Social vulnerability

Social vulnerability’s role in thinking problems varied by country

In longitudinal data from older adults, social vulnerability accounted for hardship’s association with later thinking difficulties in Sweden, partly in Germany, but not…In longitudinal data from older adults, social vulnerability accounted for hardship’s association with later thinking difficulties in Sweden, partly in Germany, but not significantly in Spain.

Limit: Social-frailty indicators may carry different meanings across countries, undermining comparisons

Social vulnerability in health records is linked to mortality risk

In 193,629 adults, each one-unit rise in a six-point social vulnerability score was linked to a higher risk of death, with a hazard ratio of 1.23.In 193,629 adults, each one-unit rise in a six-point social vulnerability score was linked to a higher risk of death, with a hazard ratio of 1.23.