Social engagement is an important contributor to quality of life and the overall health of people with dementia. There is an opportunity to develop an objective measure of social engagement by capturing factors such as the number and duration of social contacts, time in social settings, and social network ...
To examine the association between the social frailty (SF) phenotype and functional disability, independently of the physical frailty (PF) phenotype, and compare the abilities of the PF, SF, and combined social and physical (PSF) indexes for predicting functional disability.
This study aimed to explore the direct and indirect effects of social frailty on functional state trajectories mediated by subjective cognitive function in older adults.
To determine social frailty status using simple questions and to examine the association between social frailty and disability onset among community-dwelling older adults.
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships of social isolation and loneliness, both individually and simultaneously, on changes in grip strength among Chinese older adults and whether these relations vary by gender.