Utilization of low- and high-value health care by individuals with and without cognitive impairment.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Cognitive impairment and dementia have rising prevalence and impact the health care utilization and lives of older adults. Receipt of low-value (LV) care and underutilization of high-value (HV) care by individuals with these cognitive disorders may have negative consequences for patient health, health system efficiency, and societal welfare. Evidence on health care value among cognitively impaired individuals is limited; we thus ascertained receipt of LV and HV health care in older adults with normal cognition, cognitive impairment without dementia (CIND), and dementia.

Study design

Retrospective cohort study of Health and Retirement Study data linked to Medicare claims (1996-2018).

Methods

We examined the association between cognitive decline and the recei

SUBMITTER: Barthold D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11429857 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature