Continuity of care and multimorbidity in the 50+ Swiss population: An analysis of claims data.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the relationship between continuity of care (COC) and multimorbidity in the older general population in Switzerland, accounting for relevant determinants of COC, and to apply various expressions of multimorbidity derived from claims data.

Methods

We used data on 240'000 insured individuals aged 50+ for the period 2015-2018, received from one of the largest Swiss health insurance company. We calculated Bice-Boxerman index based on all doctor visits (overall COC) and visits to the general practitioners (COC GP). We analyzed the relationship between COC and multimorbidity using generalized linear and probit models. To express multimorbidity, we applied three approaches based on pharmacy-cost groups (PCGs) assigned to an individual. First, we used simple PCG

SUBMITTER: Nicolet A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8928125 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature