Mobility and social deprivation on primary care utilisation among paediatric patients with asthma.
Jennifer A LucasMiguel MarinoSophia GiebultowiczKatie FankhauserShakira F SugliaSteffani R BaileyAndrew BazemoreJohn HeintzmanPublished in: Family medicine and community health (2021)
Movement into and living within areas of high deprivation is associated with more primary care use, and presumably greater opportunity to reduce undesirable asthma outcomes. These results highlight the need to attend to patient movement in primary care visits, and increase neighbourhood-targeted population management to improve equity and care for children with asthma.
Keyphrases
- primary care
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- lung function
- allergic rhinitis
- healthcare
- general practice
- young adults
- emergency department
- mental health
- palliative care
- intensive care unit
- metabolic syndrome
- type diabetes
- quality improvement
- cystic fibrosis
- public health
- drug delivery
- global health
- weight loss
- insulin resistance