Medical behaviours and medication adherence of older hypertensive patients in different medical insurance programs in Beijing, China: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Grassroots medical institutions are the primary "battlefield" of hypertension management based on hierarchical diagnosis and treatment policies in China. There is a considerable difference in the insured population and reimbursement ratio between different medical insurance programs. The management of hypertension directly affects the development trend of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.

Methods

To understand the difference between different medical insurance programs regarding the management of older hypertensive patients, all outpatients aged 60 and above with hypertension in the basic medical insurance database of Beijing, China, from April 1, 2019, to January 31, 2020, were included. Medical behaviours included patients' choice of hospital level, t

SUBMITTER: Lan L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10734068 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature