Linked survey and statutory health insurance data evaluating healthcare utilization patterns and associated factors of persons with diabetes in Germany - latent class analysis.

ABSTRACT: Persons with diabetes mellitus have complex healthcare needs. Existing disease management programmes (DMPs) are based on a one-size-fits-all approach. However, individuals might require more individualised care. This study aims to identify groups with different patterns of healthcare utilization among people with diabetes in Germany and factors associated with these different patterns. A cross-sectional survey was conducted among a random sample from a statutory health insurance (SHI) with diabetes (n = 1332) and linked to longitudinal SHI data. Latent class analysis was used to identify subgroups with similar patterns of healthcare utilization and factors associated with different patterns. Four patterns of healthcare utilization were identified among people with diabetes: 'low users' (20

SUBMITTER: Linnenkamp U 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11971297 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature