ArticleEuropean geriatric medicine2025
Characteristics and care trajectories of older patients in temporary stays in Denmark.
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- Municipal intermediate care services in Denmark and Norway: a cross-country comparative analysis.Scandinavian journal of primary health care · 2026Article
- Educational effect of geriatric specialist engagement in temporary care facilities.European geriatric medicine · 2026Article
- Differences in emergency ambulance use between older and younger individuals in Denmark: a nationwide register-based study.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Identifying and characterizing subgroups of medically complex older patients in community-based intermediate care: a latent class analysis of Danish municipal temporary stay patients.BMC health services research · 2026Article
- Baseline risk factors associated with all-cause early hospitalization of older patients following admission to Danish municipal temporary stays.BMC health services research · 2026Article
- Medication use patterns among older patients in temporary stays in Denmark.European geriatric medicine · 2025Article
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purposeTemporary stays for patients requiring short-term care outside the home, often following hospital discharge, has gained increasing importance. This study aimed to describe the characteristics and care trajectories of older patients in Danish temporary stays to improve care delivery and patient safety.
methodsWe conducted a descriptive study on a cohort of patients in temporary stays across 14 Danish municipalities from 2016 to 2023, using data from national health registries.
resultsWe identified 11,424 patients with a median age of 81 years (interquartile range [IQR] 73-87 years); 54% were women. Patients exhibited a high level of comorbidity, with a median Charlson Comorbidity Index of 1 (IQR 0-2), and a median of 3 hospital admissions (IQR 2-6) in the year preceding their move into temporary care. The majority (70%) transitioned to temporary stays following hospital discharge, while 30% were admitted directly from their homes. The median duration of temporary stays was 24 days (IQR 11-49 days), with 9.1% staying ≥ 90 days. Additionally, 7.0% of patients were hospitalised directly from the temporary stay facility, with a median time to hospital admission of 13 days (IQR 5-28 days). Median survival after admission to a temporary stay was 23 months (IQR 3.6-57 months). Predictors of mortality included male sex, older age, higher comorbidity burden, and increased number of hospital admissions prior to temporary stay.
conclusionPatients in temporary stays are generally older individuals with multimorbidity and limited life expectancy. Most patients are admitted following hospital discharge, and their stays are often prolonged.
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