BUFFALO, NY — June 18, 2025 — A new #research paper was #published in Aging (Aging-US) Volume 17, Issue 5, on May 12, 2025, titled “Frailty transitions in electronic health records: who first? what first?”

The study, led by Fabienne Hershkowitz Sikron from Meuhedet HMO, analyzed how frailty develops over time in older adults using electronic health record data from nearly 120,000 individuals aged 65 and above. Researchers found that frailty worsened in over 13% of participants within a year, particularly among women, adults aged 85 or older, and people with chronic illnesses, while nearly 3% showed signs of improvement. The findings highlight early indicators of decline that could help guide preventive care and improve outcomes for aging populations.

Frailty is a condition marked by increased vulnerability to health complications and tends to change gradually. The study used the Meuhedet Electronic Frailty Index (MEFI) to track yearly transitions in frailty among older adults in Israel. While many people remained in the same frailty category, a significant proportion experienced deterioration in just one year, and a smaller group improved.

“Worsening frailty is defined as a higher frailty level one year later in 2024 compared to 2023. A new frailty deficit is defined as a deficit appearing in 2024 that was not present in 2023.”

Those most at risk of worsening included adults over 85, women, individuals from lower socio-economic backgrounds, and members of the Arab sector. Additional predictors of decline included recent hospitalizations, multiple chronic diseases, and signs of cognitive or mobility issues. Importantly, the first signs of worsening were often not new chronic conditions but more manageable health deficits such as sleep disturbances, muscle weakness, hearing loss, and memory decline. Those who improved were more likely to be younger, male, from higher socio-economic backgrounds, and have fewer chronic conditions and hospitalizations.

The study also found that common chronic illnesses like diabetes and hypertension were often already present and did not usually signal the beginning of frailty progression. Instead, declines in overall function and quality of life were more frequently the first new issues to appear. This suggests that early intervention on modifiable health deficits could delay or prevent further decline.

This work is one of the first large-scale, real-world studies to identify both who is most likely to worsen first and what health problems typically appear first. The authors emphasize the importance of using routinely collected electronic medical data to monitor frailty and tailor care. By doing so, health providers can implement timely strategies to reduce disease burden and support aging individuals in maintaining independence.

These findings support the creation of proactive health programs focused on maintaining physical strength, cognitive function, and sensory abilities. Preventing frailty progression can reduce hospitalizations, ease disease burden, and help older adults maintain independence and a higher quality of life.

DOI - https://doi.org/10.18632/aging.206247

Corresponding author - Fabienne Hershkowitz Sikron - fabian_hershkowitz@meuhedet.co.il

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