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With aging, various changes occur in the mental health and body, which lead to problems such as falls, dysfunction, frailty, and increased risk of mortality. The purpose of this review is to outline t...he definition of psychological distress and frailty in older people and to examine the interrelationship between psychological distress and frailty. A total of 19 articles were selected as the target articles for this review. The primary article was published in the 2000s (4 articles), and in the 2010s, research progressed in 15 articles, indicating that research on this subject has been particularly advanced in recent years. Regarding these articles, three articles were from Asian (all Chinese), three articles were from Oceania, five articles were from Europe, seven articles were from North America, and one article from Africa. There were no reports from Japanese. The method for measuring psychological distress is mainly evaluated by the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K6
K10). Regarding the criteria for frailty and its items, the Fried’s scale was 5 articles, the physical activity was 12 articles, and the grip strength or exhaustion was 2 articles. In terms of results related to psychological distress, there were many papers that evaluated physical activity, which is a frail-related item. Most articles have reported the positive association between psychological distress and physical frailty, which means that people with psychological distress are more likely to have physical frailty. Physical activity, as the component of physical frailty, was evaluated using the self-reported questionnaire in many studies.show more
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