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1、城市老年人口中社区养老和机构养老间的转换外文翻译本科毕业设计(论文)外文翻译原文:TransitionsbetweencommunityandnursinghomeresidenceinanurbanelderlyAbstract:Overthecourseofathreeyearobservationandstudyperiod,some6%ofarepresentativecommunityresidingurbanelderlypopulationwereadmittedtonursinghomes.Nearlyhalfofthisgroupwerestill
2、livinginnursinghomesattheendofthisobservationperiod.Onethirdhaddiedafterenteringthenursinghome,andtheremainingpeoplehadreturnedtotheirownhomesinthecommunity.Thesethreegroupshadsignificantlydifferentmeanlengthsofstayinnursinghomes;nearlytwoyearsforthosewhosestaysweremorepermanent,50days
3、forthosewhosestayswereshortterm,and153daysonaverageforthosewhodiedfollowingadmissionAtbaseline,thethreegroupsalsotendedtohavedifferentpatternsofhealth,functionalandsocialcharacteristics.Theshorttermstayersandthosewhodiedfollowingadmissiontoanursinghomedifferedfromrespondentswhodidnoten
4、ternursinghomes--primarilyintermsofpriorlivingarrangementsandlevelsofsocialsupport.Thepermanentstayersdifferedfromthetwoothernursinghomesub-groups,andfromcommunityresidents,inthattheytendedtobeolderandmorefunctionallyandmentallyimpaired.However,atbaselinetheyappearedatlessrisktoexpiret
5、hanthosepeoplewholaterdiedfollowingadmissiontonursinghomesClinicalandresearchimplicationsbasedonthesefindingsarediscussed.BackgroundIssuesconcerningtheplaceofnursinghomecareinacontinuumoflongtermcareservicescontinuetooccupytheattentionofhealthcareplanners,administrators,clinicians,andr
6、esearchers.'Thishasbeenthecaseforanumberofreasons.First,morethan1,350,000elderlyAmericanscurrentlyresideinnursinghomes,andthenumberofnursinghomebedsnowexceedsthenumberofacutecarehospitalbeds.Whileatanyonemomentintimeonly5%ofthepopulation65yearsold,orolder,arenursinghomeresidents,thelif
7、e-timeriskofbeingadmittedtoanursinghomehasbeenvariouslyestimatedasupwardsof40%Second,costsfornursinghomecarearesubstantial.Theyaresecondonlytohospitalcareasaproportionofallexpendituresforhealthcare?Nursinghomecostsencompassapproximately40%ofallMedicaidcostsandforcemanyotherwiseincome