Prevalence of frailty in severe mental illness: findings from the UK Biobank.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Severe mental illness (SMI) is associated with significant morbidity. Frailty combines biological ageing, comorbidity and psychosocial factors and can predict adverse health outcomes. Emerging evidence indicates that frailty is higher in individuals with SMI than in the general population, although studies have been limited by sample size.

Aims

To describe the prevalence of frailty in people with SMI in a large cohort using three different frailty measures and examine the impact of demographic and sociodemographic variables.

Method

The UK Biobank survey data, which included individuals aged 37-73 years from England, Scotland and Wales from 2006 to 2010, with linked in-patient hospital episodes, were utilised. The prevalence of frailty in individuals with an

SUBMITTER: Warren N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10594184 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature