Home Care Services Use in Older Adults Living with Severe Mental Illness: Care Patterns Variations Before and After an Incident Dementia Diagnosis: Utilisation des services de soins a domicile chez les personnes agees atteintes de troubles de sante mentale graves : Variation des modeles de soins avant et apres un diagnostic de trouble neurocognitif.

ABSTRACT: ObjectiveOlder adults with severe mental illness (SMI) represent a complex population with various healthcare needs, even more so when they subsequently develop dementia. While home care (HC) services are advocated for both patients with SMI and dementia, little is known regarding real-life practices, especially for individuals having both conditions. Therefore, we aimed to describe healthcare use and transitions in older adults with SMI across HC user profiles, before and after an incident dementia diagnosis.MethodWe used a retrospective cohort study drawn from Quebec health administrative data on individuals with SMI living in the community, aged 65 and older, and who received a first dementia diagnosis between 2013 and 2015. We described healthcare use 8 months prior and 2 years after t

SUBMITTER: Dufour I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12540374 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature