ArticleFrontiers in public health2023
Incidence and predictive value of social frailty among community-dwelling older adults in Southwest China: A prospective cohort study.
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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
- Association of frailty and mortality risk in community-dwelling older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 59 international prospective cohort studies.BMC public health · 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
- Social frailty and related social vulnerabilities among older adults in the Philippines: A narrative review.International journal of nursing studies advances · 2026Review
- Social frailty independently predicts 9-year mortality among community-dwelling older adults in Mexico: validation of a brief social frailty index.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- NYHA classification and quality of life in older heart failure inpatients: the mediation effects of social frailty and physical frailty.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Social frailty in community-dwelling older adults: a scoping review.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- Association between frailty index and all-cause mortality in hospitalized elderly patients with osteoporotic fractures: a retrospective cohort study.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Social Frailty in Older People: A Concept Analysis.Revista CuidarteReview
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Abstract
Background: Few studies have focused on the incidence and correlation of social frailty (SF) with adverse health events in Southwest China. This study aims to explore the predictive value of SF for adverse health events. Methods: A 6-year prospective cohort study was employed, a total of 460 community-dwelling older adults aged 65 years and above were analyzed to provide a baseline in 2014. Participants completed two longitudinal follow-ups at 3 (2017, 426 participants involved) and 6 (2020, 359 participants involved) years later. A modified social frailty screening index was used in this study, and adverse health events such as physical frailty (PF) deterioration, disability, hospitalization, falls, and mortality were evaluated. Results: Among these participants in 2014, the median age was 71 years, 41.1% were male, and 71.1% were married or cohabiting, up to 112 (24.3%) of them were classified as SF. It was observed that aging (OR = 1.04, 95% CI = 1.00-1.07, Conclusion: SF prevalence was higher in the Chinese older population. Older adults with SF had a significantly increased incidence of mortality at the longitudinal follow-up. Consecutive comprehensive health management of SF (e.g., avoiding living alone and increasing social engagement) is urgently needed for the purposes of early prevention and multidimensional intervention in adverse health events, including disability and mortality.
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