Impact of Comorbidities on Healthcare and Long‐Term Care Costs After Hip Fracture: Analyses of Healthcare and Long‐Term Care Insurance Data in Sendai City, Japan
This pilot study involving a small patient group indicated the number and type of comorbidities had a minor effect on healthcare costs. However, the presence of dementia significantly increased long-term care costs following hip fracture.
Authors
- Masayuki Iki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2128-5255)
- Nobukazu Okimoto
- Shinichi Nakatoh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7928-0014)
- Kenji Fujimori (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2199-7172)
- Sumito Ogawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5935-276X)
- Junko Tamaki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3930-9729)
- Shigeyuki Ishii
Institutions
- Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences (JP)
- Tohoku University (JP)
- Akebono Clinic (JP)
- Asahi General Hospital (JP)
- The University of Tokyo (JP)
- Osaka University of Pharmaceutical Sciences (JP)
- Kindai University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Geriatrics and gerontology international/Geriatrics & gerontology international
- Published
- 2025-11-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/ggi.70270
- Primary Topic
- Hip and Femur Fractures
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00