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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Healthcare Service Use"”.
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Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Diabetes-Related Healthcare Service Use in the United States, 2016–2020
… in the United States. As one of the leading causes of death, the prevalence of diabetes has increased steadily and leads to an enormous medical and societal burden each year. Compared to non-Hispanic White adults, racial/ethnic minority adults have a higher risk to develop diabetes and its …
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Young-Onset Type 2 Diabetes in the Auckland Region - Clinical Outcomes and Healthcare Service Use in Comparison to Type 1 Diabetes
Objectives: Investigate clinical outcomes and healthcare service use in young-onset (15-30 years-of-age) type 2 diabetes (T2D) in comparison to type 1 diabetes (T1D). Methods: Retrospective study including 731 people with T1D and 1350 with T2D, analysing complications, risk-factors, medication …
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Cognitive impairment and service use: The relationship between research and policy
This thesis examines the association between healthcare service use and cognitive functioning in individuals aged 60 years and over. It examines the association between use of primary and secondary health care services, specifically general practitioners and hospitals, and cognitive impairment. …
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Cognitive impairment and service use: The relationship between research and policy
This thesis examines the association between healthcare service use and cognitive functioning in individuals aged 60 years and over. It examines the association between use of primary and secondary health care services, specifically general practitioners and hospitals, and cognitive impairment. …
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Homeless High Users of the Emergency Department: Understanding the Relationship Between Life Stress and Emergency Department Use
Background: Patients who frequently use Emergency Department (ED) services are particularly vulnerable to poor health outcomes and have high healthcare costs. Homeless high users have particularly complex healthcare needs and increased difficulty in using and accessing healthcare. To determine …
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Utilization of healthcare services among older adults: The role of spousal caregiving and psychological well-being
… the responsibility of taking care of their spouses who have physical or cognitive impairments. While previous studies have suggested various caregiving-related negative experiences are related to older spousal caregivers’ mental health status, the levels of psychological well-being (PSW) among …
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Preventive services use by Mexican and Mexican American mothers in a child's first six months of life
… was conducted to explore preventive healthcare service use by Mexican and Mexican-American mothers (n=97) for their infants in the first 6 months of life. Data collection was completed at Women, Infants, and Children's Program offices serving a large number of Hispanics in a north …
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Applying economics analysis to the U.S. health care system: evidence from nutrition and home health care
… healthier can bring about a lower probability of healthcare service use. Specifically, a 10-point score increase in the Healthy Eating Index (HEI)-2015 leads to a decrease in the probability of taking prescription medication regularly by around 7 percentage points. Results emphasize the importance …