Patterns of long-term care utilization during the last five years of life among Swedish older adults with and without dementia.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

The aims of this study were to compare the patterns of long-term care (LTC) use (no care, homecare, residential care) among people with and without dementia aged 70+ in Sweden during their last five years of life and its association with sociodemographic factors (age, gender, education, cohabitation status) and time with a dementia diagnosis.

Methods

This retrospective cohort study included all people who died in November 2019 aged 70 years and older (n = 6294) derived from several national registers. A multinomial logistic regression was conducted to identify which sociodemographic factors predicted the patterns of LTC use.

Results

Results showed that the time with a dementia diagnosis and cohabitation status were important predictors that influence the patterns

SUBMITTER: Sm-Rahman A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10597483 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature