Tacara Soones1, Alex Federman2, Bruce Leff3,4,5, Albert L Siu1,6, Katherine Ornstein1,2,7. 1. Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York. 2. Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York. 3. Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland. 4. Department of Community and Public Health, School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland. 5. Department of Health Policy and Management, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland. 6. Geriatrics Research, Education, and Clinical Center, James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, New York. 7. Institute for Translational Epidemiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To determine the association between homebound status and mortality. DESIGN: Cross-sectional. SETTING: Annual, in-person interviews. PARTICIPANTS: A nationally representative sample of community-dwelling, Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 and older enrolled in the National Health and Aging Trends Study between 2011 and 2013 (N = 6,400). MEASUREMENTS: Two-year mortality and prevalence of homebound status in the year before death are described using three categories of homebound status: homebound (never or rarely left home in the last month), semihomebound (left home with assistance, needed help or had difficulty), and nonhomebound (left home without help or difficulty). RESULTS: In unadjusted analyses, 2-year mortality was 40.3% in homebound participants, 21.3% in those who were semihomebound and 5.8% in those who were nonhomebound. Homebound status was associated with greater 2-year mortality, adjusted for sociodemographic characteristics, comorbidities, and functional status (hazard ratio = 2.08; 95% confidence interval = 1.63-2.65, P < .001). Half of older community-dwelling Medicare beneficiaries were homebound in the year before death. CONCLUSION: Homebound status is associated with greater risk of death independent of functional impairment and comorbidities. To improve outcomes for homebound older adults and the many older adults who will become homebound in the last year of life, providers and policymakers need to extend healthcare services from hospitals and clinics to the homes of vulnerable individuals.
OBJECTIVES: To determine the association between homebound status and mortality. DESIGN: Cross-sectional. SETTING: Annual, in-person interviews. PARTICIPANTS: A nationally representative sample of community-dwelling, Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 and older enrolled in the National Health and Aging Trends Study between 2011 and 2013 (N = 6,400). MEASUREMENTS: Two-year mortality and prevalence of homebound status in the year before death are described using three categories of homebound status: homebound (never or rarely left home in the last month), semihomebound (left home with assistance, needed help or had difficulty), and nonhomebound (left home without help or difficulty). RESULTS: In unadjusted analyses, 2-year mortality was 40.3% in homebound participants, 21.3% in those who were semihomebound and 5.8% in those who were nonhomebound. Homebound status was associated with greater 2-year mortality, adjusted for sociodemographic characteristics, comorbidities, and functional status (hazard ratio = 2.08; 95% confidence interval = 1.63-2.65, P < .001). Half of older community-dwelling Medicare beneficiaries were homebound in the year before death. CONCLUSION: Homebound status is associated with greater risk of death independent of functional impairment and comorbidities. To improve outcomes for homebound older adults and the many older adults who will become homebound in the last year of life, providers and policymakers need to extend healthcare services from hospitals and clinics to the homes of vulnerable individuals.
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