ArticleBMC palliative care2020
Health- and social care in the last year of life among older adults in Sweden.
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- Trajectories of health and social care expenditure in the last year of life among people 70 years and older in Region Stockholm: a population-based cohort study.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- Patterns of long-term care utilization during the last five years of life among Swedish older adults with and without dementia.PloS one · 2023Article
- Long-term care use among people living with dementia: a retrospective register-based study from Sweden.BMC geriatrics · 2022Article
- Impact of Sociodemographic Factors on Use of Formal Social Services in an Older Swedish Population.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundIn the last years of life, burden of disease and disability and need of health- and social care often increase. Social, functional and psychological factors may be important in regard to social- and health care utilization. This study aims to describe use of health- and social care during the last year of life among persons living in ordinary housing or in assisted living facilities.
methodsA retrospective study examining health- and social care utilization during their last year of life, using a subsample from the Swedish twin registries individually linked to several Swedish national quality registries (NQR). Persons that died during 2008-2009 and 2011-2012 (n = 1518) were selected.
resultsMean age at death was 85.9 ± 7.3 (range 65.1-109.0). Among the 1518 participants (women n = 888, 58.5%), of which 741 (49%) were living in assisted living facilities and 1061 (69.9%) had at least one hospitalization during last year of life. The most common causes of death were cardiovascular disease (43.8%) and tumors (15.3%). A multivariable logistic regression revealed that living in ordinary housing, younger age and higher numbers of NQR's increased the likelihood of hospitalization.
conclusionsPersons in their last year of life consumed high amount of health- and social care although 12% did not receive any home care. Married persons received less home care than never married. Persons living in ordinary housing had higher numbers of hospitalizations compared to participants in assisted living facilities. Older persons and persons registered in fewer NQR's were less hospitalized.
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