Effects of Functional Impairments and Frailty on the Association of Cognitive Impairment with Total Healthcare Costs: A Prospective Multi-cohort Study
For both women and men, after accounting for demographics and comorbidity, approximately 60% of incremental THC associated with cognitive impairment was attributable to functional impairments and frailty. Investigation is warranted to determine if addressing these geriatric syndromes will mitigate their impact on THC among community-dwelling older adults with cognitive impairment.
Authors
- Howard A Fink (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5985-5447)
- Lisa Langsetmo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2245-1657)
- Kerry M. Sheets (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3492-2404)
- Kristine E. Ensrud (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9069-3036)
- Allyson M. Kats
- John T. Schousboe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9329-0750)
Institutions
- University of Minnesota (US)
- Hennepin County (US)
- Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (US)
- Minneapolis VA Health Care System (US)
- Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute (US)
- HealthPartners (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of General Internal Medicine
- Published
- 2025-12-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-025-10073-z
- Primary Topic
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- National Institutes of Health
- Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center
- National Institute on Aging
- National Institute of Nursing Research
- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
- NIH Clinical Center
- National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences