Open AccessNeurocognitive and Muscular Capacities Are Associated with Frailty in Adults with Cirrhosis
Author(s) -
Susan L. Murphy,
James K. Richardson,
Jennifer Blackwood,
Beanna Martinez,
Elliot B. Tapper
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
digestive diseases and sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.14
H-Index - 124
eISSN - 1573-2568
pISSN - 0163-2116
DOI - 10.1007/s10620-020-06099-4
Subject(s) - grip strength , neurocognitive , sarcopenia , medicine , rehabilitation , hand strength , physical medicine and rehabilitation , physical therapy , quality of life (healthcare) , psychological intervention , cirrhosis , cognition , nursing , psychiatry
Frailty is common in cirrhosis and associated with mortality, hospitalization, and reduced quality of life. Interventions aimed at forestalling frailty are limited by a lack of understanding of underlying physiologic deficits.