The PFS measured mental and physical fatigability using a 10-item performance-based questionnaire on social, sedentary, lifestyle or light-intensity, and moderate to high-intensity activity-related fatigue [62]. We used the traditional Chinese version of PFS, which had been validated in Taiwan [...
Delirium is a syndrome of acute brain dysfunction characterized by inattention and other mental status impairments. It is a major public health problem that affects at least 20% of older inpatients and has well-documented adverse associations.5 An emerging literature reveals that delirium is a strong...
Demographic information including age, gender, marital status at inclusion, and municipality of residence, was collected as a part of the general baseline examination. Formal level of care over time was recorded as living at home with domiciliary care, or living in a nursing home. Procedure A re...
Written informed consents were obtained from all participants, or in the case of cognitively impaired persons, from proxies. 2.2 Assessment of incident dementia and cognitive function Dementia was clinically diagnosed at each study visit based on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders...
The primary diagnosis of each hospitaliza- tion was obtained, and we categorized them according to the international classification of disease-10 clinical modification (ICD-10-CM) [16]. We excluded hospitali- zation data that were claimed from long-term care hospi- tals (convalescent or mental ...
In absence of therapies targeting symptomatic dementia, better understanding of the biology underlying a cognitive decline is warranted. Here we present the results of a meta-analysis of the impact of osteoarthritis (OA) on cognitive decline and overall
Dementia was diagnosed with both the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Revised Third Edition (DSM-III-R)(American Psychiatric Association, 1987) and International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD-10) (American Pychiatric Association Press, 1992) criteria. AD was ...
Subjective cognitive decline (SCD), i.e., the self-perceived feeling of worsening cognitive function, may be the first notable syndrome of preclinical Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. However, not all individuals with SCD progress. Stability of
SCD status was assessed using the Cognitive Function domain of the Kihon Checklist (KCL-CF). Health literacy, in turn, was evaluated using the Communicative and Critical Health Literacy (CCHL) scale. Global cognitive function and depressive symptoms were evaluated using the Mini-Mental State ...
Table 4.Logistic Regression Models Examining Association Between Discrimination in Medical Settings and Subjective Cognitive Decline in Transgender and Nonbinary Older Adults. 4. Discussion This study examined SCD and its association with psychosocial factors, such as mental health diagnoses, violence, and...