Cognitive fragility – predictive factor for neurocognitive disorders. Methods of evaluation and prevention of cognitive fragility in clinical practice

Frailty is a clinical condition, associated with the pathological aging process, as well as a major risk for the occurrence of chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Cognitive functions of people over 65 years old are influenced by numerous biological, psychological and social factors that contribute to the development of neurodegenerative disorder. Cognitive decline plays a fundamental role and contributes to the frailty syndrome in elderly people, which has led to the emergence of a new concept – cognitive frailty. Unlike most neurodegenerative diseases, frailty can be partially reversible, with the help of influencing factors and specific interventions at the emergence of it.