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| Home medical equipment receipt in a home care appropriate population | | Author(s) | Frances M Weaver, Anita G Giobbie-Hurder, Susan L Hughes |
| Journal title | Journal of Aging and Health, vol 11, no 4, November 1999 |
| Pages | pp 494-516 |
| Keywords | Medical equipment ; Usage [services] ; Therapeutic services [domiciliary] ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | The receipt of home medical equipment (HME) by 1040 American veterans considered appropriate for home health services was monitored for 12 months using the Department of Veterans Affairs' Prosthetics database. 83% received at least one item, averaging 7.4 items. The most common items included commodes/bath benches (9%), canes/walkers (7%), safety equipment (7%), liquid oxygen (6%), and wheelchairs (6%). Two functional status variables, home care and race, correctly classified 69% of HME recipients. Age, race, income, functional status, risk of hospital readmission, and home care use were significant predictors of HME use. HME accounted for $4.5 billion in sales (16% of total) for medical products in 1996. As the HME market continues to expand, the characteristics of HME recipients are necessary to project future HME needs in a growing older population. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-000208219 A |
| Classmark | LW: QLD: N3: 7T |
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