Initiation of domiciliary care and nursing home admission following first hospitalization for heart failure, stroke, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or cancer

Rørth, R. et al. (2021) Initiation of domiciliary care and nursing home admission following first hospitalization for heart failure, stroke, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or cancer. PLoS ONE, 16(8), e0255364. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0255364) (PMID:34347805) (PMCID:PMC8336831)

Abstract

Background: Patients with chronic diseases are at higher risk of requiring domiciliary and nursing home care, but how different chronic diseases compare in terms of risk is not known. We examined initiation of domiciliary care and nursing home admission among patients with heart failure (HF), stroke, COPD and cancer. Methods: Patients with a first-time hospitalization for HF, stroke, COPD or cancer from 2008–2016 were identified. Patients were matched on age and sex and followed for five years. Results: 111,144 patients, 27,786 with each disease, were identified. The median age was 69 years and two thirds of the patients were men. The 5-year risk of receiving domiciliary care was; HF 20.9%, stroke 25.2%, COPD 24.6% and cancer 19.3%. The corresponding adjusted hazard ratios (HRs), with HF patients used as reference, were: stroke 1.35[1.30–1.40]; COPD 1.29[1.25–1.34]; and cancer 1.19[1.14–1.23]. The five-year incidence of nursing home admission was 6.6% for stroke, and substantially lower in patients with HF(2.6%), COPD(2.6%) and cancer (1.5%). The adjusted HRs were (HF reference): stroke, 2.44 [2.23–2.68]; COPD 1.01 [0.91–1.13] and cancer 0.76 [0.67–0.86]. Living alone, older age, diabetes, chronic kidney disease, depression and dementia predicted a higher likelihood of both types of care. Conclusions: In patients with HF, stroke, COPD or cancer 5-year risk of domiciliary care and nursing home admission, ranged from 19–25% and 1–7%, respectively. Patients with stroke had the highest rate of domiciliary care and were more than twice as likely to be admitted to a nursing home, compared to patients with the other conditions.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Roerth, Dr Rasmus and Kristensen, Mr Soren Lund and Jhund, Professor Pardeep and Mogensen, Dr Ulrik and Petrie, Professor Mark and McMurray, Professor John and Kober, Professor Lars

Creator Roles

Rørth, R.: Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – original draft
Mogensen, U. M.: Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – review and editing
Jhund, P. S.: Writing – review and editing
Petrie, M. C.: Writing – review and editing
McMurray, J. J.V.: Conceptualization, Supervision, Visualization, Writing – review and editing
Køber, L.: Conceptualization, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review and editing
Kristensen, S. L.: Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Supervision, Writing – review and editing

• Authors: Rørth, R., Clausen, M. F., Fosbøl, E. L., Mogensen, U. M., Kragholm, K., Jhund, P. S., Petrie, M. C., Torp-Pedersen, C., Gislason, G. H., McMurray, J. J.V., Køber, L., and Kristensen, S. L.
• College/School: College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Cardiovascular & Metabolic Health
• Journal Name: PLoS ONE
• Publisher: Public Library of Science
• ISSN: 1932-6203
• ISSN (Online): 1932-6203
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2021 Rørth et al.
• First Published: First published in PLoS ONE 16(8): e0255364
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced under a Creative Commons License