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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Associations between cognitive function, hospitalizations and costs in nursing homes: a cross-sectional study |
Author: | Gnanamanickam, E.S. Dyer, S.M. Harrison, S.L. Liu, E. Whitehead, C. Crotty, M. |
Citation: | Journal of Aging and Social Policy: a journal devoted to aging and social policy, 2020; 34(4):552-567 |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Issue Date: | 2020 |
ISSN: | 0895-9420 1545-0821 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Emmanuel Sumithran Gnanamanickam, Suzanne Marie Dyer, Stephanie Lucy Harrison, Enwu Liu, Craig Whitehead, Maria Crotty |
Abstract: | In an Australian nursing home population, associations between cognitive function and 12-month hospitalizations and costs were examined. Participants with dementia had 57% fewer hospitalizations compared to those without dementia, with 41% lower mean hospitalization costs; poorer cognition scores were also associated with fewer hospitalizations. The cost per admission for those with dementia was 33% greater due to longer hospital stays (5.5 days versus 3.1 days for no dementia, p = .05). People with dementia were most frequently hospitalized for fractures. These findings have policy implications for increasing investment in accurate and timely diagnosis of dementia and fall and fracture prevention strategies to further reduce associated hospitalization costs. |
Keywords: | Dementia cognitive impairment costs hospitalizations nursing homes |
Description: | Published online: 30 Jun 2020 |
Rights: | © 2020 Taylor & Francis |
DOI: | 10.1080/08959420.2020.1777824 |
Grant ID: | http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/GNT9100000 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08959420.2020.1777824 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 4 Psychology publications |
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