Outpatient health care 30 days after hospitalization for heart failure in France: Contribution of the national health datasystem (SNDS) - 06/01/20
Résumé |
Introduction |
Recommendations for heart failure (HF) outpatient follow-up have been published. The SNDS offers the opportunity to confront them to real-life, including geographical disparities. Moreover, estimation variation has to be explored when population excludes institutionalized patients (IP) that have specific healthcare use and refund: rehabilitation (SSR), psychiatric hospitalization (psy), skilled nursing home (EHPAD) which is not usually done.
Purpose |
To study outpatient healthcare use variations in France after hospitalization for HF, using SNDS data.
Methods |
The first stay for HF (>0 days) in 2015 of patients over 18 y.o. covered by the general scheme (RG/SLM 88% of population) was considered. Healthcare use 30 days after was compared with (RG/SLM) or without IP (RG/SLM eIP). Regional outpatient care use rates were standardized by age and sex.
Results |
Among 104 984 alive patients 30 days after HF hospitalization (RG/SLM, female 52%, mean age 79 y.o.), 16% stayed in SSR, 9% in cardiologic SSR, 12% in EHPAD, 0.2% in psy and 75% returning home and not institutionalized (RG/SLM eIP; n=70367). Among all RG/SLM patients vs RG/SLM eIP (mean age 79 y.o. vs. 78 y.o.), a cardiologist was seen at least once in 30 days post hospitalization 20% vs. 21% (median delay 14 days IQR 7-23 vs. 16 IQR 9-24), a general practitioner 69% vs. 78% (8 IQR 3-16 vs. 7 IQR 3-15), a nurse 58% vs. 69% (3 IQR 1-9 vs. 2 IQR 1-7). ACE inhibitors were reimbursed at least once for 34% vs. 39%, ARBs 14% vs. 17%, and diuretics 69% vs. 77%. Among RG/SLM eIP patients, departmental disparities were high: cardiologist (3% to 46%), GP (59% to 93%), nurse visit (49% to 82%). Lower rates for GP were found in the center of France but with higher rates for nurse visits.
Conclusions |
We recommend using RG/SLM eIP when studying outpatient healthcare use in the SNDS. Low visit rates and high delays regarding the recommendations point out the need of a multidisciplinary community health care in France.
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