Social Vulnerability, Frailty, and Their Association With Mortality in Older Adults Living in Rural Tanzania.

Background: Social vulnerability correlates with frailty and is associated with mortality and disability. However, few studies have investigated this relationship outside of high-income country settings. This study aimed to produce and analyze a culturally adapted social vulnerability index (SVI) to investigate the relationship between social vulnerability, frailty, and mortality in older adults in Tanzania.

A brief frailty screening tool in Tanzania: external validation and refinement of the B-FIT screen.

Background: Identifying older people who are most vulnerable to adverse outcomes is important. This is particularly so in low-resource settings, such as those in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), where access to social and healthcare services is often limited.

Aim: To validate and further refine a frailty screening tool for SSA.