Year: 2012
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: CareNet members for a minimum duration of one year for the study period of 1 st Jan 2003-31 st Dec 2008.Descriptive statistics were utilized to determine goal attainment.Chi square analysis was used to determine variables that had significantly different goal attainment.A binomial logit model was used to predict goal attainment.Goal attainment served as the dependent variable and was determined based on JNC-7 guidelines.Age, gender, race/ethnicity, BMI, tobacco use, number of primary care visits, and pharmacotherapy treatment were used as predictor variables.Results: A total of 269 patients were included in the final analysis.92 of these patients had diabetes.The overall goal attainment was found to be 42.39% in the patients with diabetes as co-morbidity and 60.45% among the members without diabetes as co-morbidity.Chi-square analysis found significant differences in goal attainment for the variables co-morbidity (p=0.05) and number of visits (p<0.01).Number of primary care visits between 6-10 times was found to significantly predict goal attainment (OR=3.705;CI: 1.670-8.218).Notable trends were observed for other variables but the effect was not found to be significant.Conclusion: Goal attainment among CareNet members was found to be comparable to other studies and national statistics.Encouraging regular utilization of primary care services may further improve the clinical outcomes in a low-income population.v I dedicate this thesis to my parents and my late grandmother vi
Author: G Partha
Institution: University of Toledo
Language: English
Subfield: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W19942586