Meranda Nakhla1, Elham Rahme1, Marc Simard1, Astrid Guttmann1. 1. Affiliations: Department of Pediatrics (Nakhla), The Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University; Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (Nakhla, Rahme), Montréal, Que.; Institut national de santé publique du Québec (Simard), Québec, Que.; Department of Pediatrics (Guttmann), The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Guttmann), University of Toronto; Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (Guttmann), Toronto, Ont.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The Network of Ontario Pediatric Diabetes Programs was implemented in 2001. The objective of this study was to determine whether implementation of the network was associated with a decrease in the risk of acute diabetes-related complications and a reduction in the socioeconomic and geographic disparities in these outcomes. METHODS: We conducted a population-based time trend analysis of children (< 18 yr) with diabetes using health administrative databases in Ontario from 1996 to 2011. We determined the relation between network implementation and diabetes-related emergency department visits and hospital admissions using linear mixed-effects models with a Poisson link function. RESULTS: Data for 13 806 children with established diabetes were analyzed. After the network was implemented, there was a significant decrease in the rate per 100 children of emergency department visits (17.0 in 2001 v. 10.00 in 2011, p < 0.001) and hospital admissions (8.8 v. 5.0, p < 0.001). The decrease was most significant for those in the lowest socioeconomic quintile and in urban areas. After network implementation, children in the lowest socioeconomic quintile remained at higher risk than those in the highest socioeconomic quintile for emergency department visits (adjusted rate ratio [RRafter] 1.77 [95% confidence interval (CI) 1.55 to 2.03]) and hospital admissions (RRafter 2.11 [95% CI 1.77 to 2.52]). However, the yearly decrease in rates of emergency department visits and hospital admissions for the lowest compared to the highest socioeconomic quintile shifted toward a decreasing disparity after network implementation (p < 0.05). Before the network was implemented, geographic location was not associated with outcomes. After implementation, the risk of emergency department visits among patients from urban areas was significantly lower than that among patients from rural areas. INTERPRETATION: The establishment of a pediatric diabetes network was associated with better health outcomes, particularly for patients of lower socioeconomic status. Further work is needed to address the health care needs of those in rural areas. Copyright 2017, Joule Inc. or its licensors.
BACKGROUND: The Network of Ontario Pediatric Diabetes Programs was implemented in 2001. The objective of this study was to determine whether implementation of the network was associated with a decrease in the risk of acute diabetes-related complications and a reduction in the socioeconomic and geographic disparities in these outcomes. METHODS: We conducted a population-based time trend analysis of children (< 18 yr) with diabetes using health administrative databases in Ontario from 1996 to 2011. We determined the relation between network implementation and diabetes-related emergency department visits and hospital admissions using linear mixed-effects models with a Poisson link function. RESULTS: Data for 13 806 children with established diabetes were analyzed. After the network was implemented, there was a significant decrease in the rate per 100 children of emergency department visits (17.0 in 2001 v. 10.00 in 2011, p < 0.001) and hospital admissions (8.8 v. 5.0, p < 0.001). The decrease was most significant for those in the lowest socioeconomic quintile and in urban areas. After network implementation, children in the lowest socioeconomic quintile remained at higher risk than those in the highest socioeconomic quintile for emergency department visits (adjusted rate ratio [RRafter] 1.77 [95% confidence interval (CI) 1.55 to 2.03]) and hospital admissions (RRafter 2.11 [95% CI 1.77 to 2.52]). However, the yearly decrease in rates of emergency department visits and hospital admissions for the lowest compared to the highest socioeconomic quintile shifted toward a decreasing disparity after network implementation (p < 0.05). Before the network was implemented, geographic location was not associated with outcomes. After implementation, the risk of emergency department visits among patients from urban areas was significantly lower than that among patients from rural areas. INTERPRETATION: The establishment of a pediatric diabetes network was associated with better health outcomes, particularly for patients of lower socioeconomic status. Further work is needed to address the health care needs of those in rural areas. Copyright 2017, Joule Inc. or its licensors.
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