Open AccessPhysical Frailty Phenotype Criteria and Their Synergistic Association on Cognitive Functioning
Author(s) -
Nadia M. Chu,
Karen BandeenRoche,
QianLi Xue,
Michelle C. Carlson,
A. Richey Sharrett,
Alden L. Gross
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the journals of gerontology. series a, biological sciences and medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1758-535X
pISSN - 1079-5006
DOI - 10.1093/gerona/glaa267
Subject(s) - cognition , gait , cognitive decline , weight loss , effects of sleep deprivation on cognitive performance , gerontology , weakness , psychology , association (psychology) , physical medicine and rehabilitation , medicine , dementia , obesity , psychiatry , disease , surgery , psychotherapist
Frailty (physical frailty phenotype [PFP]) and its criteria (slow gait, weakness, weight loss, low activity, and exhaustion) are each associated with cognitive dysfunction. The extent to which the PFP is associated with cognition beyond that expected from its component parts remains uncertain.