Open AccessThe increase in healthcare costs associated with frailty in older people discharged to a post-acute transition care program
Author(s) -
Tracy Comans,
Nancye M. Peel,
Ruth E. Hubbard,
A. Mulligan,
Len Gray,
Paul Scuffham
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
age and ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1468-2834
pISSN - 0002-0729
DOI - 10.1093/ageing/afv196
Subject(s) - medicine , health care , frailty index , gerontology , cohort , observational study , cohort study , index (typography) , geriatrics , pathology , psychiatry , world wide web , computer science , economics , economic growth
older people are high users of healthcare resources. The frailty index can predict negative health outcomes; however, the amount of extra resources required has not been quantified.
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