Development and testing of an electronic frailty index using Canadian electronic medical record data in primary care
Our study provides evidence for initial implementation of the eFI in primary care. There is significant potential for EMR data to facilitate early detection of frailty and drive care planning with healthcare teams. Integrating the eFI within primary care provides a tremendous opportunity to screen and manage frailty with the long-term goal of reducing negative patient health outcomes and often unnecessary healthcare costs.
Authors
- Manpreet Thandi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9949-5733)
- A. G. Gibb
- Sabrina T. Wong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9619-9012)
- Jennifer Baumbusch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3915-6881)
- Morgan Price (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6409-1579)
Institutions
- University of British Columbia Hospital (CA)
- University of British Columbia (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Primary Care
- Published
- 2025-11-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-025-03075-7
- Primary Topic
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Canadian Nurses Foundation
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research