Mobility Opportunities Via Education/Experience (MOVE): Healthcare Impact Assessment

Center for Disability Services, New York130 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to determine whether participation in the Mobility Opportunities Via Education (MOVE) program is associated with reduced use of healthcare for individuals with developmental disabilities. The investigators will compare healthcare "events" and healthcare expenditures for children and adults during intervals of at least one year when the subjects were participating in the MOVE program versus intervals of at least one year when the same individuals were not participating in the MOVE program based on health insurance records (i.e. Medicaid). Healthcare events are those which required professional medical services (associated with International Classification of Disease (ICD-XX) codes) or prescription medications. Healthcare events and healthcare expenditures will be reviewed from healthcare records obtained by Medicaid, Medicare, or private insurers and data will be compared between intervals.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

130

Conditions

Quality of Life Health Care Utilization

Interventions

MOVE ProgramOTHER

Mobility Opportunities Via Education functional therapy program.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 5 YearsMax age: 65 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

CHILDREN: Inclusion Criteria * Males and females 5-21 years old. * Participated in the MOVE program pre-COVID and post-COVID. * Did not participate for at least 4 months in the MOVE program during COVID. * Has a healthcare payor(s) who makes healthcare records available upon request. * Subjects whose legal guardians are willing to give informed consent to obtain and review healthcare records from the subject's primary (and secondary, if applicable) payors. CHILDREN: Exclusion Criteria * Subjects who did not participate in the MOVE program through the duration of Interval #1 and Interval #3. * Subjects whose legal guardians are unwilling to cooperate with the requests to obtain and review healthcare records and expenditures from the subject's primary (and secondary, if applicable) payors. ADULTS: Inclusion Criteria * Males and females 22-65 years old. * Participated in the MOVE program during Interval #1 and Interval #3. * Did not participate for at least 4 months in the MOVE program during Interval #2. * Has a healthcare payor(s) who makes healthcare records available upon request. * Subjects who are willing to give informed consent and/or subjects' legal guardians who are willing to give informed assent to obtain and review healthcare records from the subject's primary (and secondary, if applicable) payors. ADULTS: Exclusion Criteria * Subjects who did not participate in the MOVE program through the duration of Interval #1 and Interval #3. * Subjects who are unwilling to give informed consent and/or subjects' legal guardians who are unwilling to give informed assent to cooperate with the requests to obtain and review healthcare records and expenditures from the subject's primary (and secondary, if applicable) payors.

Locations (1)

Center for Disability Services

Albany, New York, United States

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Sum of Disability Adjusted Life Years

Healthcare events will be reviewed from the insurance record. International Classification of Disease (ICD) codes will be use to convert the healthcare event to disability adjusted life years. The sum of all disability adjusted life years will be calculated.