Loneliness and Frailty Among Middle-Aged and Aging Sexual Minority Men Living With or Without HIV: A Longitudinal Cross-Lagged Panel Analysis.
Paula MeirelesDeanna WareAna HenriquesKaren Nieves-LugoValentina StosorMark Brennan-IngSteven P MeanleySabina A HaberlenChukwuemeka N OkaforSteve ShoptawM Reuel FriedmanMichael W PlankeyPublished in: Innovation in aging (2023)
Men who felt lonely had higher odds of being frail 2 years later while the reciprocal association was not shown. This suggests that loneliness preceded frailty and not the other way around. Early and frequent assessments of loneliness may present opportunities for interventions that minimize the risk of frailty among sexual minority men living with and without HIV.