Physical Frailty and Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults in United States Nursing Homes.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

In older US nursing home (NH) residents, there is limited research on the prevalence of physical frailty, its potential dynamic changes, and its association with cognitive impairment in older adults' first 6 months of NH stay.

Methods

Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 is the national database on residents in US Medicare-/Medicaid-certified NHs. MDS 3.0 was used to identify older adults aged ≥65 years, newly admitted to NHs during January 1, 2014, and June 30, 2016, with life expectancy ≥6 months at admission and NH length of stay ≥6 months (N = 571,139). MDS 3.0 assessments at admission, 3 months, and 6 months were used. In each assessment, physical frailty was measured by FRAIL-NH (robust, prefrail, and frail) and cognitive impairment by Brief Interview for Mental Sta

SUBMITTER: Yuan Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8243819 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature