Identifying Frail Patients by Using Electronic Health Records in Primary Care
Current Status and Future Directions
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22073268 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jianzhao Luo (0009-0008-2066-8629, Sichuan University), Xiaoyang Liao (0000-0003-4409-9674, Sichuan University, corresponding author), Chuan Zou (0000-0001-5094-3486, Chengdu Fifth People's Hospital), Qian Zhao (0000-0003-1760-249X, Sichuan University, corresponding author), Yi Yao (0000-0003-2020-8565, Sichuan University), Xiang Fang (0000-0003-3231-5771, Sichuan University), John Spicer (0000-0002-1700-4038, St George's, University of London) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Pages | 901068-901068 |
| Publication date | 2022-06-22 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Frontiers in Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2296-2565 • E-ISSN: 2296-2565 |
| Publisher | Frontiers Media SA (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3389/fpubh.2022.901068 |
| PMID | 35812471 |
| OpenAlex | W4283264374 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 89 |
With the rapidly aging population, frailty, characterized by an increased risk of adverse outcomes, has become a major public health problem globally. Several frailty guidelines or consensuses recommend screening for frailty, especially in primary care settings. However, most of the frailty assessment tools are based on questionnaires or physical examinations, adding to the clinical workload, which is the major obstacle to converting frailty research into clinical practice. Medical data naturally generated by routine clinical work containing frailty indicators are stored in electronic health records (EHRs) (also called electronic health record (EHR) data), which provide resources and possibilities for frailty assessment. We reviewed several frailty assessment tools based on primary care EHRs and summarized the features and novel usage of these tools, as well as challenges and trends. Further research is needed to develop and validate frailty assessment tools based on EHRs in primary care in other parts of the world
Environmental health · Family medicine · Health care · Health records · Medical record · MEDLINE · Population · Primary care · Workload · Computer Science · Frailty in Older Adults · Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life · Medicine · Nutrition and Health in Aging · Gerontology
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |