Association of admission frailty and frailty changes during cardiac rehabilitation with 5-year outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Examine the association between (1) admission frailty and (2) frailty changes during cardiac rehabilitation (CR) with 5-year outcomes (i.e. time to mortality, first hospitalization, first emergency department (ED) visit, and number of hospitalizations, hospital days, and ED visits).

Methods and results

Data from patients admitted to a 12-week CR programme in Halifax, Nova Scotia, from May 2005 to April 2015 (n = 3371) were analysed. A 25-item frailty index (FI) estimated frailty levels at CR admission and completion. FI improvements were determined by calculating the difference between admission and discharge FI. CR data were linked to administrative health data to examine 5-year outcomes [due to all causes and cardiovascular diseases (CVDs)]. Cox regression, Fine-Gray

SUBMITTER: Quach J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10335868 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature