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Continuity of care is good for elderly people with diabetes

Retrospective cohort study of mortality and hospitalization

Graham Worrall and John Knight
Canadian Family Physician January 2011; 57 (1) e16-e20;
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    Usual provider continuity of care during a 3-year period: N = 305.

    MEASURE OF CONTINUITYMEANSDMINIMUMMAXIMUMINDEX QUARTILES
    25TH50TH75TH
    Index score*0.840.170.311.000.710.910.99
    • ↵* Possible usual provider continuity index scores range from 0 (lowest possible continuity) to 1 (highest possible continuity).

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    Characteristics of high- and low-continuity groups: N = 305.

    CHARACTERISTICLOW-CONTINUITY GROUP (UPC INDEX LESS THAN 0.75)HIGH-CONTINUITY GROUP (UPC INDEX 0.75 OR GREATER)P VALUE
    N (% of total)83 (27.2)222 (72.8)NA
    Men, %42.245.5.349
    Mean (SD) age, y75.2 (6.7)73.2 (5.9).013*
    Mean (SD) no. of GP visits27.7 (21.7)30.7 (23.6).142
    • NA—not applicable, UPC—usual provider continuity.

    • ↵* Indicates a significant between-groups difference (P < .05).

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    Proportion of sample deceased and proportion having acute hospitalizations during the 3-year period, by UPC continuity group: N = 305.

    OUTCOMELOW-CONTINUITY GROUP (UPC INDEX LESS THAN 0.75)HIGH-CONTINUITY GROUP (UPC INDEX 0.75 OR GREATER)P VALUE (χ2)
    Deceased, %18.19.0.025*
    Hospitalized, %67.554.5.027*
    UPC—usual provider continuity.
    • ↵* Indicates a significant between-groups difference (P < .05).

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