Medical Services Utilization Patterns by Seniors

RÉSUMÉ Cette analyse documentaire vise à déterminer les principaux éléments du mode d'utilisation des soins médicaux chez les aînés dans le cadre du Consensus national sur la conception et la prestation d'une réforme des soins de santé visant à promouvoir l'autonomie des personnes âgées (Shapiro & Havens, 2000). On y présente une stratégie de recherche de la documentation pertinente depuis 1985 portant principalement sur des articles de revuses révisés par les pairs et on résume les conclusions de la recherche. On souligne les principaux articles, lesquels sont analysés et synthétisés à partir de modalités américaines ou canadiennes de fonctionnement institutionnel, de recours aux médecins, aux soin ambulatoires et sur des déterminants de l'utilisation de ces services. ABSTRACT The goal of this literature review is to identify key issues in the patterns of medical care utilization of services for seniors as a contribution to the National Consensus process on designing and delivering health care reforms which foster seniors' independence (Shapiro & Havens, 2000). A search strategy used to identify the relevant literature since 1985 focussing mainly on peer-reviewed journal articles is described and the results of the search strategy are summarized. Key articles are identified, analysed and synthesized based on Canadian and American evidence covering patterns of institutional care, physician use, ambulatory care and the determinants of utilization of these services.

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