BACKGROUND: The disease burden is increasing for @entity1030 ( @entity1030 ) due to increasing of the growth rate of prevalence and mortality. But the empirical researches are a little for @entity1030 that studied the association between continuity of care and death and about predictors effect on mortality. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association between continuity of care (COC) and @entity1030 ( @entity1030 ) mortality and to identify other mortality-related factors in @entity1030 @entity1 . METHODS: We conducted a longitudinal, population-based retrospective cohort study in adult @entity1 with @entity1030 from 2002 to 2012 using a nationwide health insurance claims database. The study sample included individuals aged 40 years and over who developed @entity1030 in 2005 and survived until 2006. We performed a Cox proportional hazard regression analysis with COC analyzed as a time-dependent covariate. RESULTS: Of the 3,090 @entity1 , 60.8% died before the end of study (N = 1,879). The median years of survival for individuals with high COC (COC index>= 0.75) was 3.92, and that for @entity1 with low COC (COC index<0.75) was 2.58 in a Kaplan Meier analysis. In a multivariate, time-dependent analysis, low COC was associated with a 22% increased risk of all-cause mortality (HR, 1.22; 95% CI, 1.09-1.36). Not receiving @entity26 therapy at home was associated with a 23% increased risk of all-cause mortality (HR, 1.23; 95% CI, 1.01-1.49). Moreover, the risk of all-cause mortality for individuals who admitted one time increased 38% (HR, 1.38; 95% CI, 1.21-1.59), two times was 63% (HR, 1.63; 95% CI, 1.34-1.99) and 3+ times was 96% (HR, 1.96; 95% CI, 1.63-2.36) relative to the reference group (no admission). CONCLUSIONS: High COC was associated with a decreased risk of all-cause mortality. In addition, home @entity26 therapy and number of hospital admissions may predict mortality in @entity1 with @entity1030 .

The Association between Continuity of Care and All-Cause Mortality in XXXX with Newly Diagnosed Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Population-Based Retrospective Cohort Study, 2005-2012.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['participants', 'patients'] @entity26 :: ('MESH:D010100', 'Chemical') :: ['oxygen'] @entity1030 :: ('MESH:D029424', 'Disease') :: ['chronic obstructive pulmonary disease', 'COPD']
@entity1 :: (9606,Species) :: ['Patients']
