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Observational studyBMJ open2018

Diabetes Shared Care Program (DSCP) and risk of infection mortality: a nationwide cohort study using administrative claims data in Taiwan.

Cheng-Han Chen, Sheng-Hsiang Ma, Sung-Yuan Hu, Chia-Ming Chang, Jen-Huai Chiang, Vivian Chia-Rong Hsieh, David Hung-Tsang Yen, Chorng-Kuang How, Ming-Shun Hsieh

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Observational study in BMJ open, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Cheng-Han ChenDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-9542-525X
Sheng-Hsiang MaSchool of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Sung-Yuan HuDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
Chia-Ming ChangDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Jen-Huai ChiangManagement Office for Health Data, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
Vivian Chia-Rong HsiehDepartment of Health Services Administration, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
David Hung-Tsang YenDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Chorng-Kuang How *Department of Emergency Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Ming-Shun Hsieh *Department of Emergency Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University · TWChina Medical University · TWTaichung Veterans General Hospital · TW

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe Diabetes Shared Care Program (DSCP) is an integrated care model in Taiwan that has been proven to improve the care quality of patients with diabetes. We aimed to evaluate the efficacy of DSCP in decreasing the hospital mortality of infectious diseases.

methodsFrom 1 662 929 patients with type 2 diabetes newly diagnosed between 1999 and 2013, we retrieved a total of 919 patients who participated in the DSCP with the first hospitalisation for an infectious disease as the study cohort and 9190 propensity score-matched patients with type 2 diabetes who did not participate as the comparison.The efficacy of DSCP was evaluated via the following comparisons between the DSCP and non-DSCP cohorts: hospital mortality, 1-year medical cost prior to and during the hospitalisation, and complications, such as receiving mechanical ventilation and intensive care unit admission. The ratio (OR) for hospital mortality of the DSCP participants was calculated by logistical regression. Further stratification analyses were conducted to examine which group of patients with type 2 diabetes benefited the most from the DSCP during hospitalisation for infectious diseases.

resultsThe DSCP cohort had a lower hospital mortality rate than the non-DSCP participants (2.18% vs 4.82%, p<0.001). The total medical cost during the hospitalisation was lower in the DSCP cohort than in the non-DSCP cohort (NT$72 454±30 429 vs NT$86 385±29 350) (p=0.006). In the logistical regression model, the DSCP participants exhibited a significantly decreased adjusted OR for hospital mortality (adjusted OR=0.42, 95% CI 0.26 to 0.66, p=0.0002). The efficacy of the DSCP was much more prominent in male patients with type 2 diabetes and in patients with lower incomes.

conclusionParticipation in the DSCP was associated with a lower risk of hospital mortality for infectious diseases.

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Delivery of Health Care, IntegratedAdultAgedBacterial InfectionsDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Diabetic AngiopathiesFemaleHospitalizationHumansInsurance Claim ReviewMaleMiddle AgedProgram EvaluationRetrospective StudiesTaiwanYoung Adultdiabetes and endocrinologyDiabetes Shared Care Program (DSCP)infection

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PMID30002011
PMCPMC6082473
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