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Hospital care utilisation patterns among the elderly at referral hospitals in Malaysia

The global human population is increasing, and this increase is more common among the elderly (people aged ≥60 years old and above). The elderly population is approaching 13% of the global population. Consequently, geriatric-related illnesses are expected to be more prevalent, exerting explicit pres...

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Main Authors: Alkhodary, Ahmed Abdelmajed, Aljunid, Syed Mohamed, Aniza Ismail,, Nur, Amrizal Muhammad, Suzana Shahar,, Mohammad, R., Poh, A., Madzhar, H., Abubakar, A.
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Published: Pusat Perubatan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2022
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spelling my-ukm.journal.223392023-10-19T00:52:14Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/22339/ Hospital care utilisation patterns among the elderly at referral hospitals in Malaysia Alkhodary, Ahmed Abdelmajed Aljunid, Syed Mohamed Aniza Ismail, Nur, Amrizal Muhammad Suzana Shahar, Mohammad, R. Poh, A. Madzhar, H. Abubakar, A. The global human population is increasing, and this increase is more common among the elderly (people aged ≥60 years old and above). The elderly population is approaching 13% of the global population. Consequently, geriatric-related illnesses are expected to be more prevalent, exerting explicit pressure on healthcare systems. We explored the healthcare utilisation patterns among the elderly at public referral hospitals in Malaysia. We performed a retrospective cross-sectional study with a representative sample of elderly patients’ medical records from four referral public hospitals in Malaysia. Multiple types of data were collected from the hard-copy medical records via a structured observational checklist. A total of 434 medical records were included in the study via systematic random sampling. There were a total of 561 inpatient episodes of care. Up to 54.7% of the episodes were in the medical wards. The average length of stay was 5.8 days per episode. An average of 27.48 laboratory investigations were consumed per inpatient episode. Approximately 8.91 medications and 0.89 antibiotics were consumed per episode. Elderly patients consume a large proportion of the hospital services in Malaysia. It is recommended that the authorities should adopt health promotion and disease prevention policies that can reduce the high healthcare utilisation among elderly Malaysians. Pusat Perubatan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2022-12 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/22339/1/Hospital%20Care%20Utilisation%20Patterns%20among%20the.pdf Alkhodary, Ahmed Abdelmajed and Aljunid, Syed Mohamed and Aniza Ismail, and Nur, Amrizal Muhammad and Suzana Shahar, and Mohammad, R. and Poh, A. and Madzhar, H. and Abubakar, A. (2022) Hospital care utilisation patterns among the elderly at referral hospitals in Malaysia. Medicine & Health, 17 (2). pp. 125-138. ISSN 2289-5728 https://www.medicineandhealthukm.com/
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description The global human population is increasing, and this increase is more common among the elderly (people aged ≥60 years old and above). The elderly population is approaching 13% of the global population. Consequently, geriatric-related illnesses are expected to be more prevalent, exerting explicit pressure on healthcare systems. We explored the healthcare utilisation patterns among the elderly at public referral hospitals in Malaysia. We performed a retrospective cross-sectional study with a representative sample of elderly patients’ medical records from four referral public hospitals in Malaysia. Multiple types of data were collected from the hard-copy medical records via a structured observational checklist. A total of 434 medical records were included in the study via systematic random sampling. There were a total of 561 inpatient episodes of care. Up to 54.7% of the episodes were in the medical wards. The average length of stay was 5.8 days per episode. An average of 27.48 laboratory investigations were consumed per inpatient episode. Approximately 8.91 medications and 0.89 antibiotics were consumed per episode. Elderly patients consume a large proportion of the hospital services in Malaysia. It is recommended that the authorities should adopt health promotion and disease prevention policies that can reduce the high healthcare utilisation among elderly Malaysians.
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author Alkhodary, Ahmed Abdelmajed
Aljunid, Syed Mohamed
Aniza Ismail,
Nur, Amrizal Muhammad
Suzana Shahar,
Mohammad, R.
Poh, A.
Madzhar, H.
Abubakar, A.
spellingShingle Alkhodary, Ahmed Abdelmajed
Aljunid, Syed Mohamed
Aniza Ismail,
Nur, Amrizal Muhammad
Suzana Shahar,
Mohammad, R.
Poh, A.
Madzhar, H.
Abubakar, A.
Hospital care utilisation patterns among the elderly at referral hospitals in Malaysia
author_facet Alkhodary, Ahmed Abdelmajed
Aljunid, Syed Mohamed
Aniza Ismail,
Nur, Amrizal Muhammad
Suzana Shahar,
Mohammad, R.
Poh, A.
Madzhar, H.
Abubakar, A.
author_sort Alkhodary, Ahmed Abdelmajed
title Hospital care utilisation patterns among the elderly at referral hospitals in Malaysia
title_short Hospital care utilisation patterns among the elderly at referral hospitals in Malaysia
title_full Hospital care utilisation patterns among the elderly at referral hospitals in Malaysia
title_fullStr Hospital care utilisation patterns among the elderly at referral hospitals in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Hospital care utilisation patterns among the elderly at referral hospitals in Malaysia
title_sort hospital care utilisation patterns among the elderly at referral hospitals in malaysia
publisher Pusat Perubatan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate 2022
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/22339/1/Hospital%20Care%20Utilisation%20Patterns%20among%20the.pdf
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