Emergency Department and Hospital Utilization Among Older Adults Before and After Identification of Elder Mistreatment.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Elder mistreatment is common and has serious health consequences. Little is known, however, about patterns of health care utilization among older adults experiencing elder mistreatment.

Objective

To examine emergency department (ED) and hospital utilization of older adults experiencing elder mistreatment in the period surrounding initial mistreatment identification compared with other older adults.

Design, setting, and participants

This retrospective case-control study used Medicare insurance claims to examine older adults experiencing elder mistreatment initially identified between January 1, 2003, and December 31, 2012, and control participants matched on age, sex, race and ethnicity, and zip code. Statistical analysis was performed in April 2022.

Main

SUBMITTER: Rosen T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9929702 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature