A prospective study of long-term care institutionalization among the aged.
L G Branch and
A M Jette
A statewide probability sample of 1,625 elders living in Massachusettsare studied prospectively to identify key determinants of long-termcare (LTC) institutionalization. One-hundred forty-seven elders,9 per cent of the original cohort, entered a LTC institutionduring the six-year investigation. Using logistic multiple regression,we examine the predictive power of 19 independent variablesgrouped into six categories: demographic characteristics, attitude,social context, long-term care needs, physical disability, andmental/emotional disability. Five variables are significantlyrelated to institutionalization: advancing age, using ambulatoryaids, mental disorientation, living alone, and using assistanceto perform "instrumental" ADL (activities of daily living).These results may be helpful to those trying to target non-institutionalservices to elders for use as substitutes for institutionallong-term care. They may also help explain why recent experimentaltests of substituting non-institutional care for institutionalservices have been less than successful.
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