Development of Guidelines on the Primary Prevention of Frailty in Community-Dwelling Older Adults.

Background: Despite the increasing number of older adults as the population ages, there is a lack of frailty prevention guidelines for community-dwelling older adults. The Korean Frailty and Aging Cohort Study conducted systematic review on contributors to frailty and developed guidelines on the primary prevention of frailty in community-dwelling older adults.

Methods: This study updated a previous systematic review of contributors to frailty by adding the most recent articles.

Dietary Patterns and Frailty in Older Korean Adults: Results from the Korean Frailty and Aging Cohort Study.

There are few studies on dietary patterns and frailty in Asians, and the results are controversial. Therefore, this study examined the association between dietary patterns and frailty in older Korean adults using the Korean Frailty and Aging Cohort Study (KFACS). The sample consisted of 511 subjects, aged 70-84 years, community-dwelling older people from the KFACS.

Relationships between cognitive function and frailty in older Korean adults: The moderating effect of the number of teeth.

Background: Cognitive function and physical frailty are known to be closely related. Among older adults with dementia, those who wear dentures have a higher mortality rate than those who do not wear them. This suggests the possibility that oral health may affect the cognitive-frailty relationship.

The Predictive Value of Social Frailty on Adverse Outcomes in Older Adults Living in the Community.

Objectives: Older people are often socially deprived, which may predispose them to frailty. The aim of the study was to identify the independent effects of social deficits and their combined effects with frailty ("social frailty") in predicting functional decline, institutionalization, and mortality in older adults living in the community.

Design: Longitudinal study with a 3-year follow-up.

Association Between Dental Implants and Cognitive Function in Community-dwelling Older Adults in Korea.

Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the association between dental implants and cognitive function in community-dwelling older adults.

Methods: Data were collected from the baseline survey (2016-2017) of the Korean Frailty and Aging Cohort Study. The study sample comprised 1115 community-dwelling people aged 70 years to 84 years who had 0-19 natural teeth.