Association between the frailty index and readmission risk in hospitalised elderly Chinese patients: a retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Frailty is a common and important concern of the ageing population. This study examined the association between the frailty index and negative outcomes of hospitalised elderly Chinese patients.

Design

Retrospective cohort study.

Setting

Geriatrics Department of Peking University First Hospital.

Participants

470 hospitalised elderly patients.

Main outcomes and measures

Frailty was measured using a 30-item deficit-accumulation frailty index. The outcomes were the hospitalisation duration and readmission.

Results

The frailty index was available for 470 patients: 72 (15.32%) were categorised as robust, 272 (57.87%) as prefrail and 126 (26.81%) as frail. The frail group had a longer hospital stay than the robust and prefrail groups. After ad

SUBMITTER: Wang L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10900421 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature