Team-based primary care reforms and older adults: a descriptive assessment of sociodemographic trends and prescribing endpoints in two Canadian provinces.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Team-based primary care reforms aim to improve care coordination by involving multiple interdisciplinary health professionals in patient care. Team-based primary care may support improved medication management for older adults with polypharmacy and multiple points of contact with the healthcare system. However, little is known about this association. This study compares sociodemographic and prescribing trends among older adults in team-based vs. traditional primary care models in Ontario and Quebec.

Methods

We constructed two provincial cohorts using population-level health administrative data from 2006-2018. Our primary exposure was enrollment in a team-based model of care. Key endpoints included adverse drug events (ADEs), potentially inappropriate prescriptions

SUBMITTER: Austin N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9832790 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature