The association of social frailty with intrinsic capacity in community-dwelling older adults: a prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Social frailty is associated with poor health outcomes; however, its effects on healthy aging indicators have not been adequately investigated. This study assessed the longitudinal association between social frailty and the intrinsic capacity of community-dwelling older adults.

Methods

A total of 663 participants (56.7% women) aged ≥60 years from in Nagoya, Japan, were included in the study. The first measurement occurred in 2014, and annual follow-ups occurred until 2017. Social frailty was determined based on four items: financial difficulty, household status, social activity, and regular contact with others. A deficit score of 0 represented social robustness, 1 represented social prefrailty, and ≥ 2 represented social frailty. Intrinsic capacity was evaluated b

SUBMITTER: Huang CH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8475329 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature