The role of frailty in the relationships between social relationships and health outcomes: a longitudinal study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Socially isolated older adults incur increased risks of adverse health outcomes, though the strength of this association is unclear. We examined whether changes in physical frailty moderated the associations between changes in social relationships and changes in health outcomes among older adults.

Methods

This longitudinal study is based on three waves of the FRéLE study among 1643 Canadian community-dwelling older adults aged 65 years and older over 2 years. We performed latent growth curve modelling (LGMs) to assess changes with the assumption of missing not at random, adjusting for time-invariant covariates. We used the latent moderated structural equations (LMS) to test the interactions in LGMs. Social relationships were measured by social participation, socia

SUBMITTER: Mehrabi F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10894481 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature