Joint impact of dementia and frailty on healthcare utilisation and outcomes: a retrospective cohort study of long-stay home care recipients
ObjectivesTo examine the associations between dementia and 1-year health outcomes (urgent hospitalisation, long-term care (LTC) admission, mortality) among long-stay home care recipients and the extent to which these associations vary by clients’ frailty level.DesignA retrospective cohort study usin...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2019-06-01
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| Series: | BMJ Open |
| Online Access: | https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/9/6/e029523.full |