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A Tool for Studying the Effects of Residents? Attributes on Patterns of Length of Stay in Long-Term Care
Dublin, Ireland June 23-June 24
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Haifeng Xie, University of Westminster
Thierry Chaussalet, University of Westminster
Peter Millard, University of Westminster
Understanding the differential pattern of length of stay (LOS) in long-term care (LTC) due to residents? attributes has important practical implications in the management of long-term care. In this paper, we extend a previously developed modelling approach to incorporate residents? attributes. Two applications using data collected by a local authority in England are presented to demonstrate the potential use of this extension. In the study of possible difference in LOS pattern due to gender, our model provides quantitative support to the observations that male residents admitted to NC take more time to settle down and have poorer short-term survival prospect than female residents.
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Haifeng Xie, Thierry Chaussalet, Peter Millard, "A Tool for Studying the Effects of Residents? Attributes on Patterns of Length of Stay in Long-Term Care," cbms, pp.473-478, 18th IEEE Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems (CBMS'05), 2005
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