Long-term care use after a stroke or femoral fracture and the role of family caregivers

Long-term care use after a stroke or femoral fracture and the role of family caregivers

Abstract Background There has been a shift from institutional care towards home care, and from formal to informal care to contain long-term care (LTC) costs in many countries. However, substitution to home care or informal care might be harder to achieve for some conditions than for others. Therefor...

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Main Authors: Doutsen A. van der Burg, Maaike Diepstraten, Bram Wouterse
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-04-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Subjects:
Long-term care
Informal care givers
Femoral fracture
Stroke
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12877-020-01526-7

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