Early Signs of Frailty Detected Through Health Records in Aging Adults
BUFFALO, NY — June 18, 2025 — A new #research paper was #published in Aging (Aging-US) Volume 17, Issue 5, on May 12, 2025, titled “Frailty transitions in electronic health records: who first? what first?” The study, led by Fabienne Hershkowitz Sikron from Meuhedet HMO, analyzed how frailty develops over time in older adults using electronic health record data from nearly 120,000 individuals aged 65 and above. Researchers found that frailty worsened in over 13% of participants within a year, particularly among women, adults aged 85 or older, and people with chronic illnesses, while nearly 3%…
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