Multidimensional factors associated with cognitive impairment: the roles of depression, sarcopenia, frailty, and chronic diseases in community-dwelling older women
Namsu Kim, Sam-Jun Lee, Jinseok Lee · 2026
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Namsu Kim, Sam-Jun Lee, and Jinseok Lee study memory and thinking problems in older women living at home in South Korea in a 2026 report. The group included 1,065 women aged 65 or older from 13 cities. Thinking was screened with a standard dementia test, while mood, muscle weakness, frailty, and long-term illness were also recorded.
Women with impaired thinking showed more depression, weaker muscles, more frailty, and more chronic illness than peers with normal scores. After adjusting for age and other factors, depression, diabetes, arthritis, weak muscles, and frailty each stayed linked to impairment. The authors argue that care should tackle mood, strength, and frailty together, since each may be open to change.
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| CREATOR | Namsu Kim, Sam-Jun Lee, Jinseok Lee |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 26008 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |