Hospitalization of German and Dutch Nursing Home Residents Depend on Different Long-Term Care Structures:A Systematic Review on Periods of Increased Vulnerability

Objective: To investigate proportions of hospitalized nursing home residents during periods of increased vulnerability, ie, the first 6 months after institutionalization and the last 6 months before death, and comparing the figures between Germany and the Netherlands. Design: Systematic review, registered in PROSPERO (CRD42022312506). Setting and Participants: Newly admitted or deceased residents. Methods: We searched MEDLINE via PubMed, EMBASE, and CINAHL from inception through May 3, 2022. We included all observational studies that reported the proportions of all-cause hospitalizations among... Mehr ...