ホームレス経験のある退役軍人のプライマリケア継続性と利用パターン
Kevin R Riggs1,2, Aerin J deRussy1, April E Hoge1
1Birmingham VA Health Care System, Birmingham, Alabama.
JAMA network open
|February 2, 2026
まとめ
専門のH-PACTクリニックのホームレス経験のある退役軍人(VHE)は、主流のPACTと比較してプライマリケアの継続性が向上しました。この継続性の向上は、専門または救急医療の利用増加にはつながりませんでした。
科学分野:
- ヘルスサービスリサーチ、退役軍人医療、プライマリケアモデル
背景:
- ケアの継続性は質の高いプライマリケアに不可欠ですが、脆弱な集団はしばしば断片化されたケアに直面します。米国退役軍人省(VA)は、ホームレス経験のある退役軍人(VHE)のためにH-PACTと呼ばれる専門のPatient Aligned Care Teams(PACT)を提供しています。
研究 の 目的:
- H-PACTのVHEが、主流のVA PACTのVHEよりもプライマリケアの継続性が高いかどうかを評価すること。H-PACTのVHEと主流のPACTのVHEとの間で、他のサービス利用パターンを比較すること。
主な方法:
- 2018年の全国調査の12か月前にプライマリケア受診が2回以上あったVHEを含めました。継続性は、通常担当する医師(UPC)の割合によって測定されました。多変量回帰により関連性が分析されました。
主要な成果:
- H-PACTのVHEは、主流のPACTと比較して、UPC(0.81 vs. 0.77)が高く、継続性が高い(65.3% vs. 57.7%)可能性が高いことを示しました。調整後、H-PACTへの登録は、継続性が高いこと(OR、1.48)と関連していました。H-PACT登録者は、プライマリケアの受診が多く、専門科の受診が少なく、救急外来(ED)の受診が減少しました。
結論:
- H-PACTクリニックのVHEは、優れたプライマリケアの継続性を経験しました。H-PACTモデルは、専門科または救急医療を代替することなく、より集中的ではないヘルスケア提供と関連しているようです。これは、H-PACTがVHEのケア継続性を改善するための効果的なモデルであることを示唆しています。
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