Social Vulnerability, Frailty and Mortality in Elderly People

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Authors

Melissa K. Andrew · Dalhousie University

Arnold B. Mitnitski · Dalhousie University

Abstract

Social vulnerability is reproducibly related to individual frailty/fitness, but distinct from it. Greater social vulnerability is associated with mortality in older adults. Further study on the measurement and operationalization of social vulnerability, and of its relationships to other important health outcomes, is warranted.

Topics & Keywords

Frailty in Older Adults Health disparities and outcomes Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: PLoS ONE

Volume 3, Issue 5, pp. e2232-e2232

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0002232

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