Effect of social participation on the development of physical frailty: Do type, frequency and diversity matter?

Physical frailty is an age-related syndrome characterized by a state of increased vulnerability and decreased physiological reserve capacity across multiple systems [1, 2]. As the population aging globally, physical frailty has emerged as a public health challenge to healthcare systems worldwide. In a recent meta-analysis, researchers reported that 19.1% of community-dwelling older adults aged 70 years or older were physically frail and 51.6% were pre-frail [3]. Furthermore, physical frailty has been linked to increased risks for disability, injurious falls, hospitalization, institutionalization and mortality [1, 4].
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