Racial Differences in Patterns of Use of Rehabilitation Services for Adults Aged 65 and Older.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To examine racial differences in the use of rehabilitation services and functional improvement during receipt of services.

Design

Secondary analysis of the 2016 National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS).

Setting

Standardized in-person home interviews.

Participants

Community-dwelling Medicare enrollees (N = 6,309), 1,276 of whom reported receiving rehabilitation services in the previous 12 months.

Measurements

Self-reported use of rehabilitation services, setting (inpatient, outpatient, home based), reason for use, and perceptions of change in functioning after receiving services.

Results

Controlling for sex, dual eligibility for Medicaid, age, number of chronic conditions, functional mobility at the prior round, income, and geograp

SUBMITTER: Keeney T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5729093 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature