5 December 2018

The association between living alone and health care utilisation in older adults

The association between living alone and health care utilisation in older adults: a retrospective cohort study of electronic health records from a London general practice
BMC Geriatrics 2018 18:269 3 December 2018

  • A retrospective analysis of health records of patients over the age of 64 living in south east London [n=1447], found that living alone was significantly associated with a higher probability of utilising emergency department (odds ratio 1.50) and general practitioner services (odd ratio 1.40).