The role of ageing in hospital utilisation

Jose R. Masip
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Jose R. Masip: Medical Doctor, USA

Management in Healthcare: A Peer-Reviewed Journal, 2020, vol. 4, issue 4, 375-386

Abstract: Patient age correlates significantly with the average hospital length of stay (HLOS), regardless of illness or injury, with older-age groups having longer HLOS. This study aimed to explore this relationship with patient age individually and within the age groups when the normal ageing process begins to become phenotypically noticeable up to the age of the estimated life expectancy at birth. The objective was to adjust the prediction model using ageing-only populations and compare the results to better understand the role of ageing in hospital utilisation. A random sample of 132 discharge records from the 2010 National Hospital Discharge Survey (NHDS) was stratified in four ageing groups (31–42, 43–54, 55–66, and 67–78). Using Pearson’s correlation and simple linear regression analyses, the results confirmed that age correlated significantly with the average HLOS, (r(132) = . 915, p

Keywords: hospital length of stay; age; ageing; functional decline; prediction; elderly (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I1 I10 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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