The relationship between frailty and multimorbidity in Chinese older adults: the chain mediating effects of sleep quality and anxiety
Frailty was positively associated with multimorbidity, and sleep quality and anxiety were important mediators of the association between frailty and multimorbidity. Addressing frailty, enhancing sleep quality, and promoting a positive mood may help reduce multimorbidity and enhance the overall well-being of elderly individuals. This study could potentially contribute to the development of more effective strategies to prevent multimorbidity.
Authors
- Guoxian Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4125-5638)
- Liang Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3207-7419)
- Yueping Shen
- Ze Ma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-9061-4002)
- Mengtong Sun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6373-0997)
- Jianing Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0143-8894)
- Qiang Han (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-8056-1031)
- Miao Jiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3681-9494)
- Ziqing Sun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6421-5137)
- Yujie Shi
- Hanqing Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-3829-0035)
- Yu Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-4595-1198)
- Zexin Lou
Institutions
- Soochow University (CN)
- Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University (CN)
- Liuyang City Maternal and Child Health Hospital (CN)
- First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Geriatrics
- Published
- 2025-10-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-025-06490-8
- Primary Topic
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Soochow University