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William R Mills1, Miranda M Huffman1, Jamie Roosa1
1BrightSpring Health Services, Louisville, KY, USA.
Objectives:
The objective of this study was to determine if providing home-based primary care (HBPC) to individuals with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (IDD) was associated with a lower hospitalization rate than a control group receiving traditional primary care.
Design And Intervention:
Individuals with IDD living in supported residential settings in Ohio were offered HBPC. Individuals electing HBPC made up the intervention group. Those who did not opt for HBPC continued to receive traditional primary care services and made up the control group. Hospitalizations were tracked in both groups.
Setting And Participants:
The 757 study participants had IDD diagnoses and received residential support services throughout the study period.
Methods:
Annualized hospitalization rate was determined in both groups and was compared using generalized estimating equations while controlling for patients' age and hospitalization rate in the year prior to the study.
Results:
The results showed that group membership had a significant effect on the hospitalization rate (Wald χ2 = 20.71, P < .01). Being in the control group was associated with a 2.12-fold increase in annual hospitalization rate for a given patient. The overall population hospitalization rate was 329 hospitalizations per 1000 per year in the HBPC-receiving individuals and 619 hospitalizations per 1000 per year in the control group.
Conclusions And Implications:
We found that individuals with IDD receiving HBPC were hospitalized at a lower rate than a control group receiving traditional primary care. Expanding access to HBPC may be a worthwhile priority for organizations that support individuals with IDD.
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