Health-services utilisation amongst older persons during the last year of life: a population-based study.

Danielle Ní ChróinínDavid E GoldsburyAlexander BeveridgePatricia M DavidsonAfaf GirgisNicholas InghamJane L PhillipsAnne M WilkinsonJane M InghamDianne L O'Connell

Published in: BMC geriatrics (2018)

This population-based study reveals high use of hospital care among older persons during their last year of life, although this decreased with increasing older age, providing important data to inform health services planning for this population, and highlighting aspects requiring further study.

Keyphrases

healthcare
community dwelling
physical activity
middle aged
palliative care
electronic health record
emergency department
big data
pain management
acute care
chronic pain
affordable care act