Journal article
Health State Profiles and Service Utilization in Community-Living Elderly
Abstract
BACKGROUND: We know that health status in older people is heterogeneous and that many need complex care. What is now required is a comprehensive description of this heterogeneity and the estimation of its effects on patterns of service utilization.
OBJECTIVE: This study examines the possibility of classifying older people according to their complex health conditions and whether the way in which they consume services differs based on these …
Authors
Lafortune L; Béland F; Bergman H; Ankri J
Journal
Medical Care, Vol. 47, No. 3, pp. 286–294
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
3 2009
DOI
10.1097/mlr.0b013e3181894293
ISSN
0025-7079
Fields of Research (FoR)
Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
Activities of Daily LivingAgedAged, 80 and overCommunity Health PlanningComprehensive Health CareDelivery of Health Care, IntegratedFemaleFrail ElderlyHealth Care CostsHealth Services AccessibilityHealth Services for the AgedHealth Status IndicatorsHumansMaleModels, EconometricPrevalenceProspective StudiesQuebecResidence CharacteristicsSocioeconomic FactorsUtilization Review