The International Journal of Nursing Studies journal will be publishing a Special Issue focusing on the care of the older person.

Trends in population aging, especially among the world’s developed nations, are demonstrating unprecedented growth which will have profound social, economic, and health implications in the near future. Nurses will be critical assets in the process of developing the health infrastructure to cope with the needs of an ageing society and the resulting complex clinical challenges. Such challenges will include the organisation of care and the management of multiple chronic health problems.

With the ultimate aim of improving the quality of care of older persons, research in nursing and related fields is urgently needed.

The International Journal of Nursing Studies is currently inviting papers which present the findings of studies evaluating interventions and innovations, descriptive studies using either or both quantitative and qualitative approaches, as well as systematic reviews investigating the state of the science in discrete areas of elder care in any setting.

We would like to invite authors to submit their full manuscripts for consideration to the International Journal of Nursing Studies at http://ees.elsevier.com/ijns - Submit under 'Special Issue – Older Person Nursing' by 30 June 2012.

Care of Older Persons Special Issue Announcement

Improving the care of older persons: Call for papers to a special issue