Socioeconomic Inequalities in Frailty Distribution: A Cross-National Comparison of the United States and England
Socioeconomic gradients in prefrailty and frailty differ by country setting and gender, suggesting contextual factors such as cultural norms, healthcare access and quality, and economic policy may contribute to the effect of different measures of socioeconomic status on prefrailty and frailty risk.
Authors
- Rachel Wilkie
- Jennifer Ailshire (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4476-9458)
Institutions
- University of Southern California (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journals of Gerontology Series B
- Published
- 2024-09-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbae157
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.69
Funders
- National Institute on Aging