The journal of nutrition, health & aging
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J Nutr Health Aging · Feb 2012
Frailty and cognitive impairment as predictors of mortality in older Mexican Americans.
Examine the association between frailty and cognitive impairment as predictors of mortality over a 10-year period in a selected sample of older Mexican Americans. ⋯ The relation between frailty and cognitive impairment needs careful analysis in this population to establish pathways increasing mortality and decreasing quality of life. Our results suggest frailty is a stronger predictor of mortality for older Mexican Americans than cognitive impairment.
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J Nutr Health Aging · Feb 2012
Multicenter StudyCourse of neuropsychiatric symptoms during a 4-year follow up in the REAL-FR cohort.
The multicenter PHRC REAL-FR cohort study was designed to follow community-dwelling patients with a diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease. The present study describes the evolution of neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) over 4 years. ⋯ The present study shows that 2 types of symptoms increased primarily over time: Apathy and Hyperactivity. The coexistence of such opposite symptoms over time according to our result should be taken into consideration by clinicians treating those patients.