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Social capital, depressive symptomatology, and frailty among older adults in the western areas of China

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  • Liqun Wang
  • Shufeng Xie
  • Xue Hu
  • Jiangping Li
  • Shulan He
  • Junling Gao
  • Zhizhong Wang

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We aimed to explore the relationship between social capital (SC) and frailty, and the mediation role of depressive symptoms in this relationship. A cross-sectional study among 2,591 older adults aged ≥60 years old was conducted from September 2020 to May 2021. SC, depressive symptoms, and frailty were measured using the social capital scale, the 9-item patient health questionnaire, and the FRAIL scale, respectively. The mediation model was tested by Bootstrap PROCESS. After controlling for socio-demographical covariates, the SC was negatively correlated with frailty (r = -0.07, P = 0.001), and depressive symptomatology (r = -0.08, P

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  • Liqun Wang & Shufeng Xie & Xue Hu & Jiangping Li & Shulan He & Junling Gao & Zhizhong Wang, 2023. "Social capital, depressive symptomatology, and frailty among older adults in the western areas of China," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 18(10), pages 1-10, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0292236
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0292236
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