Burden of multimorbidity and verbal phonemic fluency in cognitively healthy and mildly impaired older adults: findings from a real-world study
The burden of multimorbidity is associated with impaired verbal phonemic fluency in individuals with normal cognition or MCI. Although further studies are required to confirm it, impaired verbal phonemic fluency may be an early sign of cognitive decline in older adults with multimorbidity, with potential implications for prevention strategies.
Authors
- Patrizia Mecocci (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0729-5246)
- C Ruggiero
- Anna Giulia Guazzarini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5071-4624)
- Virginia Boccardi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2134-1122)
- Patrizia Bastiani
- Ilenia Murasecco
- F. Melis
- Paolo Muratori (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5899-5966)
- Elisa Fabbri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1017-7892)
Institutions
- University of Perugia (IT)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
- Ospedale G.B. Morgagni - L.Pierantoni (IT)
- University of Bologna (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Aging Clinical and Experimental Research
- Published
- 2025-10-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s40520-025-03133-1
- Primary Topic
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Università di Bologna