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Comparison of Hospitalization Between Nursing Home and Community Residents
Author(s) -
Gabow Patricia A.,
Hutt David M.,
Baker Sandra,
Craig Steven R.,
Gordon John B.,
Lezotte Dennis C.
Publication year - 1985
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.1532-5415.1985.tb04615.x
Subject(s) - medicine , nursing homes , dementia , marital status , intensive care unit , emergency medicine , population , gerontology , nursing , disease , environmental health
The authors prospectively identified 96 consecutive nursing home residents (NHR) admitted to the medical wards of their affiliated hospitals to determine the outcome of hospitalization for these patients in comparison with 88 admissions in a similarly aged community residents (CR) population. Nursing home and community resident groups were similar in age, sex, marital status, and distribution among the four study hospitals. Dementia was a more common preexisting diagnosis in NHR than in CR. Reasons for admission differed between the two groups. Although NHR experienced a longer hospitalization than CR, frequency and duration of intensive care unit admissions were similar. Fatal outcome occurred more commonly in NHR compared with CR (27 v 11%, P < .001). Predictors of mortality were examined. Nursing home residents also experienced a higher mortality than CR within the six months after hospitalization (35 v 20%, P < .005). J Am Geriatr Soc 33:524, 1985