The dynamics of being homebound over time: A prospective study of Medicare beneficiaries, 2012-2018.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objectives

Approximately 2 million people, or 6% of older adults in the United States, are homebound. In cross-sectional studies, homebound older adults have high levels of morbidity and mortality, but there is little evidence of longitudinal outcomes after becoming homebound. The aim of this research is to prospectively assess over 6 years the dynamics of homebound status, ongoing community residence, and death in a population of community-dwelling older adults who are newly homebound.

Design/setting

Prospective cohort study using 2011-2018 data from the National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS), an annual, nationally-representative longitudinal study of aging in the United States.

Participants

Two hundred and sixty seven newly homebound older adults

SUBMITTER: Ankuda CK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8192419 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature