ArticleBMC geriatrics2023
Frailty transition and depression among community-dwelling older adults: the Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging (2006-2020).
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- Effects of physical training on depression and related quality of life in pre-frail and frail older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.The journal of nutrition, health & aging · 2024Pooled it
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- A Delphi consensus-based frailty screening scale for community-dwelling older adults in China.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- Suicide in later life: the role of frailty and depression.Current opinion in psychiatry · 2025Review
- The Frailty, Fitness, and Psychophysical/Social Condition of Community-Dwelling Older Adults-Analysis of 5-Year Longitudinal Data.Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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- Effect of a smartphone-based physical intervention on depression, fitness factors and movement characteristics in adults.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Sustained frailty remission and dementia risk in older adults: A longitudinal study.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2024Article
- Factors Associated with Frailty in Older Adults in Community and Nursing Home Settings: A Systematic Review with a Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Frailty in the Elderly is Associated with an Increased Risk of Depression: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Alpha psychiatry · 2024Review
- Relationship between frailty and depressive symptoms in older adults: role of activities of daily living and sleep duration.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundFrailty is recognized as a geriatric syndrome associated with depression. The consequences and mechanism of frailty transitions are still understudied. This study assessed the influence of frailty transitions on new-onset depressive symptomology using longitudinal, nationwide data of Korean community-dwelling older adults.
methodsLongitudinal population-based study conducted in every even-numbered year starting from 2006 to 2020 (eight waves) with a sample of older adults aged ≥ 60 years old. After the application of exclusion criteria, a total of 2,256 participants were included in the 2008 baseline year. Frailty transition was determined through the biennial assessment of change in frailty status using the frailty instrument (FI); depression was measured using the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression 10 Scale. We employed the lagged general estimating equations to assess the temporal effect of frailty transition on obtaining depressive symptoms.
resultsCompared to non-frail individuals, the risk of depression was higher in transitioned into frailty and constantly frail participants over a 2-year interval: men (odds ratio (OR) 1.26, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.21-1.32; OR 1.29, 95% CI 1.21-1.38), women (OR 1.34, 95% CI 1.28-1.40; OR 1.51, 95% CI 1.41-1.62), respectively.
conclusionsFrailty transition is found to be associated with new-onset depressive symptoms. Frail individuals and those who transitioned into frailty were associated with a higher risk of depression. Particular attention should be paid to these frailty transitioned groups. Early intervention and implementation of prevention strategies at physical, nutritional, and social levels are warranted to ameliorate frailty and depression in late life.
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