Inequalities in Unmet Needs for Healthcare Services Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults in China DOI
Yanshang Wang, Xinfeng Wang,

Xin Ye

et al.

Published: Jan. 1, 2023

Background: Unmet needs for healthcare services are now more widely recognized as an indicator of the inequalities access and utilization, with potential to reveal fragility systems. We aimed estimate in unmet well their contributing factors reasons among middle-aged older adults China.Methods: evaluated data from nationally representative China Health Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) 2011, 2013, 2015 Chinese aged 45 years. Erreygers-corrected Concentration Indices (CInds) were used evaluate outpatient inpatient services. Contributing identified via a decomposition analysis, stratified by urban-rural residency socioeconomic status.Findings: In our sample, 30.47% 5.69% population reported services, respectively, especially those low- middle-income deciles. The CInd analysis revealed mostly pro-poor concerning both rural urban residents. coverage public health insurance individuals’ status contributed most prevalent reason was affordability, poor or respondents.Interpretations: Despite rapid development universal healthcare, still existed remained high people living areas low incomes China. Policy interventions should focus on improving system targeting financial barriers obtaining care, particularly vulnerable populations China.Funding: None.Declaration Interest: declare no competing interests (YW, XW, XY).

Language: Английский

Gender differences in cost-related unmet healthcare needs: a national study in Turkiye DOI Creative Commons
Aslı Davas, Nilay Etiler

BMC Public Health, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 24(1)

Published: Sept. 4, 2024

Language: Английский

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Receiving or not deemed necessary healthcare services DOI Creative Commons
Seher Nur Sülkü, Yağmur Tokatlıoğlu, Kübra Coşar

et al.

BMC Public Health, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 23(1)

Published: Jan. 31, 2023

Abstract Background Avoiding deemed necessary healthcare needs may worsen prognosis and treatment options, damage people’s ability to perform their roles in society. Our study investigates why people avoid services an upper-middle-income country, Türkiye. Methods We apply TurkStat’s 2012 Health Survey Data that includes a comprehensive health social-demographic information of 28,055 survey participants who were 15 + aged. use bivariate probit model analyze the avoidance behavior inpatient level accordance with outpatient because observed significant correlation between under tertiary lower care. Results The findings show 2.6% aged population avoided hospital services. Furthermore, we found high cost (31%), organizational factors (21%) fear (12%) are prominent reasons avoiding Thereafter, our findings, figure out being covered by social security schemes decreases probability both 6.9%. Moreover, female, living rural area, having income increase chance avoider stages healthcare. Conclusion conclude inequalities main underlying determinants behavior.

Language: Английский

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The impact of the covid-19 outbreak on unmet health care needs in istanbul DOI Creative Commons
Yağmur Tokatlıoğlu, Seher Nur Sülkü

Preventive Medicine Reports, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 36, P. 102400 - 102400

Published: Sept. 7, 2023

COVID-19 pandemic caused significant barriers to maintain health services. Our study determines the frequency and determinants of unmet needs in Istanbul both 2019, a pre-pandemic year, 2021, year compares results era prior year.As our is first questing experience, we estimate frequencies healthcare need among +15 population using TurkStat's Income Living Conditions Survey Data via Generalized Linear Models (GLMs).We found that most prominent were late appointment dates financial difficulty before during pandemic. According findings, women those having any chronic disease become significantly more likely have compared period. Indeed, ones belonging lowest income group lower level perceived disadvantaged with higher change Furthermore, Istanbulers who had increased than 1.5 time pandemic.As due jeopardizing systems, it important comprehend causes demands infectious outbreaks order prioritize right policies protection strategies for vulnerable ones.

Language: Английский

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Hizmet İşletmelerinde Kurumsal İmaj Bileşenleri; Sağlık İşletmeleri Üzerine Bir Araştırma (Corporate Image Components in Service Enterprises; A Research on Health Enterprises) DOI Creative Commons

Kadri Gökhan Yılmaz,

Esat Saygın,

Metehan Tolon

et al.

Journal of Business Research - Turk, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 13(3), P. 2780 - 2797

Published: Sept. 28, 2021

Amaç -Bu çalışmanın amacı kurumsal imaj algı düzeyi ile faktörleri arasındaki ilişkiyi

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Factors affecting unmet healthcare needs in female baby boomers: Andersen model application in Korea DOI Creative Commons
Min-Jeong Park, Mi-Young Chung

PLoS ONE, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 18(6), P. e0286425 - e0286425

Published: June 1, 2023

This study aimed to measure unmet healthcare needs and investigate the factors affecting them in female baby boomers (individuals born between 1955 1963) using Korea Health Panel Data 2017 from February June by Institute for Social Affairs National Insurance Corporation. The data were analyzed descriptive statistics, chi-square test, t-test, multiple logistic regression SPSS WIN 25.0 program. results showed that proportion of was 11.1%, primary reason lack visitation time. Female experienced more when they had no spouse (1.63 times), eating problems (2.33 stress (1.31 times). is significant because it measured women boomer generation identified influencing needs. study's can help provide essential decrease boomers.

Language: Английский

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Inequalities in Unmet Needs for Healthcare Services Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults in China DOI
Yanshang Wang, Xinfeng Wang,

Xin Ye

et al.

Published: Jan. 1, 2023

Background: Unmet needs for healthcare services are now more widely recognized as an indicator of the inequalities access and utilization, with potential to reveal fragility systems. We aimed estimate in unmet well their contributing factors reasons among middle-aged older adults China.Methods: evaluated data from nationally representative China Health Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) 2011, 2013, 2015 Chinese aged 45 years. Erreygers-corrected Concentration Indices (CInds) were used evaluate outpatient inpatient services. Contributing identified via a decomposition analysis, stratified by urban-rural residency socioeconomic status.Findings: In our sample, 30.47% 5.69% population reported services, respectively, especially those low- middle-income deciles. The CInd analysis revealed mostly pro-poor concerning both rural urban residents. coverage public health insurance individuals’ status contributed most prevalent reason was affordability, poor or respondents.Interpretations: Despite rapid development universal healthcare, still existed remained high people living areas low incomes China. Policy interventions should focus on improving system targeting financial barriers obtaining care, particularly vulnerable populations China.Funding: None.Declaration Interest: declare no competing interests (YW, XW, XY).

Language: Английский

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