• Turk J Med Sci · Oct 2021

    Association of Physical Frailty with Cognitive Function and Mood in Older Adults without Dementia and Depression.

    • Rana Tuna Doğrul, Hacer Doğan Varan, Cemal KızılarslanoğluMuhammetMDivision of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey., Mustafa Kemal Kılıç, Özgür Kara, Güneş Arık, Meltem Gülhan Halil, Mustafa Cankurtaran, and Burcu Balam Doğu.
    • Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.
    • Turk J Med Sci. 2021 Oct 21; 51 (5): 233423402334-2340.

    Background/AimPhysical frailty is thought to be related with a decline in cognitive function, mood, and social activities, especially in patients with depression and dementia. It is not clear whether or not physical frailty is associated with an impairment in cognitive function and mood in patients without dementia and depression. In this study, we evaluated the association of physical frailty with cognitive function and mood in geriatric patients without dementia and depression.Material And MethodsIn this study, 612 patients aged 65 years and over were evaluated. Physical frailty was assessed by using Fried criteria. Furthermore, comprehensive geriatric assessment was performed to each patient.ResultsMedian age of the patients was 72 years (min-max: 65–93), 58% were female, and 6.5% were frail. Clock drawing (p < 0.001), MMSE (p < 0.001), and Yesevage geriatric depression scale (p: 0.010) test results were worse in frail patients compared to pre-frail and robust ones. Age (p: 0.009), being university graduate (p: 0.031), three words recall test (p: 0.014), activities of daily living (ADL) (p: 0.006), instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) (p < 0.001), and MNA-SF (p: 0.001) scores were determined to be independent related factors of frailty.ConclusionWe have demonstrated that cognitive function and mood might be associated with physical frailty in patients without dementia and depression.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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