Trend and predictors of unplanned hospitalization of older patients during the first year after admission into a home medical service.
The primary aim was to determine the trend and predictors of unplanned hospitalization of home medical patients. Records of 1,069 patients were obtained from the medical records. Out of 1,069, we analyzed 512 patients who had utilized services across all four quarters in the first year of admission. There was a significant decline in unplanned hospitalization between the first two quarters. The potential risk factors were the male gender, IRR (95% CI), 1.29 (0.99-1.67); chronic pulmonary disease, 1.53 (1.08-2.16); dementia, 1.29 (1.00-1.66); ischemic heart disease, 1.33 (1.02-1.74); and history of fractures, 1.49 (1.13-1.96).
['Mittal|Rakhi|R|0000-0001-6114-8533', 'Tan|Chuen Seng|CS|', 'Tham|Weng Yew|WY|', 'Seong|Lydia P S|LPS|', 'Tan|Thai Lian|TL|', 'Koh|Gerald Choon-Huat|GC|']
D000367:Age Factors D000368:Aged D000369:Aged, 80 and over D005260:Female D006760:Hospitalization D006761:Hospitals D006801:Humans D008137:Longitudinal Studies D008297:Male D016012:Poisson Distribution D012189:Retrospective Studies D018570:Risk Assessment D012307:Risk Factors D012846:Singapore D013997:Time Factors
predictors of unplanned hospitalization unplanned hospitalization Aging elderly home care long-term care