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Geriatric

Geriatric care is the field of health science concerned with the health, function, and wellbeing of older adults, typically those aged sixty-five and over, whose care is shaped by ageing physiology, multimorbidity, and distinct clinical syndromes. It addresses the complex, often overlapping problems of later life, i…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 80× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2997-1969 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Geriatric care is the field of health science concerned with the health, function, and wellbeing of older adults, typically those aged sixty-five and over, whose care is shaped by ageing physiology, multimorbidity, and distinct clinical syndromes. It addresses the complex, often overlapping problems of later life, including frailty, falls, cognitive decline and dementia, depression, malnutrition and impaired hydration, reduced mobility, and the management of multiple chronic conditions and medications. A defining feature is comprehensive, person-centred assessment that integrates physical, cognitive, functional, nutritional, and psychosocial dimensions rather than treating diseases in isolation. Research in this area examines discharge outcomes after traumatic injury in older patients, frailty and immune function, body composition and nutritional assessment in older adults, hydration status, cognitive stimulation for mild cognitive impairment, behaviour management for depression in dementia, oncogeriatric populations, and the relationship between cardiovascular risk, depression, and health conservation in vulnerable older people. Effective geriatric care emphasizes preserving independence and quality of life, preventing avoidable decline, coordinating care across providers, and supporting caregivers. As populations age, this discipline becomes increasingly central to healthcare, requiring specialized knowledge to manage the interacting medical, functional, and social needs of older adults and to balance benefit and burden in treatment decisions.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

2017

Frailty and the Immune System

Wilson DaisyCorresponding author
Institute of Ageing and Inflammation, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK, B15 2GW
Exact topic Aging Research And Healthcare Cited by 19 doi:10.14302/issn.2474-7785.jarh-17-1578
2016

Depression and Dementia

Volicer LadislavCorresponding author
School of Aging Studies, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
Exact topic Depression And Therapy Cited by 2 doi:10.14302/issn.2476-1710.jdt-16-1260

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 80 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Geriatric, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in International Journal of Health Statistics (ISSN 2997-1969).

Journal editorial board
Mairead Bermingham · United Kingdom Naghmeh Mirhosseini · Canada Nunzia Nappo · Italy

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