Data-driven insights into interhospital care fragmentation: Implications for health policy and equity among older adults
ICF exacerbates health disparities and worsens patient outcomes. Our study identified several risk factors associated with ICF, some of which are controllable, paving the way for interventions to mitigate this issue. To promote health equity and reduce adverse outcomes, policymakers should focus on policies for reducing care discontinuity, particularly addressing the controllable risk factors.
Authors
- Dan Perri
- Vedat Verter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4628-9618)
- Manaf Zargoush (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5052-4828)
- Somayeh Ghazalbash (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5070-0553)
Institutions
- Queen's University (CA)
- McMaster University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-02-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0316829
- Primary Topic
- Hip and Femur Fractures
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences
- Government of Ontario
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada