Published on in Vol 9 (2025)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/76782, first published .
Association Between In-Hospital Applications for Long-Term Care Services and Hospital Length of Stay Among Older Adults: Ecological Cross-Sectional Study

Association Between In-Hospital Applications for Long-Term Care Services and Hospital Length of Stay Among Older Adults: Ecological Cross-Sectional Study

Association Between In-Hospital Applications for Long-Term Care Services and Hospital Length of Stay Among Older Adults: Ecological Cross-Sectional Study

Naoki Takashi   1 , DrPH ;   Joji Onishi   1 , MD, MPH, PhD ;   Misaki Fujisawa   1 , MPH ;   Tomoko Ohura   2 , DrPH ;   Shosuke Ohtera   1 , DrPH

1 Department of Health Economics, Center for Gerontology and Social Science, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Research Institute, Obu, Japan

2 Evidence-based Long-term Care Team, Center for Gerontology and Social Science, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Research Institute, Obu, Japan

Corresponding Author:

  • Naoki Takashi, DrPH
  • Department of Health Economics
  • Center for Gerontology and Social Science
  • National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Research Institute
  • 7-430, Morioka-Cho
  • Obu 474-8511
  • Japan
  • Phone: 81 0562-46-2311
  • Email: takashi@ncgg.go.jp