Preoperative social frailty and short-term postoperative outcomes in gastrointestinal cancer surgery: a multicentre prospective cohort study in China
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Social frailty, characterised by insufficient social support, is a significant concern that can adversely affect patients' health. This study aimed to investigate the impact of preoperative social frailty on short-term outcomes in patients with gastrointestinal cancer. METHODS: This multicentre prospective cohort study was conducted in three tertiary hospitals in Jiangsu Province, China (August 2021-February 2025). Patients were categorized into a non-social frailty group (score = 0) and a social frailty group (score ≥ 1) using the Help, Participation, Loneliness, Financial, Talk (HALFT) scale. We performed 1:1 nearest-neighbour propensity score matching to balance covariates including sex, age, residence, marital status, and the tumour node metastasis (TNM) stage, and assessed balance using standardised mean differences (SMD), with an absolute SMD
Fields of Study & Subjects
Frailty in Older Adults
Nutrition and Health in Aging
Cardiac
Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
Publication details
- Journal / source
- World Journal of Surgical Oncology
- Publisher
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC
- Volume
- 24
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 85–85
- Publication date
- 26 January 2026
- Language
- EN