Depression and frailty: concurrent risks for adverse health outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study used latent growth curve modeling (LGCM) to estimate the independent and joint associations between frailty and depression trajectories and likelihood of nursing home admission and falls resulting in injury.

Methods

Data come from five waves (2004-2012) of the Health and Retirement Study. Community-dwelling individuals aged 51 and older (N = 13,495) were analyzed using LGCM. Frailty was measured using a frailty index consisting of 30 deficits. Depressive symptoms were measured using the eight-item Centers for Epidemiologic Studies - Depression scale. Adverse health outcomes included nursing home admissions and falls resulting in injury.

Results

Prevalence of frailty increased over the study period (24.1%-32.1%), while the prevalence of depression

SUBMITTER: Lohman MC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4840081 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature