| Health care service utilization among the elderly: findings from the Study to Understand the Chronic Condition Experience of the Elderly and the Disabled (SUCCEED project). | |
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PMID: 19019098 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES: Age-related effects on health service utilization are not well understood. Most previous studies have examined only a single specific health care service or disease condition or have focused exclusively on economic variables. We aim to measure age-related change in health care utilization among the elderly. METHODS: A population-based retrospective cohort study was conducted using linked data from four administrative databases (OHIP, ODB, CIHI and RPDB). All Ontario residents over the age of 65 years and eligible for public health coverage were included in the analysis (approximately 1.6 million residents). Main outcome measures include utilization indicators for family physician visits, specialist physician visits, Emergency Department visits, drugs, lab claims, X-rays, inpatient admissions, CT scans and MRI scans. RESULTS: The mean number of utilization events for Ontarians aged 65+ years for the 1-year study period was 70 events (women = 76, men = 63). The overall absolute difference between the 65-69 age group and the 85+ age group was 155% (women = 162%, men = 130%), or 76 more events per person in the older group (women = 82, men = 61). Women averaged more events per person than men, as well as greater percentage differences by age. Drugs and diagnostics account for the majority of events. Only MRI and specialist visits were not higher among the older age groups. CONCLUSIONS: At the population level, overall health care utilization would appear to increase significantly with age. It is unclear whether increasing health care utilization prevents morbidity, decreases mortality, or improves quality of life. |
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Authors:
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Jason X Nie; Li Wang; C Shawn Tracy; Rahim Moineddin; Ross Eg Upshur |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of evaluation in clinical practice Volume: 14 ISSN: 1365-2753 ISO Abbreviation: J Eval Clin Pract Publication Date: 2008 Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2008-11-21 Completed Date: 2009-02-10 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9609066 Medline TA: J Eval Clin Pract Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1044-9 Citation Subset: IM |
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Primary Care Research Unit, Sunnybrook Health Scineces Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada. |
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Age Distribution Aged Aged, 80 and over Aging* Chronic Disease* Cohort Studies Female Health Services / utilization* Humans Insurance Claim Review Male Ontario Retrospective Studies |
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