Are self-management abilities beneficial for frail older people's cognitive functioning?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Self-management abilities seem to be important for the cognitive functioning of older people, especially those who are frail. We investigated relationships between broad self-management abilities (initiative taking, investment behavior, resource variety, resource multifunctionality, self-efficacy, and positive frame of mind) and cognitive functioning among frail older people while controlling for background characteristics (sex, age, marital status, and educational level).

Method

Survey data were collected from mid-2014 to mid-2015 from community-dwelling frail older people residing in North Brabant, the Netherlands. We measured cognitive functioning with the 12-item Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE-12) and self-management abilities with the short version of th

SUBMITTER: Cramm JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9396755 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature