Prevalence of social frailty and its associated factors in the older Chinese population: a national cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Social frailty has not been comprehensively studied in China. Our objective is to investigate the prevalence of social frailty among the older population in China, as well as identify relevant factors and urban-rural differences.

Methods

We obtained data from the Fourth Sample Survey of the Aged Population in Urban and Rural China (SSAPUR) database. The study employed a multistage, stratified, cluster-sampling method, recruiting a total of 224,142 adults aged 60 years or older. Participants were interviewed to gather demographic data and information on family, health and medical conditions, health care service status, living environment conditions, social participation, protected rights status, spiritual and cultural life, and health. Social frailty was assessed u

SUBMITTER: Qi X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10474699 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature