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Utilization of Hospital In‐Patient Services by the Elderly
Author(s) -
Polliack M. R.,
Shavitt N.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
journal of the american geriatrics society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.992
H-Index - 232
eISSN - 1532-5415
pISSN - 0002-8614
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1977.tb00661.x
Subject(s) - medicine , family medicine , medical services , primary care , hospital admission , medical care , long term care , nursing , health care , economics , economic growth
A survey was made of the patterns of hospital admission for patients aged 65 or older in an urban practice under the management of a primary care team composed of a family physician, nurse, and medical social worker. Results showed that the elderly used a higher percentage of in‐hospital facilities than did the younger age groups. However, admission rates were significantly lower than the local national rates, and involved relatively fewer cases of long‐term illness. No patients over 65 were admitted for psychiatric care during the one‐year period of observation. This was attributed to the provision of planned domiciliary programs for supervision of patients with long‐term illness within a coordinated framework of primary medical care.