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Table 2 Utilization and Chronic Condition Measures and Outcomes

From: A systematic review of care management interventions targeting multimorbidity and high care utilization

Utilization Measures

Chronic disease-related measures

 

Study #

ED visits

Hospital readmission

Outpatient physician visits

Cost

Mortality

HbA1C

Lipids

Blood pressure

BMI

Depression symptoms

Med adherence

≥2 chronic medical conditions

1

           

2

 

↓*

         

≥1 chronic medical condition + depression

3

       

↓*

 

↓*

↑*

4

     

  

↓*

 

5

   

↓*

 

↓*

↓*

↓*

 

↓*

↑*

6

         

↓*

 

7

     

↓*

   

↓*

↑*

8

     

↓*

 

9

     

↓*

   

↓*

↑*

Past or predicted high utilization

10

↓*

↑*

        

11

        

12

↓*

↓*

      

13

 

 

↑*

       

14

 

 

↑*

       

15

↓*

       

Total # measuring outcome

4

7

4

5

1

4

2

3

2

7

4

Total # with significant change favoring the intervention

0

2

1

2

0

3

1

2

0

7

4

  1. Indicates the study measured this outcome
  2. ↑* Indicates an increasing trend among intervention group with statistical significance at p ≤ 0.05
  3. ↓* Indicates a decreasing trend among intervention group with statistical significance at p ≤ 0.05