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Receipt of rheumatology care and lupus-specific labs among young adults with systemic lupus erythematosus: A US Medicare retention in care cohort study.
Schletzbaum, Maria; Powell, W Ryan; Garg, Shivani; Kramer, Joseph; Astor, Brad C; Gilmore-Bykovskyi, Andrea; Kind, Amy J; Bartels, Christie M.
Afiliação
  • Schletzbaum M; Department of Population Health Sciences, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA.
  • Powell WR; Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA.
  • Garg S; Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA.
  • Kramer J; Center for Health Disparities Research, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA.
  • Astor BC; Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA.
  • Gilmore-Bykovskyi A; Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA.
  • Kind AJ; Center for Health Disparities Research, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA.
  • Bartels CM; Department of Population Health Sciences, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA.
Lupus ; 33(8): 804-815, 2024 Jul.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38631342
ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE:

In systemic lupus erythematosus, poor disease outcomes occur in young adults, patients identifying as Black or Hispanic, and socioeconomically disadvantaged patients. These identities and social factors differentially shape care access and quality that contribute to lupus health disparities in the US. Thus, our objective was to measure markers of care access and quality, including rheumatology visits (longitudinal care retention) and lupus-specific serology testing, by race and ethnicity, neighborhood disadvantage, and geographic context.

METHODS:

This cohort study used a geo-linked 20% national sample of young adult Medicare beneficiaries (ages 18-35) with lupus-coded encounters and a 1-year assessment period. Retention in lupus care required a rheumatology visit in each 6-month period, and serology testing required ≥1 complement or dsDNA antibody test within the year. Multivariable logistic regression models were fit for visit-based retention and serology testing to determine associations with race and ethnicity, neighborhood disadvantage, and geography.

RESULTS:

Among 1,036 young adults with lupus, 39% saw a rheumatologist every 6 months and 28% had serology testing. White beneficiaries from the least disadvantaged quintile of neighborhoods had higher visit-based retention than other beneficiaries (64% vs 30%-60%). Serology testing decreased with increasing neighborhood disadvantage quintile (aOR 0.80; 95% CI 0.71, 0.90) and in the Midwest (aOR 0.46; 0.30, 0.71).

CONCLUSION:

Disparities in care, measured by rheumatology visits and serology testing, exist by neighborhood disadvantage, race and ethnicity, and region among young adults with lupus, despite uniform Medicare coverage. Findings support evaluating lupus care quality measures and their impact on US lupus outcomes.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Limite: Adolescent / Adult / Female / Humans / Male País/Região como assunto: America do norte Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2024 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Limite: Adolescent / Adult / Female / Humans / Male País/Região como assunto: America do norte Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2024 Tipo de documento: Article