Frailty determined by the Questionnaire for Medical Checkup of Old-Old is correlated with increased healthcare cost: Using the Japanese health insurance database system
Geriatr Gerontol Int
.
2023 Dec;23(12):973-974.
doi: 10.1111/ggi.14711.
Epub 2023 Oct 19.
Authors
Tomoki Tanaka
1
2
,
Yasuyo Yoshizawa
1
3
,
Kayo Kitamura
2
,
Kenji Sugaya
2
,
Kiyoko Miyajima
2
,
Mayumi Tsuneoka
2
,
Bo-Kyung Son
1
4
,
Weida Lyu
1
5
,
Kazuyo Tsushita
6
7
,
Katsuya Iijima
1
4
Affiliations
1
Institute of Gerontology, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
2
Kashiwa City Hall, Chiba, Japan.
3
Department of Healthy Life Expectancy, Graduate School of Medicine, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan.
4
Institute for Future Initiatives, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
5
Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
6
Graduate Schools of Nutrition Sciences, Kagawa Nutrition University, Saitama, Japan.
7
Comprehensive Health Science Center, Aichi Health Promotion Public Interest Foundation, Aichi, Japan.
PMID:
37855182
DOI:
10.1111/ggi.14711
No abstract available
Publication types
Letter
MeSH terms
East Asian People
Frailty* / diagnosis
Health Care Costs
Humans
Insurance, Health
Japan
Surveys and Questionnaires