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Table 2 Covariates for Objective 1 Analyses

From: Implementation of the epilepsy center of excellence to improve access to and quality of care – protocol for a mixed methods study

Type of measure

Database

Data used to define

Socio-demographic variables

OPC, PTF

Age, sex, race, marital status

Clinical characteristics

  

Number of unique drugs

Pharmacy

VA product; total number of oral, injectable, transdermal drugs in previous year.

Physical comorbidities

OPC, PTF

Traumatic brain injury, migraine/ headache, brain tumor, dementia, cerebrovascular disease, cardiac conditions, hypertension, other neurological disorders, obesity

Mental health comorbidities

OPC, PTF

Substance use disorder, schizophrenia, depression, bipolar disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety

Distance to Hub/ Spoke

OPC

ZIP variable

  1. OPC: outpatient clinic; PTF: patient treatment file.
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