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ArticleBMC public health2025

Behavioural and psychological factors associated with pre-frailty in community-dwelling adults aged 40 and over: a cross-sectional study.

Tom H Brennan, Lucy K Lewis, Susan J Gordon, Ivanka Prichard

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Article in BMC public health, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Tom H BrennanFlinders University, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Caring Futures Institute, Adelaide, SA, Australia. Tom.Brennan@Flinders.edu.au.
Lucy K LewisFlinders University, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Caring Futures Institute, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
Susan J GordonFlinders University, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Caring Futures Institute, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
Ivanka PrichardFlinders University, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Caring Futures Institute, Adelaide, SA, Australia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Frailty and pre-frailty are major public health concerns. While frailty is typically associated with older adults, evidence suggests that pre-frailty commonly starts in middle-age. This study examined associations between behavioural and psychological correlates of pre-frailty and frailty in adults from 40 years to help identify at-risk individuals and inform interventions. Participants (N = 321, mean age = 56 (10.55), 83% female) completed questionnaires on frailty status, physical activity, co-morbidities, quality of life, loneliness, social isolation, and attitudes towards ageing. Participants were classified as non-frail (35%), pre-frail (60%), or frail (5%). One-way ANCOVAs, controlling for age, BMI, and co-morbidities, found that pre-frail participants reported feeling older than their chronological age (F = 2.37, p < .014, η

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Frail ElderlyFrailtyIndependent LivingAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansLonelinessMaleMiddle AgedQuality of LifeSocial IsolationSurveys and QuestionnairesBehavioural factorsMiddle-aged adultsPre-frailtyPsychological factorsPublic healthQuality of life

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