The dynamics of frailty development and progression in older adults in primary care in England (2006-2017): a retrospective cohort profile.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Frailty is a common condition in older adults and has a major impact on patient outcomes and service use. Information on the prevalence in middle-aged adults and the patterns of progression of frailty at an individual and population level is scarce. To address this, a cohort was defined from a large primary care database in England to describe the epidemiology of frailty and understand the dynamics of frailty within individuals and across the population. This article describes the structure of the dataset, cohort characteristics and planned analyses.

Methods

Retrospective cohort study using electronic health records. Participants were aged ≥50 years registered in practices contributing to the Oxford Royal College of General Practitioners Research and Surveillance

SUBMITTER: Fogg C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8740419 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature