Cost of hospital care for elderly at risk of falling

Marita Titler; Joanne Dochterman; Debra M Picone; Linda Everett; Xian-Jin Xie; Mary Kanak; Qiang Fei

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Cost of hospital care for elderly at risk of falling

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Cost of hospital care for elderly at risk of falling

Marita Titler, Joanne Dochterman, Debra M Picone, Linda Everett, Xian-Jin Xie, Mary Kanak and Qiang Fei

Nursing economic, Vol.23(6), pp.290-306

11/2005

PMID: 16459901

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Abstract

The variables that relate to cost of hospital care for a large sample of elderly patients at risk for falling are examined. The chief predictors of cost of hospitalization were medical, pharmacy, and nursing interventions. Use of nursing interventions, on average, raised the median hospital cost less than use of medical or pharmacy interventions. Using a standardized nursing language with the hospital's information system can provide nurses with information that demonstrates the cost effectiveness of their interventions.

Geriatric Assessment

Models, Econometric

Nursing Care - classification

Nurse's Role

Outcome Assessment (Health Care)

Bed Rest - nursing

Humans

Activities of Daily Living

Drug Therapy - economics

Frail Elderly - statistics & numerical data

Accidental Falls - economics

Nursing Staff, Hospital - supply & distribution

Workload - economics

Severity of Illness Index

Hospital Costs - statistics & numerical data

Comorbidity

Patient Discharge - economics

Risk Factors

Bed Rest - economics

Drug Therapy - nursing

Linear Models

Patient Education as Topic - economics

Nursing Staff, Hospital - economics

Cost-Benefit Analysis

Aged

Nursing Administration Research

Personnel Staffing and Scheduling - economics

Details

Title: Subtitle: Cost of hospital care for elderly at risk of falling
Creators: Marita Titler - University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, USA
Joanne Dochterman
Debra M Picone
Linda Everett
Xian-Jin Xie
Mary Kanak
Qiang Fei
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Nursing economic, Vol.23(6), pp.290-306
Publisher: United States
PMID: 16459901
ISSN: 0746-1739
Language: English
Date published: 11/2005
Academic Unit: Preventive and Community Dentistry; Health Management and Policy; Biostatistics; Nursing; Dental Research
Record Identifier: 9983917680502771

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