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Population-level trends in self-reported healthcare utilization among older adults in Mexico with and without cognitive impairment

BMC Geriatrics
Background Older adults with cognitive impairment exhibit different patterns of healthcare utilization compared to their cognitively healthy counterparts.
José Eduardo Cabrero Castro, Rebeca Wong, Rafael Samper Ternent, Brian Downer   +3 more
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Does the hierarchical medical system enhance healthcare utilization and equity in China? a longitudinal study 2012–2018

BMC Public Health
Background Healthcare inequities pose a substantial challenge to achieving universal health coverage, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
Yaxin Zhao, Xiaojing Fan, Fukun Zhu, Lili Li, Xiaofeng Zhao, Chunkai Wang, Yuan Gao   +6 more
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Utilization of Smart Textiles in Healthcare

International Journal of Electronics, Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, 2015
Healthcare related smart clothes, which are in contact with almost all the surface of the skin, offer huge potential for the location of sensors for non-invasive measurements. The term “Smart Textiles” refers to a broad field of studies and products that extend the functionality and usefulness of common fabrics.
ÖZYANGAN, Vedat, ABDULOVA, Vassilya
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Sex differences in healthcare utilization for chronic rhinosinusitis: a prospective cohort study

BMC Health Services Research
Background An understanding of future healthcare needs of patients with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is essential for patients and providers to make informed treatment decisions.
Annemarie G. Hirsch, Brian S. Schwartz, Cara M. Nordberg, Bruce K. Tan, Robert P. Schleimer, Robert C. Kern, Anju T. Peters, Karen Bandeen-Roche, Ashton E. Lehmann   +8 more
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The predictors of healthcare utilization and analyzing equity level in healthcare utilization in Turkey

, 2022
This study aims to analyse and evaluate the equity level of healthcare utilization by years in Türkiye by exploring the relationship between health services utilization and the factors that are predisposing, enabling and need factors in \"Behavioural Model\" developed by Andersen.Material and Methods:The concentration index and regression ...
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Analysis of utilization and influencing factors of preconception healthcare services among women expecting additional childbirth in Jiading District, Shanghai

Shanghai yufang yixue
ObjectiveTo understand the utilization of preconception healthcare services and the influencing factors among the women expecting additional childbirth in Jiading District, Shanghai, and to provide references for promoting the utilization of ...
CHENG Li, ZHANG Lifeng, SHEN Liandi, WANG Haiqi, GUO Xianli, LIU Bing, FAN Shengrong, JIANG Hong   +7 more
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Healthcare utilization and out-of-pocket expenditures associated with depression in adults: a cross-sectional analysis in Nepal

BMC Health Services Research, 2020
Background Despite attempts to improve universal health coverage (UHC) in low income countries like Nepal, most healthcare utilization is still financed by out-of-pocket (OOP) payments, with detrimental effects on the poorest and most in need.
Selina Rajan, Sujit D. Rathod, Nagendra P. Luitel, Adrianna Murphy, Tessa Roberts, Mark J. D. Jordans   +5 more
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Response to “Real-World Healthcare Resource Utilization, Healthcare Costs, and Injurious Falls Among Elderly Patients with Geographic Atrophy” [Letter]

Clinical Ophthalmology
Ahmad Yani Noor,1 Nurrul Ainy,2 Harinto Nur Seha3 1Hospital Administration, Poltekkes Permata Indonesia, Yogyakarta, Indonesia; 2Optometry, Yogyakarta Academy of Optometry, Yogyakarta, Indonesia; 3Medical Record and Health Information Department ...
Noor AY, Ainy N, Seha HN
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Threat sensitivity is associated with the healthcare source used most often: doctor's office, emergency room, or none at all

Heliyon, 2019
A significant proportion of American adults do not have a regular source of healthcare and the reasons for this shortfall are not fully understood. The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between individual differences in threat ...
Stephen Ristvedt, Kathryn Trinkaus, Erika Waters, Aimee James   +3 more
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Barriers to the uptake of cataract surgery in patients presenting to a hospital

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2007
Purpose: To assess the barriers for the acceptance of surgery among patients with cataract and visual disability. Materials and Methods: A short-term descriptive study was conducted in patients with cataract presenting to a hospital.
Dhaliwal Upreet, Gupta Sunil
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