Gillian E Caughey, Miia Rahja, Luke Collier, Tracy Air, Kailash Thapaliya, Maria Crotty, Helena Williams, Gillian Harvey, Janet K Sluggett, Tiffany K Gill, Jyoti Kadkha, David Roder, Andrew R Kellie, Steve Wesselingh, Maria C Inacio
OBJECTIVES: To examine utilisation of primary health care services (subsidised by the Australian Government, Medicare Benefits Schedule, MBS) before and after entry into long-term care (LTC) in Australia. METHODS: A retrospective cohort study of older people (aged ≥65 years) who entered LTC in Australia between 2012 and 2016 using the Historical Cohort of the Registry of Senior Australians. MBS-subsidised general attendances (general practitioner (GP), medical and nurse practitioners), health assessment and management plans, allied health, mental health services and selected specialist attendances accessed in 91-day periods 12 months before and after LTC entry were examined...
September 24, 2023: Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics