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ArticlePloS one2018

Effectiveness of integrated care model for type 2 diabetes: A population-based study in Reggio Emilia (Italy).

Paola Ballotari, Francesco Venturelli, Valeria Manicardi, Francesca Ferrari, Massimo Vicentini, Marina Greci, Fabio Pignatti, Simone Storani, Paolo Giorgi Rossi

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Article in PloS one, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Paola BallotariEpidemiology Unit, Local Health Authority of Reggio Emilia-IRCCS, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
Francesco VenturelliEpidemiology Unit, Local Health Authority of Reggio Emilia-IRCCS, Reggio Emilia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9190-8668
Valeria ManicardiDepartment of Internal Medicine, Hospital of Montecchio, Local Health Authority of Reggio Emilia-IRCCS Reggio Emilia, Italy.
Francesca FerrariEpidemiology Unit, Local Health Authority of Reggio Emilia-IRCCS, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
Massimo VicentiniEpidemiology Unit, Local Health Authority of Reggio Emilia-IRCCS, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
Marina GreciPrimary Health Care, Local Health Authority of Reggio Emilia-IRCCS Reggio Emilia, Italy.
Fabio PignattiPrimary Health Care, Local Health Authority of Reggio Emilia-IRCCS Reggio Emilia, Italy.
Simone StoraniPrimary Health Care, Local Health Authority of Reggio Emilia-IRCCS Reggio Emilia, Italy.
Paolo Giorgi RossiEpidemiology Unit, Local Health Authority of Reggio Emilia-IRCCS, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
Azienda Sanitaria Unità Locale di Reggio Emilia · ITUniversity of Modena and Reggio Emilia · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimsTo compare the effectiveness of integrated care with that of the diabetes clinic care model in terms of mortality and hospitalisation of type 2 diabetes patients with low risk of complications.

methodsOut of 27234 people with type 2 diabetes residing in the province of Reggio Emilia on 31/12/2011, 3071 were included in this cohort study as eligible for integrated care (i.e., low risk of complications) and cared for with the same care model for at least two years. These patients were followed up from 2012 to 2016, for all-cause and diabetes-related mortality and hospital admissions. We performed a Poisson regression model, using the proportion of eligible patients included in the integrated care model for each general practitioner as an instrumental variable.

results1700 patients were cared for by integrated care and 1371 by diabetes clinics. Mortality rate ratios were 0.83 (95%CI 0.60-1.13) and 0.95 (95%CI 0.54-1.70) for all-cause and cardiovascular mortality, respectively, and incidence rate ratios were 0.90 (95%CI 0.76-1.06) and 0.91 (95%CI 0.69-1.20) for all-cause and cardiovascular disease hospitalisation, respectively.

conclusionFor low risk patients with type 2 diabetes, the integrated care model involving both general practitioner and diabetes clinic professionals showed similar mortality and hospitalisation as a model with higher use of specialized care in an exclusively diabetes clinic setting.

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Models, TheoreticalAgedAged, 80 and overAmbulatory Care FacilitiesCardiovascular DiseasesCause of DeathCohort StudiesDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2FemaleHospitalizationHumansItalyMaleMiddle AgedOutpatient Clinics, HospitalRisk

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