The relationship between living arrangements and higher use of hospital care at middle and older ages: to what extent do observed and unobserved individual characteristics explain this association?

The relationship between living arrangements and higher use of hospital care at middle and older ages: to what extent do observed and unobserved individual characteristics explain this association?

Abstract Background Previous research has shown that certain living arrangements, such as living alone, are associated with worse health at older ages. We assessed the association between living arrangements and hospital care use among middle-aged and older adults, and investigated to what extent ob...

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Main Authors: Yaoyue Hu, Taina Leinonen, Karen van Hedel, Mikko Myrskylä, Pekka Martikainen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Living arrangements
Hospital care use
Older population
Longitudinal registry data
Individual fixed-effects regression
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-019-7296-x

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