Number of ideas in spontaneous speech predicts cognitive impairment and frailty in community-dwelling older adults nine years later.
Túlia Fernanda Meira GarciaCatherine Nicol de Aravena ValleroDaniela de AssumpçãoIvan AprahamianMonica Sanches YassudaFlávia Silva Arbex BorimAnita Liberalesso NeriPublished in: Aging & mental health (2021)
Higher number of ideas, but not number of words, in spontaneous speech seems to be associated to a more positive prognosis in mental and physical health nine years later. Linguistic markers may be used to predict cognitive impairment and frailty in older individuals.