AUTHOR=Lee Woo-Ri , Yoo Ki-Bong , Jeong Jiyun , Koo Jun Hyuk 

TITLE=Chronic Disease Management for People With Hypertension

JOURNAL=International Journal of Public Health

VOLUME=Volume 67 - 2022

YEAR=2022

URL=https://www.ssph-journal.org/journals/international-journal-of-public-health/articles/10.3389/ijph.2022.1604452

DOI=10.3389/ijph.2022.1604452

ISSN=1661-8564

ABSTRACT=Objectives: To assess continuity of care policy effectiveness by identifying the impact of a policy intervention, that is, a chronic disease management program, on the continuity of care in patients with hypertension. 
Methods:  Propensity score matching method was used to control selection bias, and the difference-in-difference method was used to compare the impact on the treatment and control groups according to the policy intervention. 
Results: The continuity of care index of hypertensive patients using the difference-in-difference analysis outcome chronic disease management program was better in case of all indexes except UPC. 
Conclusion: For chronic diseases, such as hypertension, continuous treatment is vital. The continuity of care index of hypertensive patients using the chronic disease management program was better, but the proportion of those participating in the intervention was low. Encouraging more hypertensive patients to participate in the policy intervention through continuous research and expanding the policy to appropriately reflect the increasing number of chronic diseases is necessary.