Primary, allied health, geriatric, pain and palliative healthcare service utilisation by aged care residents, 2012-2017.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To examine the incidence and trends in primary care, allied health, geriatric, pain and palliative care service use by permanent residential aged care (PRAC) residents and the older Australian population.

Methods

Repeated cross-sectional analyses on PRAC residents (N = 318,484) and the older (≥65 years) Australian population (N ~ 3.5 million). Outcomes were Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) subsidised primary care, allied health, geriatric, pain and palliative services between 2012-13 and 2016-17. GEE Poisson models estimated incidence rates and incidence rate ratios (IRR).

Results

In 2016-17, PRAC residents had a median of 13 (interquartile range [IQR] 5-19) regular general medical practitioner (GP) attendances, 3 (IQR 1-6) after-hours attendances and 5% sa

SUBMITTER: Inacio MC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10947441 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature