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General practitioner conduct of clinical services representing comprehensive geriatric assessment is associated with lower risk of mortality in older Australians receiving home care packages.
Age Ageing
June 2021
Registry of Senior Australians, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) Adelaide 5001, Australia.
Objectives: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the utilisation of general practice Medicare Benefit Schedule (MBS) services aligned to Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) within 6 months of an aged care eligibility assessment and its effects on mortality and transition to permanent residential aged care (PRAC).
Design: Retrospective cohort study from the Historical Cohort of the Registry of Senior Australians.
Setting: Community.