Incremental healthcare costs of the simple SOF measure of phenotypic frailty in community-dwelling older adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Frailty defined by the Cardiovascular Health Study (CHS) phenotype is associated with higher healthcare expenditures in community-dwelling Medicare beneficiaries after accounting for claims-based cost indicators. However, frailty assessment using the CHS phenotype is often not feasible in routine clinical practice. We evaluated whether frailty identified by the simple Study of Osteoporotic Fractures (SOF) phenotype is associated with subsequent incremental costs after accounting for claims-derived cost indicators.

Methods

Prospective study utilizing data from four cohort studies of older adults linked with Medicare claims composed of 8264 community-dwelling fee-for-service beneficiaries (4389 women, 3875 men). SOF Frailty Phenotype (three components: weight loss,

SUBMITTER: Ensrud KE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11907753 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature