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Apathy as Marker of Frail Status
Joint Authors
Lubrano, Adele
Semprini, Roberta
Misaggi, Giulia
Martorana, Alessandro
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-02-12
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Pharmacy, Health & Medical Sciences
Abstract EN
Frailty is a complex and dynamic condition associated with aging.
This condition is characterised by the difficult adaptation of an old subject to new challenges occurring during life.
Frailty is supposed to be due to the progressive decrease of physiological reserves and multiorgan and multisystem change.
It coincides with a reduced or absent resilience.
In general comorbidities like hypertension, heart disease, inflammation and infectious diseases are potential risk factors for and psychophysical decline.
The aim of this work is to highlight the importance of impaired cognition as factor predisposing to frailty.
The authors are convinced and suggest that the presence of neurobehavioral disturbance like apathy associated to impaired executive function could be the major predisposing factor for frailty and unsuccessful aging.
Unfortunately available literature largely underestimates the presence of these factors.
Thus to better identify markers of frailty, a good neuropsychological assessment and the evaluation of behavioural disturbances are suggested.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Semprini, Roberta& Lubrano, Adele& Misaggi, Giulia& Martorana, Alessandro. 2012. Apathy as Marker of Frail Status. Journal of Aging Research،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Semprini, Roberta…[et al.]. Apathy as Marker of Frail Status. Journal of Aging Research No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Semprini, Roberta& Lubrano, Adele& Misaggi, Giulia& Martorana, Alessandro. Apathy as Marker of Frail Status. Journal of Aging Research. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-472119
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-472119