Influence of socioeconomic status on community-acquired pneumonia outcomes in elderly patients requiring hospitalization: a multicenter observational study.

BMC Public Health
Conchita IzquierdoWorking Group for the Study of the Prevention of CAP in the Elderly

Abstract

The associations between socioeconomic status and community-acquired pneumonia outcomes in adults have been studied although studies did not always document a relationship.The aim of this multicenter observational study was to determine the association between socioeconomic status and community-acquired pneumonia outcomes in the elderly, in the context of a public health system providing universal free care to the whole population. A total of 651 patients aged > or =65 years hospitalized due to community-acquired pneumonia through the emergency departments of five Spanish public hospitals were recruited and followed up between May 2005 and January 2007. The primary outcomes studied were: length of stay, intensive care unit admission, overall mortality and readmission. Socioeconomic status was measured using both individual and community data: occupation [categorized in six social groups (I, II, III, IVa, IVb and V)], educational level (< or = primary level or > or = secondary level) and disposable family income of the municipality or district of residence [>12,500 euro (high municipality family income) and < or =12,500 euro (low municipality family income)]. The six social groups were further categorized as upper/middle social ...Continue Reading

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