Dynamics of frailty and changing socioeconomic conditions among the elderly: an application to panel data from the SHARE survey.

Summary The frailty phenotype in the elderly is defined as an increased vulnerability to stressors, leading to health problems. It is recognized as identifying the risk of disability at an early and reversible stage. Although the literature on the socioeconomic determinants of frailty emerges in cross-sections, little was known about the dynamics of this relationship over time. Our paper examines the joint evolution of frailty and changing economic conditions for people aged 65 and over in Europe, and this presentation, shows that the SHARE survey is an interesting tool to analyze these issues requiring a time horizon: because of the richness of the data especially on health and economic issues.