Assessing the psychosocial dimensions of frailty among older adults in Singapore: a community-based cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine how multiple dimensions of mental and social health, in addition to physical health, were associated with frailty among older adults.

Design

A door-to-door sampling household community-based survey.

Setting

Thirty-two public housing blocks within a residential town in Singapore's central region.

Participants

497 residents aged 60 years or older from the public housing town.

Outcome measures

Physical frailty was assessed using the FRAIL Scale, which stands for fatigue, resistance, ambulation, illnesses and loss of weight. Physical health was assessed by multimorbidity, physical activity and functional ability; mental illness was assessed by the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ); and social domains were assessed by the Lubben Social N

SUBMITTER: Chong EY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8830253 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature