Factors Associated With Hospital Admission for Older Adults Receiving Care in U.S. Emergency Departments

Emergency departments (EDs) play a growing role in hospital admissions for older adults, yet nationally representative data on predictors of admission from the EDs are limited. We examined sociodemographic, clinical, and hospital characteristics associated with non-ICU admissions, using National Hos...

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Published in:The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences Biological sciences and medical sciences, 2017-08, Vol.72 (8), p.1105-1109
Main Authors: Lo, Alexander X, Flood, Kellie L, Biese, Kevin, Platts-Mills, Timothy F, Donnelly, John P, Carpenter, Christopher R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Age Factors
Aged
Demography
Emergencies - epidemiology
Emergency medical care
Emergency Service, Hospital - statistics & numerical data
Female
Health Care Surveys
Healthcare Disparities - statistics & numerical data
Hospitalization - statistics & numerical data
Humans
Male
Multivariate analysis
Older people
Patient Admission
Patient admissions
Regression analysis
Risk Factors
Sociodemographics
Socioeconomic Factors
United States - epidemiology
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Summary:Emergency departments (EDs) play a growing role in hospital admissions for older adults, yet nationally representative data on predictors of admission from the EDs are limited. We examined sociodemographic, clinical, and hospital characteristics associated with non-ICU admissions, using National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey data and multivariate Poisson regression models. There were an estimated 175 million ED visits by adults older than 65 years from 2001 to 2010. Overall, 32.5% were admitted to non-ICU beds. In multivariate analysis, non-ICU admission was associated with increasing age (16% higher per 10-year increase in age), white versus black race (35% vs 31%), and EDs in the Northeast (40%) or Midwest (38%) versus South (31%) or West (30%). Non-ICU admission rates for older adults receiving care in U.S. EDs vary by age, race, and region. Understanding the reasons for these disparities in hospitalization rates may guide interventions to reduce hospitalizations in older adults.
ISSN:1079-5006
1758-535X
DOI:10.1093/gerona/glw207