Association between travel distance and face-to-face consultations with general practitioners before an incident acute myocardial infarction: a nationwide register-based spatial epidemiological study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study examined the association between travel distance to the general practitioner's (GP) office and no face-to-face GP consultation within 1 year before an incident acute myocardial infarction (AMI).

Design

A prospective cohort study using multilevel spatial logistic regression analysis of nationwide register data.

Setting

Nationwide study including contacts to GPs in Denmark prior to an incident AMI in 2005-2017.

Participants

121 232 adults (≥30 years) with incident AMI were included in the study.

Primary and secondary outcomes measures

The primary outcome was odds of not having a face-to-face GP consultation within 1 year before an incident AMI.

Results

In total, 13 108 (10.8%) of the 121 232 individuals with incident AMI

SUBMITTER: Kjærulff TM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10824005 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature