Journal article
Do care plans and annual reviews of physical health influence unplanned hospital utilisation for people with serious mental illness? Analysis of linked longitudinal primary and secondary healthcare records in England
J Ride, P Kasteridis, N Gutacker, C Kronenberg, T Doran, A Mason, N Rice, H Gravelle, M Goddard, T Kendrick, N Siddiqi, S Gilbody, CRJ Dare, L Aylott, R Williams, R Jacobs
BMJ Open | BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP | Published : 2018
Abstract
Objective To investigate whether two primary care activities that are framed as indicators of primary care quality (comprehensive care plans and annual reviews of physical health) influence unplanned utilisation of hospital services for people with serious mental illness (SMI). Design, setting, participants Retrospective observational cohort study using linked primary care and hospital records (Hospital Episode Statistics) for 5158 patients diagnosed with SMI between April 2006 and March 2014, who attended 213 primary care practices in England that contribute to the Clinical Practice Research Datalink GOLD database. Outcomes and analysis Cox survival models were used to estimate the associat..
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Awarded by National Institute for Health Research HSDR programme
Funding Acknowledgements
This project was funded by the National Institute for Health Research HS&DR programme (project number 13/54/40).