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Impact of Integrated Care on the Rate of Hospitalization for Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions among Older Adults in Stockholm County: An Interrupted Time Series Analysis
Stockholms universitet, Samhällsvetenskapliga fakulteten, Centrum för forskning om äldre och åldrande (ARC), (tills m KI).ORCID-id: 0000-0003-3591-8842
Stockholms universitet, Samhällsvetenskapliga fakulteten, Centrum för forskning om äldre och åldrande (ARC), (tills m KI).ORCID-id: 0000-0003-2617-8037
Antal upphovsmän: 42021 (Engelska)Ingår i: International Journal of Integrated Care, E-ISSN 1568-4156, Vol. 21, nr 2, artikel-id 22Artikel i tidskrift (Refereegranskat) Published
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Introduction: Reducing avoidable hospital admissions is often viewed as a possible positive consequence of introducing integrated care (IC). The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of implementing IC in Norrtälje on the rate of admissions for ambulatory care sensitive conditions (ACSC).

Method: Using interrupted time series analyses we investigated the effect of implementing IC in Norrtälje municipality in the northern part of Stockholm county, Sweden. The time period included 48 time points, from year 2000 to year 2011 with measurements before and after introducing IC in Norrtälje in 2006. In order to control for other extraneous events that could affect the outcome measure, but not related to the introduction of IC, we included a control population from Stockholm municipality.

Results: After introducing IC in Norrtälje the rate of admissions for ACSC decreased. This decrease was greater in Norrtälje than in the matched control population, however the difference between the two areas was not statistically significant (p = 0.08).

Conclusion: Introducing IC in Norrtälje may have had positive impact on admissions for ACSC for older people living in Norrtälje; however, the interpretation of the impact of IC on admissions for ACSC is complicated by intervening policy changes in health and social care during the study period. 

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2021. Vol. 21, nr 2, artikel-id 22
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integrated care, Sweden, ambulatory care sensitive conditions, time series, aging, health care
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URN: urn:nbn:se:su:diva-195962DOI: 10.5334/ijic.5505ISI: 000663325600010PubMedID: 34163311OAI: oai:DiVA.org:su-195962DiVA, id: diva2:1588763
Tillgänglig från: 2021-08-29 Skapad: 2021-08-29 Senast uppdaterad: 2022-03-18Bibliografiskt granskad

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