Regularity and Continuity of GP Contacts and Use of Statins Amongst People at Risk of Cardiovascular Events.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Regularity and continuity of general practitioner (GP) contacts are associated with reduced hospitalisation. Opportunities for improved medication management are cited as a potential cause.

Objective

Determine associations between continuity and regularity of primary care and statin use amongst individuals at risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) outcomes.

Design

Observational cohort study using self-report and administrative data from 267,153 participants of the Sax Institute's 45 and Up Study conducted in New South Wales, Australia. from 2006 to 2009. Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) and Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) data, from Services Australia, were linked to survey, hospital and death data by the NSW Centre for Health Record Linkage.

Particip

SUBMITTER: Youens D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8175539 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature