Social isolation in relation to the incidence and dynamic progression of frailty in the oldest old

A trajectory analysis of a nationwide cohort

Bibliographic Data

ID15364746
AuthorsJunyi Wang (0009-0000-6798-9632, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, corresponding author), Ya‐Fu Yu (Wuhan University of Science and Technology), Yafu Yu, Lang Xu (0009-0006-6331-2409, Wuhan University of Science and Technology), Xinyan Xie (0000-0002-8087-4693, Wuhan University of Science and Technology), Xiaochang Liu (0009-0005-9067-2496, Wuhan University of Science and Technology), Juan Zhou (0000-0002-0180-8648, Wuhan University of Science and Technology), Guirong Cheng (Wuhan University of Science and Technology), Feifei Hu (0000-0002-8884-3568, Wuhan University of Science and Technology), Dan Liu (0009-0003-1264-0160, Wuhan University of Science and Technology), Linya Huang (Wuhan University of Science and Technology), Gangbin Han (Wuhan University of Science and Technology), Shiyue Li (0009-0003-8596-4983, Wuhan University of Science and Technology), Dan Song (0000-0002-2417-9899, Wuhan University of Science and Technology), Jing Liu (0000-0002-0965-0320, Wuhan University of Science and Technology), Qianqian Nie (Wuhan University of Science and Technology), Cheng Cai (0000-0001-8610-2945, Wuhan University of Science and Technology), Yuyang Cui (Wuhan University of Science and Technology), Wei Tan (0000-0002-4855-2512), Yan Zeng (0009-0001-9937-463X)
Year2025
Volume25
Issue1
Pages1809-1809
Publication date2025-05-16
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBMC Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458
PublisherBioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1186/s12889-025-22596-5
PMID40380102
OpenAlexW4410449619
LanguageEN
References cited63

This study indicates that social isolation may contribute to an increased risk of both the incidence and progression of frailty, elevating deterioration risks in initially non-frail and prefrail populations, while primarily exacerbating mortality risks in those already experiencing prefrailty or frailty

Bioinformatics · Biostatistics · Cohort · Cohort study · Incidence (geometry · Isolation (microbiology · Pathology · Psychiatry · Public health · Social isolation · Demography · Frailty in Older Adults · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes · Medicine · Nutrition and Health in Aging · Epidemiology · Gerontology · Internal Medicine · Pediatrics

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