ArticleJournal of Korean medical science2018
The Association between Frequency of Social Contact and Frailty in Older People: Korean Frailty and Aging Cohort Study (KFACS).
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- Gender Differences in Socio-Demographic Factors Associated with Pre-Frailty in Japanese Rural Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Care and support networks of community-dwelling frail individuals in North West London: a comparison of patient and healthcare workers' perceptions.BMC geriatrics · 2022Article
- Psychosocial factors related to physical activity in frail and prefrail elderly people.BMC geriatrics · 2022Article
- Prevalence of frailty and its association with lifestyle factors among elderly in rural Bengaluru.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2022Article
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- Social Participation's Association with Falls and Frailty in Malaysia: A Cross-Sectional Study.The Journal of frailty & aging · 2022Article
- The Development of a Suicidal Ideation Predictive Model for Community-Dwelling Elderly Aged >55 Years.Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe trend of aging society is occurring globally, and with it, one of the health problems that is emerging is frailty. Efforts are being made to account for the increasing prevalence of frailty, and various modifiable factors are being considered in regards to frailty. Because social contact has shown beneficial effects in terms of health in previous studies, it is increasingly being considered in relation to frailty. The purpose of this study was to assess the association of different types of social contact with frailty status.
methodsA total of 1,200 Korean elders aged 70-84 years old were included in the study. Using Fried's Cardiovascular Health Study index to categorize the frailty status, the relationship between frailty status and frequency of contact (i.e., with family members, friends, or neighbors) was analyzed using multinomial logistic regression accounting for confounders.
resultsAdjusting for all covariates, frequency of contact with friends was the most statistically significant. Less frequent contact was associated with a significantly higher odds of pre-frailty: monthly (odds ratio [OR], 2.02; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.27-3.20), and rarely (OR, 1.87; 95% CI, 1.17-2.99), with daily contact group as reference. Also, those contacting friends monthly (OR, 5.04; 95% CI, 2.29-11.08) or rarely (OR, 3.23; 95% CI, 1.58-6.61) were more likely to be frail compared to the daily group.
conclusionFrequency of social contact, especially with friends, is strongly associated with frailty.
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