The effects of cognitive leisure activities on frailty transitions in older adults in China: a CHARLS-Based longitudinal study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In an effort to identify factors associated with frailty transitions that trigger a significant difference in preventing and postponing the progression of frailty, questions regarding the role of cognitive leisure activities on various aspects of older adults' health were raised. However, the relationship between cognitive leisure activities and frailty transitions has rarely been studied.

Methods

A total of 5367 older Chinese adults aged over 60 years from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) were selected as participants. The 2nd wave of the CHARLS in 2013 was selected as the baseline, and sociodemographic and health-related status baseline data were collected. The FRAIL Scale was used to measure frailty, while cognitive leisure activities

SUBMITTER: Sheng K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11129477 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature