A pandemic toll in frail older adults: Higher odds of incident and persistent common mental disorders in the ELSA-Brasil COVID-19 mental health cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

We aimed to investigate the association of frailty with persistent and incident common mental disorders (CMD) in older adults during the pandemic.

Methods

We included 706 older adults who participated in the onsite wave of the ELSA-Brasil study (2017-2019) and the online COVID-19 assessment (May-July 2020). CMD were assessed in both waves by the Clinical Interview Schedule-Revised. Frailty was defined according to the physical phenotype and Frailty Index in the 2017-2019 wave. Logistic regression was used to investigate the association of frailty with persistent and incident CMD, adjusted for sociodemographics.

Results

Frailty according to both definitions were associated with persistent CMD (Frailty Index: OR = 8.61, 95 % CI = 4.08-18.18; physical phenot

SUBMITTER: Szlejf C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9824948 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature