Loneliness and frailty among nursing home older adults: the multiple mediating role of social support and resilience

Background Loneliness has been considered as a risk factor for frailty. Social support (as an external protective resource) and resilience (as an inner protective resource) might play protective roles on the association between loneliness and frailty. In this study, the mediating roles of social support and resilience between loneliness and frailty were explored among older adults living in nursing homes. Methods Older adults (N = 210) from...