What happens when you lose access to Primary Care?
ruth brice2019-12-10T15:16:27+00:00Paper of the Week: 10th December 2019 This week’s blog is brought to you by: Dr Joe McManners Full reference and title from the journal: Association Between a Temporary Reduction in Access to Health Care and Long-term Changes in Hypertension Control Among Veterans After a Natural Disaster Aaron Baum, PhD; Michael L. Barnett,MD, MS; Juan Wisnivesky,MD, DrPH; Mark D. Schwartz, MD. JAMA Network Open. 2019;2(11):e1915111. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.15111 (Reprinted) November 13, 2019 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2755309 Authors conclusion: The authors used the temporary closure of a primary healthcare facility as a natural experiment to examine the association between a temporary decrease in health care access and long-term control of hypertension, diabetes, and hypercholesterolemia. The period of decreased access to healthcare services was associated [...]