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Social and spatial inequalities in healthcare use among people living with dementia in England (2002-2016).
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- The experiences of living with dementia within an under-served geographical area: a systematic review and qualitative synthesis.Age and ageing · 2026Pooled it
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- Social mobility and health gain: the combined effects of material conditions, psychological support, and social capital.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Inequalities in the Quality and Safety of Post-Diagnostic Primary Care for People With Dementia: A Scoping Review.International journal of geriatric psychiatry · 2024Article
- A new model to understand the complexity of inequalities in dementia.International journal for equity in health · 2024Article
- Post-diagnostic support for persons with young-onset dementia - a retrospective analysis based on data from the Swedish dementia registry SveDem.BMC health services research · 2024Article
- Determinants of hospital readmissions in older people with dementia: a narrative review.BMC geriatrics · 2024Review
- Identifying longitudinal healthcare pathways and subsequent mortality for people living with dementia in England: an observational group-based trajectory analysis.BMC geriatrics · 2024Observational
- Healthcare use according to deprivation among French Alzheimer's Disease and Related Diseases subjects: a national cross-sectional descriptive study based on the FRA-DEM cohort.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
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Abstract
objectivesHealthcare services for people living with dementia (PLWD) are stretched, and government promises of increased funding remain undelivered. With the UK dementia population to surpass 1 million by 2024, and dementia care costs predicted to almost treble by 2040, it is essential we understand differences in healthcare use among PLWD. This study aimed to explore social and spatial variations in healthcare use among people diagnosed with dementia (2002-2016).
methodsData were derived from Electronic Health Records of Clinical Practice Research Datalink GP patients in England (
resultsThis study highlights numerous social and spatial variations in healthcare use among PLWD. Among PLWD, several groups tended to have healthcare service use more closely associated with negative outcomes, including a greater likelihood of A&E attendances and emergency and elective hospital admissions. These groups include: men, people from White ethnicity groups and people from more deprived and rural areas.
conclusionsSystemic and social measures are needed to reduce variations in healthcare use inequalities in PWLD. These include greater healthcare continuity, health checks and medicines reviews, culturally appropriate services, better and more accessible treatment and improved infrastructure.
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