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Postacute care following stroke or hip fracture
— single services and combinations used by Medicare beneficiaries (1987-1992) |
| Author(s) | Katherine Berg, Orna Intrator |
| Journal title | Journal of Aging and Health, vol 11, no 1, February 1999 |
| Pages | pp 27-48 |
| Keywords | Fractures ; Stroke ; Admission [hospitals] ; Aftercare ; Longitudinal surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | This study examined the use of post-acute services alone or in combination following a hospitalisation for a hip fracture or stroke by Medicare beneficiaries who were relatively well and living in the community prior to the index event. Patients in the study represented all subjects from a 1% sample of Medicare beneficiaries aged 70 years and over. Results showed that from 1987 to 1992, the proportion of patients receiving any post-acute care and those receiving combinations of care increased. Within one year of the hospitalisation, 42.6% of patients with stroke and 35% with hip fracture had been re-hospitalised. The study concluded that resource use and assessment of patient outcomes should be examined across the continuum of post-acute care and in the months beyond to examine the relative effectiveness of different combinations of care. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-990222402 A |
| Classmark | CUF: CQA: LD:QKH: LN: 3J: 7T |
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