Table 2 Health and social care services
From: Capability and dependency in the Newcastle 85+ cohort study. Projections of future care needs
Self-report: In previous four weeks, any contact with: |
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• community nurse (including district nurse, practice nurse, private nurse, MacMillan nurse, Marie Curie nurse and other specialist community nurses) |
• chiropodist (NHS or private) |
• physiotherapist |
• occupational therapist |
• speech therapist |
• dietician |
• home-care service (social services, voluntary agency or private) |
• meals service |
• day sitter |
• night attendant |
• social worker |
In previous three months: |
• any outpatient attendance (with number of attendances) |
• any 'accident and emergency' attendance (with number of attendances) |
• any use of emergency ambulance |
In previous 12 months: |
• any overnight hospital admission (with total length of stay) |
• any respite care (care home or hospital, with total length of stay) |
• any 'day hospital' attendance |
• any use of other intermediate care services |
General practice records |
In previous 12 months: |
• any consultation with own general practitioner, including 'out of hours' contacts with own general practitioner (with number of consultations) |
• general practice 'out of hours' service (with number of consultations) |
• practice nurse (excluding district nurse) (with number of consultations) |