scholarly journals Prevalence and Factors Associated With Body Pain: Results of a Nationally Representative Survey of 9,586 Chinese Adults Aged 60 and Over

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lu Yang ◽  
Wenbo Peng
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Pain Management ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Older People ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Health Services Use ◽  
Chinese Elderly ◽  
Body Pain ◽  
Multiple Logistic Regression Modeling ◽  
Services Use

Background: Pain management has become a critical problem worldwide with the aging population. More than half of older people have experienced pain with different severity. The aim of this research is to identify the characteristics of older people with body pain and the associations between pain and characteristics of demographic, health status, and health services use amongst Chinese seniors.Methods: This cross-sectional study was based on the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS), using follow-up survey data in 2015. The national survey comprised 20,284 women and men aged 45 years or older who completed questionnaires. Data of older people who were asked whether they had troubles with body pain were extracted and analyzed. Multiple logistic regression modeling was used to determine the important indicators (demographic, health status, and health services use) amongst Chinese elderly with pain.Results: Analyses revealed that 32.5% (n = 9,586) of Chinese people aged over 60 reported having body pain. Pain is positively associated with female gender (OR = 2.08, 95% CI 1.80–2.39, p < 0.001), living in non-urban areas (OR = 1.49, 95% CI 1.25–1.77, p < 0.001), having physical disabilities (OR = 1.45, 95% CI 1.15–1.82, p = 0.002), diagnosed with stomach diseases (OR = 1.40, 95% CI 1.20–1.64, p < 0.001), diagnosed with arthritis (OR = 1.91, 95% CI 1.66–2.20, p < 0.001), self-rating with poor health status (OR = 7.03, 95% CI 5.63–8.78, p < 0.001), self-purchased over-the-counter western medications (OR = 1.50, 95% CI 1.30–1.73, p < 0.001) and self-purchased Chinese herbal medicine (OR = 1.52, 95% CI 1.24–1.85, p < 0.001).Conclusion: Body pain is common amongst the Chinese elderly. This research highlights the need for further nationwide studies exclusively focusing on people with pain including the elder population, and provides evidence-based insights for healthcare providers and policy-makers, to improve the quality of pain management. Future research should also pay attention to the importance of health literacy for health outcomes with regard to pain management.

Trends in Self-Rated Health Status and Health Services Use in COPD Patients (2006–2012). A Spanish Population-Based Survey

Lung ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 193 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Javier de Miguel Díez ◽  
Rodrigo Jiménez García ◽  
Valentín Hernández Barrera ◽  
Luis Puente Maestu ◽  
Maria Isabel del Cura González ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Spanish Population ◽  
Health Services Use ◽  
Self Rated Health ◽  
Copd Patients ◽  
Population Based Survey ◽  
Services Use

The seattle appropriate level of care survey: Health status and health services use in ambulatory persons with AIDS

AIDS Care ◽  
1993 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 369-378 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. C. McCormick ◽  
S. G. Hopkins ◽  
R. W. Wood ◽  
C. D. Wood ◽  
R. A. Deyo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Level Of Care ◽  
Health Services Use ◽  
Care Survey ◽  
Services Use

Family-Rated Pediatric Health Status Is Associated With Unplanned Health Services Use

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian J. Steele ◽  
Kyle Kemp ◽  
Paul Fairie ◽  
Maria J. Santana
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Confidence Interval ◽  
Odds Ratio ◽  
Adjusted Odds Ratio ◽  
Health Services Use ◽  
Pediatric Health ◽  
Services Use

OBJECTIVE: Self-rated health is a common self-reported health measure associated with morbidity, mortality, and health care use. The objective was to investigate the association of family-rated health status (FRH) in pediatric care with administrative indicators, patient and respondent features, and unplanned health services use. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Data were taken from Child-Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems surveys collected between 2015 and 2019 in Alberta, Canada and linked with administrative health records. Three analyses were performed: correlation to assess association between administrative indicators of health status and FRH, logistic regression to assess respondent and patient characteristics associated with FRH, and automated logistic regression to assess the association between FRH and unplanned health services use within 90 days of discharge. RESULTS: A total of 6236 linked surveys were analyzed. FRH had small but significant associations with administrative indicators. Models of FRH had better fit with patient and respondent features. Respondent relationship to child, child age, previous hospitalizations, and number of comorbidities were significantly associated with ratings of FRH. Automated models of unplanned services use included FRH as a feature, and poor ratings of health were associated with increased odds of emergency department visits (adjusted odds ratio: 2.15, 95% confidence interval: 1.62–2.85) and readmission (adjusted odds ratio: 2.48, 95% confidence interval: 1.62–2.85). CONCLUSION: FRH is a simple, single-item global rating of health for pediatric populations that provides accessible and useful information about pediatric health care needs. The results of this article serve as a reminder that family members are valuable sources of information that can improve care and potentially prevent unplanned health services use.

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