Table 2 Common reasons for hospitalization among home care recipients (N = 136,113). Incidence rates calculated as number of hospitalizations divided by number of person-years lived during 2019–2020 among home care recipients. Incidence rate ratios calculated as incidence rate in the home care population divided by incidence rate among non-home care recipients

Injury other than hip fracture

S chapter excl. S72; T07, T14

14,843

7.14

7.44

6.30

2.32

Respiratory infection

J06, J12-42, J69

12,450

5.99

4.66

8.72

2.92

Heart failure

I50, J81

11,475

5.51

5.09

6.77

2.07

Urinary tract infection

N10, N11, N12, N30, N32, N39

10,333

4.97

4.05

6.86

3.10

Other infections and sepsis

A, R50

7825

3.76

3.09

5.14

2.74

Hip Fracture

S72

7713

3.71

3.94

3.24

1.90

COPD

J43-J47

6321

3.04

3.11

2.89

5.06

Neoplasms

C chapter

6193

2.98

2.61

3.07

1.21

Ischemic Stroke

I63-I69

4655

2.24

2.07

2.59

1.62

IHD

I20-I25

3785

1.82

1.60

2.27

1.20

COVID-19

U07

3341

1.61

1.42

1.98

3.12

Dizziness

R55, R42

3284

1.58

1.51

0.84

1.43

Confusion, delirium

F05-F19, G30

3133

1.51

1.34

1.86

4.48

Atrial fibrillation

I48

3119

1.50

1.61

1.28

1.12

Liver, gall and pancreas diseases

K65-K91

3072

1.48

1.33

1.77

1.56

Breathing difficulties

J96, J80, J98, R06

2864

1.38

1.30

1.75

2.76