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[Agency] AHRQ [Project Title] POST-ACUTE CARE IN ELDERLY TRAUMA PATIENTS: USE, OUTCOMES AND COSTS [Institution] JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY [Amount] $0 [Summary] The broad research goals of this study are to understand what factors influence who and where elderly receive post-acute care after a major trauma, to determine what types of post- acute care settings lead to improved functional outcomes, and to identify patterns of post- acute care utilization and costs. The specific aims of this research study are: (1) to identify factors that influence initial post-acute care receipt and setting, specifically a) patient-level factors, b) health system-level and post-acute care geographic supply factors, (2) to determine the impact of post-acute care receipt and type of setting on short and long-term functional outcomes in elderly trauma patients, and on nursing home residence one year post-trauma; and (3) to identify common post-acute care utilization patterns, their effects on re-hospitalizations and costs to Medicare, as well as to patients and their caregivers. [Completion/ Closing Date] 10/02/2010 [Link] link [Category] 
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