ArticleJournal of Korean medical science2023
Healthcare Utilization and Costs According to Frailty Transitions After Two Years: A Korean Frailty and Aging Cohort Study.
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- Cost of illness analysis of frailty for older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European geriatric medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Associations between frailty severity and dietary quality and food security among older Korean adults: a cross-sectional study.BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
- Robustness in Older Adults: A Concept Analysis Using Rodgers' Evolutionary Approach.Nursing & health sciences · 2026Review
- Centering Asian voices in global aging research: strengthening data infrastructure in East and Southeast Asia.The Lancet regional health. Western Pacific · 2026Review
- Handgrip strength, dynapenia, and health-related quality of life in older Korean adults.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
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- The impact of digitally-enabled interventions on frailty and other age-related outcomes - Systematic review and meta-analysis.Digital healthReview
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Abstract
backgroundKorea's aging population has raised several challenges, especially concerning healthcare costs. Consequently, this study evaluated the association of frailty transitions with healthcare utilization and costs for older adults aged 70 to 84.
methodsThis study linked the frailty status data of the Korean Frailty and Aging Cohort Study to the National Health Insurance Database. We included 2,291 participants who had frailty measured by Fried Frailty phenotype at baseline in 2016-2017 and follow-up in 2018-2019. We conducted a multivariate regression analysis to determine the association between their healthcare utilization and costs by frailty transition groups.
resultsAfter 2 years, changes from "pre-frail" to "frail" (Group 6) and "frail" to "pre-frail" (Group 8) were significantly associated with increased inpatient days (
conclusionFrailty among community-dwelling older adults is economically relevant. Therefore, it is crucial to study the burden of medical expenses and countermeasures for older adults to not only provide appropriate medical services but also to prevent the decline in their living standards due to medical expenses.
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