Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
Volume 104, Issue 1, 2014, Pages E12-E15

Type 2 diabetes hospitalisation and mortality in Vietnamese immigrants in Australia (Article)

Tran D.T.* , Jorm L.R. , Johnson M. , Bambrick H.J. , Lujic S.
  • a Centre for Health Research, University of Western Sydney, Building 3, Campbelltown Campus, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, NSW 2751, Australia
  • b Centre for Health Research, University of Western Sydney, Building 3, Campbelltown Campus, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, NSW 2751, Australia, Sax Institute, PO Box K617, Haymarket, NSW 1240, Australia
  • c School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Western Sydney, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, NSW 2751, Australia
  • d Centre for Health Research, University of Western Sydney, Building 3, Campbelltown Campus, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, NSW 2751, Australia
  • e Centre for Health Research, University of Western Sydney, Building 3, Campbelltown Campus, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, NSW 2751, Australia

Abstract

In comparison to Australia-born patients with type 2 diabetes (n= 14,197), Vietnam-born patients (n= 152) had significantly higher risks of mortality (any-cause and diabetes-specific) while experiencing similar rates of readmission for diabetes and co-morbidities. The findings may reflect delays in seeking care and suboptimal diabetes care in Vietnamese immigrants. Further investigation into quality of diabetes care in Vietnamese immigrant populations is needed. © 2014 Elsevier Ireland Ltd.

Author Keywords

Australia Hospital readmission immigrants Vietnamese International Statistical Classification of Diseases Mortality

Index Keywords

patient care Vietnam immigrant hospitalization vietnamese Australia survival rate non insulin dependent diabetes mellitus risk Follow-Up Studies follow up Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 human epidemiology comorbidity trends statistics and numerical data controlled study Aged ethnology Humans migrant male Emigrants and Immigrants female Viet Nam high risk population New South Wales Article Retrospective Studies major clinical study hospital readmission health care quality cohort analysis ethnicity retrospective study mortality
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84898539666&doi=10.1016%2fj.diabres.2014.01.013&partnerID=40&md5=ca4096a2635077ccfdb12b5b2ee69a62
DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2014.01.013
ISSN: 01688227
Cited by: 2
Original Language: English