ArticleBMC geriatrics2018
Social factors and quality of life aspects on frailty syndrome in community-dwelling older adults: the VERISAÚDE study.
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28 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The impact of integrated care on quality of life in community-dwelling older adults with frailty: A systematic review and mixed method synthesis.The Journal of frailty & aging · 2026Pooled it
- Prevalence and risk factors of frailty in older patients with chronic heart failure: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2023Pooled it
- Preparing for later life in the Oosterpark neighborhood: a mixed-methods study among middle-aged and older adults.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Robustness in Older Adults: A Concept Analysis Using Rodgers' Evolutionary Approach.Nursing & health sciences · 2026Review
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- Prevalence and Determinants of Frailty in Community-Dwelling Iranian Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study.Health science reports · 2025Article
- Association Between Gabapentinoid Use and Changes in Claims-Based Frailty Among Long-Term Opioid Users.Drugs & aging · 2025Article
- Frailty in older adults patients: a prospective observational cohort study on subtype identification.European journal of medical research · 2025Observational
- Perceived Loneliness, Social Isolation, and Social Support Resources of Frail Older People Ageing in Place Alone in Italy.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Targeting belongingness among older people through engagement in senior centres: intervention development study in Denmark.Health promotion international · 2024Article
- Toxoplasma gondii IgG Serointensity Is Positively Associated With Frailty.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2024Article
- Frailty and social network among older Brazilian adults: evidence from ELSI-Brazil.Revista de saude publica · 2024Article
- Functional and Psychosocial Profile of Older People Living in Nursing Homes: Findings from the European Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE).Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Associations between Physical Activity and Health-Related Quality of Life among Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study in Urban Greece.Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Social capital, depressive symptomatology, and frailty among older adults in the western areas of China.PloS one · 2023Article
- The Impact of Frailty and Geriatric Syndromes on the Quality of Life of Older Adults Receiving Home-Based Healthcare: A Cross-Sectional Survey.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Health Emergencies, Falls, and Use of Communication Technologies by Older People with Functional and Social Frailty: Ageing in Place in Deprived Areas of Italy.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Machine learning models for identifying pre-frailty in community dwelling older adults.BMC geriatrics · 2022Observational
- Dual-task performance in old adults: cognitive, functional, psychosocial and socio-demographic variables.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2022Article
- Association between social capital and frailty and the mediating effect of health-promoting lifestyles in Chinese older adults: a cross-sectional study.BMC geriatrics · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundFrailty is a multidimensional clinical geriatric syndrome that may be reversed in its early stages. Most studies have paid attention to its physical or phenotypic boundaries, however, little is known about the social aspects surrounding this geriatric syndrome. The study examined the relationship between socio-demographic factors, social resources, quality of life and frailty in older adults.
methodsThis cross-sectional study included a representative sample (n = 749) of adults aged ≥65 years enrolled in forty-three senior centers located in North-West Spain. Socio-demographic data, social resources by the Older Americans Resources and Services Scale, quality of life by the World Health Organization's Quality of Life measure-brief version (WHOQOL-BREF), and frailty status diagnosed by the Frailty phenotype were measured.
resultsFemale gender, age older than 75 years, single marital status, a poor quality of life, and low scores in the physical health domain of the WHOQOL-BREF were the main determinants of being non-robust. Together, these variables explained 24.4% of the variance. Age between 80 and 89 years, and a poor quality of life were the main determinants for non-robust men, whilst the physical health domain of the WHOQOL-BREF was the single main determinant for women.
conclusionsOur study found evidence that physical frailty is associated with social determinants and several quality of life domains. More research on this understudied topic is needed to avoid healthcare expenditures and improve the quality of life of non-robust elders.
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