Potentially Avoidable Hospitalizations among People at Different Activity of Daily Living Limitation Stages.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine whether higher activity of daily living (ADL) limitation stages are associated with increased risk of hospitalization, particularly for ambulatory care sensitive (ACS) conditions.

Data source

Secondary data analysis, including 8,815 beneficiaries from 2005 to 2006 Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS).

Study design

ADL limitation stages (0-IV) were determined at the end of 2005. Hospitalization rates were calculated for 2006 and age adjusted using direct standardization. Multivariate negative binomial regression, adjusting for baseline demographic and health characteristics, with the outcome hospitalization count was performed to estimate the adjusted rate ratio of ACS and non-ACS hospitalizations for beneficiaries with ADL stages > 0 compa

SUBMITTER: Schussler-Fiorenza Rose SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5264127 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature