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Changes in health care expenditure after the loss of a spouse: data on 6,487 older widows and widowers in the Netherlands. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2014
In ageing populations, informal care holds great potential to limit rising health care expenditure. The majority of informal care is delivered by spouses.
Herbert J A Rolden, David van Bodegom, Rudi G J Westendorp   +2 more
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Assessing the determinants of healthcare expenditures in single-person households

Israel Journal of Health Policy Research, 2018
Background The study documents a direct relationship between individuals’ health and patterns of healthcare expenditure by isolating single-person households and creating a new reference group in which household healthcare expenditure is based on one ...
Aviad Tur-Sinai, Racheli Magnezi, Haya Grinvald-Fogel   +2 more
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The effect of community based health insurance on catastrophic health expenditure in Northeast Ethiopia: A cross sectional study. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2018
INTRODUCTION:Moving towards the goal of universal health coverage requires strengthening service delivery and overcoming significant financial barriers.
Asnakew Molla Mekonen, Measho Gebreslassie Gebregziabher, Alemayehu Shimeka Teferra   +2 more
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Aging populations and expenditures on health [PDF]

The Journal of the Economics of Ageing
Aging populations exert upwards pressure on healthcare systems, raising concerns about increasing expenditures on health. This paper reviews the empirical literature on the issue and critically assesses the strengths and weaknesses of the outcomes measured, methodologies used, and the hypotheses tested.
Malene Kallestrup-Lamb, Alexander O.K. Marin, Seetha Menon, Jes Søgaard   +3 more
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AGE, HEALTH AND MEDICAL EXPENDITURE [PDF]

, 2001
Ageing populations in developed countries have placed increasing demands on health care services and drawn attention to how age is related to medical expenditure. The effect of ageing on health involves a mixture of biological and social factors that ideally requires an interdisciplinary approach if it is to be properly understood.
openaire   +3 more sources

Time Toxicity in Wilms Tumor: Quantifying the Burden of Healthcare Interaction in the First Year After Diagnosis

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Wilms tumor (WT) treatment imposes a significant time burden on patients and their families. Time toxicity is a patient‐centered metric that quantifies the burden of healthcare interaction. We sought to define time toxicity in the first year after diagnosis of WT and hypothesized that it would increase as tumor stage and treatment ...
Caleb Q. Ashbrook, Veerain Gupta, Nicholas J. Clark, Vijay Rings, Lauren E. Corona, Douglass B. Clayton, Daniel J. Benedetti   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The effect of macroeconomic indicators on health-care expenditure in Iran

Journal of Education and Health Promotion, 2019
INTRODUCTION: A sharp increase in expenditure is one of the challenges of the health system in Iran. Every macroeconomic variable affects health, and if it is disregarded, it will lead to higher macrobudgets. Physical and mental health as well as the use
Mohsen Pakdaman, Sara Geravandi, Roohollah Askari, Mohsen Askarishahi, Hasan Reza Afzali   +4 more
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Dietary Protein Intake and Peritoneal Protein Losses in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients lose protein in their waste dialysate, potentially increasing their risk for malnutrition. We wished to determine whether there was any association between losses and dietary protein intake (DPI). Methods DPI was assessed from 24‐h dietary recall using Nutrics software.
Haalah Shaaker, Andrew Davenport
wiley   +1 more source

Infection Control Practices for Vascular Access Management in Hemodialysis: Results From a Nationwide Survey of Japanese National University Hospitals

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Bloodstream infections due to repeated vascular access (VA) puncture and circuit connections remain major concerns in hemodialysis. Therefore, we examined current practices for glove, disinfectant, and personal protective equipment (PPE) use according to VA type in national university hospitals in Japan.
Aiko Yamada, Makoto Harada, Tadahiko Kikugawa, Takeshi Nakata, Koji Hashimoto, Tsuneo Konta, Yuji Kamijo   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of Health Information Technology Expenditure on Patient Level Cost [PDF]

Healthcare Informatics Research, 2013
ObjectivesThis study investigate the effect of health information technology (IT) expenditure on individual patient-level cost using California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD) data obtained from 2000 to 2007.MethodsWe used a ...
Jinhyung Lee, Bryan Dowd
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