The impact of diabetes on multiple avoidable admissions: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Multiple admissions for ambulatory care sensitive conditions (ACSC) are responsible for an important proportion of health care expenditures. Diabetes is one of the conditions consensually classified as an ACSC being considered a major public health concern. The aim of this study was to analyse the impact of diabetes on the occurrence of multiple admissions for ACSC.

Methods

We analysed inpatient data of all public Portuguese NHS hospitals from 2013 to 2015 on multiple admissions for ACSC among adults aged 18 or older. Multiple ACSC users were identified if they had two or more admissions for any ACSC during the period of analysis. Two logistic regression models were computed. A baseline model where a logistic regression was performed to assess the association betw

SUBMITTER: Seringa J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6935195 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature