FRAILTY PSYCOVID

Submitted materials consist of study dataset (Dataset_Frailty_Psycovid.xlsx, Excel format) which includes socio-demographic  data of 1258 adult Italian residents who completed the survey (71.5% females; mean age: 43±13.5; age range: 18-81) and the clinical and psychosocial variables used in the study (i.e., frailty Index and Social vulnerability Index; loneliness, empathic skills, coping strategies, alexithymia), and 4-item scale of perceived impact of Covid-19 outbreak.   

Study results showed: 1) a linear increase of frailty index with age and greater scores in females than in males; 2) higher social vulnerability in young adults and elders compared to middle aged and older adults, and in males than females; 3) both frailty and social vulnerability contributed in explaining the individual perception of the impact of Covid-19 emergency on health, which was further influenced by proactive attitudes/behaviors and social isolation.