Longitudinal Changes in a Claims-Based Frailty Proxy Measure Compared to Concurrent Changes in the Fried Frailty Phenotype.
Emilie D DuchesneauDae Hyun KimTil StürmerKatherine Reeder-HayesJessie K EdwardsKeturah R FaurotJennifer L LundPublished in: The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences (2024)
Older adults who experienced a frailty phenotype worsening over 3 years experienced concurrent increases in the Faurot frailty index. Our results suggest that claims data may be used to identify clinically meaningful worsening in frailty.