In:
Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, SAGE Publications, Vol. 3 ( 2017-01-01), p. 233372141668601-
Abstract:
Objective: To describe associations between health care utilization measures and patient-reported outcomes (PROs). Method: Primary data were collected from patients ≥65 years with low back pain visits from 2011 to 2013. Six PROs of pain and functionality were collected 12 and 24 months after the index visits and total and spine-specific relative value units (RVUs) from electronic health records were tabulated over 1 year. We calculated correlation coefficients between RVUs and 12- and 24-month PROs and conducted linear regressions with each 12- and 24-month PRO as the outcome variables and RVUs as predictors of interest. Results: We observed very weak correlations between worse PROs at 12 and 24 months and greater 12-month utilization. In regression analyses, we observed slight associations between greater utilization and worse 12- and 24-month PROs. Discussion: We found that 12-month health care utilization is not strongly associated with PROs at 12 or 24 months.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
2333-7214
,
2333-7214
DOI:
10.1177/2333721416686019
Language:
English
Publisher:
SAGE Publications
Publication Date:
2017
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2844974-5
