Interventions that have potential to help older adults living with social frailty: a systematic scoping review

M Kastner, I Herrington, J Makarski, K Amog, T Bain… - BMC geriatrics, 2024 - Springer
Background The impact of social frailty on older adults is profound including mortality risk,
functional decline, falls, and disability. However, effective strategies that respond to the …

Effectiveness of interventions to address different types of vulnerabilities in community‐dwelling older adults: An umbrella review

R Adekpedjou, P Léon, O Dewidar… - Campbell Systematic …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Frailty, social isolation, loneliness, and poverty may render older adults
vulnerable to social or health stressors. It is imperative to identify effective interventions to …

[HTML][HTML] The prevalence of social frailty among older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

XM Zhang, S Cao, M Gao, S Xiao, X Xie… - Journal of the American …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective To report the overall prevalence of social frailty among older people and provide
information for policymakers and authorities to use in developing policies and social care …

The prevalence of social frailty among older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

S Yu, J Wang, L Zeng, P Yang, P Tang, S Su - Geriatric Nursing, 2023 - Elsevier
Social frailty is a geriatric public health problem that deeply affects healthy aging. Currently,
evidence on the prevalence and factors associated with social frailty in older adults remains …

Social frailty as a predictor of adverse outcomes among older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

X Li, L Gao, Y Qiu, T Zhong, L Zheng, W Liu… - Aging clinical and …, 2023 - Springer
Background With the aging of the population, frailty has attracted much attention, and the
social dimension of frailty, namely social frailty, has also attracted attention. Studies have …

Understanding social frailty

M Yamada, H Arai - Archives of gerontology and geriatrics, 2023 - Elsevier
Social frailty, along with physical and psychological frailties, is one of the components of
frailty that has been reported to increase the incidence of adverse health outcomes …

Social support and frailty progression in community-dwelling older adults

MH Barghouth, J Klein, T Bothe, N Ebert… - Frontiers in Public …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Objectives Despite the growing evidence regarding the influence of social factors on frailty in
older adults, the effect of social support remains unclear. This study aims to assess the …

Social isolation of older adults, family, and formal caregivers during the COVID-19 pandemic: Stories and solutions through participatory action research

A MacLeod, J Levesque… - Canadian Journal on Aging …, 2024 - cambridge.org
This participatory action research (PAR) aimed to understand the health implications of
guidelines impacting social isolation among frail community-dwelling older adults and their …

Comments on the methodology and completeness of a meta-analysis on the association between social frailty and adverse outcomes

XM Zhang, Z Yang - Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, 2024 - Springer
The concept of social frailty, a burgeoning subtype of frailty prevalent amongst the elderly,
has increasingly captivated the attention of geriatric medical researchers [1]. A plethora of …

Prevalence of social frailty and risk factors among community-dwelling older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis

B Jia, Z Wang, T Zhang, X Yue, S Zhang - Archives of Gerontology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background: Older people are more vulnerable to social frailty due to age, physical
condition and socio-economic status. Since social frailty can lead to adverse health …