Trajectories of health system use and survival for community-dwelling persons with dementia: a cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To determine the long-term trajectories of health system use by persons with dementia as they remain in the community over time.

Design

Population-based cohort study using health administrative data.

Setting

Ontario, Canada from 1 April 2007 to 31 March 2014.

Participants

62 622 community-dwelling adults aged 65+ years with prevalent dementia on 1 April 2007 matched 1:1 to persons without dementia based on age, sex and comorbidity.

Main outcome measures

Rates of health service use, long-term care placement and mortality over time.

Results

After 7 years, 49.0% of persons with dementia had spent time in long-term care (6.8% without) and 64.5% had died (30.0% without). Persons with dementia were more likely than those without to use home c

SUBMITTER: Bronskill SE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7380876 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature