Conditions associated with the initiation of domiciliary care following a hospital admission: a cohort study in East London, England.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Older people and people with complex needs often require both health and social care services, but there is limited insight into individual journeys across these services. To help inform joint health and social care planning, we aimed to assess the relationship between hospital admissions and domiciliary care receipt.

Design

Retrospective cohort study, using linked data on primary care activity, hospital admissions and social care records.

Setting

London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, England.

Participants

Adults aged 19 and over who lived in the area on 1 April 2018 and who were registered at a general practice in East London between 1 April 2018 and 31 March 2020 (n=140 987).

Outcome measures

The outcome was initiation of domiciliary care.

SUBMITTER: Grimm F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9511602 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature