Frequent hospital admission of older people with chronic disease: a cross-sectional survey with telephone follow-up and data linkage

Frequent hospital admission of older people with chronic disease: a cross-sectional survey with telephone follow-up and data linkage

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The continued increase in hospital admissions is a significant and complex issue facing health services. There is little research exploring patient perspectives or examining individual admissions among patients with frequent admissio...

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Main Authors: Longman Jo M, I Rolfe Margaret, Passey Megan D, Heathcote Kathy E, Ewald Dan P, Dunn Therese, Barclay Lesley M, Morgan Geoffrey G
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-10-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Frequent hospitalisation
Frequent admission
Avoidable admission
Potentially preventable admission
Older people
Chronic disease
Rural
Australia
Social isolation.
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/12/373

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