作者
Scott R Beach, Richard Schulz, Esther M Friedman, Juleen Rodakowski, R Grant Martsolf, Alton Everette James III
发表日期
2020/1/14
期刊
The Journals of Gerontology: Series B
卷号
75
期号
2
页码范围
459-470
出版商
Oxford University Press
简介
Objectives
We explore adverse consequences of unmet needs for care among high-need/high-cost (HNHC) older adults.
Method
Interviews with 4,024 community-dwelling older adults with ADL/IADL/mobility disabilities from the 2011 National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS). Reports of socio-demographics, disability compensatory strategies, and adverse consequences of unmet needs in the past month were obtained from older adults with multiple chronic conditions (MCC), probable dementia (DEM), and/or near end-of-life (EOL) and compared older adults not meeting these criteria.
Results
Older adults with MCC (31.6%), DEM (39.6%), and EOL (48.7%) reported significantly more adverse consequences than low-need older adults (21.4%). Persons with MCC and DEM (53.4%), MCC, and EOL (53.2%), and all three (MCC, DEM, EOL, 65.6 …
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