Self-reported gaps in care coordination and preventable adverse outcomes among older adults receiving home health care.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Older adults see multiple outpatient providers and increasingly use home health care (HHC) services. Previous studies attempting to draw inferences about the association between HHC use and patient outcomes have been mixed. Whether HHC is associated with care coordination and how both influence outcomes are unknown. In addition, prior studies have not taken the patient perspective into account. We examined the association between receiving HHC and self-reported gaps in care coordination and separately, preventable adverse outcomes.

Methods

The analysis for this cross-sectional study was conducted between October 2021 and June 2022, using data on 4296 Medicare beneficiaries from the Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) study who complet

SUBMITTER: Sterling MR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10023304 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature