Influence of combined cognitive impairment and social frailty on physical frailty in community-dwelling older adults

Purpose: This study aimed to identify the influence of combined cognitive impairment and social frailty on physical frailty. Methods: This study analyzed secondary data from the 2020 National Survey of Older Koreans, which was collected nationwide from community-dwelling individuals aged >= 65 years. Results: Combined cognitive impairment and social frailty (odds ratio (OR) =4.44, 95% confidence interval (CI) =3.14-6.28), cognitive impairment and social pre-frailty (OR =2.38, 95% CI =1.70-3.34), noncognitive impairment and social frailty (OR =2.16, 95% CI =1.54-3.04), and noncognitive impairment and social prefrailty (OR =1.40, 95% CI =1.02-1.91) groups were more likely to be physically frail than noncognitive impairment and socially robust groups after adjusting for sociodemographic and health-related factors. Conclusion: Healthcare providers need to be aware that older adults who suffer from both cognitive impairment and social frailty may be vulnerable to physical frailty. (C) 2022 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.