Physical-psychological factors including marital status, depression, activities of daily living, and physical frailty are associated with social frailty in older adults hospitalized with heart failure.
Cross-Sectional
Social frailty is common in older adults hospitalized with heart failure and is associated with physical and psychological factors including depression and physical frailty, highlighting the need for targeted screening and management.
Social frailty is common among older adult patients with heart failure. Factors such as marital status, depression, activities of daily living, and physical frailty are associated with social frailty. This indicates that measures should be taken to screen for and manage social frailty in patients, and interventions targeting these influencing factors should be developed and implemented to prevent or delay the progression of social frailty.
Liu et al. (Fri,) conducted a cross-sectional in Heart failure. Physical-psychological factors (marital status, depression, activities of daily living, physical frailty) was evaluated on Social frailty. Physical-psychological factors including marital status, depression, activities of daily living, and physical frailty are associated with social frailty in older adults hospitalized with heart failure.