Avoidable visits to UK Emergency Departments from the patient perspective: a Recursive Bivariate Probit approach

Health Policy, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 154, С. 105265 - 105265

Опубликована: Фев. 12, 2025

Unsustainably high numbers of patients attending emergency departments (ED) is a serious issue worldwide, with consequences for the quality and timeliness care. Avoidable visits, i.e. unnecessary or that should be dealt elsewhere, exacerbate this issue. Most studies focussed on avoidable attendances use clinical data collected by hospital staff, while study relies survey from asked to recall their last ED attendance reflect its necessity. We apply Recursive Bivariate Probit model quantify factors affecting patients' perception an visit being (or not), unveiling how it relates socio-demographic contextual factors. find who do not trust General Practitioner (GP) are less likely think was avoidable. The whether also associated symptoms experienced, ethnicity waiting time GP appointment.

Язык: Английский

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The Faster the Healthier: China’s High-Speed Rail Expansion and Mental Health

Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown, С. 102199 - 102199

Опубликована: Март 1, 2025

Язык: Английский

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The impact of informal and formal care disruption on older adults’ psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic in UK

Economics & Human Biology, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 49, С. 101242 - 101242

Опубликована: Апрель 1, 2023

This paper investigates how formal and informal caregiving disruptions-due to the U.K. government's non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) aimed at reducing transmission of SARS-CoV-2 virus-may have affected likelihood psychological distress among older individuals. We model association between disruption care mental health elderly during first wave COVID-19 pandemic using a recursive simultaneous - equation for binary variables. Our findings reveal that public interventions, which are most essential spread, influenced provision care. The lack adequate long-term following outbreak has also had negative repercussions on well-being these adults.

Язык: Английский

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Smart senior care cognition and health among Chinese elderly: A moderated mediation model featuring parent-child relationship and internet use

Current Psychology, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 43(5), С. 4374 - 4386

Опубликована: Апрель 20, 2023

Язык: Английский

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To trust or not to trust: a qualitative study of older adults’ online communication during the COVID-19 pandemic

Electronic Commerce Research, Год журнала: 2023, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Март 16, 2023

Язык: Английский

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The link between emotional intelligence and flourishing: A chain mediation of belongingness, hope, and harmony in life

Journal of Happiness and Health, Год журнала: 2024, Номер FirstView Articles, С. 71 - 80

Опубликована: Авг. 9, 2024

Individuals face both psychological and physical problems as they age. These adversely affect the mental health of adult individuals. The purpose this study is to test serial mediating role belongingness, hope, harmony in life relationship between individuals' emotional intelligence their level flourishing. research sample consists a total 461 Turkish adults, 125 female (27.1%) 336 male (72.9%). mean age participants 48.03 years (age range = 40-60 years). Data were collected from using Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire-Short Form, Flourishing Scale, General Belongingness Dispositional Hope Harmony Life Scale. All these data tested with chain mediation analysis. Gender, age, socioeconomic status added covariance variables hypothesized model. results showed significant positive relationships intelligence, flourishing, life. In addition, flourishing was found have chain-mediating through expand our understanding

Язык: Английский

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Adherence during COVID-19: The role of aging and socio-economics status in shaping drug utilization

Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 204, С. 1 - 14

Опубликована: Окт. 14, 2022

Язык: Английский

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Parents' perceptions of their children's mental health during COVID-19: Evidence from Canada

Social Science & Medicine, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 337, С. 116298 - 116298

Опубликована: Окт. 7, 2023

Язык: Английский

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Back to normal? The health care situation of home care receivers across Europe during the COVID-19 pandemic and its implications on health

PLoS ONE, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 18(10), С. e0287158 - e0287158

Опубликована: Окт. 23, 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic began impacting Europe in early 2020, posing significant challenges for individuals requiring care. This group is particularly susceptible to severe infections and depends on regular health care services. In this article, we examine the situation of European recipients aged 50 years older 18 months after outbreak compare it initial phase pandemic. descriptive section, illustrate development (unmet) needs access throughout Additionally, explore regional variations receipt across Europe. analytical shed light mid- long-term consequences COVID-19-related restrictions accessing services by making comparisons between without needs. We conducted an analysis using data from representative Corona Surveys Survey Health, Ageing Retirement (SHARE). Our study examines changes approximately 3,400 care-dependent Europeans (aged 50+) interviewed 2020 2021, comparing them with more than 45,000 respondents not receiving dataset provides a cross-national perspective 27 countries Israel. findings reveal that compared previous year, difficulties obtaining personal someone outside household were significantly reduced Western Southern countries. Access improved over course pandemic, respect medical treatments appointments had been canceled institutions. However, even outbreak, considerable number postponed either themselves or These delayed adverse effects physical mental both receivers who did rely

Язык: Английский

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The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Mental Health of Urban Residents—Evidence from China

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 19(23), С. 16190 - 16190

Опубликована: Дек. 3, 2022

Based on a nationwide micro-survey in China from 2018 to 2021, this paper empirically estimates the causal impact of COVID-19 pandemic mental health Chinese residents, by exploiting distribution outflow population Wuhan as an instrumental variable (IV). Our findings suggest that for every 10% increase cumulative confirmed cases, number mentally unhealthy days reported urban residents past 30 will 2.19, 46.90% compared with mean value. The is more significant among females, people aged or above, and private-sector employees. Further evidence highlights negative residents’ expectations future income confidence macroeconomic development, both which we interpret mechanisms related economic concerns. In addition, application multi-period difference-in-differences (DID) strategy revealed still exists two years post-pandemic, but it has been dramatically alleviated since initial stage.

Язык: Английский

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