Mainous Arch G, Koopman Richelle J, Gill James M, Baker Richard, Pearson William S
Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29245, USA.
Am J Public Health. 2004 Jan;94(1):66-70. doi: 10.2105/ajph.94.1.66.
We examined the relationship between continuity of care and diabetes control.
We analyzed data on 1400 adults with diabetes who took part in the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. We examined the relationship of continuity of care with glycemic, blood pressure, and lipid control.
Continuity of care was associated with both acceptable and optimal levels of glycemic control. Continuity was not associated with blood pressure or lipid control. There was no difference between having a usual site but no usual provider and having a usual provider in any of the investigated outcomes.
Continuity of care is associated with better glycemic control among people with diabetes. Our results do not support a benefit of having a usual provider above having a usual site of care.
我们研究了医疗连续性与糖尿病控制之间的关系。
我们分析了参与第三次全国健康与营养检查调查的1400名成年糖尿病患者的数据。我们研究了医疗连续性与血糖、血压和血脂控制之间的关系。
医疗连续性与血糖控制的可接受水平和最佳水平均相关。连续性与血压或血脂控制无关。在任何调查结果中,有固定就诊地点但没有固定医疗服务提供者与有固定医疗服务提供者之间没有差异。
医疗连续性与糖尿病患者更好的血糖控制相关。我们的结果不支持有固定医疗服务提供者比有固定就诊地点更有益的观点。