Associations between apathy and comprehensive frailty as assessed by the Kihon Checklist among community-dwelling Japanese older adults.

Michio Maruta Suguru ShimokiharaHyuma MakizakoYuriko IkedaGwanghee HanYoshihiko AkasakiYuma HidakaTaishiro KamasakiTakuro KubozonoMitsuru OhishiTakayuki Tabira

Published in: Psychogeriatrics : the official journal of the Japanese Psychogeriatric Society (2022)

Our findings underscore the importance of comprehensive frailty assessment and demonstrate that apathy can have pervasive deleterious effects on geriatric health.

Keyphrases

community dwelling
healthcare
public health
physical activity
mental health
hip fracture
risk assessment
climate change
human health
clinical evaluation