Journal of general internal medicine
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The importance of integrating physical and psychosocial factors in assessing frailty -health outcomes has been increasingly acknowledged, while the related evidence is lacking. We sought to investigate the associations of joint physical-psychosocial frailty with risk of premature mortality and evaluate the relative importance of individual physical and psychosocial factors. ⋯ In this cohort study of UK Biobank participants, joint physical-psychosocial frailty is significantly associated with risks of all-cause and cause-specific premature mortality, highlighting the importance to jointly assess physical and psychosocial factors in determining aging-related health.
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Early physician follow-up after hospital discharge is commonly recommended, though whether it mitigates adverse events is unclear. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to examine the association between physician follow-up within 30 days of hospital discharge and risk of hospital readmission, emergency department (ED) visits, or mortality in medical patients. ⋯ PROSPERO CRD42022334467.