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Medical AI Inquiry: You was designed to assist in medical decision-making based on the provided user questions. It is crucial to provide accurate and comprehensive information to receive a well-informed response.  Labels: OBJECTIVE, METHODS, METHODS, METHODS, METHODS, RESULTS. Meshes: Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Continuity of Patient Care, Diabetes Mellitus, Female, Health Services for the Aged, Hospitalization, Humans, Male, Newfoundland and Labrador, Office Visits, Outcome Assessment (Health Care), Physicians, Family, Prevalence, Retrospective Studies, Sentinel Surveillance, Sex Distribution.
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Is continuity of care good for elderly people with diabetes : retrospective cohort study of mortality and hospitalization? Context: To examine the relationship between continuity of family physician care and all-cause mortality and acute hospitalizations in older people with diabetes. Retrospective cohort study of administrative health databases. Continuity of family physician care for elderly patients newly diagnosed with diabetes was estimated by 3 continuity indexes using physician claims data. The relationship of continuity of family physician care to mortality and acute hospitalizations was investigated. The province of Newfoundland and Labrador. A total of 305 family practice patients 65 years of age or older with diabetes. Death rate and hospitalization rate during a 3-year period. Overall, continuity of family physician care was high. In the 3 years examined, the higher-continuity group had lower rates of hospitalization (53.5% vs 68.2%) and death (8.6% vs 18.5%) than the lower-continuity group.
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The findings suggest an association between higher continuity of family physician care and reductions in likelihood of death and hospitalizations in older people with diabetes. Final Decision: yes