Quality of care and volume for patients with diabetes mellitus in the primary care setting: A population based retrospective cohort study
| Autor: | Kenny Kung, Carlos K. H. Wong, Cindy L. K. Lam, Anca Ka Chun Chan, Eric Yuk Fai Wan, Colman Siu Cheung Fung, Esther Yee Tak Yu |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Quality Assurance Health Care Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism Population 030209 endocrinology & metabolism Ambulatory Care Facilities 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Endocrinology Diabetes mellitus Outpatients Diabetes Mellitus Internal Medicine Humans Outpatient clinic Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Medical prescription education Aged Retrospective Studies Aged 80 and over Glycated Hemoglobin education.field_of_study Primary Health Care medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Retrospective cohort study General Medicine Odds ratio Middle Aged medicine.disease Quartile Emergency medicine Female business Lipid profile |
| Zdroj: | Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 120:171-181 |
| ISSN: | 0168-8227 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.diabres.2016.07.029 |
| Popis: | Aims To examine the association of patient volume with quality of diabetes care in the primary care setting. Methods We analyzed population-based data from Hospital Authority administrative database using a Hong Kong representative sample of 187,031 diabetic patients managed in 74 primary care general outpatient clinics between 04/2011 and 03/2012. We assessed the associations between annual clinic-based patient volume and quality of care in terms of adherence to care criteria of process (HbA1c test, renal function test, full lipid profile, urine protein analysis, diabetic retinopathy screening, and appropriate drug prescription) and clinical outcomes (HbA1c ⩽ 7%, BP ⩽ 130/80 mmHg, LDL-C ⩽ 2.6 mmol/L) of care criteria, with and without adjustment for patient and clinic characteristics. Results Patient volume was associated with three of seven process of care criteria; however, when compared to clinics in higher volume quartiles, those in lowest-volume quartile had more odds of HbA1c test (odds ratios (OR): 0.781, 0.655 and 0.646 for quartile from 2 to 4, respectively), renal function test (OR: 0.357, 0.367 and 0.590 for quartile from 2 to 4, respectively), and full lipid profile test (OR: 0.508, 0.612 and 0.793 for quartile from 2 to 4, respectively). There was no significant association between patient volume and the standards of achieving of HbA1c, BP and LDL-C outcome targets. Conclusions Disparities in volume and quality of diabetes care were observed in public primary care setting. Lower patient volumes at clinic level were associated with greater adherence to three process criteria but a volume–outcome association was not present. |
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