[Clinical profile and care pathways of nursing home residents having the intervention of hospital at home and comparison according to the referrers]

Geriatr Psychol Neuropsychiatr Vieil. 2022 Jun 1;20(2):190-198. doi: 10.1684/pnv.2022.1033.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Background: Nursing homes’ (NH) residents present a mix of medical, psychological and social needs associated with a high risk of hospitalization. The intervention of the hospitalization at home (HAH) in NH has been implemented in France to better fit the residents’ needs and decrease the risk of hospitalization. No study has described the population of residents receiving this intervention. This study aimed to define the profile and the care pathway of residents and compare their characteristics according to the referrals (NH or hospitals).

Methods: A retrospective study on 1,436 residents’ stays in the intervention of the Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris’HAH in Ile de France between 2014 and 2019 was implemented. The Programme de Médicalisation des Systèmes d’Information (PMSI) data was used for the analysis.

Results: Residents were 88 years old with 69 % of women with functional disability and the care was mainly represented by the complex dressing (68 %). For the care pathway, 65 % of the referrers were from the NH and 35 % from the hospital settings, 33 % of the residents died at the end of the stay in the NH and 25 % were transferred to hospitals. When the referrer was the hospital, the residents were mainly men (p < 0.001), younger (p < 0.001), receiving more often intravenous treatment and palliative care (p < 0.01) with a higher level of indice of Karnofsky (p < 0.01). When the NH was the referrer, deaths were more frequent, whereas the transfers to hospitals were less common (p < 0.001). Discussion : Residents had complex clinical situation and their care pathway were different according to the referrer. From the NH, the HAH was used to provide more often end of life care, and from hospital setting, the residents received more acute care with a higher risk of readmission. Readmission causes should be analyzed.

Introduction: Les résidents d’Établissement d’hébergement pour personnes âgées dépendantes (Ehpad) présentent un haut risque d’hospitalisation. Afin d’éviter le recours à l’hôpital, l’hospitalisation à domicile (HAD) en Ehpad s’est développée. Cette étude a pour objectifs de caractériser le profil clinique et le parcours de soins des résidents d’Ehpad ayant bénéficié de l’HAD, et de comparer leur profil selon la provenance de l’intervention (Ehpad ou hôpital).

Méthodes: Une étude rétrospective des séjours de résidents d’Ehpad ayant bénéficié de l’HAD de l’Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Paris entre 2014 et 2019 a été mise en place à partir des données du PMSI.

Résultats: Les résidents étaient âgés de 88 ans en moyenne avec 69 % de femmes. Ils étaient principalement pris en charge pour des plaies complexes (68 %). Concernant les séjours, 65 % étaient en provenance de l’Ehpad. Les modes de sortie montraient 33 % de décès en Ehpad et 25 % de réhospitalisations. Selon la provenance du séjour, les résidents présentaient un profil clinique et des parcours de soins différents.

Discussion/conclusion: L’intervention de l’HAD en Ehpad permet de répondre aux caractéristiques et aux besoins spécifiques des résidents tout en évitant un recours systématique à l’hospitalisation.

Keywords: Nursing homes; home care services; frail elderly; hospitalization; patient readmission.

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Critical Pathways*
  • Female
  • Hospitalization
  • Hospitals
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Nursing Homes*
  • Retrospective Studies