Relationship between depression and frailty in older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis

• Published in: Ageing research reviews Vol. 36; pp. 78 - 87
• Main Authors: Soysal, Pinar, Veronese, Nicola, Thompson, Trevor, Kahl, Kai G., Fernandes, Brisa S., Prina, A. Matthew, Solmi, Marco, Schofield, Patricia, Koyanagi, Ai, Tseng, Ping-Tao, Lin, Pao-Yao, Chu, Che-Sheng, Cosco, Theodore D., Cesari, Matteo, Carvalho, Andre F., Stubbs, Brendon
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier B.V 01.07.2017
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Cross-Sectional Studies; Depression; Depression - diagnosis; Depression - epidemiology; Depression - psychology; Frail; Frail Elderly - psychology; Frailty - diagnosis; Frailty - epidemiology; Frailty - psychology; Geriatrics; Humans; Incidence; Internal Medicine; Meta-analysis; Neurology; Older adults; Prevalence; Psychiatry; Risk Factors; Depression; Older adults; Psychiatry; Frail; Geriatrics; Meta-analysis; older adults; meta-analysis; geriatrics; frail; depression; psychiatry

•Depression and frailty are two common and pervasive conditions in older age.•We conducted the first meta-analysis exploring the relationship between these constructs.•In cross-sectional studies, participants with frailty had fourfold increased odds of depression.•People with depression were at appr...