The association between apathy and frailty in older adults: a new investigation using data from the Mapt study.

Conclusion: Although data on the associations between apathy and frailty are scarce, these conditions potentially shares physiological mechanisms and were found to be closely associated. Temporal association between frailty and apathy deserve to be further investigated. PMID: 31411039 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31411039?dopt=Abstract

Source: Aging and Mental Health - August 13, 2019 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Parrotta I, Maltais M, Rolland Y, Spampinato DA, Robert P, de Souto Barreto P, Vellas B, MAPT/DSA group Tags: Aging Ment Health Source Type: research