scholarly journals Comparison of data sources on alcohol problems: An exploratory exercise using surveys vs. national healthcare registers

2020 ◽  
pp. 145507252096802
Author(s):  
Pia Mäkelä ◽  
Kristiina Kuussaari ◽  
Airi Partanen ◽  
Elina Rautiainen
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Substance Abuse ◽  
Healthcare Service ◽  
Service Use ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
Alcohol Problems ◽  
Register Data ◽  
Data Sources ◽  
National Healthcare ◽  
Healthcare Service Use

Aims: Both survey and healthcare register data struggle as data sources to capture the phenomenon of alcohol problems. We study a large group of people for whom survey data and two types of register data are available, and examine the overlaps of similar or related measures in the different data sources to learn about potential weaknesses in each. We also examine how register-based data on the prevalence of alcohol problems change depending on which register data are used. Design: We use data from the Regional Health and Wellbeing Study (ATH) of the adult Finnish population collected in 2013 and 2014 ( n = 69,441), individually linked with data on two national healthcare registers (Care Register for Health Care; Register of Primary Health Care visits) for the survey year and previous year. Results: The prevalence of substance-abuse-related healthcare was almost two-fold if data on outpatient primary care visits were included in addition to hospitalisations. Forty-six per cent of the survey respondents self-reporting substance-abuse-related healthcare service use were identified in the registers, and 22% of all respondents with such service use according to registers reported this in the survey. Records of substance-abuse-related healthcare service use, controlled for self-reported alcohol use and self-reported substance-abuse-related service use, were found more often for men, the middle-aged, people with basic education only, and the non-employed. Conclusions: The results are suggestive of underreporting in both data sources. There is an evident need to develop recording practices in the healthcare registers regarding substance use disorders.

How can Telemedicine Benefit from Broadband Technologies?

2010 ◽  
pp. 1913-1929 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vincenzo Gulla
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Healthcare Service ◽  
Early Discharge ◽  
Psychological Status ◽  
Public Healthcare ◽  
Population Development ◽  
National Healthcare ◽  
Marche Region ◽  
Care Assistance ◽  
Global Growth

The present chapter focuses on some aspects of the state of the art of telemedicine systems and their use over broadband. It starts with a brief summary of the most popular telecommunication technologies to give the reader an overview of today’s broadband technology and methods. Some important deployment data are included showing the global growth and use in many countries. Results of very significant pilot projects using videocommunication implemented in Italy and in Europe are taken into consideration, demonstrating the benefits of the patient’s psychological status in conjunction with health care assistance. The chapter proposition is to show a business model, based on an Italian reality exploiting the Marche region population development and healthcare statistics. The simulation example is the adaptation of telemedicine solution for early hospital discharge applied to a public healthcare structure, typically a hospital. The model takes into account the possible adaptation of an “early discharge solution” implemented with portable telemonitoring light videocommunication terminals, which, thanks to broadband availability, may be installed at the patient’s home for a predefined period (typically 7 to 10 days). The simulation aims to highlight and dimension cost reduction or, in a more appropriate view, give the percentage of resource that can be relocated to provide a better service and how a national healthcare service may take advantage of these scenarios.

scholarly journals Health and work disability outcomes in parents of patients with schizophrenia associated with antipsychotic exposure by the offspring

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Heidi Taipale ◽  
Syed Rahman ◽  
Antti Tanskanen ◽  
Juha Mehtälä ◽  
Fabian Hoti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sickness Absence ◽  
Work Disability ◽  
Healthcare Service ◽  
Service Use ◽  
Antipsychotic Treatment ◽  
Healthcare Use ◽  
Swedish Population ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Healthcare Service Use

AbstractThis study aimed to identify if antipsychotic exposure in offspring is associated with psychiatric and non-psychiatric healthcare service use and work disability of their parents. This Swedish population-based cohort study was based on data comprising 10,883 individuals with schizophrenia, who had at least one identifiable parent in the nationwide registers, and their parents (N = 18,215). The register-based follow-up during 2006–2013 considered the level of antipsychotic exposure and persistence of use of the offspring, further categorized into first (FG) and second generation (SG) antipsychotics, and orals versus long-acting injections (LAIs). The main outcome measure was parental psychiatric healthcare service use, secondary outcomes were non-psychiatric healthcare use and long-term sickness absence. SG-LAI use was associated with a decreased risk (relative risks [RR] 0.81-0.85) of parental psychiatric healthcare use compared with not using SG-LAI, whereas oral antipsychotics were associated with an increased risk (RRs 1.10–1.29). Both FG- and SG-LAI use by the offspring were associated with a lower risk of long-term sickness absence (range of odds ratios 0.34–0.47) for the parents, compared with non-use of these drugs. The choice of antipsychotic treatment for the offspring may have an impact on work disability and healthcare service use of their parents.

Healthcare service use in adolescents with non-specific musculoskeletal pain

2010 ◽  
Vol 99 (8) ◽  
pp. 1224-1228 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefano Masiero ◽  
Elena Carraro ◽  
Diego Sarto ◽  
Lara Bonaldo ◽  
Claudio Ferraro
Keyword(s):  
Musculoskeletal Pain ◽  
Healthcare Service ◽  
Service Use ◽  
Healthcare Service Use

scholarly journals Healthcare service use after lumbar spine MRI in general practice

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 ◽  
pp. S11
Author(s):  
E.I. de Schepper ◽  
B.W. Koes ◽  
E.F. Veldhuizen ◽  
E.H. Oei ◽  
S.M. Bierma-Zeinstra ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
General Practice ◽  
Lumbar Spine ◽  
Healthcare Service ◽  
Service Use ◽  
Healthcare Service Use ◽  
Spine Mri

Gender Differences in Youth Suicide and Healthcare Service Use

Crisis ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 290-298 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samantha Gontijo Guerra ◽  
Helen-Maria Vasiliadis
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Gender Differences ◽  
Healthcare Service ◽  
Service Use ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Outpatient Services ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Healthcare Service Use ◽  
Ed Visits

Abstract. Background: Healthcare service use among suicide decedents must be well characterized and understood since a key strategy for preventing suicide is to improve healthcare providers' ability to effectively detect and treat those in need. Aims: To determine gender differences in healthcare service use 12 months prior to suicide. Method: Data for 1,231 young Quebec residents (≤ 25 years) who died by suicide between 2000 and 2007 were collected from public health insurance agency databases and coroner registers. Healthcare visits were categorized according to the setting (emergency department [ED], outpatient, and hospital) and their nature (mental health vs. non-mental health). Results: Girls were more likely than boys (82.5% vs. 74.9%, p = .011) to have used healthcare services in the year prior to death. A higher proportion of girls had used outpatient services (79.0% vs. 69.5%, p = .003), had been hospitalized (25.7% vs. 15.6%, p < .001) and had received a mental health-related diagnosis (46.7% vs. 33.1%, p < .001). However, no gender differences were observed in ED visits (59.5% vs. 54.5%, p = .150). Conclusion: There is an important proportion of suicide decedents who did not receive a mental health diagnosis and healthcare services in the year prior to death. Future studies should focus on examining gender-specific individual and health system barriers among suicide decedents as well as the quality of care offered regarding detection and treatment.

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