Temporal Trends and Rural-Urban Differences in Hospital Length of Stay for Alzheimer Disease and Related Disorders : Alzheimer Disease & Associated Disorders

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Temporal Trends and Rural-Urban Differences in Hospital Length of Stay for Alzheimer Disease and Related Disorders

Opoku, Samuel T.Y. MBChB, PhD*; Apenteng, Bettye A. PhD*; Lin, Ge PhD

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Alzheimer Disease & Associated Disorders 31(3):p 244-248, July–September 2017. | DOI: 10.1097/WAD.0000000000000183

Abstract

Objectives: 

The aim of this study was to assess rural-urban differences and temporal trends in length of inpatient stay among patients diagnosed with Alzheimer disease and related dementia (ADRD).

Materials and Methods: 

The study sample comprised 27,313 ADRD and 27,313 matched non-ADRD inpatient discharges from Nebraska hospitals from 2005 to 2011. Descriptive statistics and multivariable regression models were used to assess rural-urban variations and temporal trends in length of stay (LOS).

Results: 

LOS was found to be similar for ADRD and non–ADRD-related hospitalizations. No rural-urban differences in LOS were observed for ADRD-related hospitalizations. However, there was a temporal decline in LOS for ADRD-related hospitalizations.

Conclusions: 

LOS for ADRD-related hospitalizations was found to be influenced mostly by patient-level demographic and clinical factors. Hospital-level factors were not associated with LOS.

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