Mortality in residential care facilities for people with disability: a descriptive cross-sectional analysis of statutory notifications in Ireland
The objective of this study was to determine incidence of death in residential care facilities for people with disability in Ireland, primary cause of death, associations of facility characteristics and deaths, and to compare characteristics of deaths reported as expected and unexpected.
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Date of publication:
10 May 2023
Authors:
Martin J McMahon, Aisling M O'Connor, Paul Dunbar, Anna Delany, Laura Behan, Carol Grogan, Laura M Keyes
Journal:
BMJ Open
Digital object identifier:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-065745
Type of output:
Original Research
Suggested Citation:
McMahon, M.J., O’Connor, A.M., Dunbar, P., Delany, A., Behan, L., Grogan, C. & Keyes, L.M. (2023). Mortality in residential care facilities for people with disability: a descriptive cross-sectional analysis of statutory notifications in Ireland. BMJ Open;13:e065745. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-065745