Length of stay in long-term care facilities: a comparison of residents in six European countries. Results of the PACE cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This paper aims to investigate resident, facility and country characteristics associated with length of stay in long-term care facilities (LTCFs) across six European countries.

Setting

Data from a cross-sectional study of deceased residents, conducted in LTCFs in Belgium, England, Finland, Italy, the Netherlands and Poland.

Participants

All residents aged 65 years and older at admission who died in a 3-month period residing in a proportional random sample of LTCFs were included.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

The primary outcome was length of stay in days, calculated from date of admission and date of death. Resident, facility and country characteristics were included in a proportional hazards model.

Results

The proportion of deaths wi

SUBMITTER: Collingridge Moore D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7064078 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature