Survey of Patient-Centered Coordination of Care for Diabetes with Cardiovascular and Mental Health Comorbidities in the Department of Veterans Affairs.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Multiple comorbidities thought to be associated with poor coordination due to the need for shared treatment plans and active involvement of patients, among other factors. Cardiovascular and mental health comorbidities present potential coordination challenges relative to diabetes.

Objective

To determine how cardiovascular and mental health comorbidities relate to patient-centered coordinated care in the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Design

This observational study used a 2 × 2 factorial design to determine how cardiovascular and mental health comorbidities are associated with patient perceptions of coordinated care among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus as a focal condition.

Participants

Five thousand eight hundred six patients attributed to

SUBMITTER: Benzer JK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6542895 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature