Predictors for Nursing Home Admission and Death among Community-Dwelling People 70 Years and Older Who Receive Domiciliary Care

Aim: The aim of this study was to analyze which variables predicted nursing home admission (NHA) and death. Methods: 1,001 recipients of domiciliary care were assessed three times in a 3-year period. Through bivariate and multivariate Cox proportional hazards regression models, associations between...

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Main Authors: Jon N. Wergeland, Geir Selbæk, Sverre Bergh, Ulrika Soederhamn, Øyvind Kirkevold
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2015-09-01
Series:Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders Extra
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Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/437382