Physical frailty and health-related quality of life among Chinese rural older adults: a moderated mediation analysis of physical disability and physical activity.

Wenting HaoJie LiPeipei FuDan ZhaoZhengyue JingYi WangCaiting YuYemin YuanChengchao Zhou

Published in: BMJ open (2021)

PA appears to moderate the indirect effect of physical disability on the association between physical frailty and HRQoL. This study provides support for potential mechanisms in the association between physical frailty and HRQoL. Encouraging rural older adults to increase PA appropriately might improve HRQoL for older adults with physical frailty and physical disability problems.

Keyphrases

physical activity
mental health
multiple sclerosis
community dwelling
sleep quality
risk assessment
climate change
depressive symptoms