Frailty transitions and prevalence in an ageing population: longitudinal analysis of primary care data from an open cohort of adults aged 50 and over in England, 2006-2017.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

frailty is common in older adults and is associated with increased health and social care use. Longitudinal information is needed on population-level incidence, prevalence and frailty progression to plan services to meet future population needs.

Methods

retrospective open cohort study using electronic health records of adults aged ≥50 from primary care in England, 2006-2017. Frailty was calculated annually using the electronic Frailty Index (eFI). Multistate models estimated transition rates between each frailty category, adjusting for sociodemographic characteristics. Prevalence overall for each eFI category (fit, mild, moderate and severe) was calculated.

Results

the cohort included 2,171,497 patients and 15,514,734 person-years. Frailty prevalence incr

SUBMITTER: Walsh B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10158172 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature