Quality of Life and Health-Services Utilization in a Population-Based Sample of Military Personnel Reporting Multiple Chemical Sensitivities

1999 ◽  
Vol 41 (10) ◽  
pp. 928-933 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald W. Black ◽  
Bradley N. Doebbeling ◽  
Margaret D. Voelker ◽  
William R. Clarke ◽  
Robert F. Woolson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Military Personnel ◽  
Health Services Utilization ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Services Utilization ◽  
Multiple Chemical Sensitivities ◽  
Multiple Chemical

scholarly journals Sex Differences in Quality of Life and Health Services Utilization among Elderly People in Rural Vietnam

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thang Pham ◽  
Nguyen Nguyen ◽  
Sophie ChieuTo ◽  
Tuan Pham ◽  
Thanh Nguyen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Elderly Population ◽  
Health Services Utilization ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Health Seeking ◽  
Services Utilization ◽  
Seeking Behavior

In Vietnam, as in much of the world, the elderly population is growing rapidly. Two-thirds of Vietnam’s elderly live in rural areas, where there may be unique health profiles and needs. Furthermore, the sex ratio in the elderly population is highly skewed. The relationship between sex, health-seeking behavior, and health outcomes in elderly individuals residing in rural areas has not been well-characterized, and needs to be elucidated in order to better serve this population. This study sought to explore the associations of sex with health and health-seeking behavior among the elderly in Soc Son, a rural district of Hanoi. A cross-sectional design was employed; elderly women and men were surveyed across the domains of socioeconomic information, health status, and healthcare service utilization. We found differences between women and men in sociodemographic characteristics, quality of life, health outcomes, and patterns of health services utilization. Overall, women had poorer health and quality of life, but no difference was found between sexes regarding level of health services utilization. Future research should expand upon these findings and, moreover, characterize their underlying systemic, sociocultural, and psychological mechanisms, in order to help bring solutions to improve the health of elderly persons in rural parts of Vietnam.

Quality of Life and Health Services Utilization for Spanish Children With Cerebral Palsy

2020 ◽  
Vol 53 ◽  
pp. e121-e128
Author(s):  
Bibiana Pérez-Ardanaz ◽  
José Miguel Morales-Asencio ◽  
Álvaro León-Campos ◽  
Shakira Kaknani-Uttumchandani ◽  
Inmaculada López-Leiva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Health Services Utilization ◽  
Services Utilization ◽  
Children With Cerebral Palsy

Nonelective hospital admissions, discharge disposition, and health services utilization in epilepsy patients: A population‐based study

Epilepsia ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 61 (9) ◽  
pp. 1969-1978
Author(s):  
Churl‐Su Kwon ◽  
Bonnie Wong ◽  
Parul Agarwal ◽  
Jung‐Yi Lin ◽  
Madhu Mazumdar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Services ◽  
Hospital Admissions ◽  
Health Services Utilization ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Population Based Study ◽  
Services Utilization ◽  
Discharge Disposition

scholarly journals Health-Related Quality of Life of U.S. Military Personnel: A Population-Based Study

2003 ◽  
Vol 168 (11) ◽  
pp. 941-947 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tegan K. Boehmer ◽  
Vickie L. Boothe ◽  
W. Dana Flanders ◽  
Drue H. Barrett
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Military Personnel ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Population Based Study ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

Inequalities of general physicians and specialists visits’ utilization and its determinants in Iran: a population based study

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 125-131 ◽  
Author(s):  
Enayatollah Homaie Rad ◽  
Akbar Ghaisi ◽  
Masoud Arefnezhad ◽  
Mohsen Bayati
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Utilization Of Services ◽  
Services Utilization ◽  
Specialist Services ◽  
General Physicians ◽  
Inequality In Health ◽  
Utilization Data

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to study, inequalities between general physicians’ and specialists’ visits in Shiraz. Also, the factors effecting the utilization of visits were determined. Design/methodology/approach – Concentration index and curves, ranked by income and quality of life were used to estimate the amount of inequality in the utilization of services. Health utilization data which had been gathered already were used for this purpose. Poisson regression was used to construct the models. Findings – Results of the study showed that, inequalities in specialists’ visits were higher than GPs’. Complementary insurances users and females used more specialist services. People with higher quality of life utilized fewer GPs’ and specialists’ services. Originality/value – New evidences about inequality in health services utilization and its components in Iran was surveyed.

scholarly journals Association of PNPLA3 rs738409 and TM6SF2 rs58542926 with health services utilization in a population-based study

2015 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia Köpp ◽  
Steffen Fleßa ◽  
Wolfgang Lieb ◽  
Marcello Ricardo Paulista Markus ◽  
Alexander Teumer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Services ◽  
Health Services Utilization ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Population Based Study ◽  
Services Utilization

scholarly journals Mental health services utilization after Mariana dam burst

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽  
Author(s):  
M F Dell'Aringa ◽  
G E Corrêa-Oliveira ◽  
F Della Corte ◽  
L Ragazzoni ◽  
E S Miranda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Comparison Group ◽  
Health Services Utilization ◽  
Interrupted Time Series ◽  
Services Utilization ◽  
Mental Health Services Utilization

Abstract Background The global burden of mental health conditions is increasing, especially in middle- and low-income countries and frequently the quality of mental health services is lower than the quality of services for other conditions. Disasters may increase this burden through their direct impact or due to secondary stressors, such as the preclusion of access to essential services. The aim of this study is to assess the impact of Mariana dam burst (Brazil) in November 2015, in the utilization of public mental health services by the population that experienced an interruption of water supply after the event. Methods We used data from DATASUS, the database of the Brazilian public health system, analyzing data from 34 months before to 36 months after the event. We defined as affected the population living in the municipalities of Minas Gerais state that had an interruption of water supply after the event and the rest of the state population as the comparison group. We designed an Interrupted time-series analysis to evaluate both immediate and gradual changes in use of mental health services after the accident. Results The affected population included 381,749 inhabitants and the comparison group 20,487,352 inhabitants. The monthly rate of mental health visits in the affected population in the beginning of the series was 296 (CI 182 to 409, p < 0.001) per 100.000 person-month. Comparing the groups after the event, we observed a non-statistically significant higher increase in the rate of visits immediately after the event of 115.96 (CI -30.00 to 261.92, p = 0.118) and a significant increase in the monthly rate of visits (change in slope) of 15.55 (CI 8.19 to 22.92, p < 0.001) in the affected group. Discussion The results suggest that the event translated in a long-term increase in mental health services utilization. We believe that this study presents an innovative methodology on the assessment of mental health services after disasters and that it could be adapted to other contexts. Key messages Indirect impacts of disasters may be associated with long-term changes in the utilization of mental health services. Interrupted time series using routine data are useful tools for the assessment of health services utilization following disasters.

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