One Person or a Group of Doctors as Personal Health Care Provider: The Association with Quality of Care for Diabetes

• DOI: 10.1370/afm.22.s1.6144
• Publication Date: 2024-11-28T19:10:47Z
• Authors: Daniel Rubin; Arch Mainous; James Medley; Pooja Sharma; Rachel Liu-Galvin
• Keywords: Association (psychology)

<h3>Background:</h3> Diabetes (DM) is a common chronic condition, yet the quality of care varies. It unclear whether group doctors provides better than single person. <h3>Objective:</h3> To examine association between DM and patients reported having person, doctors, or none as their personal health provider. <h3>Methods:</h3> Cross-sectional analysis 2022 BRFSS survey data, which nationally representative estimates for US. The population studied was adults aged 18+ years with self-reported diagnosed type 1 2 DM. instrument used to assess comprised 6 measures from 2021 American Association Guidelines, summated composite measure individual measures. <h3>Results:</h3> A total n=11508, unweighted (n =3685106, weighted) individuals in 2022. 54.53% one person provider, while 38.78% 6.69% neither nor Patients provider had highest mean score measure. However, all scores &lt;2 out results adjusted regression showed that, compared who worse (Beta estimate -0.32; SE 0.0006) slightly 0.14; 0.00002) (p&lt;.0001). In total, only 0.19% (SE 0.02) received 1.71% 0.06) 5 measures, 3.08% 0.08) 4 14.47% 0.29) 3 35.51% 0.45) 28.03% 0.43) 17.02% 0.37) 0 <h3>Conclusion:</h3> Quality diabetes significantly associated report sub-optimal patients.