Association of population and practice factors with potentially avoidable admission rates for chronic diseases in London: cross sectional analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To examine the association between underlying ill health, material deprivation and primary care supply factors and hospital admission rates for potentially avoidable admissions in primary care trusts in London.

Design

Cross sectional analysis at primary care trusts level using routine data from multiple sources.

Setting

All 31 primary care trusts in London with a total resident population of 7 million patients.

Main outcome measures

Age-standardized hospital admission rates for asthma, diabetes, heart failure, hypertension and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Results

Admission rates varied widely for the conditions examined across the 31 primary care trusts. In 2001, age adjusted admission rates for asthma varied from 76 to 189 per 100,0

SUBMITTER: Saxena S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1360495 | biostudies-literature | 2006 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature