The recently developed Hospital Frailty Risk Score (HFRS) allows ascertainment of frailty from administrative data. We aimed to compare the HFRS against the widely used FRAIL Scale and Frailty Index.
The objective of this study was to examine the impact of a point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) program among people with ascites receiving home-based palliative care by measuring the association of POCUS with ascites-related days spent out of the home, compared with outcomes before POCUS implementation.
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The goal of this study was to assess the outcomes of a primary-based telepsychiatry intervention program for older managed care enrollees with depression/anxiety and with limited access to in-person psychiatric care.
Atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common arrhythmia in older adults, affects quality of life and physical performance. However, evidence is limited, and the impact of cognitive decline and frailty remains unclear. The objective of this study was to evaluate the long-term effects of AF on physical performa...