Life-Space Constriction, Development of Frailty, and the Competing Risk of Mortality: The Women's Health and Aging Study I

Frailty is a common clinical syndrome in older adults that carries an increased risk for poor health outcomes. Little is known about the behavioral antecedents of frailty. In this study, the authors hypothesized that constriction of life space identifies older adults at risk for frailty, potentially a marker of already-decreased physiologic reserve. The authors analyzed the 3-year (1992–1995) cumulative incidence of frailty using a previously...