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September 16, 2025Journal of General and Family MedicineOpen Access

Relationship of frailty and resumption of social participation activities after the COVID‐19 pandemic among community‐dwelling older adults in Japan

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SOSachiko OzoneRGRyohei GotoSKShogo Kawada

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Analysis of social participation trends shows increased frailty risk in older adults, indicating a need for social engagement.

Key Points

  • Sustained discontinuation of social activities significantly increases frailty risk in older adults.
  • Among 648 analyzed participants, the Discontinued in 2022 group showed a frailty risk nearly two times higher than the Continued group.
  • Binary logistic regression analysis adjusted for multiple factors revealed a strong correlation between social participation status and frailty.
  • Findings suggest that maintaining social engagement is crucial for health in older adults post-pandemic.

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Ozone et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d4565b31b076d99fa5b224https://doi.org/10.1002/jgf2.70061
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