Preparing for the future: The changing demographic composition of hospital patients in Denmark between 2013 and 2050.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Population aging will pose huge challenges for healthcare systems and will require a promotion of positive attitudes towards older people and the encouragement of careers in geriatrics to attract young professionals into the field and to meet the needs of a rapidly growing number of old-aged patients. We describe the current demographic profile of hospital care use in Denmark and make projections for changes in the patient profile up to 2050.

Methods

The Danish population in 2013 (N = 5.63 million) was followed up for inpatient and emergency admissions recorded in Danish hospitals in 2013 using population-based registers. We combined age- and sex-specific hospital care use in 2013 with official population estimates to forecast the profile of hospital days up to 20

SUBMITTER: Oksuzyan A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7526879 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature