Incidence of Perinatal Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Catalonia: An Observational Study of Protective and Risk Factors.

Pregnancy and childbirth have a great impact on women's lives; traumatic perinatal experiences can adversely affect mental health. The present study analyzes the incidence of perinatal post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in Catalonia in 2021 from data obtained from the Registry of Morbidity and Use of Health Resources of Catalonia (MUSSCAT). The incidence of perinatal PTSD (1.87%) was lower than in comparable studies, suggesting underdiagnosis. Poisson regression adjusting for age, income, gestational weeks at delivery, type of delivery, and parity highlighted the influence of sociodemographics, and characteristics of the pregnancy and delivery on the risk of developing perinatal PTSD. These findings underline the need for further research on the risk factors identified and for the early detection and effective management of PTSD in the perinatal setting.

Evaluación poblacional del impacto del nivel socioeconómico en los resultados clínicos en pacientes con insuficiencia cardiaca en entornos de atención integrada / Population-based evaluation of the impact of socioeconomic status on clinical outcomes in patients with heart failure in integrated care settings

Introduction and objectives: Low socioeconomic status (SES) is associated with poor outcomes in patients with heart failure (HF). We aimed to examine the influence of SES on health outcomes after a quality of care improvement intervention for the management of HF integrating hospital and primary care resources in a health care area of 209 255 inhabitants.MethodsWe conducted a population-based pragmatic evaluation of the implementation of an integrated HF program by conducting a natural experiment using health care data. We included all individuals consecutively admitted to hospital with at least one ICD-9-CM code for HF as the primary diagnosis and discharged alive in Catalonia between January 1, 2015 and December 31, 2019. We compared outcomes between patients exposed to the new HF program and those in the remaining health care areas, globally and stratified by SES.ResultsA total of 77 554 patients were included in the study. Death occurred in 37 469 (48.3%), clinically-related hospitalization in 41 709 (53.8%) and HF readmission in 29 755 (38.4%). On multivariate analysis, low or very low SES was associated with an increased risk of all-cause death and clinically-related hospitalization (all Ps <.05). The multivariate models showed a significant reduction in the risk of all-cause death (HR, 0.812; 95%CI, 0.723-0.912), clinically-related hospitalization (HR, 0.886; 95%CI, 0.805-0.976) and HF hospitalization (HR, 0.838; 95%CI, 0.745-0.944) in patients exposed to the new HF program compared with patients exposed to the remaining health care areas and this effect was independent of SES.ConclusionsAn intensive transitional HF management program improved clinical outcomes, both overall and across SES strata. (AU)

Introducción y objetivos: El nivel socioeconómico (NSE) bajo se asocia con malos resultados en pacientes con insuficiencia cardiaca (IC). Nuestro objetivo es examinar la influencia del NSE en los resultados de salud tras una intervención de mejora de la calidad en el abordaje de la IC en un área de salud integrada de 209.255 habitantes.MétodosSe efectuó una evaluación pragmática poblacional utilizando bases de datos administrativas y sanitarias. Se incluyó a todas las personas consecutivas hospitalizadas con un código CIE-9-CM de IC como diagnóstico principal y dadas de alta vivas en Cataluña entre el 1 de enero de 2015 y el 31 de diciembre de 2019. Se compararon los resultados entre los pacientes expuestos al nuevo programa de IC y los de las demás áreas asistenciales, en general y según su NSE.ResultadosSe incluyó a 77.554 pacientes. Los eventos adversos fueron: muerte en 37.469 (48,3%), hospitalización clínicamente relacionada en 41.709 (53,8%) y reingreso por IC en 29.755 (38,4%). El NSE bajo o muy bajo se asoció con un mayor riesgo de eventos clínicos adversos (p <0,05). Se observó una reducción significativa del riesgo de muerte (HR=0,812; IC95%, 0,723-0,912), hospitalización relacionada con la clínica (HR=0,886; IC95%, 0,805-0,976) y por IC (HR=0,838; IC95%, 0,745-0,944) en los pacientes expuestos al nuevo programa frente a los de las demás áreas sanitarias y este efecto fue independiente del NSE.ConclusionesUn programa de atención transicional para la IC mejoró los resultados clínicos, tanto en general como en todos los estratos de NSE. (AU)

Population-based evaluation of the impact of socioeconomic status on clinical outcomes in patients with heart failure in integrated care settings.

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: Low socioeconomic status (SES) is associated with poor outcomes in patients with heart failure (HF). We aimed to examine the influence of SES on health outcomes after a quality of care improvement intervention for the management of HF integrating hospital and primary care resources in a health care area of 209 255 inhabitants. METHODS: We conducted a population-based pragmatic evaluation of the implementation of an integrated HF program by conducting a natural experiment using health care data. We included all individuals consecutively admitted to hospital with at least one ICD-9-CM code for HF as the primary diagnosis and discharged alive in Catalonia between January 1, 2015 and December 31, 2019. We compared outcomes between patients exposed to the new HF program and those in the remaining health care areas, globally and stratified by SES. RESULTS: A total of 77 554 patients were included in the study. Death occurred in 37 469 (48.3%), clinically-related hospitalization in 41 709 (53.8%) and HF readmission in 29 755 (38.4%). On multivariate analysis, low or very low SES was associated with an increased risk of all-cause death and clinically-related hospitalization (all Ps <.05). The multivariate models showed a significant reduction in the risk of all-cause death (HR, 0.812; 95%CI, 0.723-0.912), clinically-related hospitalization (HR, 0.886; 95%CI, 0.805-0.976) and HF hospitalization (HR, 0.838; 95%CI, 0.745-0.944) in patients exposed to the new HF program compared with patients exposed to the remaining health care areas and this effect was independent of SES. CONCLUSIONS: An intensive transitional HF management program improved clinical outcomes, both overall and across SES strata.

Uso de recursos y gasto en servicios sanitarios de personas con enfermedades crónicas avanzadas en Cataluña / The use of resources and health expenditures by people with advanced chronic diseases in Catalonia

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