Continuity of care for all? Associations between migration background and personal continuity among persons aged 50 and older in Dutch primary care: a registry-based observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Continuity of care (CoC) is linked to better outcomes. Particularly, older adults and those with chronic conditions, like type 2 diabetes (T2D) and dementia, may benefit from CoC. Individuals with a migration background (MB) face challenges in accessing adequate healthcare. Our aim was to study associations between MB and personal continuity of general practitioner (GP) care among older adults, and in subgroups with T2D and dementia.

Methods

Observational cohort study (2013-8) based on electronic records from 48 Dutch general practices linked to data from Statistics Netherlands. We specifically compared adults who migrated to the Netherlands to those without MB. The Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI; low/medium/high) was used to measure CoC. We used multilevel ordin

SUBMITTER: Strooij BT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12823272 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature