Abstract Background Standard nursing homes (NHs) are currently a major healthcare need
in all societies due to the increasing number of elderly people. There is no valid and reliable …

BACKGROUND: Older people's health policies suffer from many challenges in Iran. The
issue is more highlighted considering the increasing rate of the older population in the …

Methods This is a quantitative, descriptive-analytical study with a cross-sectional design that
was conducted on hospital documents related to the insurance claims of 41 million people …

Methods This is a quantitative, descriptive-analytical study with a cross-sectional design that
was conducted on hospital documents related to the insurance claims of 41 million people …

Methods In this analytical cross-sectional study, a number of 160 elderly people referred to
health centers in East Guilan, Iran was selected by multi-stage cluster sampling. Data were …

Objectives The impact of population aging on health expenditure is inevitable. The effects of
aging on healthcare costs can be detected by assessing changes in individuals' health and …

Globally, the number and proportion of people aged 60 years and older is growing fast. As
people age, health needs become more complex, and the health system's responsiveness …

Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in 2015-2018 using the Household
Expenditure Survey data by Statistics Center of Iran. After data extraction and data cleaning …

Abstract Background and Aim: Given the rising trend of ageing and the vulnerability of the
aged group to diseases and health costs, it is important to determine the exposure of Elderly …

Objective (s): The elderly people consume much of the home health care. Therefore how to
organize home care services and identify the services needed is important in order to …