Consumer-Grade Wearable Device for Predicting Frailty in Canadian Home Care Service Clients: Prospective Observational Proof-of-Concept Study

BackgroundFrailty has detrimental health impacts on older home care clients and is associated with increased hospitalization and long-term care admission. The prevalence of frailty among home care clients is poorly understood and ranges from 4.0% to 59.1%. Although frailty screening tools exist, the...

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Main Authors: Kim, Ben, McKay, Sandra M, Lee, Joon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JMIR Publications 2020-09-01
Series:Journal of Medical Internet Research
Online Access:https://www.jmir.org/2020/9/e19732