Older persons living with dementia and their use of acute care services over 2 years in Alberta.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To characterize transitions to acute and residential care and identify variables associated with specific transitions among community-based persons living with dementia (PLWD).

Design

Retrospective cohort study using primary care electronic medical record data linked with health administrative data.

Setting

Alberta.

Participants

Adults aged 65 years or older living in the community who had been diagnosed with dementia and who saw a Canadian Primary Care Sentinel Surveillance Network contributor between January 1, 2013, and February 28, 2015.

Main outcome measures

All emergency department visits, hospitalizations, residential care (supportive living and long-term care) admissions, and deaths within a 2-year follow-up period.

Results

In to

SUBMITTER: Gruneir A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9945888 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature