Characteristics of Older Adults with Alzheimer’s Disease Who Were Hospitalized during the Covid-19 Pandemic
A Secondary Data Analysis
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| ID | 15489209 |
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| Autores | Dingyue Wang (0009-0009-1474-192X, Duke University, autor correspondente), Cristina C Hendrix (0000-0003-3220-633X, Duke University), Youran Lee (Duke University), Christian Noval (0009-0005-8537-4638, Duke University), Nancy Crego (0000-0002-6045-9337, Duke University) |
| Ano | 2024 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Fascículo | 6 |
| Páginas | 703-703 |
| Data de publicação | 2024-05-30 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sim |
| Open Access | Sim |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Periódico | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores do periódico | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Editora | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph21060703 |
| PMID | 38928949 |
| OpenAlex | W4399287148 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Referências citadas | 32 |
We aim to investigate the relationships between the population characteristics of patients with Alzheimer's Disease (AD) and their Healthcare Utilization (HU) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Electronic health records (EHRs) were utilized. The study sample comprised those with ICD-10 codes G30.0, G30.1, G30.8, and G30.9 between 1 January 2020 and 31 December 2021. Pearson's correlation and multiple regression were used. The analysis utilized 1537 patient records with an average age of 82.20 years (SD = 7.71); 62.3% were female. Patients had an average of 1.64 hospitalizations (SD = 1.18) with an average length of stay (ALOS) of 7.45 days (SD = 9.13). Discharge dispositions were primarily home (55.1%) and nursing facilities (32.4%). Among patients with multiple hospitalizations, a negative correlation was observed between age and both ALOS (r = -0.1264, p = 0.0030) and number of hospitalizations (r = -0.1499, p = 0.0004). Predictors of longer ALOS included male gender ( p = 0.0227), divorced or widowed ( p = 0.0056), and the use of Medicare Advantage and other private insurance ( p = 0.0178). Male gender ( p = 0.0050) and Black race ( p = 0.0069) were associated with a higher hospitalization frequency. We recommend future studies including the co-morbidities of AD patients, larger samples, and longitudinal data
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