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Geographical variation in health service use by people living with dementia

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Last updated: 30 Nov 2023
Topic: Dementia

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AIHW (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare) (2023) Geographical variation in health service use by people living with dementia, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 24 June 2026.

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    • About
    • Summary
    • Background information
      • Geographies used in this report
      • Identifying people living with dementia in linked data
    • Methods: Services analysed in this report
      • Medicare-subsidised GP, specialist, nursing and allied health attendances
      • Prescriptions
      • Hospital care
      • Residential respite care
      • Measures of service use
    • The dementia study cohort
      • Demographics
      • Types of dementia
    • Variation by remoteness area
      • Demographics
      • Rates of health service use by remoteness area
      • Average number of services per person
      • Residential respite care use
    • Variation by socioeconomic area
      • Demographics
      • Rates of health service use by socioeconomic area
      • Average number of services per person
      • Residential respite care use
    • Variation by SA4 region
      • Demographics
      • Medicare-subsidised GP, specialist and allied health attendances
      • Prescriptions
      • Hospital care
      • Residential respite care
    • Variation by state/territory
      • Demographics
      • Rates of health service use by state/territory
      • Average number of services per person
      • Residential respite care use
    • Variation by sex
    • Technical guide
      • Using linked data to identify people living with dementia
      • Types of dementia
      • Assigning demographic variables and region of residence
      • Medicare services
      • Prescriptions dispensed
      • Hospital services
    • Glossary
  • Notes
  • Data
  • Related material

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