Depressive symptom severity is a major risk factor for frailty in community-dwelling older adults with depression. A prospective study.

Background: Depression and frailty are closely related, but the mechanisms by which depressed older adults are at an increased risk of becoming frail are still not well understood.

Aim: To assess socioeconomic and depression-related risk factors for frailty in older adults with depression.

Methods: Observational and prospective cohort study, with 12-month follow-up, of nonfrail community-dwelling subjects aged ≥70 years old with depression.

Psychosocial factors associated with frailty in the community-dwelling aged population with depression. A cross-sectional study.

Objective: There is a two-way relationship between frailty and depression, but the mechanisms by which one may influence the other are not well understood. The objective of this study was to evaluate the relationship between psychosocial factors and frailty in community-dwelling aged populations with depression.

Design: Observational cross-sectional study.