The heterogeneity of the homebound: A latent class analysis of a national sample of homebound older adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Homebound status is a final common pathway for people with a variety of diseases and conditions. There are 7 million homebound older adults in the United States. Despite concerns regarding their high healthcare costs and utilization and limited access to care, the unique subsets within the homebound population are understudied. Better understanding of distinct homebound groups may enable more targeted and tailored approaches to care delivery. Therefore, in a nationally representative sample of homebound older adults we used latent class analysis (LCA) to examine distinct homebound subgroups based on clinical and sociodemographic characteristics.

Materials and methods

Using data from the National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS) 2011-2019, we identified 901 ne

SUBMITTER: Mather H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12452286 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature