ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Exploring the Mediating Effects of Cognitive Function, Social Support, Activities of Daily Living and Depression in the Relationship between Age and Frailty among Community-Dwelling Elderly.
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- Psychosocial determinants of functional independence among older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Health promotion perspectives · 2024Pooled it
- Effects of Baduanjin imagery and exercise on cognitive function in the elderly: A functional near-infrared spectroscopy study.Frontiers in public health · 2022Trial
- Health Consequences of COVID-19 Pandemic in Older Adults with Musculoskeletal Conditions: A Cross-Sectional Path Analysis Model.Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Mediating Effect of IADL and Depression in the Relationship Between Ability to Perform Movements and Death Preparation in Elderly with Osteoarthritis or Rheumatoid Arthritis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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- Effects of activities participation on frailty of older adults in China.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Construction and validation of cognitive frailty risk prediction model for elderly patients with multimorbidity in Chinese community based on non-traditional factors.BMC psychiatry · 2023Article
- Frailty and Quality of Life among Older Adults in Communities: The Mediation Effects of Daily Physical Activity and Healthy Life Self-Efficacy.Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Association between Ultra-Processed Food Consumption and Frailty in American Elder People: Evidence from a Cross-Sectional Study.The journal of nutrition, health & aging · 2022Article
- Association between disability, social support and depressive symptoms in Chinese older adults: A national study.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
With 16.15% of its total population aged 65 or above, Taiwan is already an aging society. Frailty is a natural consequence of aging, which may decrease physical strength and deteriorate physiological functioning. We examined the mediating effects of cognitive function, social support, activities of daily living (ADL), and depression in the relationship between age and frailty in older people living in the community. This cross-sectional study used a structured questionnaire to collect data from a convenience sample of 200 pre-frail to mildly frail older adults in southern Taiwan. Structural equation modeling was used for data analysis, with data collected from July to November 2020. ADL mediated the relationship between age and frailty, while cognitive function also mediated the relationship between age and frailty, indicating that ADL and cognitive function were significant determinants of frailty. The path from age to frailty was significant, indicating that age was a significant determinant of frailty. The standardized total effect of age affected frailty through the mediating roles of ADL and cognitive function. Age, depression, ADL, and cognitive function explained 59% of the variance in frailty among older adults. ADL and cognitive function are significant mediators of frailty among older adults.
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