Study Reveals Older Adults Spend Three Weeks a Year on Healthcare Outside Home
Seniors spend the equivalent of 3 weeks a year on health care, study says 🔗
The text provides a summary of a study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, which reveals that older adults spend an average of three weeks every year on doctor's appointments and other health care outside their homes. The study, based on Medicare data from a representative sample of 6,619 people aged 65 and older, also highlights the significant time, effort, and cost involved in obtaining routine health care for this demographic. The researchers suggest better coordination, expansion of telemedicine and home-care capacities, more weekend options, and encouraging physicians to call patients with test results to reduce the time burden for patients.