Primary care service utilisation and outcomes in type 2 diabetes: a longitudinal cohort analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To describe primary care utilisation patterns among adults with type 2 diabetes and to quantify the association between utilisation and long-term health outcomes.

Design

Retrospective cohort study.

Setting

168 primary care practices in Southern England within the Electronic Care and Health Information Analytics database between 2013 and 2020.

Participants

110 240 adults with Quality and Outcomes Framework read code of type 2 diabetes diagnosis; age greater than 18 years; linked and continuous records available from April 2013 until April 2020 (or death). PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OUTCOME MEASURES: (1) Rates of service utilisation (total number of primary care contacts per quarter) across the study period; (2) participant characteristics associated with h

SUBMITTER: Hodgson S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8808402 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature