Open AccessHospitalisation of older people before and after long-term care entry in Auckland, New Zealand
Author(s) -
Michal Boyd,
Joanna Broad,
Tony Xian Zhang,
Ngaire Kerse,
Merryn Gott,
Martin J. Connolly
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
age and ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1468-2834
pISSN - 0002-0729
DOI - 10.1093/ageing/afw051
Subject(s) - medicine , confidence interval , long term care , demography , pediatrics , rate ratio , population , gerontology , environmental health , psychiatry , sociology
global population projections forecast large growth in demand for long-term care (LTC) and acute hospital services for older people. Few studies report changes in hospitalisation rates before and after entry into LTC. This study compares hospitalisation rates 1 year before and after LTC entry.
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