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Aoki T, Zukeran S, Matsushima M. The role of primary care attributes in preventing loss or change of usual source of care: a nationwide cohort study. Fam Pract 2024:cmae006. [PMID: 38382048 DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmae006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/23/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND The existence of a stable usual source of care (USC) is fundamental to the provision of quality health care. However, no longitudinal studies have examined whether core primary care attributes influence the stability of USC status. OBJECTIVES We aimed to examine the association between primary care attributes (first contact, longitudinality, coordination, comprehensiveness, and community orientation) and the loss or change of USC. METHODS This nationwide cohort study was conducted during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic using a representative sample of the Japanese adult population aged 40-75 years. The primary outcome measures were loss of USC and voluntary change in USC during the 12-month follow-up period. Primary care attributes were evaluated in the baseline survey using the Japanese version of Primary Care Assessment Tool (JPCAT). RESULTS Data were analyzed for 725 participants who had a USC at baseline. Among them, 93 (12.8 %) lost their USC and 46 (6.3%) changed their USC during the follow-up period. Multivariable multinominal logistic regression analyses showed that the JPCAT total score was associated with decreased loss of USC and change in USC. Among the JPCAT domains, longitudinality, comprehensiveness (services available), and community orientation were associated with reductions in both USC loss and change. CONCLUSIONS Our study indicates that primary care attributes play an important role in preventing the loss or change of USC and contribute to the stability of USC status. These findings provide additional rationale for policymakers, healthcare providers, and managers to seek to strengthen core attributes of primary care.
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- Takuya Aoki
- Division of Clinical Epidemiology, Research Center for Medical Sciences, The Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-25-8 Nishishimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-8461, Japan
- Section of Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Community Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Kawahara-cho, Syogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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- Division of Clinical Epidemiology, Research Center for Medical Sciences, The Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-25-8 Nishishimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-8461, Japan
- Department of General Medicine, Okinawa Chubu Hospital, 281 Miyazato, Uruma City, Okinawa, 904-2293, Japan
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- Division of Clinical Epidemiology, Research Center for Medical Sciences, The Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-25-8 Nishishimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-8461, Japan
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Wells R, Smith NK. Usual Source of Care and Contraceptive Use. Med Care 2024; 62:79-86. [PMID: 37962413 DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000001950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND A high proportion of people in the United States at risk of unintended pregnancy also have limited primary care access. STUDY DESIGN We pooled data for analyses from separate 2015-2017 and 2017-2019 waves of the National Survey of Family Growth. Multivariable logistic regression was used to estimate associations between the usual source of health care and self-reported use of a comprehensive range of contraceptive options, as well as alignment between patient preference and the current method. RESULTS Compared with having a private doctor or Health Maintenance Organization, not having a usual source of care was associated with lower odds of using short-term hormonal methods (OR=0.54, 95% CI: 0.40-0.73, for an 11 percentage point lower rate); higher odds of using time-based methods (OR=1.47, 95% CI: 1.10-1.97, for a 6 percentage point higher rate); and higher odds of preferring a contraceptive method other than the one most recently used (OR=1.39, 95% CI: 1.01-1.90, for a 6 percentage point higher probability). Reliance on an emergency department as a usual source of care was not associated with contraceptive use or satisfaction with the method used. Reliance on urgent care was associated only with higher odds of using time-based methods (OR=1.60, 95% CI: 1.03-2.50, for a 7 percentage point higher rate). Clinic-based usual care was not associated with any differences in contraceptive use but was associated with preferring a contraceptive method other than the one most recently used (OR=1.65, 95% CI: 1.21-2.25, for an 8 percentage point higher probability). CONCLUSIONS All sources of usual care can improve contraceptive access.
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- Rebecca Wells
- Department of Management, Policy, and Community Health, The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston School of Public Health, Houston, TX
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- Rural Institute for Inclusive Communities, University of Montana, Missoula, MT
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Aoki T, Matsushima M. Factors associated with the status of usual source of care during the COVID-19 pandemic: a nationwide survey in Japan. BMC PRIMARY CARE 2023; 24:193. [PMID: 37752415 PMCID: PMC10523671 DOI: 10.1186/s12875-023-02148-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2023] [Accepted: 09/02/2023] [Indexed: 09/28/2023]
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BACKGROUND To ensure that high-quality primary care is available to every individual, increasing the proportion of residents with a usual source of care (USC) is a challenge for each country. However, the status of USC after the spread of COVID-19 and the factors associated with it remain unclear internationally. Therefore, we aimed to explore the associations of sociodemographic and clinical factors with the presence and type of USC (kakaritsukei in Japanese) during the pandemic in Japan. METHODS We conducted a nationwide cross-sectional survey of a representative sample of the general Japanese adult population in May 2021. The main outcome measures were the presence and type of USC. We assessed sociodemographic and clinical factors, including age, gender, marital status, years of education, employment status, annual household income, social isolation, health literacy, number of chronic conditions, and health-related quality of life. RESULTS Of the 1,757 participants, 1,011 (57.5%) had a USC. There were 769 (76.1%) participants who had a USC in a clinic and 227 (22.5%) in a hospital. As a result of multivariable modified Poisson regression analysis, male gender, no chronic condition, lower health literacy, and social isolation were significantly associated with not having a USC. Among participants with a USC, male gender, the presence of one or more chronic conditions, and lower health-related quality of life were associated with having a hospital-based USC. CONCLUSIONS We identified factors associated with the status of USC during the COVID-19 pandemic, including health literacy and social isolation. These findings provide primary care providers and policymakers with insight into the potential barriers to having a USC in the aftermath of the pandemic.
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- Takuya Aoki
- Division of Clinical Epidemiology, Research Center for Medical Sciences, The Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-28-5, Nishishimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-8461, Japan.
- Section of Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Community Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Kawahara-cho, Syogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.
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- Division of Clinical Epidemiology, Research Center for Medical Sciences, The Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-28-5, Nishishimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-8461, Japan
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Garcia Morales E, Assi L, Powell D, Luu K, Reed N. The Association Between Self-Reported Hearing Loss and Loss of Usual Source of Health Care Among Older Medicare Beneficiaries: Evidence From the National Health and Aging Trends Study. Innov Aging 2023; 7:igad002. [PMID: 36908652 PMCID: PMC9999675 DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igad002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2022] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Background and Objectives The purpose of the study is to investigate the association of hearing loss (HL) with maintaining a usual source of care (USOC). Research Design and Methods In this study we implemented a time-to-event analysis using data from the National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS), a nationally representative study of older Medicare beneficiaries in the United States. The study sample included 2 114 older adults, aged 65+ years, 58.9% female, 20.4% Black, who reported having a USOC during the baseline round of NHATS and who remained community-dwelling during the 2011-2018 study period. Based on self-report measures at baseline, individuals' hearing status was classified into 3 categories: no HL, treated HL (hearing aids users), and untreated HL (nonhearing aid users who reported having hearing difficulties). Time-to-event was computed as the time elapsed between baseline and the study round in which the respondent first reported no longer having a USOC. Discrete-time proportional hazard models were estimated. Results In fully adjusted models, untreated HL at baseline was associated with a hazard ratio (HR) for losing one's USOC 1.60 (95% confidence interval: 1.01, 2.56) times higher than that of participants with no HL. We found no HR differences between the treated- and no-HL group. Discussion and Implications Untreated HL at baseline was associated with a higher probability of losing one's USOC over time. Noninvasive interventions such as hearing aids may be beneficial for maintaining a USOC.
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- Emmanuel Garcia Morales
- Cochlear Center for Hearing and Public Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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- Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Honolulu, Hawai'i, USA
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- Cochlear Center for Hearing and Public Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.,Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Xu T, Loban K, Wei X, Wang W. Determinants of choice of usual source of care among older people with cardiovascular diseases in China: evidence from the Study on Global Ageing and Adult Health. BMC Public Health 2022; 22:1970. [PMID: 36303176 PMCID: PMC9615328 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-022-14352-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2022] [Accepted: 10/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are emerging as the leading contributor to death globally. The usual source of care (USC) has been proven to generate significant benefits for the elderly with CVD. Understanding the choice of USC would generate important knowledge to guide the ongoing primary care-based integrated health system building in China. This study aimed to analyze the individual-level determinants of USC choices among the Chinese elderly with CVD and to generate two exemplary patient profiles: one who is most likely to choose a public hospital as the USC, the other one who is most likely to choose a public primary care facility as the USC. METHODS This study was a secondary analysis using data from the World Health Organization's Study on Global AGEing and Adult Health (SAGE) Wave 1 in China. 3,309 individuals aged 50 years old and over living with CVD were included in our final analysis. Multivariable logistic regression was built to analyze the determinants of USC choice. Nomogram was used to predict the probability of patients' choice of USC. RESULTS Most of the elderly suffering from CVD had a preference for public hospitals as their USC compared with primary care facilities. The elderly with CVD aged 50 years old, being illiterate, residing in rural areas, within the poorest income quintile, having functional deficiencies in instrumental activities of daily living and suffering one chronic condition were found to be more likely to choose primary care facilities as their USC with the probability of 0.85. Among those choosing primary care facilities as their USC, older CVD patients with the following characteristics had the highest probability of choosing public primary care facilities as their USC, with the probability of 0.77: aged 95 years old, being married, residing in urban areas, being in the richest income quintile, being insured, having a high school or above level of education, and being able to manage activities living. CONCLUSIONS Whilst public primary care facilities are the optimal USC for the elderly with CVD in China, most of them preferred to receive health care in public hospitals. This study suggests that the choice of USC for the elderly living with CVD was determined by different individual characteristics. It provides evidence regarding the choice of USC among older Chinese patients living with CVD.
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- Tiange Xu
- School of Public Policy and Administration, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Canada
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- Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- School of Public Policy and Administration, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.
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Tajeu GS, Colvin CL, Hardy ST, Bress AP, Gaye B, Jaeger BC, Ogedegbe G, Sakhuja S, Sims M, Shimbo D, O’Brien EC, Spruill TM, Muntner P. Prevalence, risk factors, and cardiovascular disease outcomes associated with persistent blood pressure control: The Jackson Heart Study. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0270675. [PMID: 35930588 PMCID: PMC9355196 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0270675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2021] [Accepted: 06/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Maintaining blood pressure (BP) control over time may contribute to lower risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) among individuals who are taking antihypertensive medication. METHODS The Jackson Heart Study (JHS) enrolled 5,306 African-American adults ≥21 years of age and was used to determine the proportion of African Americans that maintain persistent BP control, identify factors associated with persistent BP control, and determine the association of persistent BP control with CVD events. This analysis included 1,604 participants who were taking antihypertensive medication at Visit 1 and had BP data at Visits 1 (2000-2004), 2 (2005-2008), and 3 (2009-2013). Persistent BP control was defined as systolic BP <140 mm Hg and diastolic BP <90 mm Hg at all three visits. CVD events were assessed from Visit 3 through December 31, 2016. Hazard ratios (HR) for the association of persistent BP control with CVD outcomes were adjusted for age, sex, systolic BP, smoking, diabetes, and total and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol at Visit 3. RESULTS At Visit 1, 1,226 of 1,604 participants (76.4%) with hypertension had controlled BP. Overall, 48.9% of participants taking antihypertensive medication at Visit 1 had persistent BP control. After multivariable adjustment for demographic, socioeconomic, clinical, behavioral, and psychosocial factors, and access-to-care, participants were more likely to have persistent BP control if they were <65 years of age, women, had family income ≥$25,000 at each visit, and visited a health professional in the year prior to each visit. The multivariable adjusted HR (95% confidence interval) comparing participants with versus without persistent BP control was 0.71 (0.46-1.10) for CVD, 0.68 (0.34-1.34) for coronary heart disease, 0.65 (0.27-1.52) for stroke, and 0.55 (0.33-0.90) for heart failure. CONCLUSION Less than half of JHS participants taking antihypertensive medication had persistent BP control, putting them at increased risk for heart failure.
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- Gabriel S. Tajeu
- Department of Health Services Administration and Policy, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, United States of America
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States of America
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States of America
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- Department of Population Health Sciences, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, United States of America
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- INSERM, U970, Paris Cardiovascular Research Center, Department of Epidemiology, Paris, France
- Sorbonne Paris Cité, Faculté de Médecine, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France
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- Department of Biostatistics and Data Science, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Wake Forest, NC, United States of America
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- Department of Population Health, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States of America
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, United States of America
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- Departments of Population Health Sciences and Neurology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, United States of America
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- Department of Population Health, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States of America
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States of America
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Ogugu EG, Catz SL, Bell JF, Drake C, Bidwell JT, Gangwisch JE. The Association Between Habitual Sleep Duration and Blood Pressure Control in United States (US) Adults with Hypertension. Integr Blood Press Control 2022; 15:53-66. [PMID: 35642173 PMCID: PMC9148584 DOI: 10.2147/ibpc.s359444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2022] [Accepted: 05/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Purpose This study examined the relationship between habitual sleep duration and blood pressure (BP) control in adults with hypertension. Methods This cross-sectional study used data of 5163 adults with hypertension obtained from the 2015–2018 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). Multivariable logistic regression was used to analyze the association between habitual sleep duration and BP control. Habitual sleep duration was self-reported and defined as the amount of sleep usually obtained in a night or main sleep period during weekdays or workdays. It was categorized as <6, 6 - <7, 7–9, and >9 hours. BP control was defined as average systolic BP <130mmHg and diastolic BP <80mmHg. Results Results from the fully adjusted models show that among all adults with hypertension, habitual sleep duration of <6 hours night/main sleep period was associated with reduced odds of BP control (OR = 0.53, 95% CI: 0ss.37–0.76, P = 0.001) when compared to 7–9 hours. In the subpopulation of adults who were on antihypertensive medication, those with a sleep duration of <6 hours had lower odds of BP control than those with a sleep duration of 7–9 hours (OR = 0.53, 95% CI: 0.36–0.77, P = 0.002). No significant differences were noted in all adults with hypertension and in the subpopulation of those on antihypertensive medication in BP control between the reference sleep duration group (7–9 hours) and the 6 - <7 or >9 hours groups. There were no significant differences across age groups or gender in the relationship between habitual sleep duration and BP control. Conclusion Sleep duration of <6 hours is associated with reduced odds of hypertension control. These significant findings indicate that interventions to support adequate habitual sleep duration may be a promising addition to the current hypertension management guidelines.
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- Everlyne G Ogugu
- Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA
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- Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA
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- Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA
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- Department of Statistics, University of California Davis, Davis, CA, USA
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- Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York City, NY, USA
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Lee SY, Waring ME, Park CL, Blake EC. Do Depressive Symptoms Predict Blood Pressure Control in US Veterans? J Gen Intern Med 2022; 37:57-63. [PMID: 33772439 PMCID: PMC8738794 DOI: 10.1007/s11606-021-06709-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2020] [Revised: 01/15/2021] [Accepted: 03/09/2021] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND High blood pressure is the most common chronic condition among US veterans. Blood pressure control is essential to preventing and managing cardiovascular diseases. While depressive symptoms are a known risk factor for uncontrolled blood pressure and veterans experience high rates of depressive symptoms, no research has examined the relationship between depressive symptoms and blood pressure control among US veterans. OBJECTIVE We examined whether moderately severe-to-severe depressive symptoms, compared to none-to-minimal, are associated with higher risk of uncontrolled blood pressure among US veterans. DESIGN We analyzed a population-based sample of veterans from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2013-2016). Logistic regression models were adjusted for marital status, age, and body mass index. All analyses were weighted; results are generalizable to US veterans. PARTICIPANTS A sample of 864 veterans was analyzed, representing approximately 18.8 million US veterans. MAIN MEASURES Depressive symptoms were assessed by the Patient Health Questionnaire-9. Uncontrolled blood pressure was defined as average systolic blood pressure ≥ 130 and/or diastolic blood pressure ≥ 80. KEY RESULTS For depressive symptoms, 78.2% (SE = 1.6) of US veterans had none-to-minimal, 18.2% (SE = 1.2) had mild-to-moderate, and 3.5% (SE = 0.8) had moderately severe-to-severe. Forty-three percent (SE = 3.0) of US veterans had uncontrolled blood pressure. Moderately severe-to-severe depressive symptoms, compared to none-to-minimal, were associated with lower risk for uncontrolled blood pressure (aOR = .28, 95% CI [.09, .85]). Mild-to-moderate depressive symptoms were not associated with blood pressure control (aOR = .98, 95% CI [.59, 1.65]). CONCLUSIONS US veterans with moderately severe-to-severe depressive symptoms were less likely to have uncontrolled blood pressure than veterans with none-to-minimal symptoms. Future research should examine factors unique to veterans that may explain findings opposite of the hypothesized relationship between depressive symptoms and blood pressure control.
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- Sharon Y Lee
- Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, USA.
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- Department of Allied Health Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA
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- Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, USA
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- Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, USA
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Benjamin EJ, Muntner P, Alonso A, Bittencourt MS, Callaway CW, Carson AP, Chamberlain AM, Chang AR, Cheng S, Das SR, Delling FN, Djousse L, Elkind MSV, Ferguson JF, Fornage M, Jordan LC, Khan SS, Kissela BM, Knutson KL, Kwan TW, Lackland DT, Lewis TT, Lichtman JH, Longenecker CT, Loop MS, Lutsey PL, Martin SS, Matsushita K, Moran AE, Mussolino ME, O'Flaherty M, Pandey A, Perak AM, Rosamond WD, Roth GA, Sampson UKA, Satou GM, Schroeder EB, Shah SH, Spartano NL, Stokes A, Tirschwell DL, Tsao CW, Turakhia MP, VanWagner LB, Wilkins JT, Wong SS, Virani SS. Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics-2019 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association. Circulation 2019; 139:e56-e528. [PMID: 30700139 DOI: 10.1161/cir.0000000000000659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5235] [Impact Index Per Article: 1047.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Carey RM, Muntner P, Bosworth HB, Whelton PK. Prevention and Control of Hypertension: JACC Health Promotion Series. J Am Coll Cardiol 2019; 72:1278-1293. [PMID: 30190007 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2018.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 249] [Impact Index Per Article: 49.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2018] [Revised: 06/26/2018] [Accepted: 07/02/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Hypertension, the leading risk factor for cardiovascular disease, originates from combined genetic, environmental, and social determinants. Environmental factors include overweight/obesity, unhealthy diet, excessive dietary sodium, inadequate dietary potassium, insufficient physical activity, and consumption of alcohol. Prevention and control of hypertension can be achieved through targeted and/or population-based strategies. For control of hypertension, the targeted strategy involves interventions to increase awareness, treatment, and control in individuals. Corresponding population-based strategies involve interventions designed to achieve a small reduction in blood pressure (BP) in the entire population. Having a usual source of care, optimizing adherence, and minimizing therapeutic inertia are associated with higher rates of BP control. The Chronic Care Model, a collaborative partnership among the patient, provider, and health system, incorporates a multilevel approach for control of hypertension. Optimizing the prevention, recognition, and care of hypertension requires a paradigm shift to team-based care and the use of strategies known to control BP.
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- Robert M Carey
- Department of Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia.
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Departments of Population Health Sciences, Medicine, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and School of Nursing, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina. https://twitter.com/HaydenBosworth
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- Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana
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Carey RM, Muntner P, Bosworth HB, Whelton PK. Reprint of: Prevention and Control of Hypertension. J Am Coll Cardiol 2018; 72:2996-3011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2018.10.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2018] [Revised: 06/26/2018] [Accepted: 07/02/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Nothelle SK, Boyd C, Sheehan O, Wolff JL. Factors Associated With Loss of Usual Source of Care Among Older Adults. Ann Fam Med 2018; 16:538-545. [PMID: 30420369 PMCID: PMC6231941 DOI: 10.1370/afm.2283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2017] [Revised: 05/30/2018] [Accepted: 06/28/2018] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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PURPOSE Access to a usual source of care (USC) is associated with better preventive health and chronic disease treatment. Although most older adults have a USC, loss of USC, and factors associated with loss of USC, have not previously been examined. METHODS We followed 7,609 participants of the National Health and Aging Trends Study annually for up to 6 years (2011-2016). Discrete time-to-event techniques and pooled logistic regression were used to identify demographic, clinical, and social factors associated with loss of USC. RESULTS Ninety-five percent of older adults reported having a USC in 2011, of whom 5% subsequently did not. Odds of losing a USC were higher among older adults with unmet transportation needs (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 1.67), who moved to a new residence (aOR 2.08), and who reported depressive symptoms (aOR 1.40). Odds of losing a USC were lower for those who had ≥4 chronic conditions (vs 0-1; aOR 0.42) and with supplemental (aOR 0.52) or Medicaid (aOR 0.67) insurance coverage. CONCLUSIONS We identified factors associated with older adults' loss of a USC. Potentially modifiable factors, such as access to transportation and supplemental insurance, deserve further investigation to potentially assist older adults with continuous access to care.
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- Stephanie K Nothelle
- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.,Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
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A Simple Framework for Weighting Panels Across Primary Care Disciplines: Findings From a Large US Multidisciplinary Group Practice. Qual Manag Health Care 2018; 27:185-190. [PMID: 30260924 PMCID: PMC6166700 DOI: 10.1097/qmh.0000000000000190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Background: Health system redesign necessitates understanding patient population characteristics, yet many primary care physicians are unable to identify patients on their panel. Moreover, accounting for differential workload due to patient variation is challenging. We describe development and application of a utilization-based weighting system accounting for patient complexity using sociodemographic factors within primary care at a large multidisciplinary group practice. Methods: A retrospective observational study was conducted of 27 clinics across primary care serving more than 150 000 patients. Before and after implementation, we measured empanelment by comparing weighted to unweighted panel size and the number of physicians who could accept patients. Perceived access was measured by the number of patients strongly agreed that an appointment was available when needed. Results: After instituting weighting, the percentage of physicians with open panels decreased for family physicians and pediatricians, but increased for general internists; the number of active patients increased by 2%. One year after implementation, perceived access improved significantly in family and general internal medicine clinics (P < .05). There were no significant changes for general pediatric and adolescent medicine patients. Conclusions: The creation of a weighing system accounting for complexity resulted in changes in practice closure, increased total patients, and improved access.
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Ostchega Y, Zhang G, Hughes JP, Nwankwo T. Factors Associated With Hypertension Control in US Adults Using 2017 ACC/AHA Guidelines: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999-2016. Am J Hypertens 2018; 31:886-894. [PMID: 29617894 DOI: 10.1093/ajh/hpy047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2018] [Accepted: 03/23/2018] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Factors and trends associated with hypertension control (BP < 130/80 mm Hg) and mean blood pressure (BP) among hypertensive adults (BP ≥1 30/80 mm Hg or medicated for hypertension). METHOD Data on 22,911 hypertensive US adults from the 1999-2016 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. RESULTS For men, hypertension control prevalence increased from 8.6% in 1999-2000 to 16.2% in 2003-2004 (P < 0.001), and continued the increasing trend afterwards to 23.2% in 2011-2012 (P < 0.001) and then plateaued. For women, hypertension control prevalence increased from 1999-2000 to 2009-2010 (10.8-26.3%, P < 0.001) and then plateaued. For men with hypertension, systolic BP decreased from 1999-2000 to 2011-2012 (135.7-132.8 mm Hg, P < 0.001) and then increased to 135.3 mm Hg in 2015-2016 (P < 0.001). For women with hypertension, systolic BP decreased from 1999-2000 to 2009-2010 (139.7-131.9 mm Hg; P < 0.001) and then increased to 134.4 mm Hg in 2015-2016 (P = 0.003). Diastolic BP decreased from 1999-2000 to 2015-2016 (men: 79.1-75.5 mm Hg and women: 76.4-73.7 mm Hg, P < 0.001 for both). In 2011-2016, hypertension control was 22.0% for men and 25.2% for women. The adjusted prevalence ratio (PR) of hypertension control were lower for non-Hispanic black men and women (PR = 0.72, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.61-0.86; PR = 0.83, 95% CI = 0.70-0.99, respectively; non-Hispanic white (NHW) as reference), Hispanic and non-Hispanic Asian men (PR = 0.70, 95% CI = 0.54-0.92; PR = 0.59, 95% CI = 0.39-0.86; respectively; NHW as reference). CONCLUSION Hypertension control significantly increased from 1999-2000 to 2011-2012 (men) and 2009-2010 (women) and then plateaued. About a quarter of US adults with hypertension were controlled in 2011-2016.
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- Yechiam Ostchega
- Division of Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hyattsville, Maryland, USA
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- Division of Research and Methodology, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hyattsville, Maryland, USA
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- Division of Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hyattsville, Maryland, USA
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- Division of Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hyattsville, Maryland, USA
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The Effects of State Medicaid Expansion on Low-Income Individuals' Access to Health Care: Multilevel Modeling. Popul Health Manag 2018; 21:235-244. [DOI: 10.1089/pop.2017.0104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Benjamin EJ, Virani SS, Callaway CW, Chamberlain AM, Chang AR, Cheng S, Chiuve SE, Cushman M, Delling FN, Deo R, de Ferranti SD, Ferguson JF, Fornage M, Gillespie C, Isasi CR, Jiménez MC, Jordan LC, Judd SE, Lackland D, Lichtman JH, Lisabeth L, Liu S, Longenecker CT, Lutsey PL, Mackey JS, Matchar DB, Matsushita K, Mussolino ME, Nasir K, O'Flaherty M, Palaniappan LP, Pandey A, Pandey DK, Reeves MJ, Ritchey MD, Rodriguez CJ, Roth GA, Rosamond WD, Sampson UKA, Satou GM, Shah SH, Spartano NL, Tirschwell DL, Tsao CW, Voeks JH, Willey JZ, Wilkins JT, Wu JH, Alger HM, Wong SS, Muntner P. Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics-2018 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association. Circulation 2018; 137:e67-e492. [PMID: 29386200 DOI: 10.1161/cir.0000000000000558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4461] [Impact Index Per Article: 743.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Primary Care Comprehensiveness Can Reduce Emergency Department Visits and Hospitalization in People with Hypertension in South Korea. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2018; 15:ijerph15020272. [PMID: 29401740 PMCID: PMC5858341 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph15020272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2017] [Revised: 02/01/2018] [Accepted: 02/04/2018] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Hypertension has been the leading risk factor contributing to cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, which needs comprehensive measures to manage and can be controlled effectively in primary care. In the health care context of South Korea, where specialists can see patients directly at their own community clinics and there has been no consensus on the definition of primary care, the authors used the nationally representative 2013 Korea Health Panel data, categorized adults (≥18 years) with hypertension by types of usual source of care (USC), and analyzed the association of having a comprehensive community clinic (i.e., primary care) physician as a USC with experience of emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalization within a year. After adjusting for cofounding variables including Charlson comorbidity index scores, those having a primary care physician as a USC remained associated with a decrease in an experience of ED visits (OR: 0.61, 95% CI: 0.40–0.93) and hospitalization (OR: 0.69, 95% CI: 0.49–0.96), compared to those not having a usual physician. Health policies that promote having a primary care physician as a USC could decrease unnecessary experience of ED visits and hospitalization by adults with hypertension. This can partly reduce ED overcrowding and avoidable hospitalization in Korea.
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Hanna DB, Jung M, Xue X, Anastos K, Cocohoba JM, Cohen MH, Golub ET, Hessol NA, Levine AM, Wilson TE, Young MA, Kaplan RC. Trends in Nonlipid Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factor Management in the Women's Interagency HIV Study and Association with Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy. AIDS Patient Care STDS 2016; 30:445-454. [PMID: 27749112 DOI: 10.1089/apc.2016.0143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is increasingly common among women with HIV, but literature on nonlipid CVD risk factor management is lacking. We examined semiannual trends from 2006 to 2014 in hypertension treatment and control (blood pressure <140/90 mmHg), diabetes treatment and control (fasting glucose <130 mg/dL), and smoking quit rates in the Women's Interagency HIV Study. Unadjusted and adjusted Poisson regression models tested time trends and differences between HIV+ and HIV- women. Among antiretroviral therapy (ART) users, we examined the association of ART adherence and virologic suppression with each outcome. We evaluated 1636 HIV+ and 683 HIV- women, with a hypertension prevalence of 40% and 38%, respectively; diabetes prevalence of 21% and 22%; and smoking prevalence of 37% and 48%. Hypertension treatment was higher among HIV+ than HIV- women (77% vs. 67%, p < 0.001) and increased over time with no difference in trend by HIV status. Hypertension control was greater among HIV+ women (56% vs. 43%, p < 0.001) and increased over time among HIV+ but not HIV- women. Diabetes treatment was similar among HIV+ and HIV- women (48% vs. 49%) and increased over time in both groups. Diabetes control was greater among HIV+ women (73% vs. 64%, p = 0.03) and did not change over time. The percent of recent smokers who reported no longer smoking was similar between HIV+ and HIV- women (10% vs. 9%), with no differences over time. Virologic suppression was significantly associated with increased hypertension treatment and greater control. HIV+ women have better control of hypertension and diabetes than HIV- women, but many are still not at target levels.
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- David B. Hanna
- Department of Epidemiology & Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York
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- Department of Epidemiology & Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York
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- Department of Epidemiology & Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York
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- Department of Epidemiology & Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York
- Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, University of California-San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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- Department of Medicine, John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, University of California-San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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- Department of Community Health Sciences, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York
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- Department of Medicine, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia
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- Department of Epidemiology & Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York
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