Primary care in supplementary health: assessment of costs in the care of older adult patients with heart diseases

• Main Authors: Geórgia Silva Marques (Author), Alessandra Maciel Almeida (Author), Isabel Cristina Gomes (Author), Michele Renata Barbosa da Silva (Author), Bruno Almeida Rezende (Author)
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• Udgivet: Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem, 2023-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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ABSTRACT Objectives: to identify whether implementing a supplementary Primary Health Care (PHC) system makes it possible to reduce care costs for older adults with heart diseases. Methods: a retrospective cohort of 223 patients with heart disease aged ≥ 60 years. Data were obtained from medical reco...