Social Frailty is Associated with Physical Functioning, Cognition, and Depression, and Predicts Mortality

• DOI: 10.1007/s12603-018-1054-0
• Publication Date: 2018-06-14T11:42:43Z
• Authors: L. Ma; F. Sun; Zhe Tang
• Keywords: Depression

Social frailty is related to adverse health-related outcomes. However, the measurement thereof controversial and research into relationship between social physical functioning remains limited. This study aimed determine status via developing a simple self-reported screening tool, termed HALFT scale, examine association functioning, cognition, depression, mortality among community-dwelling older adults. Prospective cohort study. Community. 1697 adults aged ≥60 years from Beijing Longitudinal Study of Aging were included. The scale was developed based on 5 items: unhelpful others, limited participation, loneliness, financial difficulty, not having anyone talk to. Socioeconomic demographic data collected, index, depression assessed. prevalence 7.7% (weighted, 4.5%). Participants with frailty, low levels activity, poor had higher frailty. associated dementia, subjective memory decline, cognitive impairment, experienced recent significant life event. After adjusting for age sex, 8-year hazard ratios 2.5-4.3 1.6-2.3, respectively, those or pre-social Each component predicted mortality. predicts could be useful tool determining in Interventions at preventing delaying are warranted.