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SOCIAL VULNERABILITY, FRAILTY AND SELF-PERCEIVED HEALTH: FINDINGS FROM THE IRISH LONGITUDINAL STUDY ON AGEING (TILDA)
L. Orlandini, E. Patrizio, A.M. O’Halloran, C.A. McGarrigle, R. Romero-Ortuno, R.A. Kenny, M. Proietti, M. Cesari
J Frailty Aging 2024;13(1)50-56
BACKGROUND: Social vulnerability interacts with frailty and influences individuals’ health status. Although frailty and social vulnerability are highly predictive of adverse outcomes, their relationship with self-perceived health(SPH) has been less investigated.
METHODS: Data are from the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing(TILDA), a population-based longitudinal study of ageing. We included 4,222 participants aged ≥50 years (age 61.4±8.5 years;women 56%) from Wave 1 (2009-2011) followed over three longitudinal waves (2012,2014-2015,2016). Participants responded to single questions with five response options to rate their 1)physical health, 2)mental health, and 3)health compared to peers. 30-item Frailty (FI) and Social Vulnerability (SVI) indices were calculated using standardised methods. Multivariable regression analyses were performed to establish the association between FI and SVI cross-sectionally and longitudinally over 6 years.
RESULTS: Cross-sectionally, SVI (mean:0.40±0.08; range:0.14-0.81) and FI (mean: 0.13±0.08; range:0.10-0.58) were modestly correlated (r=0.256), and independently associated with poor physical health (SVI: OR 1.43, 95%CI 1.15-1.78; FI: OR 3.16, 95%CI 2.54-3.93), poor mental health (SVI: OR 1.65, 95%CI 1.17-2.35; FI: OR 3.64, 95%CI 2.53-5.24), and poor health compared to peers (SVI: OR 1.41,95%CI 1.06-1.89; FI: OR 3.86, 95%CI 2.9-5.14). Longitudinally, FI and SVI were independently and positively associated with poor physical health (SVI: β 1.08, 95%CI 0.76-1.39; FI: β 1.97, 95%CI 1.58-2.36), poor mental health (SVI: β 1.18, 95%CI 0.86-1.5; FI: β 1.58, 95%CI 1.2-1.97), and poor overall health compared to peers (SVI: β 0.78, 95%CI 0.89-1.33; FI: β 1.74, 95%CI 0.47-1.1).
CONCLUSIONS: In a large cohort of community-dwelling older adults, frailty and social vulnerability were associated with poor SPH and with risk of SPH decline over six years.
CITATION:
L. Orlandini ; E. Patrizio ; A.M. O’Halloran ; C.A. McGarrigle ; R. Romero-Ortuno ; R.A. Kenny ; M. Proietti ; M. Cesari ; (2024): Social Vulnerability, Frailty and Self-Perceived Health: Findings from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA). The Journal of Frailty and Aging (JFA). http://dx.doi.org/10.14283/jfa.2024.1