Heterogeneous frailty trajectories and their differential impact on social integration in older adults with COPD: a prospective longitudinal study
Li Feng, Haiyan Ji, Zheng Jiang, Mengyao Liang · 2026
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Li Feng, Haiyan Ji, Zheng Jiang, and Mengyao Liang follow older adults with a chronic lung illness in a 2026 study. Frailty, a loss of strength and reserve, does not grow the same way in each patient. The team asked whether the path frailty takes over a year shapes how well patients stay tied to daily life and to other people.
They tracked 347 patients at a hospital in Nantong, China, checking them five times over twelve months. Four paths stood out, from stable low frailty to fast decline. The fast decline group, about seven percent, ended the year worst on daily tasks, friend networks, and loneliness. Each step toward a worse path meant a step down in social life, even after other traits were weighed.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Li Feng, Haiyan Ji, Zheng Jiang, Mengyao Liang |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 58 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |