Trends in attachment to a primary care provider in Ontario, 2008-2018: an interrupted time-series analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Attachment to a regular primary care provider is associated with better health outcomes, but 15% of people in Canada lack a consistent source of ongoing primary care. We sought to evaluate trends in attachment to a primary care provider in Ontario in 2008-2018, through an equity lens and in relation to policy changes in implementation of payment reforms and team-based care.

Methods

Using linked, population-level administrative data, we conducted a retrospective observational study to calculate rates of patients attached to a regular primary care provider from Apr. 1, 2008, to Mar. 31, 2019. We evaluated the association of patient characteristics and attachment in 2018 using sex-stratified, adjusted, multivariable logistic regression models and used segmented piece

SUBMITTER: Bayoumi I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10482493 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep-Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature