Dementia in older people admitted to hospital: An analysis of length of stay and associated costs

ConclusionsThe results challenge the basis for estimating the costs of dementia in the acute setting using LOS data from only those patients with a formal dementia diagnosis identified by routinely collected hospital discharge data. Accurate disease prevalence data, encompassing all stages of disease severity, are required to enable an estimation of the true costs of dementia in the acute setting based on LOS.

Source: International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry - October 12, 2018 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Susan Ahern, Jodi Cronin, Noel Woods, Noeleen M. Brady, Niamh A. O'Regan, Steven Trawley, Suzanne Timmons Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research