Cognitive impairment and low physical activity are the components of frailty more strongly associated with disability

Abstract

Cognitive impairment and low physical activity are the main contributing factors of frailty phenotype to disability. Better understanding the independent contribution of each frailty subdimension to the different adverse-health outcomes may help to provide a more adequate management of frail elderly.

Successful aging, a new challenge for developing countries: The Coyoacán Cohort

“…A detailed description of the methodology of the Coyoacán cohort has been reported elsewhere (10). Briefly, participants were identified through the database of the "Food aid, medical care and free drugs program" by the Mexican Government, which includes 95% of community-dwelling adults aged ≥ 70 years in Mexico City.…”

La fragilidad no se asocia con una baja frecuencia de vacunación en adultos mayores

“…1,[3][4][5] No obstante, la fragilidad ha sido erróneamente considerada como criterio para excluirlos de los beneficios de la inmunización. Si bien la pobre respuesta de los frágiles a las vacunas se ha asociado con pérdida funcional, 6 desnutrición o factores psicológicos, 7 no hay guías que recomienden lo opuesto.…”

“…Julio César Delgado-Arce, MC, (1) Juan Miguel Antonio García-Lara, MC, (1) Mario Ulises Pérez-Zepeda, MC, MSc, (2) José Alberto Ávila-Funes, MC, PhD. (1,3) avilafunes@live.com.mx (1) …”

Relationship between the Gérontopôle Frailty Screening Tool and the frailty phenotype in primary care

“…They remind the general practitioner to pay attention to the gait speed of the individual, his/her recent unintentional weight loss, or the possible presence of exhaustion. This part also contains a specific question about memory complaints of the subject (based on current evidence linking the cognitive and physical domains in the determination and manifestation of frailty [14][15][16] ) and another item about the social status of the person (a major component to consider in the design of preventive interventions against disability 17,18 ).…”