September 10, 2025JMIR Formative ResearchOpen Access

Association Between In-Hospital Applications for Long-Term Care Services and Hospital Length of Stay Among Older Adults: Ecological Cross-Sectional Study

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NTNaoki Takashi JOJoji Onishi MFMichiko Fujisawa

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Ecological cross-sectional study shows increased long-term care applications link to longer hospital stays in older adults, suggesting systemic delays.

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Older adults in Japan may experience extended hospital stays linked to long-term care certification applications.
A 1% increase in in-hospital applications correlates with an average increase of about 2 days in hospital length of stay.
Data were analyzed using ecological cross-sectional methods across all 47 prefectures in Japan for fiscal year 2020.
Caution is advised in interpretation due to the ecological design, highlighting the need for further individual-level research.

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Takashi et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c23cf6b210217d6478bfb9 https://doi.org/10.2196/76782

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Ecological cross-sectional study shows increased long-term care applications link to longer hospital stays in older adults, suggesting systemic delays.

Association Between In-Hospital Applications for Long-Term Care Services and Hospital Length of Stay Among Older Adults: Ecological Cross-Sectional Study

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Association Between In-Hospital Applications for Long-Term Care Services and Hospital Length of Stay Among Older Adults: Ecological Cross-Sectional Study

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