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01-04-2021 | Mild Neurocognitive Disorder

The Evolutionary Stage of Cognitive Frailty and Its Changing Characteristics in Old Adults

Authors: Jiao Lu, Q. Q. Guo, Y. Wang, Z. X. Zuo, Y. Y. Li

Published in: The journal of nutrition, health & aging | Issue 4/2021

Abstract

Objectives

This study aimed to explore the evolutionary stage of the elderly from the normal to the cognitive frailty, and to identify the important factors which influenced the changes of the cognitive frailty stage from the «physiological-psychological-social» perspective.

Design

A cross-sectional study.

Setting and Participants

A random cluster sampling was used to recruit 4,010 old adults living in community from Shanxi province in China.

Measurements

Data were collected by face-to-face questionnaire survey. Multinomial logistic regression was used to screen the factors contributing to the 6 population groups with various cognitive functions and frailty status. Principal component analysis was used to redefine the evolutionary stages of cognitive frailty, while the orthogonal partial least squares discrimination analysis and binary logistic regression were used to identify the important factors and distinguish different stages and influence directions.

Results

The factors contributing to the population with various cognitive functions and frailty status were involved in all aspects of «physical-psychological-social». Apart from normal group, other 5 groups were clustered into «stage of frailty change» and « stage of cognitive frailty change». Aging, early onset of chronic diseases, high pain intensity, and poor nutritional status might deteriorate the individual’s evolution from “normal stage” to “stage of frailty change” while the increasing social activity might promote the individual’s health. Simultaneously, early onset of chronic diseases, high pain intensity and poor nutritional status also played important roles in the evolution of individual from “stage of frailty change” to “stage of cognitive frailty change”.

Conclusion

The formation of cognitive frailty might experience the «normal-frailty-cognitive frailty» stages change, and both the prevention and intervention of frailty might delay the occurrence of cognitive frailty. Therefore, the strategies for both prevention and intervention among old adults should be throughout centered on the parts of preventing the premature onset of chronic diseases, carrying out stage-tailored nutrition intervention, and establishing standardized pain management, especially the part of increasing the social activities among older adults.

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Title: The Evolutionary Stage of Cognitive Frailty and Its Changing Characteristics in Old Adults
Authors: Jiao Lu
Q. Q. Guo
Y. Wang
Z. X. Zuo
Y. Y. Li
Publication date: 01-04-2021
Publisher: Springer Paris
Keyword: Mild Neurocognitive Disorder
Published in: The journal of nutrition, health & aging / Issue 4/2021
Print ISSN: 1279-7707
Electronic ISSN: 1760-4788
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12603-020-1560-8

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