Evaluating quality of overall care among older adults with diabetes with comorbidities in Ontario, Canada: a retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study aimed to: (1) explore whether the quality of overall care for older people with diabetes is differentially affected by types and number of comorbid conditions and (2) examine the association between process of care measures and the likelihood of all-cause hospitalisations.

Design

A population-based, retrospective cohort study.

Setting

The province of Ontario, Canada.

Participants

We identified 673 197 Ontarians aged 65 years and older who had diabetes comorbid with hypertension, chronic ischaemic heart disease, osteoarthritis or depression on 1 April 2010.

Main outcome measures

The study outcome was the likelihood of having at least one hospital admission in each year, during the study period, from 1 April 2010 to 3 March 2014. Proc

SUBMITTER: Petrosyan Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7044838 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature