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[ad_1] A study published in Ageing and Society involving more than 15,000 older adults found that a “precarity index” measuring instability in finances, housing, relationships, and caregiving predicted frailty better than income or education alone. Researchers from the University of Edinburgh used data from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing to track changes in life circumstances and frailty over time. According to the study, higher levels of precarity were consistently associated with worse frailty outcomes, and changes in stability corresponded to changes in health status. Frailty is characterized by physical decline, reduced energy, and increased vulnerability to illness, according to the researchers.…

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