Do healthcare needs-based population segments predict outcomes among the elderly? Findings from a prospective cohort study in an urbanized low-income community.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A rapidly ageing population with increasing prevalence of chronic disease presents policymakers the urgent task of tailoring healthcare services to optimally meet changing needs. While healthcare needs-based segmentation is a promising approach to efficiently assessing and responding to healthcare needs at the population level, it is not clear how available schemes perform in the context of community-based surveys administered by non-medically trained personnel. The aim of this prospective cohort, community setting study is to evaluate 4 segmentation schemes in terms of practicality and predictive validity for future health outcomes and service utilization.

Methods

A cohort was identified from a cross-sectional health and social characteristics survey of Singapore

SUBMITTER: Chong JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7045405 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature