Low-level support for socially isolated older people: An evaluation of telephone befriending [PDF]
, 2008 In May 2005 Help the Aged and Zurich Community Trust launched a two year national programme ‘A Call in Time’. The purpose of the programme was to provide low level support and befriending services via the telephone to older people who are lonely ...
Bagnall, A, Cattan, M, Kime, NH
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Expansion of health insurance in Moldova and associated improvements in access and reductions in direct payments [PDF]
, 2016 Background Moldova is the poorest country in Europe. Economic constraints mean that Moldova faces challenges in protecting individuals from excessive costs, improving population health and securing health system sustainability.
Atun, R +3 more
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An exploratory study on utilisation pattern and costs of aged care in Hong Kong: implications for formal care in the community [PDF]
, 1997 SUMMARY: This paper explores the aged care utilisation patterns among elderly people in Hong Kong, and the relationship between the cost of aged care and the health of respondents.
Boey, KW, Cheng, YH, Chi, I, Ko, LSF
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Socioeconomic determinants of health enhancing expenditure among the elderly in Malaysia: an ethnic comparison [PDF]
, 2015 The objective of this study is to examine the effects of socioeconomic factors on consumption of health-enhancing goods and services among different ethnicities of the elderly in Malaysia.
Yong, Kang Cheah
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Injection of clarity needed? [PDF]
, 2003 The legal status of children who stay in hospital for three months or longer gives rise to considerable confusion among managers in social services and social work departments. And the number of young people affected is significant.
Carpenter, J. +3 more
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"You Know You Are Sick, Why Do You Carry A Pregnancy Again?" Applying the Socio-Ecological Model to Understand Barriers to PMTCT Service Utilization in Western Kenya. [PDF]
, 2015 ObjectiveThroughout most of sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) services are readily available. However, PMTCT programs in SSA have had suboptimal performance compared to other regions of the world.
Bukusi, Elizabeth A +5 more
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Barriers to health care access and utilization among aged indigents under the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty Programme (LEAP): the perspective of users and service providers in north-western Ghana [PDF]
, 2023 Maximillian Kolbe Domapielle +4 more
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Why do older people not use the public health services of the integrated aging program? A multidimensional approach in a qualitative study [PDF]
, 2022 Amir Mohamad Moghadasi +2 more
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Association between health insurance literacy and avoidance of health care services owing to cost [PDF]
, 2018 Importance: Navigating health insurance and health care choices requires considerable health insurance literacy. Although recommended preventive services are exempt from out-of-pocket costs under the Affordable Care Act, many people may remain unaware of
Goold, Susan D +5 more
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Regional differences in the profile of disabled community-dwelling older adults: a European population-based cross-sectional study [PDF]
, 2018 The main objective of this work was to estimate the prevalence of disability in European community-dwelling older adults, as well as to investigate differences in the profile of disabled older adults between European regions (Northern, Central, Eastern ...
Bagur-Calafat , Caritat +6 more
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