Income-related differences in the use of evidence-based therapies in older persons with diabetes mellitus in for-profit managed care
Income-related differences in the use of evidence-based therapies in older persons with diabetes mellitus in for-profit managed care
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DOI：
10.1034/j.1600-0579.2003.00211.x
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发表时间：
2003-05-01
影响因子：
6.3
通讯作者：
Mangione, CM
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作者：
Brown, AF;Gross, AG;Mangione, CM
目的：确定收入是否会影响老年糖尿病患者在管理式护理中使用循证药物，这些老年糖尿病患者具有相同的处方药福利。设计：观察性队列设计，包括电话访谈和临床检查。设置：管理式护理提供者组，与洛杉矶县的一个大型网络模型健康计划签订合同。参与者：一个随机样本的社区居住的医疗保险受益人与糖尿病年龄65岁及以上的相同的药房benefit.MEASUREMENTS：患者报告他们的社会人口和临床特征。家庭年收入（大于或等于$20，000或
OBJECTIVES: To determine whether income influences evidence-based medication use by older persons with diabetes mellitus in managed care who have the same prescription drug benefit.DESIGN: Observational cohort design with telephone interviews and clinical examinations.SETTING: Managed care provider groups that contract with one large network-model health plan in Los Angeles County.PARTICIPANTS: A random sample of community-dwelling Medicare beneficiaries with diabetes mellitus aged 65 and older covered by the same pharmacy benefit.MEASUREMENTS: Patients reported their sociodemographic and clinical characteristics. Annual household income (greater than or equal to$20,000 or