The relationship between self-care ability and frailty in rural Chinese older adults: the mediating role of depressive symptoms
This study revealed a significant negative correlation between self-care ability and frailty in rural older adults, with depressive symptoms as a mediator.
Authors
- R H Zhang
- Minmin Leng
- Qiyang Huai
- Luhao Liu
- Heng Sun
- Tengfei Jiang
- Lijuan Yang
Institutions
- Shandong University (CN)
- Shandong Provincial Hospital (CN)
- Shandong First Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2026-01-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1713474
- Primary Topic
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- China Postdoctoral Science Foundation
- Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province
- Postdoctoral Innovation Project of Shandong Province