ArticleBMC geriatrics2024
The bidirectional association between self-perceptions of aging and frailty: the mediating role of subjective cognitive decline.
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- Latent profiles of emotional perceptions of ageing and health promotion lifestyle in older adults with diabetes: the mediating role of frailty.Journal of diabetes and metabolic disorders · 2025Article
- Perceptions of ageing among middle-aged and older adults with SLE: a single-centre cross-sectional study.Lupus science & medicine · 2025Article
- Psychological resources and illness recovery in later life: independent associations of positive mental health and attitudes to aging.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- Self-perceptions of aging and sarcopenia in older adults: the mediating role of IADL.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
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objectiveWith the global population aging rapidly, understanding the factors influencing health outcomes in older adults is crucial. This study explores the longitudinal causal relationship between self-perceptions of aging and frailty and examines whether subjective cognitive decline mediated the associations.
methodsThe Brief-Aging Perceptions Questionnaire(B-APQ), the Frailty Phenotype Assessment Scale, and the Subjective Cognitive Decline Questionnaire were used to survey 619 community-dwelling older adults in Xinxiang, Henan, China, from March to October 2021 and from March to October 2023, respectively. A cross-lagged model was employed to analyze the potential mediating roles of subjective cognitive decline, controlling for confounders including age, gender, income, employment status, and education.
results(1) The cross-lagged model analysis revealed a bidirectional causal relationship between self-perceptions of aging and frailty (P < 0.001), with the effect of T1 self-perceptions of aging on T2 frailty (β = 0.109, SE = 0.038, P < 0.01) and the reverse effect (β = 0.129, SE = 0.041, P < 0.01). Further comparisons of the path coefficients indicated that the effect sizes of the two paths showed no statistical difference (χ
conclusionThis study demonstrates a bidirectional causal relationship between self-perceptions of aging and frailty, with subjective cognitive decline identified as a mediating mechanism. These findings provide important guidance for future efforts aimed at reducing frailty rates among older adults in community settings.
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