Health care utilization among young Australian women with severe tiredness: Results from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health (ALSWH)

2017 ◽  
Vol 38 (9) ◽  
pp. 983-995
Author(s):  
David W. Sibbritt ◽  
Matthew Leach ◽  
Sungwon Chang ◽  
Tobias Sundberg ◽  
Holger Cramer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Health Care Utilization ◽  
Women’S Health ◽  
Women's Health ◽  
Care Utilization ◽  
Australian Longitudinal Study

The characteristics of women aged 59-64 years who consult health care practitioners for back pain from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health (ALSWH).

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pooja Maddela ◽  
Jane Frawley ◽  
Jon Adams ◽  
David Sibbritt
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Women’S Health ◽  
Women's Health ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Health Care Practitioner ◽  
Medical Specialist ◽  
Australian Longitudinal Study ◽  
Wide Range

Background: Back pain affects a substantial proportion of the adult population, and back pain sufferers tend to explore a wide range of health care options. This study investigates the use of medical and physiotherapy services by Australian women with back pain. Method: This is a sub-study of the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health (ALSWH), designed to investigate multiple factors affecting the health and well-being of women over a 20-year period. The study focuses on 1,851 women aged 59-64 years, who had indicated that they had previously sought help from a health care practitioner for back pain. Results: Half of the women (56.5%) with back pain had consulted a general practitioner (GP), 16.2% had consulted a medical specialist, and 37.3% had consulted a physiotherapist for their back pain. Women with regular or continuous back pain were more likely to consult a GP (OR=3.98), medical specialist (OR=5.66) and a physiotherapist (OR=1.63). Conclusion:  Australian women with back pain were more likely to consult a GP, medical specialist or physiotherapist if they had more regular/continuous back pain. Future research needs to investigate further the consultation and referral patterns identified in this study.

Women’s health care utilization and expenditures

2006 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 66-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy K. Taylor ◽  
Sharon Larson ◽  
Rosaly Correa-de-Araujo
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Utilization ◽  
Women’S Health ◽  
Women's Health ◽  
Care Utilization ◽  
Women's Health Care
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