Social frailty and the risk of progression from health to physical, psychological, and cognitive multimorbidity: a prospective multi-cohort study - PubMed

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Social frailty is linked to faster progression from health to physical, psychological, and cognitive conditions, and to multimorbidity.
The study involved 7,119 participants from 24 countries, with a mean follow-up of 7 years.
Socially frail individuals had a 1.3 times higher risk of developing any condition and a 2.1 times higher risk of progressing to multimorbidity compared to socially robust individuals.
Four outcome trajectories were identified, with social frailty associated with increased risks in three of them.
The strongest associations were found in the domains of general resources and basic social needs.
Early identification and interventions targeting social frailty may improve health outcomes in middle-aged and older adults.

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