A before-after study of hospital use in two frail populations receiving different home-based services over the same time in Vancouver Canada

摘要

BackgroundAs individuals age, they are more likely to experience increasing frailty and more frequent use of hospital services. First, we explored whether initiating home-based primary care in a frail homebound cohort, influenced hospital use. Second, we explored whether initiating regular home care support for personal care with usual primary care, in a second somewhat less frail cohort, influenced hospital use.