Effects of an integrated ambulatory care program on healthcare utilization and costs in older patients with multimorbidity: a propensity score-matched cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Population aging has increased the prevalence of multimorbidity, jeopardizing the sustainability and efficiency of healthcare systems. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of an integrated ambulatory care program (IACP) on healthcare utilization and costs among older patients with multimorbidity while accounting for the confounding effects of frailty.

Methods

A retrospective cohort study using propensity matching including patients aged 65 or older with two or more chronic conditions attending the outpatient clinic at our hospital between June 1 and December 31, 2019, was conducted. Exposure was defined as receipt of IACP care. Patients not undergoing the IACP comprised the unexposed group and were matched at a ratio of 1:4 to patients undergoing the IACP grou

SUBMITTER: Lo YT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10826123 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature