Frailty under COVID-19 pandemic in Japan: Changes in prevalence of frailty from 2017 to 2021.

Tamaki Hirose Yohei SawayaMasahiro IshizakaNaori HashimotoAkira KuboTomohiko Urano

Published in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2023)

The population prevalence of frailty in older adults increased steadily from the pre-pandemic year through the first and second years of the pandemic. Based on the 25 questions of the KCL, two aspects including visiting friends and going out less stood out. This suggests that pandemic-associated-frailty occurred in Japan.

Keyphrases

sars cov
coronavirus disease
community dwelling
risk factors
physical activity