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

• Main Authors: Margaret J. McGregor (Author), Michelle B. Cox (Author), Jay M. Slater (Author), Jeff Poss (Author), Kimberlyn M. McGrail (Author), Lisa A. Ronald (Author), John Sloan (Author), Michael Schulzer (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background As 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...