Social Support in Older Adults With CKD: A Report From the CRIC (Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort) Study.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale & objective

Social support in older adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a potentially modifiable factor that may affect important clinical outcomes such as health-related quality of life, cognitive function, and frailty. However, limited data about the effects of social support in older patients with non-dialysis-dependent CKD exist. Our objective was to evaluate the association of social support with health-related quality of life, cognitive function, and frailty in older adults with CKD.

Study design

Cross-sectional analysis of a prospective cohort study.

Setting & population

1,851 participants older than 65 years with CKD enrolled in the Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort (CRIC) Study.

Exposure

Social support (Lubben Social Network Scale [L

SUBMITTER: Slaven A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8515062 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep-Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature