Defining chronic ambulatory care sensitive conditions in Malaysia: a collaborative consensus study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This paper aims to describe the development of an inventory of chronic ambulatory care sensitive conditions (ACSCs) relevant to the Malaysian context and identify potentially preventable hospitalisations in the Malaysian Ministry of Health (MOH) facilities based on the developed list.

Design

Consultative panel discussion, multi-panel modified Delphi and secondary health data analysis.Setting: Malaysian MOH healthcare facilities.

Participants

42 experts from the family medicine and internal medicine specialties (modified Delphi), and 2022 inpatient data from MOH hospitals (secondary health data analysis).

Outcome measures

A list of chronic ACSCs tailored to the Malaysian context and the proportion of potentially preventable hospitalisation in MO

SUBMITTER: Md Sharif S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12815120 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature