Socioeconomic position and risk of unplanned hospitalization among nursing home residents: a nationwide cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Socioeconomic inequalities in health and healthcare use in old age have been on the rise during the past two decades. So far, it is unknown whether these inequalities have permeated the nursing home setting. This study aimed to assess whether the socioeconomic position of newly admitted nursing home residents had an influence on their risk of unplanned hospitalization.

Methods

We identified older persons (≥75 years) who were newly admitted to a nursing home between March 2013 and December 2014 using a set of linked routinely collected administrative and healthcare data in Sweden. The number of unplanned hospitalizations for any cause and the cumulative length of stay were defined as primary outcomes. Unplanned hospitalizations for potentially avoidable causes (i.e

SUBMITTER: Allers K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8495905 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature