TY - JOUR AU - Akita, Michiko AU - Otaki, Naoto AU - Yokoro, Miyuki AU - Yano, Megumu AU - Tanino, Norikazu AU - Fukuo, Keisuke PY - 2021/12/01 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Relationship Between Social Activity and Frailty in Japanese Older Women During Restriction on Outings due to COVID-19 JF - Canadian Geriatrics Journal JA - Can Geriatr J VL - 24 IS - 4 SE - Original Research DO - 10.5770/cgj.24.507 UR - https://cgjonline.ca/index.php/cgj/article/view/507 SP - 320-324 AB - <p class="p2"><strong>Background<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></strong></p><p class="p3">This study investigated the relationship between social activities and frailty during the restriction on outings due to COVID-19.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p4"><strong>Design<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></strong></p><p class="p3">A cross-sectional study.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p4"><strong>Setting and Subjects<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></strong></p><p class="p3">This study was conducted in City Nishinomiya of Prefecture Hyogo, in Japan. A mail survey was carried out among women aged 65 years or older in May 2020. A population of 293 women aged 65 years or older living in the community was recruited for the study and 213 of them were analyzed.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p4"><strong>Measurements<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></strong></p><p class="p3">The survey included questions on sex, age, height, weight, and social activity. Social activity consisted of participation in social organizations and their frequency, as well as frequency of interaction with family and friends. The survey also asked if regular social activity had been impeded by COVID-19.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p4"><strong>Results<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></strong></p><p class="p3">A significant association was found between frailty and hindered interaction with friends (β: 0.176, <em>p </em>= .014). Multivariate linear regression analysis confirmed that this association was also significant in Model 1 (β: 0.158, <em>p </em>= .025), and Model 2 (β: 0.148, <em>p </em>= .034).<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p4"><strong>Conclusions<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></strong></p><p class="p3">No association between being hindered in social activity and frailty was found in older women living in the community during the restriction on outings due to COVID-19.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> ER -