Trajectories of home nursing use for older women in Melbourne, Australia: 2006-2015
Corresponding Author
Marissa Dickins
Bolton Clarke Research Institute, Melbourne, Vic., Australia
Southern Synergy, Department of Psychiatry at Monash Health, Southern Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Vic., Australia
Correspondence
Dr Marissa Dickins, Bolton Clarke Research Institute, Suite 1.01, 973 Nepean Highway, Melbourne, Bentleigh, Vic. 3204, Australia.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorAngela Joe
Bolton Clarke Research Institute, Melbourne, Vic., Australia
Search for more papers by this authorJoanne Enticott
Southern Synergy, Department of Psychiatry at Monash Health, Southern Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Vic., Australia
Department of General Practice, School of Primary and Allied Health Care, Monash University, Melbourne, Vic., Australia
Monash Partners Advanced Health Research and Translation Centre, Melbourne, Vic., Australia
Search for more papers by this authorRajna Ogrin
Bolton Clarke Research Institute, Melbourne, Vic., Australia
Department of International Business and Asian Studies, Griffith University, Brisbane, Qld, Australia
Biosignals for Affordable Healthcare, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University, Melbourne, Vic., Australia
Austin Health Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic., Australia
Search for more papers by this authorJudy Lowthian
Bolton Clarke Research Institute, Melbourne, Vic., Australia
School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Vic., Australia
Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld, Australia
Institute of Future Environments, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Qld, Australia
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Marissa Dickins
Bolton Clarke Research Institute, Melbourne, Vic., Australia
Southern Synergy, Department of Psychiatry at Monash Health, Southern Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Vic., Australia
Correspondence
Dr Marissa Dickins, Bolton Clarke Research Institute, Suite 1.01, 973 Nepean Highway, Melbourne, Bentleigh, Vic. 3204, Australia.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorAngela Joe
Bolton Clarke Research Institute, Melbourne, Vic., Australia
Search for more papers by this authorJoanne Enticott
Southern Synergy, Department of Psychiatry at Monash Health, Southern Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Vic., Australia
Department of General Practice, School of Primary and Allied Health Care, Monash University, Melbourne, Vic., Australia
Monash Partners Advanced Health Research and Translation Centre, Melbourne, Vic., Australia
Search for more papers by this authorRajna Ogrin
Bolton Clarke Research Institute, Melbourne, Vic., Australia
Department of International Business and Asian Studies, Griffith University, Brisbane, Qld, Australia
Biosignals for Affordable Healthcare, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University, Melbourne, Vic., Australia
Austin Health Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic., Australia
Search for more papers by this authorJudy Lowthian
Bolton Clarke Research Institute, Melbourne, Vic., Australia
School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Vic., Australia
Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld, Australia
Institute of Future Environments, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Qld, Australia
Search for more papers by this authorAbstract
Objective
To profile changes in older women accessing home nursing between 2006 and 2015, focussing on living circumstances.
Methods
Data pertaining to Australian women aged 55+ who accessed a home nursing service between 2006 and 2015 were analysed, stratified by living status. Comparisons were made between the years 2006 and 2015; rates and relative rates of use per 1000 clients were calculated.
Results
Fewer women lived alone in 2015 compared with 2006. Women were older, less likely to be born in Australia, speak English at home, had more diagnoses and higher average Charlson Comorbidity Index scores in 2015. Relative rates of service use for older women living with others increased slightly over the 10 years, while decreasing by 13% for those living alone.
Conclusion
Women using home nursing services are older than previously, more medically complex, more likely to be born from countries other than Australia and speak a preferred language other than English.
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
No conflicts of interest declared.
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