ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022
The Relationship between Social Frailty and Depressive Symptoms in the Elderly: A Scoping Review.
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- Prevalence and potential influencing factors of social frailty among community-dwelling older adults in China: systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC geriatrics · 2026Pooled it
- Prevalence and potential influencing factors for social frailty among community-dwelling older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC geriatrics · 2024Pooled it
- Longitudinal dynamic relationships among social frailty, depression, cognitive function, and physical frailty in community-dwelling older adults: A random intercept cross-lagged panel model study.International journal of nursing studies advances · 2026Article
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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.BioPsychoSocial medicine · 2025Article
- Depressive symptoms as a mediator between sedentary behavior and social frailty among Chinese older adults in nursing home.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Associations between social frailty, use of digital device and depression among community-dwelling older adults: A population-based cross-sectional study.Geriatrics & gerontology international · 2025Article
- Association between social frailty and quality of life in older patients with chronic heart failure: sequential multiple mediating effects of family insufficiency and social networks.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Sex differences in the association between social frailty and diet quality among older adults in Spain.The journal of nutrition, health & aging · 2024Article
- Psychometric adequacy of the persian adapted version of the tilburg frailty indicator (P-TFI).BMC geriatrics · 2024Article
- Prevalence and Impact of Social Frailty in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2023Article
- Association of social frailty with prognosis among individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.Chronic respiratory diseaseArticle
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Abstract
backgroundVarious studies have highlighted the correlation between social frailty and depressive symptoms in the elderly. However, evidence of how these two domains influence each other is not clear. The purpose of this scoping review is to summarize the current literature examining social frailty and depressive symptoms.
methodWe conducted a scoping review allowing for the inclusion of multiple methodologies to examine the extent and range of this research topic.
resultThe search initially yielded 617 results, 14 of which met the inclusion criteria. Five studies were identified from China, six were identified from Japan, two were identified from Korea, one was identified from Ghana, and one was from Asia. The evidence reviewed indicated that five studies met category 5 criteria, and the others met level 3 criteria. The findings from these studies showed that there is a significant relationship between social frailty and depressive symptoms.
conclusionThis scoping review shows that worse social frailty contributes to a significant degree of depression. Further research on screening social frailty and possible interventions in community and medical settings to prevent the elderly from developing depressive symptoms is needed.
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