An observational analysis of frailty in combination with loneliness or social isolation and their association with socioeconomic deprivation, hospitalisation and mortality among UK Biobank participants

Abstract Frailty, social isolation, and loneliness have individually been associated with adverse health outcomes. This study examines how frailty in combination with loneliness or social isolation is associated with socioeconomic deprivation and with all-cause mortality and hospitalisation rate in...

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Main Authors: Marina Politis, Lynsay Crawford, Bhautesh D. Jani, Barbara I. Nicholl, Jim Lewsey, David A. McAllister, Frances S. Mair, Peter Hanlon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-03-01
Series:Scientific Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-57366-7