Kamila Romanowski - Post-tuberculosis healthcare utilization: a controlled interrupted time series analysis of linked administrative data from British Columbia, Canada

Despite evidence of elevated morbidity and mortality among tuberculosis (TB) survivors, the impact of respiratory TB on healthcare use after TB remains unclear. Thus, using linked administrative data from British Columbia, Canada, and a controlled time series analysis we examined the relationship between treated respiratory TB and post-TB healthcare use. We found that, compared to pre-TB healthcare use, TB survivors had 12 extra outpatient visits and 0.4 more hospitalizations in the five years after successful treatment. These findings suggest that respiratory TB has lasting effects on healthcare use, highlighting the importance of screening, assessment, and treatment for post-TB issues to improve health and reduce resource use.

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10/12/2023 7:35:00 PM