Psychological and Functional Impact of COVID-19 in Long-Term Care Facilities: The COVID-A Study.

Objective: To analyze the psychological and functional sequelae of the COVID-19 pandemic among older adults living in long term care facilities (LTCFs).

Design: Cohort longitudinal study SETTING ANT PARTICIPANTS: A total of 215 residents ≥ 65 years without moderate-to-severe cognitive impairment, living in five LTCFs in Albacete (Spain).

Measurements: Baseline on-site data were collected between March - June 2020 and three-month follow-up between June to September 2020.

Validity and usefulness of hand-held dynamometry for measuring muscle strength in community-dwelling older persons.

The aim was to determine the validity and usefulness of hand-held dynamometry for measuring muscle strength in independent community-dwelling older persons. Cross-sectional study was performed in 281 subjects aged over 65, mean age of 74.3 years.

[Comorbidity in the elderly: utility and validity of assessment tools].

Comorbidity is common in the elderly and contributes to the complexity of this population subgroup. This problem is a risk factor for major adverse events such as functional decline, disability, dependency, poor quality-of-life, institutionalization, hospitalization and death, but is not the most important factor. Age and risk of functional decline rather than comorbidity (understood as a compilation of diseases) are the main characteristics defining the target population attended by geriatricians.

Cardiovascular risk factors are associated with subclinical atherosclerosis in high functioning older adults.

Background: The prevalence of subclinical atherosclerosis and its relationship with cardiovascular risk factors (CVRFs) is not well known in high functioning older adults. These data can help to decide if the implementation of preventive measures is necessary in this population.

Objective: To determine the prevalence and progression of subclinical atherosclerosis in high functioning older adults, the relationship between subclinical atherosclerosis and CVRFs, and the influence of the CVRFs on subclinical atherosclerosis progression.

[Subclinial atherosclerosis as a predictor of functional limitation at one year in high-functioning older adults: the Albacete study].

Introduction: Subclinical atherosclerosis is associated with cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, but its relationship with functional limitation as a precursor of disability has not been determined.

Material And Methods: A longitudinal cohort study was performed in 171 high-functioning community-dwelling adults aged more than 64 years old (mean age 73.7 years, 110 women).

[Neuropsychiatric symptoms in mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease].

Introduction: To describe the neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) in elderly patients with either mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or Alzheimer's disease (AD) and their relevance in the differential diagnosis between the two entities.

Material And Methods: A total of 179 subjects, aged more than 64 years old, with either MCI (n=90) or AD (n=89) and Global Deterioration Scale stage 4-5 were studied. NPS were assessed using the Neuropsychiatric Inventory scale.