Prevalence and factors influencing reversible cognitive frailty among older adults in elderly care facilities in Northeast China: A cross-sectional survey

AIM: To investigate the prevalence and factors influencing reversible cognitive frailty among older adults in elderly care facilities in Northeast China. METHOD: A cross-sectional survey was conducted on 204 older adults in one of three elderly care facilities in Dalian, China. Data were collected using the Sociodemographic Characteristics Questionnaire, FRAIL scale, Rapid Cognitive Screening Scale (RCS), Subjective Cognitive Decline (SCD) rating entries, streamlined version of the Centre for Streamlined Depression Scale (CES-D-R), shortened version of the Self-perceived Aging Scale (B-APQ), and Barthel Index (BI). SPSS 26.0 and R Studio 4.4.1 software was utilized for univariate and binary logistic regression analyses. RESULT: The results showed that the prevalence of reversible cognitive frailty was 28.4 %. In binary logistic regression analysis, different ages, physical exercise, sleep quality, number of chronic diseases, self-perceived aging, and BI were the significant influencing factors of reversible cognitive frailty among older adults in elderly care facilities. CONCLUSION: Institutional workers should assess older people's ability to perform daily living tasks and their mental health, strengthen chronic disease management, and formulate a personalized exercise program to delay or reverse the onset of reversible cognitive frailty.