Frailty before and during austerity: A time series analysis of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing 2002-2018.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Frailty is characterised by a reduced resilience to adversity. In this analysis we examined changes in frailty in people aged 50+ before and during a period of austere public spending in England.

Methods

Data from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing 2002-2018 were analysed. Associations between austerity and frailty were examined using (1) Multilevel interrupted times series analysis (ITSA); and (2) Accelerated longitudinal modelling comparing frailty trajectories in people of the same age in 2002 and 2012.

Results

The analysis included 16,410 people (mean age 67 years, 55% women), with mean frailty index score of 0.16. Mean scores in women (0.16) where higher than in men (mean 0.14), and higher in the poorest tertile (mean 0.20) than the richest (mean

SUBMITTER: Pugh C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10849239 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature