Publications by authors named "S E Bronskill"
Background: While preoperative optimization improves outcomes for older adults undergoing major elective surgery, no such optimization is possible in the emergent setting. Surgeons must identify postoperative interventions to improve outcomes among older emergency general surgery (EGS) patients. The objective of this cohort study was to examine the association between early follow-up with a primary care physician (PCP) and the risk of nursing home acceptance or death in the year following EGS admission among older adults.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: To examine transitions to a nursing home among residents of assisted living relative to community-dwelling home care recipients.
Design: Population-based retrospective cohort study emulating a target trial.
Setting And Participants: Linked, individual-level health system data were obtained from older adults (aged ≥65 years) who made an incident application for a bed in a nursing home in Ontario, Canada, between April 1, 2014, and March 31, 2019, and were followed until December 31, 2019.
Article Synopsis
- Naturally occurring retirement communities (NORCs) are areas with a high concentration of older adults, which could help support strategies for aging in place, but there's limited data on their health needs.
- A study in Ontario linked a NORC registry with health records to compare older adults living in NORCs to those in other housing types, focusing on sociodemographic and healthcare use characteristics.
- Results showed that NORC residents were generally older, had more chronic health issues, used more medications, and required more healthcare services than their counterparts in other housing situations, indicating a need for targeted support in these communities.