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Showing 1 to 20 of 131 for “"care utilization"”.
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Health care utilization among those with depressive disorder
… Survey to examine predictors for health service utilization among those with depressive disorder using the Andersen Model of Health Care Utilization. The results provide some indication that predisposing, enabling, and need based factors as outlined by the Andersen model indicate that there are …
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Economic Analysis Of Preventive Care Utilization Among Older Adults
… among older adults.</p> <p>In January 2005, Medicare began covering a one-time initial preventive physical examination (IPPE), also called a "Welcome to Medicare" visit, for new beneficiaries. This benefit was only available during a beneficiary's first six months after enrolling in Part B. The …
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Noneconomic Barriers to Health Care Utilization by African-Americans
Many efforts have been made to maximize the utilization of health cue system. As a result the utilization of health care system by African Americans has increased, improving the health status (Blendon, Aiken, Freeman, & Corey, 1989). While some improvements have been made, recent reports show …
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Essays in the Economics of Long-Term Care Utilization
… influence both the availability of long-term care services and the use of these services. The first essay explores how changes in the macroeconomy, specifically the 2007-2009 “Great Recession,” affect the utilization of paid and unpaid long-term care services. It is theoretically unclear how …
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Patterns of Health Care Utilization of Mexican American Women
Studies on the health care utilization patterns of Mexican Americans have traditionally focused on cultural differences and, at times, cost constraints to explain use. The type of health care services used (preventive, symptomatic, therapeutic) have seldom been differentiated. This study provides …
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Mental health and health care utilization among transition age youth
… with mental health problems use mental health care and other medical care. This study used nationally representative household survey data spanning a two-year period and latent class models to identify transition age youth (age 18 to 27) with persistent mental health problems, to identify their …
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Modelling health care utilization: an applied Geographical Information Systems approach
… the ongoing debate relating to health and health care inequalities. This thesis develops a flexible, portable and predictive model of health care utilization capable of assisting improved health care planning and analysis. In so doing it contributes to the current resurgence in medical geography. …
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Team rehabilitation and health care utilization in chronic inflammatory arthritis patients
… other spondyloarthritides, and to analyse health care utilization over the last decade in patients with RA. In Study I the outcome of an 18 days outpatient multidisciplinary team rehabilitation programme in 174 patients with CIA was analysed. The patients were evaluated pre- and post the …
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Prenatal care utilization and its effect on pregnancy outcome in West Virginia
… study was to determine the impact of prenatal care utilization and maternal dietary intake on pregnancy outcome among West Virginia WIC participants. The sample size (102--155) used in this study varied, due to the number of subjects that provided complete information for specific variables. …
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Effects of Distress on Health Care Utilization in Cancer Survivors (NHIS 2004)
… few studies have examined the current health care utilization among cancer patients as predicted by distress. Thus, population-based data from the NHIS (2004) was analyzed using SUDAAN software 1) to ascertain the current levels of distress as measured by the Kessler 6 scale experienced by …
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Health Care Utilization and Expenditures among People with Disabilities: Variations by Disability Spans
… share of publically funded health care services and expenditures. Prescription drug costs are also one of the most significant expenses for those with disabilities and may impose an extensive financial burden on them. However, data on health care costs among them are sparse. …
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Getting to the Doctor: BPSS Factors of Health Care Utilization in Fragile Families
… barriers to access and utilize health care services (De Marco & De Marco, 2009; Williams, 2008). Limited research exists on how these facets of the illness experience might differ for fragile families whose resources are limited prior to illness. The Biopsychosocial Spiritual Model …
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Health Care Utilization among Bhutanese Refugees in Philadelphia: Exploring Vulnerabilities, Access, and Needs
… major global concern. This study examines health care utilization among Bhutanese refugees in one U.S. city during the post-resettlement period. Using grounded theory methods, this study explores individual- and structural-level factors that affect health access and health services usage among the …
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The association between usual health care utilization and stage at diagnosis in laryngeal cancer
… stage. Objectives: (1) Compare usual health care utilization between laryngeal cancer patients and the general population. (2) Evaluate the association between usual health care utilization and stage at diagnosis in laryngeal cancer. Methods: The study population included 1,702 laryngeal …
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Medication Nonadherence, Health Care Utilization, and SafeMed Care Transitions Model Impact in Super-Utilizers
… place a substantial burden on the U.S. healthcare system and have become the focus of policy initiatives aimed at reducing their disproportionate inpatient and ED use. Medication management is critical for these patients since nonadherence to essential chronic medications is associated with …
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Racial Disparities in Self Reported Health and Health Care Utilization. Does Primary Care Matter?
… that provides evidence of the growing health care disparities among racial and ethnic groups in the United States. The literature suggests that Black adults share a disproportionate burden in death, disability, and disease. In 2002, the Institute of Medicine report, Unequal Treatment, showed …
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Mental illness, social status and health care utilization: a test of societal reaction theory
Sociology has made many contributions to the study of mental illness. One of those contributions has been in the area of theory. Sociologists maintain that social variables such as age, social class, marital status, gender, and race are important in understanding mental illness and its treatment. …
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Family Environment and Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease: Patterns of Health Care Utilization and Academic Achievement
… a disproportionately high amount of health care resources. Youth with frequent health care utilization (HCU) are at increased risk for psychosocial consequences, including disruptions in family functioning and decreased academic performance. While studies have separately examined HCU, family …
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