The effect of social frailty on mental health and quality of life in older people: a cross-sectional study

Key summary points Aim This study aimed to determine related factors of social frailty. Findings The rates of depression, loneliness, anxiety, death anxiety, the burden of chronic disease, and frailty were higher in the social frailty group. There was a strong link between social frailty and widowhood, moderate to severe anxiety symptoms, and a TFI-physical frailty score. Message The mental health of older adults is associated with the social dimension of frailty.