Estimating the health-care usage associated with osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis in an older adult population in Ireland

Conclusions Osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis present challenges to health-care services in the context of an ageing population. In the case of Ireland the burden falls predominantly on primary health-care and outpatient services. Within the context of changing health-care service provision in Ireland, the results of this study have implications for future planning of service delivery.
Source: Journal of Public Health - Category: Health Management Authors: Tags: Interventions (services) Source Type: research