Association between types of home healthcare and emergency house calls, hospitalization, and end‐of‐life care in Japan

• Published in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS) Vol. 71; no. 6; pp. 1795 - 1805
• Main Authors: Sun, Yu, Iwagami, Masao, Komiyama, Jun, Sugiyama, Takehiro, Inokuchi, Ryota, Sakata, Nobuo, Ito, Tomoko, Yoshie, Satoru, Matsui, Hiroki, Kume, Keitaro, Sanuki, Masaru, Kato, Genta, Mori, Yukiko, Ueshima, Hiroaki, Tamiya, Nanako
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken, USA John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.06.2023; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Elder care; emergency house calls; Health care; home healthcare services; Hospitalization; Patients; Statistical analysis; terminal care; Japan; home healthcare services; emergency house calls; terminal care

Background To meet the increasing demand for home healthcare in Japan, as part of the national healthcare system, home care support clinics/hospitals (HCSCs) and enhanced HCSCs were introduced in 2006 and 2012 respectively. This study aimed to evaluate whether HCSCs has succeeded in providing 24‐h h...