OBJECTIVES: To compare the development of diabetes complications, measured in terms of clinical end points, of patients enrolled in general practitioner (GP)-centered healthcare (Hausarztzentrierte Versorgung [HZV]) and patients in usual GP care (non-HZV) over 4 years. STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective closed cohort study based on German claims data. METHODS: The main end points in our evaluation were dialysis, blindness, amputation, stroke, myocardial infarction, cardiovascular disease, hypoglycemia, and mortality. We used Cox proportional hazards regression models for multivariable analysis. RESULTS: We included 217,964 patients in our study: 119,355 were enrolled in HZV and 98,609 were in non-HZV. Compared with non-HZV, the HZV group had a 15.6% lower risk of requiring dialysis during the 4 years of observation. Risks were also lower in the HZV group for all other end points except mortality. CONCLUSIONS: The results of the present study indicate that GP-centered healthcare is associated with a delay in the occurrence of serious diabetes complications and reduces the risk of diabetes complications. This may be because GP-centered care is associated with improved coordination of care.
OBJECTIVES: To compare the development of diabetes complications, measured in terms of clinical end points, of patients enrolled in general practitioner (GP)-centered healthcare (Hausarztzentrierte Versorgung [HZV]) and patients in usual GP care (non-HZV) over 4 years. STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective closed cohort study based on German claims data. METHODS: The main end points in our evaluation were dialysis, blindness, amputation, stroke, myocardial infarction, cardiovascular disease, hypoglycemia, and mortality. We used Cox proportional hazards regression models for multivariable analysis. RESULTS: We included 217,964 patients in our study: 119,355 were enrolled in HZV and 98,609 were in non-HZV. Compared with non-HZV, the HZV group had a 15.6% lower risk of requiring dialysis during the 4 years of observation. Risks were also lower in the HZV group for all other end points except mortality. CONCLUSIONS: The results of the present study indicate that GP-centered healthcare is associated with a delay in the occurrence of serious diabetes complications and reduces the risk of diabetes complications. This may be because GP-centered care is associated with improved coordination of care.
Authors: Ralph F Bosch; Martin Beyer; Olga A Sawicki; Angelina Mueller; Anastasiya Glushan; Thorben Breitkreuz; Felix S Wicke; Kateryna Karimova; Ferdinand M Gerlach; Michel Wensing; Norbert Smetak Journal: Sci Rep Date: 2020-09-07 Impact factor: 4.379
Authors: Olga A Sawicki; Angelina Mueller; Renate Klaaßen-Mielke; Anastasiya Glushan; Ferdinand M Gerlach; Martin Beyer; Michel Wensing; Kateryna Karimova Journal: Sci Rep Date: 2021-02-23 Impact factor: 4.379