Key performance indicators of homecare service for patients older than working age

Abstract

Aim. To analyze the performance indicators of hospitals at home for the patients older than working age in Russian Federation in 2011-2015. 
 Methods. Analytical and statistical methods were used. Performance indicators of hospitals at home for patients of pension age in Russian Federation were analyzed based on departmental and federal statistical observation forms during the period of 2011-2015. 
 Results. In the country during the period of 2011-2015, the number of people older than working age increased by 13.1% and their proportion in total population increased from 22.3 to 24.55% was revealed. In 2011-2015 the number of home care patients of pension age increased by 2.1%. Analysis of the distribution of the number of patients treated in hospitals at home of medical organizations showed that elderly were mostly treated in central district, district and city hospitals, and polyclinics. The average duration of hospital stay of patients older than working age in hospitals at home was 11.1 days and was one day less than the average duration of hospital stay of the elderly in health care organizations providing in-patient service (12.1 days). 
 Conclusion. Over 5 years, proportion of patients older than working age among all patients treated in hospitals at home increased from 57.1 to 64.3% was observed; in 2015 in the regions of the Russian Federation significant variance of the number of patients older than working age treated in hospitals at home (from 0.01 to 98.9 per 1000 population of corresponding age) was revealed.