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Showing 1 to 20 of 84 for “"healthcare utilization"”.
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Essays on the determinants of healthcare utilization
… hospital mergers affect technology adoption and utilization. I analyze the mergers of five for-profit hospital chains in a difference-in-difference framework, comparing markets in which two or more of the merging chains operated prior to the mergers to markets in which zero or one chain operated. …
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Symptom Burden and Healthcare Utilization in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
… quality of life (QOL), and lead to increased healthcare utilization. Palliative care (PC) has been associated with higher QOL, decreased depression, aggressive care, and mortality. The Institute of Medicine's (IOM) recent report supports earlier integration of PC for people living with serious …
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Women's Healthcare Utilization in Primary and Acute Care Contexts
… and faith in God), limited access to healthcare services, and disparate health outcomes. The research presented in this dissertation is significant because it provides insight into and compares healthcare utilization rates in women in Appalachia and surrounding areas. Study 1: In …
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Spatial Healthcare Access: Measurement, Health-Related Outcomes, and Healthcare Utilization
Healthcare delivery and access to health services are vital determinants of population health. Thus, a core goal of healthcare systems is to ensure access, i.e., that those in need of care are able to use health services. Access to care should be equal for the whole population, irrespective of …
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Food Insecure COPD Patients and Healthcare Utilization: A Retrospective Study
… high-cost users of health care, the incidence of healthcare utilization remains high. Rates of hospital admissions and emergency room visits among chronic disease like COPD have become a targeted group for health management. COPD patients have multiple and complex health and social needs, but the …
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Predictors of post-deployment mental healthcare utilization among active duty Marines
… hypothesized treatment-barriers and mental healthcare utilization has been scant and equivocal. Moreover, there has been limited investigation into factors that may facilitate mental health treatment-seeking. The aim of this study was to further examine predictors of mental healthcare …
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Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose and Hypoglycemia-Related Healthcare Utilization in Saskatchewan
… glucose test strip use and hypoglycemia-related healthcare utilization. Methods Hypoglycemia endpoints and test strip utilization among beneficiaries of the Saskatchewan Drug Plan were described using Saskatchewan’s administrative health databases from 1996 to 2014. A time-series analysis using …
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SOCIAL DISPARITIES IN HEALTHCARE UTILIZATION FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH MIGRAINE DISEASE
Headache disorders are very common among youth but remain underdiagnosed and undertreated especially in emergency department (ED) where providers must worry about serious causes of headache. This disproportionately affects patients from marginalized communities who tend to visit the ED for chronic …
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Quality of life and healthcare utilization and costs among adults with autism
… adults with autism and 3) assess the prevalence, healthcare utilization and costs, and medication use among adults with autism enrolled in the Medicaid program. METHODS The study methodology included both primary and secondary data collection techniques. For objectives one and two, a …
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Impact of a Digital Pharmacy on Medication Adherence, Clinical Outcomes, and Healthcare Utilization
… Medication nonadherence is a critical concern to healthcare systems worldwide, and virtual interventions to improve medication adherence have become increasingly common. The main objective of this thesis was to evaluate the impact of a digital pharmacy on medication adherence, clinical outcomes, …
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EXAMINING THE EFFECTS OF MINORITY STRESS AND RESILIENCE ON SEXUAL MINORITY VETERANS’ HEALTHCARE UTILIZATION
… are significant barriers to health care utilization for LGB+ people. However, these studies have concentrated on civilian samples, veterans who served primarily before Don't Ask, Don't Tell (DADT) was repealed, or with individuals who primarily use VHA care. Further, most studies have not …
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Examining the effects of the Medicaid expansion on: Social welfare, healthcare utilization, and uncompensated care
… on access to health care services, health care utilization, and health outcomes between expansion states and non-expansion states. I found that Medicaid expansion’s impact on utilization was positive as blood pressure medication and cholesterol checks increased and a decrease decreased …
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Changes in Healthcare Utilization and Charges Among Supportive Housing Residents Enrolled in a Health Coaching Program
The effectiveness of self-management programs on healthcare use outcomes is an active area of research with inconsistent results. This study was the first to evaluate changes in healthcare utilization (including hospital encounters, inpatient visits, outpatient visits, and emergency visits) and …
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Palliative Care for Refugees and Asylees: A Systematic Review and Single-Institution Analysis of Healthcare Utilization
The general metadata -- e.g., title, author, abstract, subject headings, etc. -- is publicly available, but access to the submitted files is restricted to UT Southwestern campus access and/or authorized UT Southwestern users.
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Healthcare Utilization, Unmet Service Needs, and HIV Treatment Outcomes among People Living With HIV/AIDS in Nevada
… with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). The effects of service utilization and unmet service needs on HIV treatment outcomes are not well understood. Furthermore, health disparities among racial/ethnic groups exist across the stages of HIV care continuum. Racial/ethnic differences in service utilization and HIV …
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The Impact of Depressive Symptoms on Healthcare Utilization and Charges for Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D)
… adolescent and maternal depressive symptoms on healthcare utilization and charges in adolescents with T1D. METHODS: This retrospective cohort study relied on archival data collected as part of a longitudinal study on treatment adherence among adolescents with diabetes in the Children’s …
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Transitions in Palliative Care: Referral Time and Healthcare Utilization in Advanced Stage Colon, Rectal and Lung Cancer Patients.
… examined Palliative Care Consultation (PCC) on healthcare utilization (HCU) in individuals with advanced stage diagnosis in this disease cohort. Extant research shows advanced stage cancer patients receive aggressive treatments, within the last 30 days of life. Palliative care is linked to less …
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Associations Among End-Of-Life Discussions, Healthcare Utilization And Costs, And Race/ethnicity In Persons With Serious Illness
… these discussions. It is unknown how costs and healthcare utilization differ by race/ethnicity following inpatient GOC discussion or how risk factor profiles are associated with discussion timing. Primary aims included: (1) Exploring associations among EOL discussions, costs, and proxies for …
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Examining the Relationship Between Home Care Rehabilitation Therapy Services and Healthcare Utilization Among Those with Multimorbidity in Ontario, Canada
… that experience multimorbidity are higher healthcare users and at an increased risk for poor health outcomes and functional decline. Rehabilitation therapists (occupational and physical therapists) can help these individuals with complex health challenges to address their functional needs …
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The association between socio-economic status and healthcare utilization and health behavior by the progressive stage of metabolic syndrome
… importance of comprehensive assessing the health utilization in the group of metabolic syndrome has been also emphasized in the aspects of effective resources distribution in community. The objectives of this research are to classify the metabolic syndrome into several groups based on the …
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