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

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

PLOS ONE, 2023, vol. 18, issue 10, 1-10

Abstract: 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

Date: 2023
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