The vicious cycle of frailty and pain: a two-sided causal relationship revealed
This study presented evidence supporting a bidirectional causal relationship between frailty and pain. We highlighted the significance of addressing pain to prevent frailty and recommend the inclusion of pain assessment in the evaluation system for frailty.
Authors
- Yijian Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5757-684X)
- Guiming Huang
- Ruipeng Zhong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4689-7223)
- Weidong Liang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8290-3216)
- Yun Zou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3015-2614)
- Lanhua Zhong
Institutions
- Ganzhou People's Hospital (CN)
- First Affiliated Hospital of Gannan Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Medicine
- Published
- 2024-09-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2024.1396328
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.38
Funders
- Southern Medical University
- Nanfang Hospital