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FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
Volume 11, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1048103
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cognition; frailty; social relationships; disability; elderly
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This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of cognitive frailty and the influence of social factors on the association between different levels of cognitive frailty and disability. The results showed that social participation, social contact, and satisfaction with friends and community can attenuate the association between different levels of cognitive frailty and disability. Therefore, interventions to enhance social relationships may help slow down the progression of cognitive frailty to disability.
Background: This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of cognitive frailty and the influence of social factors on the association between different levels of cognitive frailty and disability. Methods: A nationally representative survey of non-institutionalized community-dwelling older adults in Korea was used. A total, 9,894 older adults were included in the analysis. We assessed the effects of social factors using social activities, social contacts, living arrangements, emotional support, and satisfaction with friends and neighbors. Results: The prevalence of cognitive frailty was 1.6%, which was consistent with other population-based studies. Hierarchical logistic analysis demonstrated that the association between different levels of cognitive frailty and disability was attenuated when social participation, social contact, and satisfaction with friends and community were included in the model, and the magnitude of these effects differed across the levels of cognitive frailty. Discussion: Considering the influence of social factors, interventions to enhance social relationships can help slow down the progression of cognitive frailty to disability.
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