Hospitalization and Mortality Rates in Patients with Respiratory Diseases in the Very Elderly Population

Kabaday, Feyyaz; Tokgöz, Fatma

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“…An increasing number of acute hospitalisations of the elderly people is seen in many countries (Kabaday and Tokgoz, 2016). The elderly people need more frequent hospitalisation (Neouze et al , 2012) because of cardiovascular, respiratory, urinary system and musculoskeletal diseases (Kabaday and Tokgoz, 2016). According to the United Nations Population Fund, India's ageing population stood at 1.36 billion in 2019 due to decreasing fertility rates and improving life expectancy.…”

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Differentials and predictors of hospitalisation among the elderly people in India: evidence from 75th round of National Sample Survey (2017-2018)

Akhtar

Saikia

2022

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Purpose There is limited evidence on the determinants of hospitalisation and its causes in India. This study aims to examine the differential in the hospitalisation rates and its socioeconomic determinants. This study also examines the causes of diseases in hospitalisation among the elderly (≥60 years) in India. Design/methodology/approach This study used data from the 75th round of the National Sample Survey Organizations, collected from July 2017 to June 2018. The elderly samples in this survey are 42,759, where 11,070 were hospitalised, and 31,689 were not hospitalised in the past year or 365 days. This study estimated hospitalisation rates and carried out binary logistic regression analysis to examine the associations of hospitalisation with the background variables. The cause of diseases in hospitalisations was also calculated. Findings The hospitalisation rate was lower among elderly female compared to elderly male. Elderly who belongs to middle-old aged groups, non-married, North-Eastern region, Southern region, general caste, health insurance, partially and fully economically dependent have a higher chance of being hospitalised. About 38% elderly were hospitalised due to communicable diseases (CDs), 52% due to non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and 10% due to injuries and others (IO). Nearly 40% elderly were hospitalised in public hospitals due to CDs, whereas 52% were hospitalised in private hospitals due to NCDs and 11% due to IO. Research limitations/implications Firstly, this study is based on cross-sectional survey due to which temporal ambiguity averted to draw causal inferences. Secondly, other significant factors can also predict hospitalisations and provide insightful results, such as lifestyle factors, behavioral factors, obesity, mental state and several personal habits such as smoking cigarettes, drinking alcohol, consuming tobacco or other harmful substances. But this information was not available in this study. Even with these limitations, the hospitalisation issues among the elderly are beneficial to understand the current circumstances of CDs, NCDs and injury and other diseases for India and its states to formulate health policy. Practical implications Early screening and early treatment for NCDs are needed, which are non-existent in almost all parts of India. It is essential to necessitate and identify the important factors that best predict hospitalisation or re-visit of hospital admission. Although, the medical advances in India have made rapid strides in the past few decades, it is burdened none the less, as the doctor–patient ratio is very low. It is important to develop preventive measures to minimize the accidents and causalities to avoid substantial cost associated with elderly health care. Social implications Raising awareness, promotion of healthy life style and improving the quality of good health-care provisions at primary level is a necessity. Originality/value The findings, practical and social implications provide a way forward for the health policymakers to potentially alter the future research to reduce associated comorbidities, unnecessary hospitalisations and other medical complications.

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Differentials and predictors of hospitalisation among the elderly people in India: evidence from 75th round of National Sample Survey (2017-2018)

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2022

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“…An increasing number of acute hospitalizations of elderly people is seen in many countries [1][2][3][4] .…”

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“…Elderly people need more frequent hospitalization 5 because of cardiovascular, respiratory, urinary system, and musculoskeletal diseases 2 . According to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), India's aging population stood at 1.36 billion in 2019 due to decreasing fertility rates and improving life expectancy.…”

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Differentials and predictors of hospitalization among the elderly people in India: Evidence from 75^thround of National Sample Survey (2017-18)

Akhtar

Saikia

2021

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IntroductionThere are limited evidences on the determinants of hospitalization and its causes in India. We examined the differential in the hospitalization rates and its socio-economic determinants. We also examined the causes of diseases in hospitalization among the elderly (≥60 years) in India.MethodsWe used data from 75th round of the National Sample Survey Organizations (NSSO), collected from July 2017 to June 2018. The elderly samples in this survey are 42759, where 11070 were hospitalized, and 31,689 were not hospitalized in the last year or 365 days. We estimated hospitalization rates and carried out binary logistic regression analysis to examine the associations of hospitalization with the background variables. The cause of diseases in hospitalizations were also calculated.ResultsHospitalization rate was lower among female elderly compared to male elderly. Elderly who belongs to middle-old aged groups, non-married, North-Eastern region, Southern region, general caste, health insurance, partially & fully economically dependent elderly have a higher chance of being hospitalized. About 38% elderly were hospitalized due to communicable diseases (CDs), 52% due to non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and 10% due to Injuries & others. Nearly 40% elderly were hospitalized in public hospitals due to CDs, while 52% were hospitalized in private hospitals due to NCDs and 11% due to Injuries & others.ConclusionsRaising awareness, promoting a healthy lifestyle, and improving the quality of good healthcare provisions at the primary level is necessary. Early screening and early treatment for NCDs are needed, which is non-existent in almost all parts of India.

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Requirements to Enhance the Quality of Life of the Elderly in Saudi Society: A Case Study on a Sample of Elderly People in Riyadh

Alotaibi¹

2020

Egyptian Journal of Social Work

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The present study aimed at defining the requirements to enhance the quality of life of the elderly in KSA by identifying their psychological, social, and economic problems and health and cultural needs. It is an analytical-qualitative study. The study adopted the social survey method. It applied a questionnaire to a sample of (384) females of elderly people in the health centers throughout (Northern, Eastern, Southern, and Western) Riyadh. It revealed psychological, social, and economic problems and health and cultural needs. It concluded a set of planning indicators to help decision and policy makers in enhancing the quality of life of the elderly in KSA. Keywords: Elderly people, Enhancing quality of life, Requirements Introduction:Humans go through various successive stages of development; childhood, adolescence, youth, and old age. Each stage has certain needs, features, and challenges that become more complicated when getting older. Thus, many civilized societies give special attention to them; establish many specialized centers; hold conferences, forums, and meetings discussing elderly-related problems to identify their needs accurately. Moreover, extensive research has been conducted in different fields for investigating this age group to enhance the quality of their life. Elderly people have done their best to serve their communities. Therefore, they deserve a better quality of life. Investigating elderly people is a vital field that requires the synergy of scholars in various areas to examine profoundly the multiple dimensions of their life because they are a significant social segment. Statement of the ProblemVarious successive human life stages are getting a growing interest. However, unlike children, elderly people have not been addressed adequately. Taking care of elderly people is a concern shared by all religions and human rights laws. Article 25 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that "everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of

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Hospitalization and Mortality Rates in Patients with Respiratory Diseases in the Very Elderly Population

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Differentials and predictors of hospitalisation among the elderly people in India: evidence from 75th round of National Sample Survey (2017-2018)

Differentials and predictors of hospitalisation among the elderly people in India: evidence from 75th round of National Sample Survey (2017-2018)

Differentials and predictors of hospitalization among the elderly people in India: Evidence from 75^thround of National Sample Survey (2017-18)

Requirements to Enhance the Quality of Life of the Elderly in Saudi Society: A Case Study on a Sample of Elderly People in Riyadh

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Hospitalization and Mortality Rates in Patients with Respiratory Diseases in the Very Elderly Population

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Differentials and predictors of hospitalisation among the elderly people in India: evidence from 75th round of National Sample Survey (2017-2018)

Differentials and predictors of hospitalisation among the elderly people in India: evidence from 75th round of National Sample Survey (2017-2018)

Differentials and predictors of hospitalization among the elderly people in India: Evidence from 75thround of National Sample Survey (2017-18)

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Differentials and predictors of hospitalization among the elderly people in India: Evidence from 75^thround of National Sample Survey (2017-18)