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16080126

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-8-4
pubmed:abstractText
This paper examines 16-year trends in the utilization of hospital and physician services by Manitobans aged 75 and more, using data from the Manitoba Population Health Research Data Repository. Trends are examined across five measures of hospital services (separations, short-stay days, long-stay days, cataract surgeries, and hip/knee replacements) and two measures of physician care (overall visit rate, and proportion having seven or more visits). Results show changes in the utilization of these services among older adults living in Manitoba over time, with the extent of change varying with the service under consideration, age, and location of residence. Previously large utilization differentials are shown to be shrinking; for example, cataract surgery rates across regions and physician visit rates by age. For other services, such as the rates of hip or knee replacement surgery, the differences across regions are increasing. Findings indicate that global generalizations about the impact of older adults on the health care system are subject to question, as regional differences and differences between age groups (75-84, 85+) can be significant.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0714-9808
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
24 Suppl 1
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
15-27
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Trends in the utilization of specific health care services among older Manitobans: 1985 to 2000.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Occupational Therapy, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1919 West Taylor Street, Chicago, IL 60612-7250, USA. marciaf@uic.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article