Minoru Yamada|Yosuke Kimura|Daisuke Ishiyama|Yuhei Otobe|Mizue Suzuki|Shingo Koyama|Takashi Kikuchi|Haruhiko Kusumi|Hidenori Arai
The Influence of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Physical Activity and New Incidence of Frailty among Initially Non-Frail Older Adults in Japan: A Follow-Up Online Survey
University of Tsukuba|Otsuka (Japan)|University of Tsukuba|University of Tsukuba|University of Tsukuba|University of Tsukuba|University of Tsukuba|University of Tsukuba|University of Tsukuba|National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology
objective study investigate influence covid19 pandemic physical activity pa incidence frailty among initially nonfrail older adults japan followup online survey among 1600 baseline online survey participants 388 adults already frail 275 older adults respond followup survey thus final number participants study 937 followup rate 773 assessed total pa time four time points according covid19 waves japan january 2020 pandemic april 2020 first wave august 2020 second wave january 2021 third wave investigated incidence frailty oneyear followup period pandemic total pa time first second third waves pandemic decreased prepandemic pa time 333 283 400 respectively particular total pa time older adults living alone socially inactive decreased significantly 429 first wave 500 second wave 619 third wave less pandemic respectively additionally significantly higher risk incident frailty living alone socially active adjusted odds ratio 204 95 confidence interval 101410 findings suggest older adults live alone socially inactive likely experience incident frailtydisability due decreased pa pandemic understanding mechanism may crucial maintaining health status older adults