TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Multilevel comparisons of hospital discharge among older adults with a fall-related hospitalization
JO  - Health services research
A1  - Towne, Samuel D.
A1  - Fair, Kayla
A1  - Smith, Matthew Lee
A1  - Dowdy, Diane M.
A1  - Ahn, SangNam
A1  - Nwaiwu, Obioma
A1  - Ory, Marcia G.
SP  - 2227
EP  - 2248
VL  - 53
IS  - 4
N2  - OBJECTIVE: We examined multilevel factors associated with hospital discharge status among older adults suffering a fall-related hospitalization. DATA SOURCES: The 2011-2013 (n = 131,978) Texas Inpatient Hospital Discharge Public-Use File was used. STUDY DESIGN/METHODS: Multilevel logistic regression analyses estimated the likelihood of being discharged to institutional settings versus home. PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: Factors associated with a greater likelihood of being discharged to institutional settings versus home/self-care included being female, white, older, having greater risk of mortality, receiving care in a non-teaching hospital, having Medicare (versus Private) coverage, and being admitted from a non-health care facility (versus clinical referral). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Understanding risk factors for costly discharges to institutional settings enables targeted fall-prevention interventions with identification of at-risk groups and allows for identifying policy-related factors associated with discharge status.<br><br>© Health Research and Educational Trust.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0017-9124
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1475-6773.12763
ID  - ref1
ER  -