Long-term effectiveness of a primary care chronic disease management program in Korea.
Primary care disease management program associated with lower risk of adverse outcomes in diabetes
Long-term effectiveness of a primary care chronic disease management program in Korea.
This study evaluated the long-term effectiveness of Korea's Primary Care Chronic Disease Management Program (Chronic Disease Management Program) on major clinical outcomes among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).
The final cohort included 1,817,682 patients, who were followed from the index date to December 31, 2023, for preventable diabetes-related hospitalization and incident ischemic heart disease and stroke.
diabetes care management lowered risk of major health complications
The study included 49,449 Chronic Disease Management Program participants and 1,768,233 non-participants.
The mean ages of the Chronic Disease Management Program and non-Chronic Disease Management Program groups were 62.2 years and 61.5 years, respectively.
Participation in the Chronic Disease Management Program was associated with improved long-term health outcomes among patients with T2DM.
These findings support the importance of continuous, structured, primary care-based chronic disease management and provide empirical evidence for expanding and institutionalizing the Chronic Disease Management Program within Korea's National Health Insurance system.