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ArticleAsia-Pacific journal of oncology nursing2025

Frailty level, cancer history and healthcare utilization among older adults: Results from the US National Health Interview Survey.

Siqi Liu, Mingzhu Su, Li Liu, Quan Wang, Tingting Qin, Fang Wang

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Article in Asia-Pacific journal of oncology nursing, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. The association of frailty with health care costs using the FRAIL scale.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2026
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6 authors.

Siqi LiuCenter of Health System and Policy, Institute of Medical Information & Library, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Mingzhu SuCentre for Health Management and Policy Research, School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Li LiuCardiac Surgery ICU, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China.
Quan WangSchool of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing, China.
Tingting QinDepartment of Science and Technology, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Fang WangSchool of Health Policy and Management, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: Limited information exists on the association among frailty, cancer history, and health care utilization in older adults, particularly cancer survivors. This study aimed to examine the relationship between frailty level, cancer history, and health care utilization among older adults. Methods: A total of 14,562 older adults were identified from the 2019 and 2020 National Health Interview Survey, including cancer survivors ( Results: Participants with cancer were more likely to be older, with a higher proportion aged 75-84 (37.1% vs. 27.4%) and 85+ (12.6% vs. 9.4%) years, compared to those without a cancer history. Cancer survivors also showed higher rates of frailty (23.8% vs. 14.5%) and pre-frailty (36.0% vs. 33.7%). In adjusted analyses, both higher frailty severity and cancer history were independently associated with increased odds of emergency care and hospitalization. Frail older cancer survivors had the highest likelihood of these outcomes, with odds ratios of 4.738 for emergency care and 5.643 for hospitalization. Sensitivity analyses confirmed the robustness of these findings. Conclusions: Using nationally representative data, this study demonstrates that frailty and cancer history are independently associated with increased emergency care and hospitalization among older adults.

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Cancer survivorsFrailty levelHealthcare utilizationNational sampleOlder adults

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