Prevalence of depression and clinical depressive symptoms in community-dwelling older adults with cognitive frailty.

A'isyah Mohd SafienNorhayati IbrahimPonnusamy SubramaniamDevinder Kaur Ajit Singh Arimi Fitri Mat LudinAi-Vyrn ChinSuzana Shahar

Published in: Geriatrics & gerontology international (2024)

The majority of the Malaysian community-dwelling older adults were in a good mental state. However, older adults with cognitive frailty are more susceptible to depression due to impairments to their hearing and vision, multimorbidity, and polypharmacy. As common clinical depressive symptoms among older adults with cognitive frailty are mostly somatic, it is crucial for health professionals to recognize these and not to disregard them as only physical illness. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2024; 24: 225-233.

Keyphrases

depressive symptoms
community dwelling
sleep quality
social support
physical activity
mental health
risk factors
gene expression
emergency department
copy number
hearing loss
adverse drug