Objective We evaluated effects of the interrelationship between physical disability and
cognitive impairment on long-term mortality of men aged 80 years and older living in a …

Background. Poor cognitive function and depressive symptoms are common in the elderly,
frequently coexist, and are interrelated. Both risk factors are independently associated with …

Objective The mortality risk for older persons with chronic medical illness and cognitive
impairment is relatively unknown. The authors assessed 6-year mortality risks for cognitive …

Background Cognitive and physical deficits independently raise the risk for negative events
in older adults. Less is known about whether their co-occurrence constitutes a distinct risk …

This study investigates the effects of cognitive impairment and loss of physical capacity on
the survival rates of the elderly in Taiwan. Data used for this research were obtained from a …

Objective: The aim of this study is to evaluate the relationship of leading causes of death
with gradients of cognitive impairment and multimorbidity. Method: This is a population …

OBJECTIVES: To examine the extent to which cognitive status and decline in cognitive
status predict mortality in older Mexican Americans. DESIGN: Longitudinal cohort. SETTING …

Objective This study examined the relationship between cognitive impairment status and all‐
cause mortality among the oldest‐old Chinese. Methods A total of 7474 survey participants …

Objective: To compare mortality in older adults with and without mild or moderate cognitive
impairment over 15 years of follow-up in a middle-income country, where little information on …

Background Cognitive impairment is accompanied with high rates of comorbid conditions,
leading ultimately to death. Few studies examine the relation between cognitive transition …