Researchclopedia

Research Researchers Institutions Topics Submit About

Command Palette

Search for a command to run...

Researchclopedia

Research Researchers Institutions About

© 2026 Researchclopedia. Powered by OpenAlex under CC0 license.

Back to research

Healthcare cost expenditures associated to frailty and sarcopenia

202281 citationsJournal Articlegold Open Access

Authors

Alejandro Álvarez‐Bustos · Instituto de Salud Carlos III

Beatriz Rodríguez-Sánchez · Universidad Complutense de Madrid

José Antonio Carnicero-Carreño · Instituto de Salud Carlos III

Walter Sepúlveda‐Loyola · Universidade Estadual de Londrina

Francisco J. García‐García · Instituto de Salud Carlos III

Leocadio Rodríguez‐Mañas · Instituto de Salud Carlos III

Abstract

Frailty is associated with increased hospitalization costs and accounts for the potential effects of sarcopenia.

Topics & Keywords

Frailty in Older Adults Nutrition and Health in Aging Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: BMC Geriatrics

Volume 22, Issue 1, pp. 747-747

DOI: 10.1186/s12877-022-03439-z

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 9.19

Healthcare cost expenditures associated to frailty and sarcopenia | Researchclopedia