Aging Population

Overview

The aging population, or population ageing, is the demographic shift toward a larger proportion of older adults within a population, driven by sustained increases in longevity together with declining fertility. This transition reshapes the epidemiology of disease and places distinctive demands on health and social-care systems, since older adults more often live with multimorbidity, frailty, and chronic non-communicable disease. Geriatric health priorities arising from this shift include nutritional status and the risk of undernutrition, the assessment of body composition and anthropometry when standing height is difficult to measure, musculoskeletal conditions such as osteoarthritis, the prevention of falls and their consequences for women and after trauma, the preservation of physical function and quality of life, and the provision of appropriate end-of-life care. Mental health, including depression in later life, frequently coexists with these physical conditions. Peer-reviewed research in this area examines diet and nutritional status of older adults in rural settings, arm-span as a surrogate for height in estimating body mass index, discharge disposition in older women after trauma, osteoarthritis in relation to falls and depression, quality of life among older persons living with non-communicable diseases, body composition in nonagenarians, and end-of-life care for the elderly. These strands connect demographic change to the clinical and functional priorities of geriatric medicine.

Research published in this journal

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

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 48 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

• Key determinants for lowering the risk of joint replacement in weight-bearing joints: a population-based cohort study
  2026 · Arthroplasty
• An exploratory study on the prevalence of dysphagia and malnutrition risk among older residents in care homes
  2026 · Journal of Food Science and Technology
• A person-centered approach to collaboration for osteoarthritis management: a qualitative exploration of patients’ perspectives
  2026 · Journal of Interprofessional Care
• The nutritional status and problems among older adults in a selected rural community of kerala
  Bindu John et al. · 2025 · Annals of Geriatric Education and Medical Sciences
• Prediction of Stature using Percutaneous long bones of the Upper and Lower limbs among Asante and Ewe Ethnic Groups in Ghana
  Okwan Daniel Kobina et al. · 2025 · Journal of Forensic Science and Research
• A cross-sectional study on prevalence of self-reported morbidity among elderly aged above 60 years residing in urban slums of Kurnool District, Andhra Pradesh, India
  2025 · MRIMS Journal of Health Sciences
• Prediction of Stature using Percutaneous long bones of the Upper and Lower limbs among Asante and Ewe Ethnic Groups in Ghana
  2025 · Journal of Forensic Science and Research
• An exploratory study on the prevalence of dysphagia and malnutrition risk among older residents in care homes
  2025 · Journal of Food Science and Technology

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