Cognitive impairment negatively impacts allied health service uptake: Investigating the association between health and service use.

ABSTRACT: There is widespread concern about the potential impact on health and social care services of the ageing population and long-term health conditions, such as dementia. To effectively plan services it is important to understand current need and use and identify gaps in provision. Using data from the Cognitive Function and Ageing Study Wales (CFAS Wales), we used logistic regression to model the relationship between health (self-rated health, cognitive impairment, and activities of daily living), and the use of health and care services. CFAS Wales is a longitudinal cohort study of people aged 65 years and over, in two areas in Wales, UK, over-sampling those aged 75 years and over. Participants (n = 3593) answered a wide range of health and lifestyle questions and completed a variety of cogniti

SUBMITTER: MacLeod CA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7750552 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature