Long-term care

Exposure

2 papers study it2 findings

MeSH

Across all fields, 2 papers: 2 observational studies in people

1 lab in 1 country

Funders: China Medical University and others

Humans2

Outcomes

Medical utilization

downin humans1

1 study

Long-term care decreases medical utilization in humans (1.6 times higher in nonusers).
“annual medical expenditure per capita of LTC nonusers was NT$46,551, which was 1.6 times higher that of LTC users.”
HumansLTC nonusers vs LTC users
Association between use of different long-term care services and risks of mental disorder and mortality as well as medical utilization
Frontiers in psychiatryOct 2, 2023

Associations

Mental disorders

upin humans1

1 study

Long-term care raises the risk of mental disorders in humans (aHR = 3.2).
“Users of both institutional and inhome LTC services had the highest risk of mental disorder [adjusted hazard ratio (aHR) = 3.2].”
Humansusers of both institutional and inhome LTC services compared to nonusers
Association between use of different long-term care services and risks of mental disorder and mortality as well as medical utilization
Frontiers in psychiatryOct 2, 2023

Funding

81 grants since 2016

Japan Society for the Promotion of ScienceJP¥322mCanadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Project GrantCA$1.4mJapan Society for the Promotion of Science