Income inequalities in the risk of potentially avoidable hospitaliation and readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a population data linkage analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Hospitalizations for ambulatory care sensitive conditions, of which chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is among the most common, represent an indirect measure of the healthcare system to manage chronic disease. Research has pointed to disparities in various COPD-related outcomes between persons of lower versus higher income; however, few studies have examined the influence of patients' social context on potentially avoidable COPD admissions.

Objective

The research explores the use of linked population census and administrative health data to assess the influence of income inequalities on the risk of hospitalization and rehospitalization for COPD among Canadian adults.

Methods

This analysis utilizes data from the 2006 Census linked longitudinally

SUBMITTER: Quinn N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8110890 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature