Interaction effects of multimorbidity and frailty on adverse health outcomes in elderly hospitalised patients

Abstract We quantified the interaction of multimorbidity and frailty and their impact on adverse health outcomes in the hospital setting. Using aretrospective cohort study of persons aged ≥ 75 years, admitted to hospital during 2010–2012 in New South Wales, Australia, and linked with mortality data,...

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Main Authors: Sanja Lujic, Deborah A. Randall, Judy M. Simpson, Michael O. Falster, Louisa R. Jorm
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-18346-x