Heterogeneous association of health with patient and general practice characteristics by region, age and chronic condition: pooled cross-sectional study of patient-level data from England.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To investigate the association of individual patient health with their characteristics, including income deprivation, ethnicity and gender, with the size, quality and staffing of their general practices, and how these associations and income-related health inequality vary across chronic conditions, regions and age bands.

Design

Using observational pooled cross-sectional individual patient survey data linked with data on general practice clinical quality and staffing and deprivation at Lower-Layer Super Output Area level. Ordinary least-squares multiple regression models of patient health estimated on the full sample and on eight condition-specific, nine region-specific and six age-specific subsamples. Three concentration indices embodying different value judgement

SUBMITTER: Feng Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11815445 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature