Overall survival of homebound patients without cancer receiving inpatient respite care in a hospital ward in Japan: a retrospective observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study aimed to investigate the relationship between the use of inpatient respite care and the overall survival of homebound patients without cancer admitted to a hospital ward in order to assess the potential impact of inpatient respite care on the duration of home care.

Design

This was a single-centre, hospital ward-based retrospective observational study.

Setting and participants

From March 2011 to September 2018, 393 cancer-free older patients (median age, 84.0 years; 53.9% women) receiving continuous medical care at home through clinics were enrolled upon admission to a hospital ward.

Primary outcome measures

Continuous cumulative survival curves were generated using the Kaplan-Meier method for two groups: inpatient respite care users and no

SUBMITTER: Miura H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10862294 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature