The Case for Stage-Specific Frailty Interventions Spanning Community Aging to Cognitive Impairment

• Published in: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association Vol. 16; no. 11; p. 1003.e13
• Main Authors: Chong, Mei Sian, Tay, Laura, Ismail, Noor Hafizah, Tan, Chay Hoon, Yew, Suzanne, Yeo, Audrey, Ye, Ruijing, Leung, Bernard, Ding, Yew Yoong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.11.2015
• Subjects: Aged; Aging - psychology; Alzheimer Disease; Cognition Disorders; Cognitive Dysfunction; Cross-Sectional Studies; Frail Elderly; Geriatric Assessment - methods; Humans; Independent Living; Middle Aged; Obesity; Sarcopenia; Frailty; cognitive impairment; obesity; sarcopenia

To explore factors associated with frailty across the continuum of healthy aging to cognitive impairment (mild cognitive impairment [MCI], mild and moderate Alzheimer disease [AD]). Cross-sectional study. Senior activity centers and the outpatient memory clinic of a tertiary hospital. Community-dwel...