This study investigated the effects of frailty on social functioning in older adults.
•Frail older adults have a smaller network size and higher levels of loneliness.
•Frailty is associated with an increase in loneliness over 3 years of follow-up.
•Social vulnerability of physical frail older adults should be taken into account in the care for this population.
Hoogendijk, E. O., Suanet, B., Dent, E., Deeg, D. J. H., & Aartsen, M. J. (2016). Adverse effects of frailty on social functioning in older adults: Results from the Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam. Maturitas, 83(1), 45-50.
