Long-Term Risk of Reduced Cognitive Performance and Associated Factors in Discharged Older Adults with COVID-19: A Longitudinal Prospective Study.

Background: Increasing numbers of reports have suggested a deterioration in cognitive performance after recovery from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), however insufficient information is available regarding long-term brain health and risk factors related to reduced cognitive performance in advanced age. We investigated the prevalence of reduced cognitive performance and its associated factors among older adults after COVID-19.

Methods: This prospective observational study enrolled older individuals (aged ≥65 years) hospitalized for COVID-19.

Geriatric syndromes in the population older than 90 years: The prevalence and association with chronic diseases.

Objective: The aim of this study was to explore the prevalence of geriatric syndromes and comorbid conditions, as well as their interrelationships, in individuals aged 90 years and over.

Methods: This study included participants aged 90 years and older who underwent a comprehensive geriatric assessment in a tertiary geriatric outpatient clinic. Demographic and clinical characteristics were obtained using the electronic medical records.

Reliability and validity of the Turkish version of the elder abuse suspicion index in community-dwelling older adults.

Background: Elder abuse is among the most important ethical issue during the management of older population. The elder abuse suspicion index (EASI) was developed for evaluating abuse in older adults. We aimed to assess the reliability and validity of the Turkish version EASI-Türkiye (TR) among older adults.

Psychological Burden among Community-dwelling Older Adults with and without a History of a Recent Covid-19 Infection.

Objectives: The outbreak of Covid-19's psychological burden to recovered vs. non-infected older individuals has not been compared yet. We aimed to perform a comparative analysis of psychological symptoms in community-dwelling older adults with and without a history of a Covid-19 infection.

Gait Speed is independently associated with Depression Symptoms in Mild Cognitive Impairment.

Depression symptoms are known to influence gait speed in cognitively healthy adults. In this study, we aimed to examine the relationship between gait speed and depression symptoms in older patients with mild cognitive impairment. The participants were classified as slow and normal gait speed based on the Fried criteria.