Advancing the definition of cognitive frailty: the association of combined prefrailty and subjective memory complaints (“Cognitive-Prefrailty”) with cognitive performance, physical function and quality of life in community-dwelling older adults

Objective

​Cognitive frailty is the simultaneous presence of both physical frailty and cognitive impairment, excluding concurrent dementia. This condition confers a greater risk of adverse outcomes compared to either condition alone. Despite its importance to the health of the older adult, there is no consensus on a clinical approach that will feasibly and reliably identify this group of individuals. The study proposes “cognitive-prefrailty”, a combination of prefrailty and individuals identified by subjective memory complaints.

Collaborators

1. NTU

2. TTSH

3. NUHS