Publications by authors named "K Ensrud"
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates the association between frailty, measured using the Study of Osteoporotic Fractures (SOF) phenotype, and increased healthcare costs among older adults with Medicare.
- It analyzes data from over 8,000 community-dwelling seniors, comparing costs related to frailty as defined by the SOF and the more complex Cardiovascular Health Study (CHS) phenotype.
- Results show that SOF phenotypic frailty is linked to significant incremental healthcare costs, comparable to those identified by the CHS phenotype, indicating the importance of recognizing frailty in clinical settings for cost management.
Functional Impairments, Phenotypic Frailty, and Sector-Specific Incremental Healthcare Costs in Older Adults.
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci
November 2024
Background: This study quantifies incremental healthcare expenditures of functional impairments and phenotypic frailty in specific healthcare sectors.
Methods: Pooled 2023 analysis of 4 prospective cohort studies linked with Medicare claims including 4 318 women and 3 847 men attending an index examination (2002-2011). Annualized inpatient, skilled nursing facility (SNF), home healthcare (HHC), and outpatient costs (2023 dollars) ascertained for 36 months following index examination.
Article Synopsis
- Physical activity (PA), sedentary behavior (SB), and sleep were studied together to investigate their combined effects on falls and fractures in older men using data from the MrOS Study.
- The analysis revealed that higher PA relative to SB and sleep decreased the chances of recurrent falls, while higher SB increased the risk of both falls and fractures.
- The study suggests that reducing sedentary time and increasing physical activity may help lower the risk of falls and fractures in older men, which could guide future health interventions.
Background: Life-space mobility captures the daily, enacted mobility of older adults. We determined cross-sectional associations between life-space mobility and cognitive impairment (CI) among community-dwelling women in the 9th and 10th decades of life.
Methods: A total of 1375 (mean age 88 years; 88% White) community-dwelling women enrolled in a prospective cohort of older women.
Background: Postmenopausal women commonly experience vulvovaginal, urinary, and sexual symptoms associated with genitourinary syndrome of menopause (GSM).
Purpose: To evaluate effectiveness and harms of vaginal estrogen, nonestrogen hormone therapies, and vaginal moisturizers for treatment of GSM symptoms.
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