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ArticleAdvances in experimental medicine and biology2018

Effectiveness of Healthcare Coordination in Patients with Chronic Respiratory Diseases.

Donata Kurpas, Katarzyna Szwamel, Dorota Lenarcik, Marika Guzek, Artur Prusaczyk, Paweł Żuk, Jolanta Michalowska, Agnieszka Grzeda, Bożena Mroczek

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Article in Advances in experimental medicine and biology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Donata KurpasDepartment of Family Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, 1 Syrokomli St., 51-141, Wroclaw, Poland. dkurpas@hotmail.com.
Katarzyna SzwamelDepartment of Family Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, 1 Syrokomli St., 51-141, Wroclaw, Poland.
Dorota LenarcikMedical and Diagnostic Center, 2 Kleeberg Street, 08-110, Siedlce, Poland.
Marika GuzekMedical and Diagnostic Center, 2 Kleeberg Street, 08-110, Siedlce, Poland.
Artur PrusaczykMedical and Diagnostic Center, 2 Kleeberg Street, 08-110, Siedlce, Poland.
Paweł ŻukMedical and Diagnostic Center, 2 Kleeberg Street, 08-110, Siedlce, Poland.
Jolanta MichalowskaMedical and Diagnostic Center, 2 Kleeberg Street, 08-110, Siedlce, Poland.
Agnieszka GrzedaMedical and Diagnostic Center, 2 Kleeberg Street, 08-110, Siedlce, Poland.
Bożena MroczekDepartment of Humanities in Medicine, Pomeranian Medical University, 11 Generała Chlapowskiego Street, 70-204, Szczecin, Poland.
Pomeranian Medical University · PLPublic Higher Medical Professional School in Opole · PLWroclaw Medical University · PL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Coordination of healthcare effectively prevents exacerbations and reduces the number of hospitalizations, emergency visits, and the mortality rate in patients with chronic respiratory diseases. The purpose of this study was to determine clinical effectiveness of ambulatory healthcare coordination in chronic respiratory patients and its effect on the level of healthcare services as an indicator of direct medical costs. We conducted a retrospective health record survey, using an online database of 550 patients with chronic respiratory diseases. There were decreases in breathing rate, heart rate, and the number of cigarettes smoked per day, and forced vital capacity (FVC) and forced expired volume in 1 s (FEV1) increased after the implementation of the coordinated healthcare structure. These benefits were accompanied by increases in the number of visits to the pulmonary outpatient clinic (p < 0.001), diagnostic costs (p < 0.001), and referrals to other outpatient clinics (p < 0.003) and hospitals (p < 0.001). The advantageous effects of healthcare coordination on clinical status of respiratory patients above outlined persisted over a 3-year period being reviewed.

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Health ExpendituresAdultAgedAged, 80 and overDatabases, FactualDisease ProgressionFemaleHealth Care SurveysHumansLungMaleMiddle AgedPatient Care TeamPolandRespiration DisordersRespiratory Function TestsChronic diseasesGeneral practiceHealthcareHealthcare expenditureHealthcare programsHealthcare servicesRespiratory Tract Diseases

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PMID28801791
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