Home medical equipment receipt in a home care appropriate population
| Autor: | Anita Giobbie-Hurder, Joseph D. Kubal, Susan L. Hughes, Frances M. Weaver, Gina Smith, Alec Ulasevich |
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| Rok vydání: | 2000 |
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Gerontology
medicine.medical_specialty Health Status Population Medical equipment Logistic regression 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine education Veterans Affairs health care economics and organizations Veterans Community and Home Care Receipt education.field_of_study Hospital readmission Health Services Needs and Demand 030505 public health business.industry Home Care Services United States Equipment and Supplies Socioeconomic Factors Family medicine Safety Equipment Functional status Geriatrics and Gerontology 0305 other medical science business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of aging and health. 11(4) |
| ISSN: | 0898-2643 |
| Popis: | Objectives:This study examines home medical equipment (HME) receipt for 1,040 veterans considered appropriate for home health services. Methods:HME receipt was monitored for 12 months using the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Prosthetics database. Results:Eighty-three percent received at least one item; averaging 7.4 items ( SD= 6.8). 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 use and race, correctly classified 69% of HME recipients. Logistic regressions were run for specific equipment; c-indices ranged from .64 to .75. Age, race, income, functional status, risk of hospital readmission, and home care use were significant predictors. Discussion: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, elderly population. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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