Impact of stratification on the effectiveness of a comprehensive patient-centered strategy for multimorbid patients.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The objective of this work was to assess the effectiveness of a population-level patient-centered intervention for multimorbid patients based on risk stratification for case finding in 2014 compared with the baseline scenario in 2012.

Data source

Clinical and administrative databases.

Study design

This was an observational cohort study with an intervention group and a historical control group. A propensity score by a genetic matching approach was used to minimize bias. Generalized linear models were used to analyze relationships among variables.

Data collection

We included all eligible patients at the beginning of the year and followed them until death or until the follow-up period concluded (end of the year). The control group (2012) totaled 3558 pat

SUBMITTER: Soto-Gordoa M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6407352 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature