Healthcare Disparities Among Older Adults: Exploring Social Determinants of Health and Cognition Levels
Rahemi, Z.; Bacsu, J.-D. R.; Shalhout, S. Z.; Sadafipoor, M. S.; Smith, M. L.; Adams, S. A.
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BackgroundThe purpose was to investigate the impact of sociodemographic factors on healthcare utilization among adults with different cognition levels (normal and impairment/dementia). MethodsWe used cross-sectional data from the Health and Retirement Study (N=17,698) to assess healthcare utilization: hospital stay, nursing home stay, hospice care, and doctor visits. ResultsA cohort comparison between normal and dementia/impaired cognition groups revealed significant differences. The dementia/impaired group had lower education levels, higher single/widowed status, and more racial and ethnic minorities. They experienced longer hospital and nursing home stays, varied doctor visit frequencies, and had higher mean age, greater loneliness scores, and lower family social support scores. Differences in hospitalization, nursing home, hospice care, and doctor visits were influenced by factors such as race, age, marital status, education, and rurality. ConclusionThere were disparities in healthcare utilization based on participants characteristics and cognition levels, especially in terms of race/ethnicity, education, and rural location.
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