Primary care

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Funders: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and 2 more

Humans1

Outcomes

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Median survival time

upin humans1

1 study

Primary care improves median survival time in humans (at least 2.1 years longer (> 15 years vs 12.9 years)).
“Median survival time was also at least 2.1 years longer among those who used primary care (> 15 years) compared to those who did not (12.9 years).”
Humansn = 10,873
Primary Care Associated with Improved Life Expectancy in Older US Adults: A Retrospective Cohort Study of National Survey Data
Journal of general internal medicine18 Dec 2025

Associations

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15-year mortality

downin humans1

1 study

Primary care lowers the risk of 15-year mortality in humans (aHR: 0.84, 95% CI: 0.72-0.98).
“Use of primary care was associated with a lower 15-year mortality risk (aHR: 0.84, 95% CI: 0.72-0.98).”
Humansn = 10,873
Primary Care Associated with Improved Life Expectancy in Older US Adults: A Retrospective Cohort Study of National Survey Data
Journal of general internal medicine18 Dec 2025

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Journal of General Internal Medicine19 Dec

Primary Care Associated with Improved Life Expectancy in Older US Adults: A Retrospective Cohort Study of National Survey Data

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