Association Between Sustained Frailty Remission and All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality: A Prospective Cohort Study

Yonghao Xiao, Ziwang Zhou, Min Jin, Congdi Wang, Xiaoyu Qian, Feifei Jia, Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University

Journal of Applied Gerontology

Published online on July 13, 2026

Abstract

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BackgroundFrailty is dynamic and potentially reversible, but the prognostic significance of sustained frailty remission remains unclear.ObjectiveTo examine associations of sustained frailty remission with all-cause and cause-specific mortality.MethodsWe ...