Transitioning of older Australian women into and through the long-term care system: a cohort study using linked data

Transitioning of older Australian women into and through the long-term care system: a cohort study using linked data

Abstract Background Over two-thirds of older Australians use different types/levels of aged care at some point in later life. Our aims were to estimate transitional probabilities and to identify risk factors influencing the movement between different levels of long-term care. Methods The sample cons...

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Main Authors: Md. Mijanur Rahman, Jimmy T. Efird, Julie E. Byles
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-10-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Subjects:
Markov multi-state model
Transitional probability
Risk factors
Home and community care
Residential aged care
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12877-019-1291-z

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