Comparing clinician descriptions of frailty and geriatric syndromes using electronic health records: a retrospective cohort study

Comparing clinician descriptions of frailty and geriatric syndromes using electronic health records: a retrospective cohort study

Abstract Background Geriatric syndromes, including frailty, are common in older adults and associated with adverse outcomes. We compared patients described in clinical notes as “frail” to other older adults with respect to geriatric syndrome burden and healthcare utilization. Methods We conducted a...

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Main Authors: Laura J. Anzaldi, Ashwini Davison, Cynthia M. Boyd, Bruce Leff, Hadi Kharrazi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-10-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Subjects:
Frailty
Geriatric syndromes
Electronic health records
Unstructured data
Natural language processing
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12877-017-0645-7

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