Use and cost of hospitalization in dementia: Longitudinal results from a community-based study

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 833-841

  Zhu, Carolyn W ^a,b   Cosentino, Stephanie ^c   Ornstein, Katherine ^a   Gu, Yian ^c   Andrews, Howard ^d   Stern, Yaakov ^c  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons   (United States)

^d Department of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

dementia; healthcare expenditures; hospitalization; longitudinal follow up

Indexed keywords

AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; BLACK PERSON; CAUCASIAN; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HISPANIC; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; PROPENSITY SCORE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMORBIDITY; ECONOMICS; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL COST; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84936990827     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.4222     Document Type: Article

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