Exploring the impact of the New Brunswick pediatric insulin pump program on type 1 diabetes health outcomes

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dc.contributor.advisorGupta, Neeru
dc.contributor.authorHiggins, Heather
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-01T16:20:58Z
dc.date.available2023-03-01T16:20:58Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.date.updated2023-03-01T15:01:47Z
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of the New Brunswick Pediatric Insulin Pump Program (PIPP) on health outcomes for patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D), by analyzing acute-care hospitalization length of stay (LOS) as measure of outcome relative to non-PIPP participants. The current study uses a retrospective population-based cohort design using administrative health and geospatial databases from 2012/13 to 2014/15. The population includes all New Brunswick inpatients 0-18 years with primary diagnosis of diabetes as the reason for the hospital stay. It was hypothesized a significantly shorter mean LOS among PIPP participants would be observed. To examine the research question, multiple linear regressions were conducted to investigate the hypothesis. Results showed that inpatients supported by the PIPP had significantly shorter hospital stays relative to non-participants (mean of 1.3 days less, p<0.05), after adjusting for age, sex, health region and neighbourhood deprivation level. These results have the potential to inform evidence-based future policy on insulin pump programs.
dc.description.copyright© Heather Higgins, 2020
dc.formattext/xml
dc.format.extentviii, 54 pages
dc.format.mediumelectronic
dc.identifier.urihttps://unbscholar.lib.unb.ca/handle/1882/13600
dc.language.isoen_CA
dc.publisherUniversity of New Brunswick
dc.rightshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2
dc.subject.disciplineApplied Health Services Research
dc.titleExploring the impact of the New Brunswick pediatric insulin pump program on type 1 diabetes health outcomes
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineApplied Health Services Research
thesis.degree.fullnameMaster of Applied Health Services Research
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of New Brunswick
thesis.degree.levelmasters
thesis.degree.nameM.A.H.S.R.

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