Geriatric symptoms associated with healthy life expectancy in older people in Japan.
Rikuya HosokawaToshiyuki OjimaTomoya MyojinKatsunori KondoNaoki KondoPublished in: Environmental health and preventive medicine (2023)
Healthy life expectancy was negatively associated with characteristic geriatric symptoms, with strong associations with frailty, physical functional decline, and depression. Therefore, comprehensive assessment and prevention of geriatric symptoms may increase healthy life expectancy.