Hospital admissions and mortality over 20 years in community-dwelling older people: findings from the Hertfordshire Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Demographic changes worldwide are leading to pressures on health services, with hospital admissions representing an important contributor. Here, we report admission types experienced by older people and examine baseline risk factors for subsequent admission/death, from the community-based Hertfordshire Cohort Study.

Methods

2997 participants (1418 women) completed a baseline questionnaire and clinic visit to characterize their health. Participants were followed up from baseline (1998-2004, aged 59-73 years) until December 2018 using UK Hospital Episode Statistics and mortality data, which report clinical outcomes using ICD-10 coding. Baseline characteristics in relation to the risk of admission/death during follow-up were examined using sex-stratified univariate l

SUBMITTER: Rambukwella R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10628036 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature