Publications by authors named "Mariana Bandeira-de Oliveira"
Background: Chronic conditions are one of the main determinants of frailty, functional disability, loss of quality of life and the number one cause of death worldwide. This study aimed to describe the survival of patients with chronic conditions who were followed up in primary care according to the level of risk by adjusted morbidity groups and to analyse the effects of sex, age, clinician and care factors on survival.
Methods: This was a longitudinal observational study of a retrospective cohort of patients with chronic conditions identified by the adjusted morbidity group stratifier of the electronic medical records in a primary health centre of the Region of Madrid, which has an assigned population of 18,107 inhabitants.
Background: In-hospital care of chronic patients is based on their characteristics and risk levels. Adjusted morbidity groups (AMG) is a population stratification tool which is currently being used in Primary Care but not in Hospitals. The objectives of this study were to describe the use of hospital services by chronic patients according to their risk levels assigned by AMG and to analyze influencing variables.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Patients with chronic diseases have increased needs for assistance and care. The objective of this study was to describe the characteristics and use of primary care (PC) and hospital care (HC) health services by chronic patients according to risk level based on adjusted morbidity groups (AMG) and to analyze the associated factors.
Methods: Cross-sectional descriptive observational study.
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- * Out of 3,292 patients analyzed, a significant portion (49.5%) were low risk, while 39.3% were medium risk, and 11.3% were high risk, with an average of 3.8 chronic diseases among them.
- * Factors such as age, risk level, complexity of health issues, and having four or more chronic diseases were linked to increased usage of primary care services, especially in older patients.
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- The study examines chronic pediatric patients in Primary Care, focusing on their characteristics, comorbidities, and healthcare service usage.
- Out of 2,961 patients under 18, 423 were identified as chronic, with the most common conditions being asthma, ADHD, and obesity.
- Factors contributing to greater complexity in these patients included being under 5 years old, having multiple chronic diseases, and more frequent visits to Primary Care services.
Objective: Chronic patients suffer a greater number of health problems and have greater needs for assistance and care. The objective was to describe the use of health services in Primary Care in patients with chronic conditions according to risk level by adjusted morbidity groups (AMG) and analyze the associated factors.
Methods: Cross-sectional study.