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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"medical care utilization"”.
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Health status of the uninsured: An investigation of health behaviors and medical care usage
… insurance in models to predict access to the medical care system, but the empirical relationship between insurance and health had not been tested. The question this dissertation sought to answer is ""Does insurance make a difference in health?"" The results support an association between …
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Family structure, the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) and child outcomes
… to secure private insurance, affect coverage, medical care utilization and child health outcomes. I find strong and consistent evidence that the number of publicly insured children increases; however, the number of privately insured children also declines suggesting significant crowd-out. As a …
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The Effects Of Anxiety and Depression on Children's Utilization of Medical Health Care Services
… anxiety and depression and children's rate of medical care utilization. Additionally, the model examined considered family and parental factors (family conflict, parental anxiety, parental depression, and parental somatization) as well as children's level of negative affectivity and demographic …
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Suicide Cognitions Among Veterans: A Construct for Assessment and Intervention
… have a greater opportunity to provide clinical care to a vulnerable population. However, research is mixed regarding whether veteran survivors of MST are more or less likely to utilize health care services within the VHA. Women veterans who have experienced MST in particular have been found to …
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Characteristics Affecting Medical Consultation Or Non-Consultation For Chronic Pain In Adults In The United States
… in five people with CP do not consult a health care profession for their symptoms. This thesis addresses the extent and characteristics of non-consultation for CP in the United States. I develop a model of non-consultation for people reporting CP that is informed by a biopsychosocial …
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Missed mental health outpatient appointments quality improvement project
Problem Healthcare costs in the United States have reached $3.8 trillion dollars, which was noted in 2019, with twenty-five cents out of every dollar lost to operational inefficiencies such as missed appointments.The barriers to consider among patients who struggle to maintain mental health …
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The Effects of Age, Sex, and Class Stratification and the Use of Health Care Services among Older Adults in the United Kingdom
… the government institution providing health care for the citizens of the United Kingdom. Knowing what social factors influence health care usage can be a link to match usage and funding. Literature has shown that health care utilization can be predicted by social factors, as well as the …