The Effectiveness of Geropsychological Treatment in Improving Pain, Depression, Behavioral Disturbances, Functional Disability, and Health Care Utilization in Long-Term Care

2007 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 23-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daisha J. Cipher ◽  
P. Andrew Clifford ◽  
Kristi D. Roper
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Utilization ◽  
Functional Disability ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Care Utilization ◽  
Disability And Health ◽  
Behavioral Disturbances ◽  
Term Care

The Impacts of Long-Term Care Insurance on Health Care Utilization and Expenditure: Evidence From China

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
He Chen ◽  
Jing Ning
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Utilization ◽  
Treatment Effect ◽  
Health Expenditure ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Care Utilization ◽  
Ageing Population ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Long Term Care Insurance

Abstract Long-term care insurance (LTCI) is one of the important institutional responses to the growing care needs of the ageing population. Although previous studies have evaluated the impacts of LTCI on health care utilization and expenditure in developed countries, whether such impacts exist in developing countries is unknown. The Chinese government has initiated policy experimentation on LTCI to cope with the growing and unmet need for aged care. Employing a quasi-experiment design, this study aims to examine the policy treatment effect of LTCI on health care utilization and out-of-pocket health expenditure in China. The Propensity Score Matching with Difference-in-difference approach was used to analyse the data obtained from four waves of China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS). Our findings indicated that, in the aspect of health care utilization, the introduction of LTCI significantly reduced the number of outpatient visits by 0.322 times (p<0.05), the number of hospitalizations by 0.158 times (p<0.01), and the length of inpatient stay during last year by 1.441 days (p<0.01). In the aspect of out-of-pocket health expenditure, we found that LTCI significantly reduced the inpatient out-of-pocket health expenditure during last year by 533.47 yuan (p<0.01), but it did not exhibit an impact on the outpatient out-of-pocket health expenditure during last year. LTCI also had a significantly negative impact on the total out-of-pocket health expenditure by 512.56 yuan. These results are stable in the robustness tests. Considering the evident policy treatment effect of LTCI on health care utilization and out-of-pocket health expenditure, the expansion of LTCI could help reduce the needs for health care services and contain the increases in out-of-pocket health care expenditure in China.

Utilization Patterns of Clients Admitted or Assessed but not Admitted to a Long-term Care Program – Characteristics and Differences

1990 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 356-370
Author(s):  
A. Y. Ellencweig ◽  
N. Pagliccia ◽  
B. McCashin ◽  
A. Tourigny ◽  
A. J. Stark
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Care Program ◽  
Care Utilization ◽  
Medical Surveillance ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Utilization Patterns ◽  
Program Characteristics

ABSTRACTClients who were either admitted to a long-term care program (N = 7251) or assessed but not admitted to the program (N = 1680) were evaluated for their utilization of health care services in 1981–82. Mean utilization values were calculated and analyses of variance were performed in order to respond to: a) whether utilization patterns of clients admitted to the program differed from patterns of clients who were not admitted; b) whether clients admitted to institutions were different from clients admitted to the program who stayed at home. The data show that among clients who were not admitted to the program utilization levels nearly tripled during the year following assessments. Among clients who were admitted to the program, hospital use decreased for facility dwellers only. The findings suggest that admission to the program can reduce health care utilization particularly if medical surveillance is provided in institutions.

scholarly journals Association between multimorbidity patterns and disability among older people covered by long-term care insurance in Shanghai, China

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zijing Wang ◽  
Wenjia Peng ◽  
Mengying Li ◽  
Xinghui Li ◽  
Tingting Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Functional Disability ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Strong Association ◽  
Binary Logistic Regression ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Logistic Regression Models ◽  
Disease Pattern ◽  
Long Term Care Insurance

Abstract Background Functional disability and multimorbidity are common among older people. However, little is known about the relationship between functional disability and different multimorbidity combinations. We aimed to identify multimorbidity patterns and explore the associations between these patterns and functional disability. Methods We investigated a multi-stage random sample of 1871 participants aged ≥60 years and covered by long-term care insurance in Shanghai, China. Multimorbidity was defined as the simultaneous presence of two or more chronic diseases in an individual. Participants completed scales to assess basic and instrumental activities of daily living (BADL and IADL, respectively). Multimorbidity patterns were identified via exploratory factor analysis. Binary logistic regression models were used to determine adjusted associations between functional disability and number and patterns of multimorbidity. Results Multimorbidity was present in 74.3% of participants. The prevalence of BADL disability was 50.7% and that of IADL disability was 90.7%. There was a strong association between multimorbidity and disability. We identified three multimorbidity patterns: musculoskeletal, cardio-metabolic, and mental-degenerative diseases. The cardio-metabolic disease pattern was associated with both BADL (OR 1.28, 95%CI 1.16–1.41) and IADL (OR 1.41, 95%CI 1.19–1.68) disability. The mental-degenerative disease pattern was associated with BADL disability (OR 1.55, 95%CI 1.40–1.72). Conclusions Multimorbidity and functional disability are highly prevalent among older people covered by long-term care insurance in Shanghai, and distinct multimorbidity patterns are differentially associated with functional disability. Appropriate long-term healthcare and prevention strategies for older people may help reduce multimorbidity, maintain functional ability, and improve health-related quality of life.

scholarly journals Person-Centered Health Care: An Approach That Integrates Acute and Long-Term Care

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 704-704
Author(s):  
Yuchi Young ◽  
Barbara Resnick
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Systems ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
The United States ◽  
World Population ◽  
Term Care ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Aged Society

Abstract The world population is aging. The proportion of the population over 60 will nearly double from 12% in 2015 to 22% in 2050. Global life expectancy has more than doubled from 31 years in 1900 to 72.6 years in 2019. The need for long-term care (LTC) services is expanding with the same rapidity. A comprehensive response is needed to address the needs of older adults. Learning from health systems in other countries enables health systems to incorporate best long-term care practices to fit each country and its culture. This symposium aims to compare long-term care policies and services in Taiwan, Singapore, and the USA where significant growth in aging populations is evidenced. In 2025, the aging population will be 20% in Taiwan, 20% in Singapore and 18 % in the USA. In the case of Taiwan, it has moved from aging society status to aged society, and to super-aged society in 27 years. Such accelerated rate of aging in Taiwan is unparalleled when compared to European countries and the United States. In response to this dramatic change, Taiwan has passed long-term care legislation that expands services to care for older adults, and developed person-centered health care that integrates acute and long-term care services. Some preliminary results related to access, care and patterns of utilization will be shared in the symposium. International Comparisons of Healthy Aging Interest Group Sponsored Symposium.

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