André Hajek

TL;DR: Findings underline the strong influence of loss of spouse as well as dementia on institutionalization among the elderly as the number of old people living alone and suffering from dementia is expected to increase rapidly in the next decades.

TL;DR: Among the frailty symptoms, the onset of exhaustion was associated with an increase in total healthcare costs, whereas changes in slowness, weakness, weight loss and low-physical activity were not significantly associated with a increase intotal healthcare costs.

TL;DR: Preliminary findings are summed up and a call is made for further research on the link between online social media use/video chat and loneliness, as well as social isolation, in older adults.

TL;DR: Functional impairment increased significantly with age, the occurrence of depression, cognitive impairment, the number of chronic conditions, and less than daily alcohol consumption in the total sample and in both sexes.

TL;DR: The findings highlight the role of aging as well as the occurrence of dementia and depression for frailty, and suggest that developing interventional strategies to prevent depression might be a fruitful approach in order to delay frailty in old age.