Perceived social support and psychological resilience as mediators between social frailty and the frailty of older patients with heart failure: a cross-sectional study
NYHA class, number of hospitalizations, and female sex are indicators of the frailty level of elderly HF patients. Social frailty, psychological resilience, and perceived social support are interrelated. Psychological resilience and perceived social support are mediators in the relation between social frailty and frailty.
Authors
- Z. Chen
- Duolao Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2788-2464)
- Xiaobo Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3277-8525)
- Xiaorong Luan
- Wanxia Yao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2458-7881)
- Junting Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5526-356X)
Institutions
- Shandong University (CN)
- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (GB)
- Yan'an University (CN)
- Ningde Normal University (CN)
- Xi'an Peihua University (CN)
- Qilu Hospital of Shandong University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BioPsychoSocial Medicine
- Published
- 2025-11-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13030-025-00345-9
- Primary Topic
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00