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Showing 1 to 20 of 43 for “"health service use"”.
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Sexual Violence Victimization, Mental Health, and University-Based Health Service Use Among College Females
… with several short- and long-term psychological health consequences, accounting for enhanced symptoms of depression, anxiety, PTSD, and suicide risk (Basile, Smith, Breiding, Black & Mahendra, 2014). Compared with the general population, college women are consistently less likely to disclose an …
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Family social networks and mental health service use among Vietnamese-Americans in multigenerational families
… that Asian-Americans underutilize mental health services compared to other ethnic groups, little is known about how Vietnamese-Americans use formal mental health services. The traumatic war, post-war and refugee journey contributed to incidences of PTSD and other mental disorders. This …
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Mental health policy outcomes: an examination of older adults' mental health service use, 2002-2012
The underutilization of mental health services (MHS) by older adults – and especially by racial/ethnic minority elders – is a well-recognized problem. Though several national-level mental health policies have been enacted and implemented over the past decade, rates of underutilization remain high. …
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Preconception and Interconception Health and Routine Health Service Use Among Women in a Rural Midwestern Community
Advancement of preconception and interconception health is a key element to improve women’s health as well as pregnancy outcomes. Little is known about the preconception and interconception health status of rural Midwestern populations in the United States. The primary objective of this study was …
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Beyond masculinity : a qualitative study of men’s help seeking and health service use in South Australia.
Men's help seeking practices and patterns of health service use are significant public health issues in the Western world. However, until recently, there has been little empirical research, particularly qualitative studies, examining how and why men seek help and use health services. In Australia …
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DEPRESSION PREVALENCE, SYMPTOM PATTERN, AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE USE AMONG CHINESE AMERICANS: A QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF ETHNOCULTURAL DISPARITIES
… symptom patterns and dimension, and mental health service use among Chinese Americans. The purpose of this research is to, 1) provide epidemiological data on the prevalence of depression among Chinese Americans, 2) examine sociocultural impacts on the prevalence and specific symptoms …
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Klippel-Feil Syndrome: A study of parents' experiences of diagnosis, health service use, and online support in a rare disease population
This study describes the experience of diagnosis, health service use, and online support for parents who have a child diagnosed with Klippel-Feil Syndrome. The survey drew questions from the EurordisCare 2 and 3 surveys. A total of 15 parents participated in the study; parents were recruited from a …
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Contextual factors on health and mental health service use among immigrants in the United States: moderation of citizenship status and race/ethnicity
… reform in 1996, immigrants’ access to social service programs and health services has been largely limited, particularly for non-citizens. Latino and Asian immigrants in the United States as the major growing immigrant populations have been found to under use health and mental health services …
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A multidisciplinary intervention to reduce subsequent falls and health service use in older fallers who are not transported to hospital following ambulance care
… is at high risk of future falls and unplanned health care use, and non-transported fallers have poorer health outcomes than their transported counterparts, potentially due to a lack of appropriate referral pathways and follow-up care. This randomised controlled trial investigated the effect of …
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Mental Health Service Use Disparities Among Latinx Communities: An Intersectional Examination of The Role of Skin Color, Acculturative Stress, Racial Discrimination, And Mental Health Literacy
… of skin color, acculturative stress, mental health literacy, and experiences of racial discrimination on the lifetime use of mental health services through an intersectional lens. More specifically, the current study examined the Latinx ethnic identity, US-born status, across the skin color …
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Study of needs and sevice use among young people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder at transition from adolescence to young adulthood
… disorders, few studies have examined needs, health service use and healthcare transitions among adolescents and young adults with ADHD. There are currently limited adult services for those with ADHD and little is known about their needs and the correlates of health service use in this group …
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Assessing the cost-effectiveness of non-pharmacological therapies for dementia in the community
… NPTs for further research; c) analysing mental health service use and costs pre- and post-diagnosis; and d) developing economic models to evaluate selected NPTs. Methods A systematic review of economic evaluations of community-based NPTs was conducted. A survey (n=50) involving caregivers, PLwD, …
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Mental health care for refugees in Germany: Needs and barriers
… of refugees are at risk of developing mental health problems. If untreated, severe mental illness often persists for years. The detrimental impact of untreated mental health problems on affected individuals, their families, and communities underscores the importance of available and accessible …
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Care Needs, Social Wellbeing, and Health and Social Services Use in Older Age
… implications for societies, economies, and health care systems. To respond to this challenge, a first step is to understand the change in health and social care needs in older age to inform policy and practice. The Cambridge City over-75s Cohort (CC75C) study (1985-2015), one of the largest …
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A Life Course Perspective on the Social Determinants of Multiracial American Health
Few studies provide data on the health of self-identified multiracial (two or more races) Americans. Subsequently, we know little about this population and existing health disparities. Three areas relevant to multiracial health include health status, health care service utilization, and health …
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Exploring Relationships Among Self-Determination, GPA, and Use of Mental Health Among University Students
… relationships among self-determination, mental health service use, and GPAs of university students, with a secondary purpose of exploring students' perceptions of their self-determination and use of mental health services. The design of this study employed both quantitative and qualitative …
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Mental Health Services for Asian Youths in the United States: A Structured Literature Review
… findings of the existing literature on mental health service use among Asian and Pacific Islanders (API) youth. The project aims to answer the following questions: (1) What type of services do API youths access to address their mental health needs? (2) To what extent are API youths utilizing …
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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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