Prevalence of Cardiovascular Disease in a Population-Based Cohort of High-Cost Healthcare Services Users.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Data are limited data on the prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and multimorbidity in contemporary cohorts of high-cost users (HCUs) in Canada.We examined the following: (i) the prevalence of CVD, with a comparison of total healthcare costs among HCUs with vs without CVD; (ii) the contribution of other comorbidities to costs among HCUs with CVD; and (iii) the trajectory of healthcare costs in the years before and after becoming an HCU.

Methods

The study included adult Alberta patients in the Canadian Institutes of Health Research/Canadian Institute for Health Information Dynamic Cohort of Complex, High System Users from 2011-2012 through 2014-2015. We examined total healthcare costs, including hospital, ambulatory care, physician services, and drugs.

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SUBMITTER: Kaul P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8843986 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature