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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"Health services utilisation"”.
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Access to alcohol and drug treatment for people from historically disadvantaged communities in the Cape Town metropole
… Town, South Africa. The Behavioural Model of Health Services Utilisation was used as a conceptual framework for variable selection, data analysis and the interpretation of findings. A mixed methods design was used that comprised a case-control study and qualitative in-depth interviews. For the …
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Investigating the determinants of access to health care services in Namibia
… community characteristics and health services utilisation in extant literature is relatively broad. Using data adopted from the Namibia Household Income and Expenditure Survey (NHIES) conducted between April 2015 and March 2016, this thesis investigated the determinants of …
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The impact of costs and perceived quality on utilisation of primary health care in Tanzania : rural-urban comparison
Health services utilisation, which is sometimes used as a proxy measure for equity is a complex subject to study. Identifying and explaining the important factors determining health care utilisation is a key to a better assessment of whether countries' health policies address the equity concerns of …
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The Impact of Social isolation and loneliness on mental health and overall wellbeing of geriatric Population: A systemic literature review
… of social isolation and loneliness on the mental health and overall well-being of the geriatric population has become a significant concern globally. This systematic literature review aims to analyse and synthesise existing research to provide insights into this complex relationship. Methods: …
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Attributions and representations of joint pain symptoms in seniors : implications for self-reported health care behaviours
… daily functioning. This study assessed seniors' health care behaviours that are elicited by joint pain symptoms and three sets of predictor factors (demographic, need, & belief). These predictor factors were derived from a review of the empirical research and three theoretical models (the Health …
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An exploratory study of older people living alone in Chongming, Shanghai
… study aimed to explore the health status, life circumstances and QoL of older people living alone in Chongming, Shanghai.<br/>Methods<br/>A cross-sectional survey of a stratified random cluster sample of 521 community-dwelling older people aged 60 years and above and living …
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Cost-effectiveness analysis of alternative statin prescribing strategies for the secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease at a South African public sector tertiary hospital
… data of cardiovascular events from a public healthcare sector perspective. There is some debate regarding the optimal statin dose. Some guidelines recommend increasing statin doses until target LDL-C concentrations are achieved, while others recommend prescribing statins at a fixed high dose …
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The management of children's asthma in primary care : Are there ethnic differences in care?
… were to: • describe the asthma-related utilisation of GP, after hours medical care, emergency departments, and hospital admissions among Māori, Pacific, and Other ethnic group children with asthma • ascertain whether differences in medication use, the provision of asthma education, and …