A model-based approach to the analysis of patterns of length of stay in institutional long-term care

IEEE Trans Inf Technol Biomed. 2006 Jul;10(3):512-8. doi: 10.1109/titb.2005.863820.

Abstract

Understanding the pattern of length of stay in institutional long-term care has important practical implications in the management of long-term care. Furthermore, residents' attributes are believed to have significant effects on these patterns. In this paper, we present a model-based approach to extract, from a routinely gathered administrative social care dataset, high-level length-of-stay patterns of residents in long-term care. This approach extends previous work by the authors to incorporate residents' features. Two applications using data provided by a local authority in England are presented to demonstrate the potential use of this approach.

MeSH terms

  • Artificial Intelligence*
  • Computer Simulation
  • Humans
  • Information Storage and Retrieval / methods
  • Length of Stay / statistics & numerical data*
  • Long-Term Care / statistics & numerical data*
  • Markov Chains
  • Models, Statistical*
  • Pattern Recognition, Automated / methods*
  • Survival Analysis*
  • United Kingdom