Association between frailty and quality of life, and the moderating effect of mobile, broadcast and digital media in sub-Saharan Africa: evidence from Kenya
Frailty significantly impacts quality of life. Access to mobile phones may help mitigate this effect by fostering social connectedness, while introducing complex technologies may be counterproductive in improving frailty-associated quality of life.
Authors
- Rachel C. Ambagtsheer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9391-6709)
- Gideon Dzando (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8852-7680)
- Richard K. Moussa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0046-1053)
- Lillian Mwanri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5792-7785)
- Paul Ward (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5559-9714)
Institutions
- École Nationale Supérieure de Statistique et d'Économie Appliquée (CI)
- Torrens University Australia (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Geriatrics
- Published
- 2025-07-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-025-06016-2
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.22
Funders
- University of Southampton