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Home / Publications / Pain Research Forum / Papers of the Week / Relationship between frailty and depression among community-dwelling older adults: the mediating and moderating role of social support.

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2020 Jun 18


Gerontologist


http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32556208?dopt=Abstract

Relationship between frailty and depression among community-dwelling older adults: the mediating and moderating role of social support.

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Relationship between frailty and depression among community-dwelling older adults: the mediating and moderating role of social support.
Jin Y, Si H, Qiao X, Tian X, Liu X, Xue Q-L, Wang C
Gerontologist. 2020 Jun 18.
PMID: 32556208.

Abstract

Frailty is associated with depression in older adults, and reduces their social support. However, the mechanism underlying such relationship remains unclear. We aim to examine whether social support acts as a mediator or moderator in the relationship between frailty and depression.
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