Development of the social frailty scale for older adults under pandemic-related social restrictions [PDF]
Frontiers in AgingIntroductionSocial frailty, a key dimension of the multidimensional assessment of frailty, has been linked to poor health outcomes and poorer quality of life in older adults.
Pei-Hsin Fang +5 more
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When minds and networks matter: how mental health and social capital shape social frailty in older adults [PDF]
Frontiers in MedicineBackgroundSocial frailty represents a critical dimension of aging, yet its specific associations with mental health and social capital remain underexplored, particularly in non-Western contexts.
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Prevalence and determinants of social frailty among community-dwelling empty-nest older adults in China [PDF]
Frontiers in Public HealthObjectiveTo investigate the prevalence of social frailty and identify associated factors among community-dwelling empty-nest elders in China.MethodsA multistage random sampling strategy was employed to recruit 739 empty-nest older adults residing in ...
Xia Zou +4 more
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Perceived social support and psychological resilience as mediators between social frailty and the frailty of older patients with heart failure: a cross-sectional study [PDF]
BioPsychoSocial MedicineObjective This study explores the level of frailty and the factors that influence elderly HF inpatients. It also examines the correlation between social frailty, perceived social support, and psychological resilience. It verifies psychological resilience
Junting Huang +5 more
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Current status and factors associated with social frailty in older adults with type 2 diabetes: a cross-sectional study [PDF]
Frontiers in Public HealthObjectiveThis study aims to investigate the current situation of social frailty among older adults with type 2 diabetes, and to analyze the associated factors, in order to provide a scientific basis for the clinical formulation of precise nursing ...
Beibei Liang +3 more
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NYHA classification and quality of life in older heart failure inpatients: the mediation effects of social frailty and physical frailty [PDF]
BMC Public HealthObjectives This study explores the health-related quality of life (QOL) level and its factors that influence older heart failure inpatients. It also examines the correlation between social frailty, physical frailty, emotional QOL, and physical QOL and ...
Junting Huang +4 more
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How Does Social Frailty Evolve Among Patients with Prostate Cancer? Evidence from Regression Models versus Fuzzy Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis [PDF]
Risk Management and Healthcare PolicyYueting Wan,* Na Li,* Shiwei Zhuang, Yuanchun Gu, Linjie Shen, Jing Ye Department of Urology, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200129, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed ...
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Social Frailty and Social Isolation in Chinese Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Network Analysis [PDF]
Nursing ReportsBackground: China’s rapidly ageing population faces a double burden of social frailty (SF) and social isolation (SI), both of which accelerate functional decline and increase healthcare use.
Hai-Yan He +3 more
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Frontiers in Public Health, 2023 BackgroundSocial frailty is one type of frailty. Physical frailty with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases (CCVD) have been studied a lot, but less research on social frailty.ObjectivesTo study the prevalence, related risk factors and regional ...
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Healthcare cost expenditures associated to frailty and sarcopenia
BMC Geriatrics, 2022 Objectives Frailty and sarcopenia have been related with adverse events, including hospitalization. However, its combined effect with hospitalization-related outcomes, including costs, has not been previously investigated.
Alejandro Álvarez-Bustos +5 more
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