Bidirectional and dynamic relationships between social isolation and activities of daily living among older adults in China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Social isolation and disability in performing activities of daily living are increasingly recognised as significant public health concerns globally. We aimed to investigate their bidirectional associations and the related temporal dynamics in Chinese older adults.

Methods

We retrieved data from the six waves of the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey (2002-18) and used generalised cross-lagged modelling (GCLM) to assess the bidirectional associations between social isolation and disability in performing activities of daily living.

Results

We found that higher levels of social isolation were predictive of increased scores in disabilities in performing activities of daily living. Conversely, disabilities in performing activities of daily living show

SUBMITTER: Pan C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10811563 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature