Health services utilization prior to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis diagnosis: A province‐wide study of individuals treated with riluzole in Ontario, Canada

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael A. Campitelli ◽  
Agessandro Abrahao ◽  
Laura C. Maclagan ◽  
Longdi Fu ◽  
Colleen J. Maxwell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Health Services Utilization ◽  
Services Utilization ◽  
Lateral Sclerosis

Nonelective hospital admissions, discharge disposition, and health services utilization in epilepsy patients: A population‐based study

Epilepsia ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 61 (9) ◽  
pp. 1969-1978
Author(s):  
Churl‐Su Kwon ◽  
Bonnie Wong ◽  
Parul Agarwal ◽  
Jung‐Yi Lin ◽  
Madhu Mazumdar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Services ◽  
Hospital Admissions ◽  
Health Services Utilization ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Population Based Study ◽  
Services Utilization ◽  
Discharge Disposition

scholarly journals Does the implementation of a national oral health policy reduce inequalities in oral health services utilization? The Brazilian experience

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Helena Rodrigues Galvão ◽  
Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli
Keyword(s):  
Health Policy ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Health Services Utilization ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Public Access ◽  
Services Utilization ◽  
Index Of Inequality ◽  
Oral Health Services ◽  
Oral Health Policy

Abstract Background This study aimed to assess the trend in income-related inequalities in oral health services utilization by the Brazilian population from 1998 to 2013. This period represents a timeline that includes different stages of implementation of the National Oral Health Policy. Methods The design was based on repeated cross-sectional surveys using secondary data from household-based studies carried out in Brazil in 1998, 2003, 2008, and 2013. The dependent variable was “having access to a dentist appointment at least once in a lifetime (yes/no).” Monthly household per capita income, based on Brazil’s minimum wage, was included as the main independent variable. To measure the inequalities in oral health access related to economic position, the following complex indexes based on regression were used: (a) the slope index of inequality (SII) and (b) the relative index of inequality (RII). Results There was a reduction in the percentage of individuals who never had a dentist appointment for all age groups and income classifications. In general, there was a reduction trend in absolute inequality for all age groups (p < 0.001). The relative inequality and reduction trend were different between the age groups studied. Conclusions The National Oral Health Policy was very important for expanding free of charge, public access to dental appointment. However, despite policy implementation, there continues to be high levels of inequality in access to dental consultation. Assessing which strategies are necessary to overcome this challenge is discussed.

Health Services Utilization Reporting in Respiratory Patients

1998 ◽  
Vol 51 (12) ◽  
pp. 1335-1342 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wendy J. Ungar ◽  
Peter C. Coyte ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Health Services ◽  
Health Services Utilization ◽  
Services Utilization
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