The Association Between Income and Incident Homebound Status Among Older Medicare Beneficiaries.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

A large and growing population of older adults with multimorbidity, cognitive impairment, and functional disability live in the community, but many never or rarely leave their homes. Being homebound is associated with decreased access to medical services, poor health outcomes, and increased mortality. Yet, it is unknown what factors, in particular socioeconomic factors, are associated with new onset of homebound status.

Objective

To evaluate the association between income and risk of becoming homebound.

Design

Observational cohort study using 2011 to 2018 data from the National Health and Aging Trends Study, a nationally representative sample of Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 years and older.

Setting

Population-based study in the United States.

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SUBMITTER: Ornstein KA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7722026 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature