ArticleHealthcare policy = Politiques de sante2012
Primary Healthcare Organization and Quality-of-Life Outcomes for Persons with Chronic Disease.
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- The impact of primary care reform on health system performance in Canada: a systematic review.BMC health services research · 2016Pooled it
- Implications of response shift for micro-, meso-, and macro-level healthcare decision-making using results of patient-reported outcome measures.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2021Article
- Health-related quality of life and related factors among elderly persons under different aged care models in Guangzhou, China: a cross-sectional study.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2019Article
- Impact of Type of Medical Specialist Involvement in Chronic Illness Care on Emergency Department Use.Healthcare policy = Politiques de sante · 2016Article
- The primary-specialty care interface in chronic diseases: patient and practice characteristics associated with co-management.Healthcare policy = Politiques de sante · 2014Article
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Abstract
purposeTo explore the association between primary healthcare (PHC) organizational model and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in persons with chronic disease.
methodsWe recruited 776 patients with a primary diagnosis of one of four chronic diseases from 33 PHC clinics. Patients were interviewed at baseline, 6, 12 and 18 months. We categorized PHC model by administrative type and by a taxonomy according to organizational attributes. HRQoL was measured by disease-specific questionnaires.
resultsMean age was 67 years and 55.3% were female. PHC models differed with respect to case mix: community models served older patients with higher co-morbidity and lower health status. Multilevel logistic regression revealed that none of the PHC organizational models was associated with HRQoL. Having fewer co-morbidities, higher self-rated health and not using home care services were associated with higher HRQoL.
conclusionDespite their having patients with more complex health problems, HRQoL in patients of community practices was equivalent to that of patients in other types of PHC organizations.
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