Associations of summary measures of longitudinal frailty assessments with health outcomes
These findings show that maximum and most recent values of frailty tend to be most strongly associated with mortality. For clinicians, this means that the most recent assessment may be sufficient for many purposes and if historical data are unavailable.
Authors
- Dae Hyun Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7290-6838)
- Benjamin Seligman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8223-5924)
- Ariela R. Orkaby (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4297-6306)
Institutions
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- VA Boston Healthcare System (US)
- VA New England Healthcare System (US)
- Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (US)
- Hebrew SeniorLife (US)
- VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journals of Gerontology Series A
- Published
- 2025-09-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glaf161
- Primary Topic
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00