Associations between reversible and potentially reversible cognitive frailty and falls in community-dwelling older adults in China: a longitudinal study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Few studies have focused on comparing the effect of cognitive frailty (CF) with either cognitive impairment or frailty alone on fall risk. Further, studies investigating the effect of reversible cognitive frailty (RCF) or potentially reversible cognitive frailty (PRCF) on fall risk are scarce. This study aimed to investigate the influence of RCF and PRCF on falls in community-dwelling older adults of China and determine whether CF conferred a higher risk than cognitive impairment or frailty alone.

Methods

This study used data from five waves of the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) conducted from 2011 to 2020. A total of 3,200 participants were divided into six groups: Healthy, cognitive impairment [subjective cognitive decline (SCD) and mild

SUBMITTER: Xu X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11971774 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature