Trends in the use of hospital beds by older people in Australia: 1993–2002

Gray, Len; Duckett, Stephen

doi:10.5694/j.1326-5377.2005.tb06684.x

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“…During the 1990s, hospital admissions of the "old old" (those over 75) almost doubled (increase of 89%), but because of the decline in length of stay, bed-days only increased by 12%, and there was a 10% decline in the rate of use (bed-days) per thousand population over 75. 5 If these trends continue, despite the decline in rates of use the increased numbers of elderly will lead to increased demand for care and for the skills necessary to manage chronic disease.…”

Section: The Changing Context For the Workforcementioning

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Health workforce design for the 21st century

Duckett

2005

Aust. Health Review

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The Australian health workforce has changed dramatically over the last 4 years, growing in size and changing composition. However, more changes will be needed in the future to respond to the epidemiological and demographic transition of the Australian population. A critical issue will be whether the supply of health professionals will keep pace with demand. There are current recorded shortages of most health professionals, but this paper argues that future workforce planning should not be based on providing more of the same. Rather, the roles of health professionals will need to change and workforce planning needs to place a stronger emphasis on issues of workforce substitution, that is, a different mix of responsibilities. This will also require changes in educational preparation, in particular an increased emphasis on interprofessional work and common foundation learning.

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Section: The Changing Context For the Workforcementioning

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Health workforce design for the 21st century

Duckett

2005

Aust. Health Review

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“…There were unexplained patterns of flow across the states and territories. Surprisingly, an earlier study found the proportion of hospital beds used by the elderly was not increasing. It was thought this trend may not continue in the future …”

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Can frailty predict complicated care needs and length of stay?

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Levinson

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Internal Medicine Journal

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The Reported Edmonton Frail Scale was used to describe the prevalence of frailty in an acute general medical unit. The relationship between frailty, discharge destination, mortality and length of hospital stay was explored. We found that age was associated with frailty, and frailty correlated to an increasing length of hospital stay. Significantly, frailty was associated with complexity in discharge, and this process created a longer length of hospital stay.

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“…According to several studies, 18,19 aged people require an adequate hospital management in case of illness. Furthermore, the mean of LOS is generally longer than young people.…”

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