The temporal sequence and reciprocal relationships of frailty, social isolation and loneliness in older adults across 21 years.

ABSTRACT:

Background

It is unclear whether social isolation and loneliness may precede frailty status or whether frailty may precipitate social isolation and loneliness. We investigated the reciprocal and temporal sequence of social isolation, loneliness, and frailty among older adults across 21 years.

Methods

We used seven waves of the Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam from 2302 Dutch older adults (M = 72.6 years, SD = 8.6, 52.1% female) ages 55 or older. Using random intercept cross-lagged panel models, we investigated between- and within-person associations of social isolation and loneliness with frailty. Frailty was measured using the Frailty Index. Loneliness was measured using the 11-item De Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale. Social isolation was measured using a multi-domain 6-it

SUBMITTER: Mehrabi F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11447375 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature