The role of frailty in the association between depression and fall risk among older adults.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Although there is a recognized association between depression and greater fall risk among older adults, the mechanisms explaining this association are unclear. This study evaluated the role of frailty, a common geriatric syndrome, in determining greater risk of falls among older adults with depression.

Method

We used longitudinal data from three biennial waves of the Health and Retirement Study (HRS; 2010-2014). The sample included community-dwelling survey respondents age ≥ 65 who participated in objective physiological measures. Major Depression (MD) was measured using Composite International Diagnostic Interview for depression short form. Frailty was measured using criteria outlined in the frailty phenotype model. Causal mediation analysis was used to different

SUBMITTER: Lohman MC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9395731 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature