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Home Modification and Health Services Utilization by Rural and Urban Veterans With Disabilities
Housing Policy Debate ( IF 2.420 ) Pub Date : 2021-03-04 , DOI: 10.1080/10511482.2020.1858923
Luz Mairena Semeah 1 , Shanti P. Ganesh 2 , Xinping Wang 3 , Diane C. Cowper Ripley 3 , Zaccheus James Ahonle 1, 4 , Mi Jung Lee 5 , Tatiana Orozco 6 , Jennifer Hale-Gallardo 3 , Huanguang Jia 3
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ABSTRACT

Inaccessible home environments that create barriers to the enjoyment and the approachability of the living space impact some U.S. Veterans. Injuries acquired while serving in the military or developed through the aging process complicate matters for Veterans with disabilities. Home modifications (HM) afforded by the Home Improvements and Structural Alterations (HISA) program can increase accessibility. We examine the difference between urban and rural Veterans in their health service utilization (hospitalization versus outpatient encounters) 12 months before and 12 months after their HISA use. All the study patients were Veterans with disabilities who use the HISA program. There is a significant decrease in hospitalization post-HM as compared with pre-HM provision for all HM users. There is a significant increase in outpatient encounters post-HM as compared with pre-HM provision for all users. Rural vs. urban status was only significant in outpatient encounters 12 months pre-provision of HM. Provision of HM is associated with favorable clinical outcomes such as decreased hospitalization and increased preventative outpatient care visits. Our findings suggest some subset of hospitalizations could be prevented or delayed if timely and appropriate outpatient care is accessible to patients along with HM. Increasing the provision of HM services such as HISA can free up hospital beds, reduce cost to both individuals and institutions, decrease the risk of hospital acquired morbidity, and promote community integration.



中文翻译:

农村和城市残疾退伍军人的家庭改造和健康服务利用

摘要

难以进入的家庭环境对生活空间的享受和可接近性造成障碍影响了一些美国退伍军人。在军队服役期间受伤或在衰老过程中受伤,使残疾退伍军人的问题变得复杂。由家庭改善和结构改造 (HISA) 计划提供的家庭改造 (HM) 可以增加可访问性。我们检查了城市和农村退伍军人在使用 HISA 之前 12 个月和之后 12 个月在卫生服务利用(住院与门诊就诊)方面的差异。所有研究患者都是使用 HISA 计划的残疾退伍军人。与所有 HM 用户的 HM 前规定相比,HM 后住院人数显着减少。与所有用户的 HM 提供相比,HM 后的门诊就诊数量显着增加。农村与城市状态仅在 HM 提供前 12 个月的门诊就诊中显着。提供 HM 与有利的临床结果相关,例如住院减少和预防性门诊就诊次数增加。我们的研究结果表明,如果患者和 HM 能够获得及时和适当的门诊护理,则可以预防或延迟某些住院治疗。增加 HISA 等 HM 服务的提供可以腾出病床,降低个人和机构的成本,降低医院获得性发病率的风险,并促进社区融合。城市状况仅在 HM 提供前 12 个月的门诊就诊中显着。提供 HM 与有利的临床结果相关,例如住院减少和预防性门诊就诊次数增加。我们的研究结果表明,如果患者和 HM 能够获得及时和适当的门诊护理,则可以预防或延迟某些住院治疗。增加 HISA 等 HM 服务的提供可以腾出病床,降低个人和机构的成本,降低医院获得性发病率的风险,并促进社区融合。城市状况仅在 HM 提供前 12 个月的门诊就诊中显着。提供 HM 与有利的临床结果相关,例如住院减少和预防性门诊就诊次数增加。我们的研究结果表明,如果患者和 HM 能够获得及时和适当的门诊护理,则可以预防或延迟某些住院治疗。增加 HISA 等 HM 服务的提供可以腾出病床,降低个人和机构的成本,降低医院获得性发病率的风险,并促进社区融合。我们的研究结果表明,如果患者和 HM 能够获得及时和适当的门诊护理,则可以预防或延迟某些住院治疗。增加 HISA 等 HM 服务的提供可以腾出病床,降低个人和机构的成本,降低医院获得性发病率的风险,并促进社区融合。我们的研究结果表明,如果患者和 HM 能够获得及时和适当的门诊护理,则可以预防或延迟某些住院治疗。增加 HISA 等 HM 服务的提供可以腾出病床,降低个人和机构的成本,降低医院获得性发病率的风险,并促进社区融合。

更新日期:2021-03-04
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