are an increasing global concern, with depression affecting up to 30% globally and even higher in developing countries. In Indonesia, despite high prevalence,...

Current Issue: Volume 29(4); Dec 2025

Association Between Dietary Variety, Oral Function, and Body Composition Among Outpatients at a Community Dental Clinic Emi Akama, Wataru Fujii, Sayaka Nishio, et al. [Accepted] Original Article January 5, 2026 PDF	The Growing Burden of Fall-Related Injuries Among Older Adults: A Seven-Year Study from a Tertiary Medical Center in Taiwan Yu-Chieh Tsai, Shey-Ying Chen, Ya-Mei Chen, et al. [Accepted] Original Article January 5, 2026 PDF
Prediction of postoperative hypokalemia in patients with severe carotid artery stenosis undergoing standard carotid endarterectomy: a retrospective cohort study Suiyuan Hu, Xuan Lai, Yunfeng Han [Accepted] Original Article December 29, 2025 PDF	Diagnostic performance of arm circumference compared to other indicators for detecting sarcopenia in older adults Brena Leticia Gomes de Paiva, Claudia Porto Sabino Pinho Ramiro, Cyro Rego Cabral Junior, et al. [Accepted] Original Article December 29, 2025 PDF
Predictors of poor post-discharge exercise adherence in older inpatients with musculoskeletal disorders Sae Yoda, Tatsuya Hirase [Accepted] Original Article December 19, 2025 PDF	Citizen-Led Integrated Care in Depopulated Rural Areas: Addressing Depression and Frailty in Older Adults Suhyeon Choi, Susan Park, Eunhee Choi, et al. [Accepted] Original Article December 12, 2025 PDF
The World Health Organization Integrated Care for Older People (ICOPE) Framework and the Association with Frailty in Older Adults Wan-Yun Chou, Kun-Pei Lin, Chiung-Jung Wen, et al. [Accepted] Original Article December 2, 2025 Full text PubReader ePub PDF	Microscopic Polyangiitis in a Nonagenarian: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenges in Geriatric Vasculitis Leila C. Tou, Colleen Doyle, Gregory Payne, et al. [Accepted] Case Report November 27, 2025 Full text PubReader ePub PDF
Utility of self-rated vs informant-rate AD8 (Ascertain Dementia 8) for detection of early cognitive impairment: Experience of a “real-world” memory clinic Khin Khin Win, Justin Chew, . Jun Pei Lim, et al. [Accepted] Original Article November 27, 2025 PDF	Increased Phase Angle Reflects Improvement in Activities of Daily Living and Muscle Health in Post-Stroke Rehabilitation Kouki Yoneda, Yoshihiro Yoshimura, Hidetaka Wakabayashi, et al. [Accepted] Original Article November 12, 2025 PDF

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