Open AccessThe Mediating Effect of Frailty in the Relationship between De-pression and Falls among Older People Living Alone in Korea
Author(s) -
Yeon-Ha Kim,
Chung-Min Cho
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
iranian journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.452
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 2251-6093
pISSN - 2251-6085
DOI - 10.18502/ijph.v51i3.8936
Subject(s) - depression (economics) , mediation , logistic regression , univariate , gerontology , psychological intervention , multivariate statistics , univariate analysis , multivariate analysis , medicine , psychology , demography , psychiatry , statistics , mathematics , sociology , political science , law , economics , macroeconomics
Background: We explored the potential mediating role of frailty in the relationship between depression and falls.
Methods: The participants were 1,408 community-dwelling older people living alone in South Korea. The potential mediating role of frailty in the relationship between depression and falls was evaluated through univariate and multivariate logistic regression. Baron and Kenny’s three-step criteria for mediation were used to examine the mediating effect.
Results: Frailty fully mediated the association between severe depression and falls in univariate (t=11.58, P<.05) and multivariate (t=10.42, P<.05) analyses.
Conclusion: Frailty is a valuable target for fall interventions in severely depressed older people living alone.