Cognitive Frailty among Malaysian Older Adults: An Insight on Cognitive Frailty and Its Related Issue

Editor: Suzana Shahar, Nurul Fatin Malek Rivan & Devinder Kaur Ajit Singh
Publisher: UKM Press
ISBN: 9789672515982
Weight: 0.200kg
Pages: 106
Year: 2021
Price: RM25

Cognitive Frailty (CF) a coexisting syndrome of physical frailty and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a pressing and challenging issue to be addressed in the aging population. As a novel concept, the information in the literature is still limited or inconsistent such as the mechanisms that lead to CF and How it can be best prevented or managed. This is the first book that provides the most important aspects in the assessments, prevalence, risk factors, and potential biomarkers of CF among Malaysian older adults based on original findings and ongoing studies. One of the chapters in this book provides information on the multimodal intervention of CF, in the effort to reverse CF based on the knowledge that its cause is multifactorial in nature. We also proposed the cost analysis method to determine health care costs associated with CF. Finally, information based on a review in relation to the potential of using mHealth or ICT applications to personalize intervention to reverse CF is included. This book is a must-read piece of work collated by a multidisciplinary research team that provides valuable insights on CF and its related issues among the older population. This book will appeal to a wide readership such as researcher teams, public health strategists, and policy-makers, especially in the geriatric field.