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| Hospital use by an ageing cohort: an investigation into the association between biological, behavioural and social risk markers and subsequent hospital utilization | | Author(s) | P Hanlon, D Walsh, B W Whyte |
| Journal title | Journal of Public Health Medicine, vol 20, no 4, December 1998 |
| Pages | pp 467-476 |
| Keywords | Hospital services ; Psychiatric units ; Usage [services] ; Longitudinal surveys ; Scotland. |
| Annotation | A cohort analysis was carried out in Paisley and Renfrew in Scotland, using a linked data set covering a 23 year follow-up period to combine original `risk'-related data with subsequent routine hospital admissions data. The subjects were 8349 women and 7057 men, aged 45-64 in the early to mid-1970s. The main outcome measures were patterns of hospital utilisation and death. Findings showed that only 5% experienced a mental health admission but mean stay was long. In contrast, 79% experienced at least one acute hospital stay. The age-specific proportions of cohort members requiring admission increased over time but the growth in acute episodes were even higher. For non-survivors, 42% of all acute episodes took place during the 12 months before death. Analysis of risk factors showed forced expiratory volume (FEV1), age, sex, smoking status, blood pressure, blood sugar, body mass index, cholesterol and deprivation category to be important predictors. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-990126215 A |
| Classmark | LD: LDL: QLD: 3J: 9A |
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