National Trends in Potentially Preventable Hospitalizations of Older Adults with Dementia.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objectives

Dementia is associated with higher healthcare expenditures, in large part due to increased hospitalization rates relative to patients without dementia. Data on contemporary trends in the incidence and outcomes of potentially preventable hospitalizations of patients with dementia are lacking.

Design

Retrospective cohort study using the National Inpatient Sample from 2012 to 2016.

Setting

U.S. acute care hospitals.

Participants

A total of 1,843,632 unique hospitalizations of older adults (aged ≥65 years) with diagnosed dementia.

Measurements

Annual trends in the incidence of hospitalizations for all causes and for potentially preventable conditions including acute ambulatory care sensitive conditions (ACSCs), chronic ACSCs, and injuri

SUBMITTER: Anderson TS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7811187 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature