Chronic Diseases, Self-Rated Health Status, Health Care Utilization and Health Insurance Status of Males in a Caribbean nation

2013 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 66 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Bourne
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Insurance ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Health Care Utilization ◽  
Chronic Diseases ◽  
Care Utilization ◽  
Insurance Status ◽  
Health Insurance Status ◽  
Self Rated Health

scholarly journals Health Status, Health Insurance, and Health Care Utilization Patterns of Immigrant Black Men

2003 ◽  
Vol 93 (10) ◽  
pp. 1740-1747 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacqueline W. Lucas ◽  
Daheia J. Barr-Anderson ◽  
Raynard S. Kington
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Insurance ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Health Care Utilization ◽  
Black Men ◽  
Care Utilization ◽  
Utilization Patterns

scholarly journals Health care utilization and out of pocket expenditure in a rural area of Kerala: a cross sectional study

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (8) ◽  
pp. 3081
Author(s):  
Sajna Mathumkunnath Vijayan ◽  
Safa Puliyakkadi ◽  
Swathi Chalil
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Insurance ◽  
Health Care Utilization ◽  
Chronic Diseases ◽  
Rural Area ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Care Utilization ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Study Participants

Background: Out-of-pocket expenditure in health has substantial negative side effects. They may lead to impoverishment. The knowledge of pattern of health care utilization and out of pocket expenditure is imperative for policy making in health care. Objectives of this study were to study utilization pattern of health care services of the population in a rural area of Thrissur district and study of the self-reported chronic morbidity profile and out of pocket expenditure for chronic diseases among the population.Methods: A community based cross sectional study was conducted in Tholur panchayath area of Thrissur district of Kerala. The calculated sample size was 552 households. House hold was considered as primary sampling units. All family members of the house hold were included in the study. Cluster sampling method was adopted. Data was collected using a pre tested semi-structured questionnaire.Results: A total of 809 individuals from 583 households were found to have chronic diseases. Among them, 54.8% were utilizing private health facility for their treatment. Majority (86%) were following modern medicine system for treatment. Health insurance was availed by 26.6 % of the study participants. Most common reported morbidity was combination of hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and hypercholesterolemia. The total median out of pocket expenditure for chronic diseases was found to be 5000 Indian Rupees. It was found that 41.6% of the total income of study participants was spent for health care of chronic diseases which indicate catastrophic health expenditure.Conclusions: The burden of chronic disease is high and the private hospitals are approached more by the study population for treatment rather than government hospitals. Health insurance coverage is low, and social assistance availed for treatment is marginal. These factors lead to high out of pocket expenditure amounting to catastrophic health expenditure.

Self-Rated Health Status and Health Care Utilization Among Immigrant and Non-Immigrant Israeli Jewish Women

2001 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 53-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Revital Gross ◽  
Shuli Brammli-Greenberg ◽  
Larissa Remennick
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Health Care Utilization ◽  
Care Utilization ◽  
Jewish Women ◽  
Self Rated Health

scholarly journals Factors Associated with Health Status and Health Care Utilization among Korean Older Adults

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 10
Author(s):  
Ju Moon Park
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Health Care Utilization ◽  
Chronic Diseases ◽  
Predictive Power ◽  
Individual Characteristics ◽  
Poor Health ◽  
Care Utilization ◽  
Poor Health Status

<p><em>This study described the individual characteristics of physician and inpatient service users that affected health status and health care utilization and examined the factors that are associated with health status and health services utilization among Korean older adults. Based on the 2010 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey which was conducted by the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, descriptive and logistic regression analysis was performed. The sample for this study was 1,478 individuals who indicated older than 65 years and older. Self-rated health status was ranked lower among lower-income families, married persons, and those with chronic diseases. The presence of chronic diseases was significant in predicting the likelihood of poor health status, with socio-economic and health-related need factors having predictive power of the use of inpatient hospital services. The study findings show that elderly Koreans who were in poor health status were married, poorer, and had chronic diseases. The implications of these results are discussed in terms of more effectively targeting interventions to older Koreans in poor health and the factors having predictive power of physician and inpatient utilization.</em><em></em></p>

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