Prevalence of Healthcare Barriers Among US Adults With Chronic Liver Disease Compared to Other Chronic Diseases.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

The extent of healthcare barriers and its association with acute care use among adults with chronic liver disease (CLD) relative to other chronic conditions remains understudied. We compared the probability of barriers and recurrent acute care use among persons with CLD and persons with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and/or cardiovascular disease (CVD).

Methods

We assembled a population-based, cross-sectional study using pooled self-reported National Health Interview Survey data (2011-2017) among community-dwelling persons. Probability of barriers by disease group (CLD vs COPD/CVD) was assessed using hurdle negative binomial regression.

Results

The sample included 47,037 adults (5062 with CLD, 41,975 with COPD/CVD). The CLD group was

SUBMITTER: Wong CR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11401582 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature