Changes in frailty predict social vulnerability among home care clients living in the community followed for ten years
Although social vulnerability tends to remain constant in the absence of increases in frailty, changes in frailty are closely associated with changes in social vulnerability. Incorporating within-person changes in health into quantitative models of late-life social vulnerability may further improve our understanding of how and why some individuals are able to stay in the community despite their vulnerabilities.
Authors
- Janice M. Keefe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3073-8535)
- Jack Quach (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0998-0485)
- Jasmine Mah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4391-4286)
- Kenneth Rockwood
- Judith Godin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0272-7268)
- Susan Stevens
- Melissa K. Andrew (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7514-8972)
Institutions
- Dalhousie University (CA)
- Mount Saint Vincent University (CA)
- Nova Scotia Health Authority (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Frailty & Aging
- Published
- 2025-03-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tjfa.2025.100031
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.22
Funders
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research