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An introduction to the journal is presented in which the editor discusses the various topics within the issue, including subdural haematoma, an assessment of a special care acute hospital unit for people with dementia, and the epidemiology of deaths during emergency admission to hospitals.

The article presents summaries of several research on age, ageing, vascular disease, falls, cognition, frailty and pain. A randomized controlled trial evaluated a falls prevention bundle for hospitalised patients. Another study compared nebulised ketamine with intravenous morphine for moderate-to-severe acute musculoskeletal pain in emergency departments. Researchers examined outcomes for older patients with myocardial infarction using a prospective coronary reperfusion registry.

The article considers the concept of intrinsic capacity, the composite of physical and mental abilities that an individual can draw upon, as an opportunity to intervene to promote healthy ageing. It discusses the association of high-impact factors that describe the health status of individuals including locomotor, sensory, vitality, psychological and cognition domains to functional ability or loss in old age. It hypothesizes that changes in IC precede the process of disability development.

An introduction is presented to a series of commissioned commentaries within the issue on topics including current care for older people in Australia, care home research, structured advance care planning and end-of-life care in nursing homes, behavior in dementia care and trauma care.

An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses papers within the issue on various topics, including new models for clinical decision making, the role of genomics in understanding disease mechanisms, and a falls prevention program for care homes.

An introduction is presented in which the author discusses articles within the issue on topics including innovations and developments in geriatric medicine, therapeutic and health benefits of sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors, and telephone-based self-management support for older people at risk of hospital admission.

An introduction to articles published within the issue is presented in which the editor discusses topics on the exergaming interventions in Parkinson's disease, the prevalence of frailty in patients with atrial fibrillation, and hip fracture.

An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses various topics within the issue, including falls prevention in older people, the threats to geriatric rehabilitation, and the decision-making process to antibiotic prescribing.

An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses the various topics within the issue, including geriatric medicine, hypertension treatments, and mild cognitive impairment (MCI).

An introduction to the journal is presented in which the editor discusses the various topics within the issue like geriatric medicine, polypharmacy, sarcopenia, and mapping of frailty.

An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses the various topics tackled within the issue like the effects of COVID-19 on care homes, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) outcomes in older people, and cancer care for people living with dementia.

An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses various reports within the issue on topics including health effects of alcohol, diagnosing osteoporosis, and nocturia.

The author discusses several studies related to geriatric medicine as of September 2019. Topics covered include advances in radiotherapy that make treatments more effective while reducing adverse effects, an increase in the range of oral therapies for type 2 diabetes, and development of geriatric liaison services for older people attending various other specialties.

To estimate the number of people worldwide requiring daily assistance from another person in carrying out health, domestic or personal tasks. Data from the Global Burden of Disease Study were used to calculate the prevalence of severe levels of disability, and consequently, to estimate dependency. Population projections were used to forecast changes over the next 50 years. The greatest burden of dependency currently falls in sub-Saharan Africa, where the "dependency ratio"(ratioofdependent peopletothepopulationofworkingage)is about 10%, compared with 7– 8% elsewhere. Large increases in prevalence are predicted in sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Latin America of up to 5-foldor6-fold in some cases.These increases will occur in the context of generally increasing populations,and dependency ratios will increase modestly to about 10%.The dependency ratio will increase more in China (14%) and India (12%) than in other areas with large prevalence increases. Established market economies, especially Europe and Japan,will experience modest increases in the prevalence of dependency (30%),and in the dependency ratio (up to 10%). Former Socialist economies of Europe will have static or declining numbers of dependent people, but will have large increases in the dependency ratio (up to 13%). Many countries will be greatly affected by the increasing number of dependent people and will need to identify the human and financial resources to support them. Much improved collection of data on disability and on the needs of caregivers is required.The prevention of disability and provision of support for caregivers needs greater priority. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The authors reflect on benefits, and possible disadvantage in terms of cost, of second-eye cataract surgery. Topics discussed include improved quality of life after a successful cataract surgery, evidence which suggests that the rate of falling may increase after first-eye cataract surgery, and improvement of vision due to second eye cataract surgery, which is beyond to that achieved by first-eye surgery.

An introduction to the journal is presented in which the editor discusses the various articles published within the issue on topics like the minimal focus given to older people in healthcare, the rehabilitation needs for COVID-19 patients, and the risk of COVID-19 in care homes.

An introduction to the journal is presented that focuses on article related to drug prescribing for older people, including difficulties faced by people with sensory impairments in medicines management, trajectories of ageing in a large Australian women's cohort, and the onset of dementia amongst people with diabetes.

An introduction to the journal is presented in which the editor discusses the various articles published within the issue on such topics as Feeding via the Oral Route With Acknowledged Risk of Deterioration (FORWARD) care bundle, urinary incontinence, and frailty in older people.