Exploring the home healthcare workforce in Alzheimer's disease and related dementias: Utilization and cost outcomes in US community dwelling older adults
| Autor: | Zhiqiang K. Lu, Jun Wu, Mary Lynn Davis-Ajami |
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| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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Gerontology
Aging Health (social science) business.industry Nurse practitioners Disease Patient Acceptance of Health Care medicine.disease Home Care Services Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) Alzheimer Disease Home health Health care Workforce medicine Humans Healthcare workforce Independent Living Geriatrics and Gerontology business Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Aged |
| Zdroj: | Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics. 98:104536 |
| ISSN: | 0167-4943 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.archger.2021.104536 |
| Popis: | OBJECTIVE This study assessed home health care use associated with Alzheimer's Disease and related dementias (ADRD) in US community dwelling older adults, including workforce, intensity, and cost outcomes. MATERIALS AND METHODS Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (2010-2018) household and home care event files were used to identify adults ≥ 65 years with ADRD. Outcomes included home health care provider type, intensity of care use, and annual direct home care cost. All analyses applied person weights for national estimates. RESULTS Among the 20,443 eligible older adults, 4.2% (n = 843) reported ADRD. Among all professional and non-professional health care workers, nurse practitioners (NPs, 38.5%) and home health care aids (35.6%) were most used. Comparing ADRD vs non-ADRD: the annual per-person average number of days in home care was 110 vs. 64 (p |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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