Publications by authors named "E Burdoy"
Objectives: Knowledge of frailty prevalence and incidence trends over time is essential for planning the necessary health and social resources. The objective of this study was to assess frailty prevalence, incidence, reversibility and mortality rates, and trends for the population aged ≥65 years in Catalonia over the period 2017-2021.
Study Design: Longitudinal epidemiological study.
Article Synopsis
- Frailty affects health, disability, and dependency in older adults, leading to significant healthcare costs.
- A study in Barcelona evaluated healthcare resource use and expenses related to frailty among residents aged 65 and older from 2018 to 2019.
- Results showed that frail individuals incurred higher healthcare costs, with very frail subjects costing nearly four times more than robust individuals, highlighting the financial impact of frailty in the elderly population.
Background: primary care screening for frailty status is recommended in clinical guidelines, but is impeded by doctor and nurse workloads and the lack of valid, easy-to-use and time-saving screening tools.
Aim: to develop and validate a new electronic tool (the electronic screening index of frailty, e-SIF) using routinely available electronic health data to automatically and massively identify frailty status in the population aged ≥65 years.
Methods: the e-SIF was developed in three steps: selection of clinical conditions; establishment of ICD-10 codes, criteria and algorithms for their definition; and electronic tool design and data extraction, transformation and load processes.
Background: Depression and frailty are closely related, but the mechanisms by which depressed older adults are at an increased risk of becoming frail are still not well understood.
Aim: To assess socioeconomic and depression-related risk factors for frailty in older adults with depression.
Methods: Observational and prospective cohort study, with 12-month follow-up, of nonfrail community-dwelling subjects aged ≥70 years old with depression.
Background: Obesity is a risk factor for frailty and muscle weakness, so weight loss in obese older adults may prevent frailty and functional decline.
Objective: To assess the safety and efficacy of a multimodal weight-loss intervention in improving functional performance and reducing frailty risk in obese older adults.
Design: Randomized controlled trial with 2 parallel arms.