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Prevalence of Frailty and Its Association with Depressive Symptoms among European Older Adults from 17 Countries: A 5-Year Longitudinal Study

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  • Priscila Marconcin

    (CIPER-Interdisciplinary Centre for the Study of Human Performance Faculty of Human Kinetics, University of Lisbon, 1495-751 Lisbon, Portugal
    KinesioLab, Research Unit in Human Movement Analysis, Piaget Institute, 2805-059 Almada, Portugal)

  • Sharon Barak

    (Department of Nursing, School of Health Sciences, Ariel University, Ariel 4076414, Israel
    Department of Pediatric Rehabilitation, The Edmond and Lily Safra Children’s Hospital, The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Ramat-Gan 5290002, Israel)

  • Gerson Ferrari

    (Escuela de Ciencias de la Actividad Física, el Deporte y la Salud, Universidad de Santiago de Chile (USACH), Santiago 9170022, Chile
    Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Providencia 7500912, Chile)

  • Élvio R. Gouveia

    (Department of Physical Education and Sport, University of Madeira, 9020-105 Funchal, Portugal
    LARSYS-Laboratory for Robotics and Engineering System, Interactive Technologies Institute, 9020-105 Funchal, Portugal)

  • Marcelo de Maio Nascimento

    (Department of Physical Education, Federal University of Vale do São Francisco, Petrolina 56304-917, Brazil)

  • Renata Willig

    (KinesioLab, Research Unit in Human Movement Analysis, Piaget Institute, 2805-059 Almada, Portugal)

  • Margarida Varela

    (RECI—Research Unit in Education and Community Intervention, Piaget Institute, 2805-059 Almada, Portugal)

  • Adilson Marques

    (CIPER-Interdisciplinary Centre for the Study of Human Performance Faculty of Human Kinetics, University of Lisbon, 1495-751 Lisbon, Portugal
    ISAMB-Environmental Health Institute, Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon, 1649-020 Lisbon, Portugal)

Abstract

Background: This study aimed to examine the association between frailty and depressive symptoms. Methods: Cross-sectional and five-year longitudinal study. Data were from the population-based Survey of Health, Aging, and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) waves six (2015) and eight (2020). Frailty was assessed using the SHARE-Frailty Instrument. Fatigue, appetite, walking difficulties, and physical activity were self-reported, and grip strength was measured using a handgrip dynamometer. The EURO-D 12-item scale was used to measure depressive symptoms. Results: The sample comprised 25,771 older adults (56.2% female) with a mean age of 66.5 (95% CI 66.4, 66.6) years. The prevalence of frailty was 4.2% (95% CI 3.9, 4.4) in 2015 and 6.7% (95% CI 13.5, 14.3) in 2020. Among frail participants, 72.5% and 69.6% had depression in 2015 and 2020, respectively. Frailty was associated with depression over the 5 years. Those with pre-frailty and those with frailty in 2015 had 1.86 (95% CI 1.71, 2.01) and 2.46 (95% CI 2.14, 2.83) greater odds of having depressive symptoms in 2020. Conclusions: Frailty is a predictor of depression in older adults, and frail participants had greater odds of presenting depressive symptoms.

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  • Priscila Marconcin & Sharon Barak & Gerson Ferrari & Élvio R. Gouveia & Marcelo de Maio Nascimento & Renata Willig & Margarida Varela & Adilson Marques, 2022. "Prevalence of Frailty and Its Association with Depressive Symptoms among European Older Adults from 17 Countries: A 5-Year Longitudinal Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(21), pages 1-11, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:21:p:14055-:d:956131
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    1. Fereshteh Mehrabi & François Béland, 2021. "Frailty as a Moderator of the Relationship between Social Isolation and Health Outcomes in Community-Dwelling Older Adults," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(4), pages 1-18, February.
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