Validation of the hospital frailty risk score in China
Compared to patients aged 75 + elsewhere, those in China had lower frailty risk scores, likely reflecting a younger age structure and recording of fewer diagnosis codes. Even so, the HFRS is a powerful predictor of long length of stay and hospital costs in China.
Authors
- Kenneth J. Rockwood (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6674-995X)
- Ji Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6170-726X)
- Xien Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9054-0523)
- Andrew Street (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2540-0364)
- Simon Conroy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4306-6064)
- Yue Qiu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-1524-5583)
- Laia Maynou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0447-2959)
- Xinyue Fang
- Weiqing Xiong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-4662-9128)
- Pei Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-6617-1824)
Institutions
- Dalhousie University (CA)
- Queen Mary University of London (GB)
- Barcelona School of Economics (ES)
- Universitat de Barcelona (ES)
- London School of Economics and Political Science (GB)
- Tsinghua University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Geriatric Medicine
- Published
- 2025-05-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s41999-025-01212-0
- Primary Topic
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Tsinghua University