Regional Differences in Characteristics, Service Utilization, and Outcome of Patients Receiving Physician‐Led Home Visit Care in Japan: A Nationwide Study
Substantial regional differences exist in patient characteristics, service utilization, and outcomes among older adults receiving physician-led home-visit care. Healthcare resources were strongly associated with hospitalization and end-of-life care, highlighting the need for region-specific strategies to optimize healthcare delivery and resource allocation for the super-aged society of Japan.
Authors
- Nobuo Sakata (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0599-3235)
- Nanako Tamiya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8319-2057)
- Takehiro Sugiyama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5391-682X)
- Jun Komiyama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3125-9168)
- Tomoko Ito (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1128-0194)
- Satoru Yoshie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0620-048X)
- Masao Iwagami (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7079-0640)
- Kimikazu Kashiwagi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5353-9486)
- Yu Sun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3784-4333)
Institutions
- Hiroshima University (JP)
- University of Tsukuba (JP)
- Hiroshima University of Economics (JP)
- Keio University (JP)
- National Center for Global Health and Medicine (JP)
- Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology (JP)
- National College Of Nursing (JP)
- The University of Tokyo (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Geriatrics and gerontology international/Geriatrics & gerontology international
- Published
- 2025-10-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/ggi.70202
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.82