Epidemiological Study of Hospital Admission in a Community of New Immigrants

Terespolsky, L; Yofe, J

doi:10.1136/jech.19.1.30

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“…It is also noteworthy that admission rates similar to those found in our survey were also found in other local practices whose work system is also based on doctor-nurse teamwork in coordination with social and community services (7,10,12). Several other studies (5,8,9) lend further support to the assumption that the provision of a more comprehensive, coordinated service for primary medical care tends to reduce the need for hospitalization.…”

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Utilization of Hospital In‐Patient Services by the Elderly

Polliack

Shavitt

1977

J American Geriatrics Society

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A survey was made of the patterns of hospital admission for patients aged 65 or older in an urban practice under the management of a primary care team composed of a family physician, nurse, and medical social worker. Results showed that the elderly used a higher percentage of in-hospital facilities than did the younger age groups. However, admission rates were significantly lower than the local national rates, and involved relatively fewer cases of long-term illness. No patients over 65 were admitted for psychiatric care during the one-year period of observation. This was attributed to the provision of planned domiciliary programs for supervision of patients with long-term illness within a coordinated framework of primary medical care.

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