Association between clinical frailty, illness severity and post-discharge survival: a prospective cohort study of older medical inpatients in Norway.

Andreas EngvigTorgeir Bruun WyllerEva SkovlundMarc Vali AhmedTrygve Sundby HallKenneth RockwoodAnne Mette NjaastadBjørn Erik Neerland

Published in: European geriatric medicine (2021)

Frailty screening aided prognostication of survival following discharge in older acutely ill persons admitted to medical wards. The prognostic value of frailty increased when combined with readily available illness severity markers acquired during admission.

Keyphrases

community dwelling
healthcare
emergency department
physical activity
middle aged
free survival