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ArticleJAMA network open2026

Modeled Health and Economic Burden of Frailty and Falls Among Adults With HIV.

Karen C Smith, Cathryn Brown, Emily P Hyle, Reyhaneh Zafarnejad, Todd T Brown, Kenneth A Freedberg, Kristine M Erlandson, Elena Losina

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Karen C SmithOrthopedic and Arthritis Center for Outcomes Research (OrACORe), Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
Cathryn BrownOrthopedic and Arthritis Center for Outcomes Research (OrACORe), Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
Emily P HyleHarvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
Reyhaneh ZafarnejadOrthopedic and Arthritis Center for Outcomes Research (OrACORe), Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
Todd T BrownDivision of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
Kenneth A FreedbergHarvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
Kristine M ErlandsonDepartment of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Colorado-Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora.
Elena LosinaOrthopedic and Arthritis Center for Outcomes Research (OrACORe), Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.

Funding

Leadership and Operations Center (LOC), AIDS Clinical Trials Group (ACTG); LOC 1/UM1AI068636 · NIAID · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI Joseph J Eron, RAJESH T GANDHI · 2011 to 2026
$1073.1M
Statistical and Data Management Center (SDMC), AIDS Clinical Trials Group (ACTG)UM1AI068634 · NIAID · HARVARD UNIVERSITY D/B/A HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH · PI Marlene Ann Cooper, Michael David Hughes · 2011 to 2026
$246.6M
UCSD Department of Medicine HIV/AIDS Clinical Trials UnitUM1AI069432 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI TIMOTHY J. WILKIN · 2012 to 2026
$50.4M
Technological Assessment and Solutions Core - RC4P30AG021334 · NIA · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI Jeremy D Walston · 2003 to 2026
$33.2M
Development and application of a new simulation model for COVID-19R01AI042006 · NIAID · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI Kenneth Alan Freedberg, Anne Neilan · 1998 to 2026
$12.9M
VERITY: Value and Evidence in Rheumatology using bioInformaTics, and advanced analYticsP30AR072577 · NIAMS · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI Daniel Hal Solomon · 2017 to 2026
$9.8M
The Impact of Hearing Loss Treatment Scale-Up in Persons Aging with HIV on Dementia Risk, Quality of Life, and Healthcare CostsR01AG069575 · NIA · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI HYLE, EMILY PARKER · 2021 to 2025
$4.6M
HIV and musculoskeletal frailty: implications for care, policy and researchR01NR020765 · NINR · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI LOSINA, ELENA · 2022 to 2025
$4.4M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI042006NIAID NIH HHS UM1 AI068634NIAID NIH HHS UM1 AI068636NIAID NIH HHS UM1 AI069432NIAMS NIH HHS P30 AR072577NIA NIH HHS P30 AG021334NIA NIH HHS R01 AG069575NINR NIH HHS R01 NR020765
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Abstract

Importance: People with HIV experience higher rates of frailty and falls than age-matched people without HIV. Objective: To estimate the life-years lost, quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs) lost, and costs attributable to prefrailty, frailty, and falls among people with HIV and viral suppression in the United States. Design, Setting, and Participants: This decision analytic modeling study used the Frailty Policy Model, a microsimulation model, to project lifetime health and cost outcomes associated with frailty and falls among people with HIV in the United States. The model simulated individuals representing people with HIV and viral suppression in the United States aged 40 years and older in 2022, and results were scaled to the estimated population size of 521 994 individuals. Simulation model parameters were drawn from the Advancing Clinical Therapeutics Globally (ACTG) A5322 Study, the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study (MACS)/Women's Interagency HIV Study (WIHS) Combined Cohort Study, and published literature. Data analysis was conducted from November 2023 to October 2025. Exposures: Prefrailty, frailty, and falls. Main Outcomes and Measures: Life-years lost, QALYs lost, and costs attributable to prefrailty, frailty, and falls. Results: The simulated individuals representing people with HIV and viral suppression had a mean (SD) age of 56 (10) years; 25% were female; 41% had prefrailty, and 7% had frailty. The model projected that the simulated individuals would have a remaining life expectancy of 20.3 (95% uncertainty interval [UI], 19.7-20.8) years, with a mean of 12.0 (95% UI, 11.2-12.8) years with prefrailty or frailty and 10.1 (95% UI, 8.2-12.1) falls per person. Scaled to the population level, the model projected that there would be 31 000 (95% UI, 16 000-57 000) life-years lost, 214 000 (95% UI, 130 000-292 000) QALYs lost, and $5.0 (95% UI, $3.2-$7.2) billion in lifetime costs attributable to prefrailty. There would be 1 352 000 (95% UI, 84 000-3 336 000) life-years lost, 1 091 000 (95% UI, 209 000-2 500 000) QALYs lost, and $8.8 (95% UI, $4.7-$14.2) billion in lifetime costs attributable to frailty. There would be 183 000 (95% UI, 120 000-266 000) life-years lost, 141 000 (95% UI, 94 000-198 000) QALYs lost, and $3.4 (95% UI, $2.2-$4.8) billion attributable to falls. Conclusions and Relevance: In this decision analytic modeling study of frailty and falls among people with HIV and viral suppression, the lifetime QALYs lost and costs attributable to frailty and falls were substantial. These findings highlight the potential clinical and economic benefits that could result from interventions to identify, prevent, and treat frailty and falls among people with HIV.

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Accidental FallsCost of IllnessFrailtyHIV InfectionsAdultAgedFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedQuality-Adjusted Life YearsUnited States

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PMCPMC12824775

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