Declines and Impairment in Executive Function Predict Onset of Physical Frailty

Conclusions:
Findings inform the association of executive functioning with transitions to frailty, suggesting both impairments in and declines in executive functioning are associated with risk of frailty onset. It remains to be determined whether these associations are causal or whether shared aging related or other mechanisms are involved.

Source: Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences - November 11, 2016 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Gross, A. L., Xue, Q.-L., Bandeen-Roche, K., Fried, L. P., Varadhan, R., McAdams-DeMarco, M. A., Walston, J., Carlson, M. C. Tags: Research Article Source Type: research