The Impact of Social Participation on Frailty among Older Adults: The Mediating Role of Loneliness and Sleep Quality
Social participation negatively affected frailty. Loneliness and sleep quality not only mediated independently, but also played a chain mediating role. This suggested that encouraging older adults to engage in more social participation, reducing loneliness, and improving sleep quality are feasible measures to improve frailty.
Authors
- Feiyang Zheng
- Xinping Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0688-2417)
- Yanting Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-3659-125X)
Institutions
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Healthcare
- Published
- 2024-10-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12202085
- Citations
- 8
- Primary Topic
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.75