Development and validation of a risk score to predict the frequent emergency house calls among older people who receive regular home visits.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The demand for home healthcare is increasing in Japan, and a 24-hour on-call system could be a burden for primary care physicians. Identifying high-risk patients who need frequent emergency house calls could help physicians prepare and allocate medical resources. The aim of the present study was to develop a risk score to predict the frequent emergency house calls in patients who receive regular home visits.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective cohort study with linked medical and long-term care claims data from two Japanese cities. Participants were ≥ 65 years of age and had newly started regular home visits between July 2014 and March 2018 in Tsukuba city and between July 2012 and March 2017 in Kashiwa city. We followed up with patients a year after they began t

SUBMITTER: Sun Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9137049 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature