TY - JOUR
T1 - Determinants of Overnight Stay in Health Centres and Length of Admission
T2 - A Study of Canadian Seniors
AU - Amegbor, Prince M.
AU - Plumb, Kyle B.
AU - Rosenberg, Mark W.
N1 - Funding Information:
We are grateful for helpful comments from the editors and anonymous reviewers. Mark Rosenberg is the Tier I Canada Research Chair in Development Studies. This research was undertaken, in part, thanks to funding from the Canada Research Chairs program.
Publisher Copyright:
© Canadian Association on Gerontology 2020.
PY - 2020/12
Y1 - 2020/12
N2 - This study examines the influence of chronic health conditions and socio-economic status on overnight admission and length of stay among Canadian seniors. Incremental multivariate logistic and zero-inflated negative binomial regression models assessed the relationship between selected predictors, overnight admission, and duration of stay. The findings show that all chronic health conditions and socio-economic factors examined were significantly associated with overnight hospital admission. However, seniors with cardiovascular health conditions, the very old, and seniors living in lower-income households had a greater risk of longer stays. Canadian seniors diagnosed with hypertension, cancer, diabetes, and stroke had greater risk of longer overnight hospital stays. Seniors aged 75 to 79 years, 80 years or older, and those living in lower-income households (≤ $39,999) were more likely to have a longer overnight hospital stay. Findings suggest that improving seniors' health and socio-economic status may reduce the risk of overnight admission and longer stays of hospitalisation.
AB - This study examines the influence of chronic health conditions and socio-economic status on overnight admission and length of stay among Canadian seniors. Incremental multivariate logistic and zero-inflated negative binomial regression models assessed the relationship between selected predictors, overnight admission, and duration of stay. The findings show that all chronic health conditions and socio-economic factors examined were significantly associated with overnight hospital admission. However, seniors with cardiovascular health conditions, the very old, and seniors living in lower-income households had a greater risk of longer stays. Canadian seniors diagnosed with hypertension, cancer, diabetes, and stroke had greater risk of longer overnight hospital stays. Seniors aged 75 to 79 years, 80 years or older, and those living in lower-income households (≤ $39,999) were more likely to have a longer overnight hospital stay. Findings suggest that improving seniors' health and socio-economic status may reduce the risk of overnight admission and longer stays of hospitalisation.
KW - ageing
KW - CCHS
KW - chronic health conditions
KW - hospitalisation
KW - seniors
KW - socio-economic status
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U2 - 10.1017/S0714980819000771
DO - 10.1017/S0714980819000771
M3 - Article
C2 - 32089138
AN - SCOPUS:85080132865
SN - 0714-9808
VL - 39
SP - 533
EP - 544
JO - Canadian Journal on Aging
JF - Canadian Journal on Aging
IS - 4
ER -