Differences in the risk of frailty based on care receipt, unmet care needs and socio-economic inequalities: A longitudinal analysis of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The older population is increasingly reliant on social care, especially those who are frail. However, an estimated 1.5 million people over 65 in England have unmet care needs. The relationship between receiving care, or receiving insufficient care, and changes in frailty status remains unclear.

Objectives

To investigate the associations between care receipt (paid or unpaid), unmet care needs, frailty status, and mortality.

Design

We used multistate models to estimate the risk of increasing or decreasing levels of frailty, using English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA) data. Covariates included age, gender, wealth, area deprivation, education, and marital status. Care status was assessed through received care and self-reported unmet care needs, while frai

SUBMITTER: Sinclair DR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11959111 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature