ArticleJournal of Korean medical science2010
Continuity of care for elderly patients with diabetes mellitus, hypertension, asthma, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Korea.
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- Effects of continuity of care on health outcomes among patients with diabetes mellitus and/or hypertension: a systematic review.BMC family practice · 2021Pooled it
- Prevalence of comorbidities in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients: A meta-analysis.Medicine · 2017Pooled it
- Personal Continuity of Care in a University-Based Primary Care Practice: Impact on Blood Pressure Control.PloS one · 2015Trial
- Beneficial effects of Korean traditional diets in hypertensive and type 2 diabetic patients.Journal of medicinal food · 2014Trial
- Effect of continuity of care on medical expenditures for hypertensive patients in high-altitude areas of China.Health policy and planning · 2026Article
- Association between continuity of primary care and preventable hospitalization in adults with asthma: A cohort study.PloS one · 2025Article
- Impact of hypertension-related avoidable hospitalization on all-cause mortality in older patients with hypertension: a nationwide retrospective cohort study in Korea.Epidemiology and health · 2025Article
- Patient Experience With Resident Versus Staff Physicians: Results From a Cross-Sectional Patient Survey From Canadian Family Medicine Residencies.Family medicine · 2024Article
- Continuity and breaches in GP care and their associations with mortality for patients with chronic disease: an observational study using Norwegian registry data.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2024Observational
- The associations of continuity of care with inpatient, outpatient, and total medical care costs among older adults with urinary incontinence.BMC health services research · 2023Article
- Determining the influence of the primary and specialist network of care on patient and system outcomes among patients with a new diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).BMC health services research · 2022Article
- Continuity of care for patients with chronic disease: a registry-based observational study from Norway.Family practice · 2022Observational
- Outcomes associated with higher relational continuity in the treatment of persons with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A systematic review.EClinicalMedicine · 2022Article
- Association between continuity of care (COC), healthcare use and costs: what can we learn from claims data? A rapid review.BMC health services research · 2022Review
- Healthcare utilisation for elderly people at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea.BMC geriatrics · 2022Article
- Continuity of care and multimorbidity in the 50+ Swiss population: An analysis of claims data.SSM - population health · 2022Article
- Relationship between continuity of care and clinical outcomes in patients with dyslipidemia in Korea: a real world claims database study.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Comparison of Health Outcomes by Care Provider Type for Newly Diagnosed Mild Type 2 Diabetes Patients in South Korea: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Predicting Continuity of Asthma Care Using a Machine Learning Model: Retrospective Cohort Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Chronic Disease Management for People With Hypertension.International journal of public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
We sought to assess continuity of care for elderly patients in Korea and to examine any association between continuity of care and health outcomes (hospitalization, emergency department visits, health care costs). This was a retrospective cohort study using the Korea National Health Insurance Claims Database. Elderly people, 65-84 yr of age, who were first diagnosed with diabetes mellitus (n=268,220), hypertension (n=858,927), asthma (n=129,550), or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD, n=131,512) in 2002 were followed up for four years, until 2006. The mean of the Continuity of Care Index was 0.735 for hypertension, 0.709 for diabetes mellitus, 0.700 for COPD, and 0.663 for asthma. As continuity of care increased, in all four diseases, the risks of hospitalization and emergency department visits decreased, as did health care costs. In the Korean health care system, elderly patients with greater continuity of care with health care providers had lower risks of hospital and emergency department use and lower health care costs. In conclusion, policy makers need to develop and try actively the program to improve the continuity of care in elderly patients with chronic diseases.
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