Predicting mortality of residents at admission to nursing home: A longitudinal cohort study

• Published in: BMC Health Services Research
• Main Authors: Hjaltadottir, Ingibjörg, Rahm Hallberg, Ingalill, Kristensson Ekwall, Anna, Nyberg, Per
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: BioMed Central (BMC) 2011
• Subjects: Health Care Service and Management; Health Policy and Services and Health Economy; Meier; Rho; Iceland
• Online Access: https://lup.lub.lu.se/record/1985024; https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-11-86; https://portal.research.lu.se/files/4075390/2172424.pdf

Background: An increasing numbers of deaths occur in nursing homes. Knowledge of the course of development over the years in death rates and predictors of mortality is important for officials responsible for organizing care to be able to ensure that staff is knowledgeable in the areas of care needed...