The effect of living alone on the costs and benefits of surgery amongst older people

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 150, Issue , 2016, Pages 95-103

  Turner, Alex J ^a   Nikolova, Silviya ^b   Sutton, Matt ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Benefits; Costs; England; Living alone; Post discharge support

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ELDERLY POPULATION; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

CONTROLLED STUDY; DRIVER; HIP; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PROBABILITY; SURGERY; UNITED KINGDOM; AGED; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; DEMOGRAPHY; ECONOMICS; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; SINGLE (MARITAL STATUS); SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VERY ELDERLY;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COST OF ILLNESS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SINGLE PERSON; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84952005102     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.11.053     Document Type: Article

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