Association of Social Isolation With Disability Burden and 1-Year Mortality Among Older Adults With Critical Illness.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Disability and mortality are common among older adults with critical illness. Older adults who are socially isolated may be more vulnerable to adverse outcomes for various reasons, including fewer supports to access services needed for optimal recovery; however, whether social isolation is associated with post-intensive care unit (ICU) disability and mortality is not known.

Objectives

To evaluate whether social isolation is associated with disability and with 1-year mortality after critical illness.

Design, setting, and participants

This observational cohort study included community-dwelling older adults who participated in the National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS) from May 2011 through November 2018. Hospitalization data were collected through 201

SUBMITTER: Falvey JR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8424527 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature