Comparison of Japanese Centenarians' and Noncentenarians' Medical Expenditures in the Last Year of Life.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Although research has shown that centenarians tend to experience shorter periods of serious illness compared with other age groups, few studies have focused on the medical expenditures of centenarians as a potential indicator of the scale of medical resources used in their last year of life.

Objective

To compare Japanese centenarians' and noncentenarians' monthly medical expenditures during the year before death according to age and sex.

Design, setting, and participants

This retrospective cohort study used linked national health and long-term care insurance data collected from April 2013 to March 2018 in Nara Prefecture, Japan, for residents aged 75 years or older who were insured under the Medical Care System for older adults and died between April 2014 a

SUBMITTER: Nakanishi Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8571656 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature