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Table 2 Admission to permanent long-term care in the postindex period

From: Rural-urban differences in use of health services before and after dementia diagnosis: a retrospective cohort study

 

Postindexa

 

1yr

n (%)

2yr

n (%)

3yr

n (%)

4yr

n (%)

5yr

n (%)

Total n

Persons with dementiab

      

Urban

220 (42.1)

107 (20.5)

73 (14.0)

73 (14.0)

50 (9.6)

523

Rural

112 (42.6)

48 (18.3)

48 (18.3)

27 (10.3)

28 (10.6)

263

Persons without dementiac

      

Urban

24 (20.5)

22 (18.8)

14 (12.0)

26 (22.2)

31 (26.5)

117

Rural

9 (16.1)

12 (21.4)

12 (21.4)

14 (25.0)

9 (16.1)

56

  1. a People admitted to permanent long-term care each year were retained in the study.
  2. b Persons with dementia at index date, N = 2,024 (urban = 1,407, rural n = 617).
  3. c Persons without dementia at index date, N = 2,024 (urban = 1,405, rural = 619).
  4. Note. The percentage shown for each year represents a proportion of the “Total n” for each group (e.g., rural persons with dementia).
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