Revisit frequency and its association with quality of care among diabetic patients: Translating Research Into Action for Diabetes (TRIAD).

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To describe patient and provider characteristics associated with outpatient revisit frequency and to examine the associations between the revisit frequency and the processes and intermediate outcomes of diabetes care.

Research design and methods

We analyzed data from Translating Research Into Action for Diabetes (TRIAD), a prospective, multicenter, observational study of diabetes care in managed care.

Results

Our analysis included 6040 eligible adult participants with type 2 diabetes (42.6% ≥65 years of age, 54.1% female) whose primary care providers were the main provider of the participants' diabetes care. The median (interquartile range) revisit frequency was 4.0 (3.7, 6.0) visits per year. Being female, having lower education, lower income, more complex

SUBMITTER: Asao K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4252480 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Nov-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature