Comparing clinician descriptions of frailty and geriatric syndromes using electronic health records: a retrospective cohort study.

Journal: BMC geriatrics
Published Date: Oct 25, 2017

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Geriatric syndromes, including frailty, are common in older adults and associated with adverse outcomes. We compared patients described in clinical notes as "frail" to other older adults with respect to geriatric syndrome burden and healthcare utilization.

Authors

  • Laura J Anzaldi
    Department of General Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 624 N Broadway, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA.
  • Ashwini Davison
    Department of General Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 624 N Broadway, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA.
  • Cynthia M Boyd
    Center for Transformative Geriatric Research, Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
  • Bruce Leff
    Center for Transformative Geriatric Research, Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
  • Hadi Kharrazi
    Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Center for Population Health Information Technology, Baltimore, United States.

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