Frailty and healthcare utilisation across care settings among community-dwelling older adults in Singapore.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Frailty is frequently found to be associated with increased healthcare utilisation in western countries, but little is known in Asian population. This study was conducted to investigate the association between frailty and healthcare utilisation in different care settings among community-dwelling older adults in Singapore.

Methods

Data from a population health survey among community-dwelling adults were linked with an administrative database to retrieve data of healthcare utilisation (including government primary care clinic visits, specialised outpatient clinic visits, emergency department visits, day surgery and hospitalisations) occurred during a six-month look-back period and six-month post-baseline respectively. Baseline frailty status was measured using the f

SUBMITTER: Ge L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7542115 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature