Frailty and incident depression in community‐dwelling older people: results from the ELSA study

Abstract

Among older community dwellers, frailty and pre-frailty did not predict the onset of depression during 2 years of follow-up, when accounting for potential confounders, whilst slow gait speed considered alone may predict depression in the older people. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

A 2‐year longitudinal study of the relationship between masticatory function and progression to frailty or pre‐frailty among community‐dwelling Japanese aged 65 and older

“…A previous cross‐sectional study reported that reduced physical performance, that is slower comfortable walking speed, was a difference between robust and frail individuals . Another 2‐year longitudinal study reported that comfortable walking speed was a predictor of frail and pre‐frail status . Frailty and depressive state or reduced sociality have been found to be mutually related; one study reported that cognitive function on the MMSE was closely related to reduced sociality and increased risk of frailty .…”

The Relationship Between the Dietary Inflammatory Index and Incident Frailty: A Longitudinal Cohort Study

“…1 Frailty is a common condition in the elderly, with a prevalence of 10% for those older than 65 years and 30% for those older than 80 years. 2,3 Frailty is significantly associated with several deleterious outcomes in the elderly, including depression 4,5 , cardiovascular disease 6 , hospitalization 7 and, in some instances, mortality. 8 Consequently, understanding, preventing and managing frailty in older adults is of high importance.…”

Fragilidade, Sintomas Depressivos E Sobrecarga De Idosos Cuidadores Em Contexto De Alta Vulnerabilidade Social

“…45 An English longitudinal study with 4,077 subjects over 60 years old pointed out that depressive symptoms are considered a risk factor for the gait speed component in older residents. 46 Limitations were detected in the present study. The cross-sectional method does not allow the establishment of causality between the variables frailty and depressive symptoms.…”