Perspectives on frailty screening, management and its implementation among acute care providers in Singapore: a qualitative study.

Background: COVID-19 pandemic has reminded how older adults with frailty are particularly exposed to adverse outcomes. In the acute care setting, consideration of evidence-based practice related to frailty screening and management is needed to improve the care provided to aging populations. It is important to assess for frailty in acute care so as to establish treatment priorities and goals for the individual.

Peripheral Hearing Loss and Its Association with Cognition among Ethnic Chinese Older Adults.

Introduction: Many studies on hearing loss (HL) and cognition are limited by subjective hearing assessments and verbally administered cognition tests, the majority of the document findings in Western populations. This study aimed to assess the association of HL with cognitive impairment among ethnic Chinese Singaporean older adults using visually presented cognitive tests.

Methods: The hearing of community-dwelling older adults was assessed using pure tone audiometry.