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Observational studyJournal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society2020

Provider-Related Linkages Between Primary Care Clinics and Community-Based Senior Centers Associated With Diabetes-Related Outcomes.

Polly Hitchcock Noël, Chen-Pin Wang, Erin P Finley, Sara E Espinoza, Michael L Parchman, Mary J Bollinger, Helen P Hazuda

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Observational study in Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Association Between Senior Center Attendance and Older Adults' Health.Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Polly Hitchcock NoëlUniversity of Texas Health San Antonio, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1519-7489
Chen-Pin WangUniversity of Texas Health San Antonio, USA.
Erin P FinleyUniversity of Texas Health San Antonio, USA.
Sara E EspinozaUniversity of Texas Health San Antonio, USA.
Michael L ParchmanKaiser Permanente of Washington Health Research Institute, Seattle, USA.
Mary J BollingerCentral Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, Little Rock, USA.
Helen P HazudaUniversity of Texas Health San Antonio, USA.

Funding

San Antonio OAIC - Research Education Component (REC)P30AG044271 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCIENCE CENTER · PI Adam Salmon, Elena Volpi · 2015 to 2026
$14.1M
Added Value of Primary Care-Senior Center Linkages for Health and FunctioningR21AG045660 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCIENCE CENTER · PI NOEL, POLLY H. · 2013 to 2014
$352k
NIA NIH HHS P30 AG044271NIA NIH HHS R21 AG045660
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Institute of Medicine (IOM) suggests that linkages between primary care practices and community-based resources can improve health in lower income and minority patients, but examples of these are rare. We conducted a prospective, mixed-methods observational study to identify indicators of primary care-community linkage associated with the frequency of visits to community-based senior centers and improvements in diabetes-related outcomes among 149 new senior center members (72% Hispanic). We used semistructured interviews at baseline and 9-month follow-up, obtaining visit frequency from member software and clinical assessments including hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) from colocated primary care clinics. Members' discussion of their activities with their primary care providers (PCPs) was associated with increased visits to the senior centers, as well as diabetes-related improvements. Direct feedback from the senior centers to their PCPs was desired by the majority of members and may help to reinforce use of community resources for self-management support.

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Primary Health CareSenior CentersAgedDiabetes MellitusDisease ManagementGlycated HemoglobinHispanic or LatinoHumansMaleProspective StudiesTexasGlycated Hemoglobincommunity-based interventionsdiabetesolder adultsprimary caresenior centers

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PMID29923445
PMCPMC6274612

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