Profiling chronic diseases and hospitalizations in older home care recipients: a nationwide cohort study in Sweden

Abstract Background Older adults with home care (HC) often have complex disease patterns and use healthcare extensively. Increased understanding is necessary to tailor their care. To our knowledge, this is the first study to describe patterns of morbidity and hospitalizations among community-dwellin...

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Main Authors: Katharina Schmidt-Mende, Cecilia Arvinge, Giovanni Cioffi, Lars Lennart Gustafsson, Karin Modig, Anna Carina Meyer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-04-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-024-04796-7