Predicting the risk of nursing home placement of elderly persons using a population-based stratification score
A simple score derived from data used for public health management may reliably predict the risk of nursing home placement in elderly. Its use by healthcare decision makers allows to accurately identify high-risk individuals who need home services, thereby avoiding admission to nursing homes.
Authors
- Gloria Porcu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9871-4129)
- Alina Tratsevich
- Danilo Cereda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5945-5710)
- Matteo Franchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9620-8057)
- Guido Bertolaso
- Giovanni Corrao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1034-8444)
- Andrea Stella Bonaugurio
- Olivia Leoni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6906-2424)
- Giulio Zucca
Institutions
- Social Welfare Department (HK)
- Directorate of Health (IS)
- National Research Council (IT)
- University of Milano-Bicocca (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Public Health
- Published
- 2024-09-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2024.08.030
- Primary Topic
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00