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J Am Med Dir Assoc ; 24(2): 156-163.e23, 2023 02.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36592936

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OBJECTIVES: The COVID-19 outbreak severely affected long-term care (LTC) service provision. This study aimed to quantitatively evaluate its impact on the utilization of LTC services by older home-dwelling adults and identify its associated factors. DESIGN: A retrospective repeated cross-sectional study. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: Data from a nationwide LTC Insurance Comprehensive Database comprising monthly claims from January 2019 to September 2020. METHODS: Interrupted time series analyses and segmented negative binomial regression were employed to examine changes in use for each of the 15 LTC services. Results of the analyses were synthesized using random effects meta-analysis in 3 service types (home visit, commuting, and short-stay services). RESULTS: LTC service use declined in April 2020 when the state of emergency (SOE) was declared, followed by a gradual recovery in June after the SOE was lifted. There was a significant association between decline in LTC service use and SOE, whereas the association between LTC service use and the status of the infection spread was limited. Service type was associated with changes in service utilization, with a more precipitous decline in commuting and short-stay services than in home visiting services during the SOE. Service use by those with dementia was higher than that by those without dementia, particularly in commuting and short-stay services, partially canceling out the decline in service use that occurred during the SOE. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS: There was a significant decline in LTC service utilization during the SOE. The decline varied depending on service types and the dementia severity of service users. These findings would help LTC professionals identify vulnerable groups and guide future plans geared toward effective infection prevention while alleviating unfavorable impacts by infection prevention measures. Future studies are required to examine the effects of the LTC service decline on older adults.


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COVID-19 , Demência , Humanos , Idoso , Assistência de Longa Duração , Estudos Retrospectivos , Japão/epidemiologia , Estudos Transversais , COVID-19/complicações , Demência/complicações
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