Frailty status changes are associated with healthcare utilization and subsequent mortality in the elderly population

• Main Authors: Chia-Ming Li (Author), Chih-Hsueh Lin (Author), Chia-Ing Li (Author), Chiu-Shong Liu (Author), Wen-Yuan Lin (Author), Tsai-Chung Li (Author), Cheng-Chieh Lin (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background This study determined (1) whether a change in frailty status after a 1 year follow up is associated with healthcare utilization and evaluated (2) whether a change in frailty status after a 1 year follow up and health care utilization are associated with all-cause mortality in a s...