Health Services Use Among Veterans Using U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Mainstream Homeless Services

2013 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 347-361 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Byrne ◽  
Ann Elizabeth Montgomery ◽  
Daniel Treglia ◽  
Christopher Brent Roberts ◽  
Dennis P. Culhane
Keyword(s):  
Health Services ◽  
Veterans Affairs ◽  
Department Of Veterans Affairs ◽  
Health Services Use ◽  
Homeless Services ◽  
Services Use

Health Services Use of Older Veterans Treated and Released from Veterans Affairs Medical Center Emergency Departments

2013 ◽  
Vol 61 (9) ◽  
pp. 1515-1521 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan Nicole Hastings ◽  
Valerie A. Smith ◽  
Morris Weinberger ◽  
Eugene Z. Oddone ◽  
Maren K. Olsen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Services ◽  
Emergency Departments ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Veterans Affairs ◽  
Health Services Use ◽  
Services Use

scholarly journals Health Services Use and Health Outcomes among Informal Economy Workers Compared with Formal Economy Workers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (6) ◽  
pp. 3189
Author(s):  
Nisha Naicker ◽  
Frank Pega ◽  
David Rees ◽  
Spo Kgalamono ◽  
Tanusha Singh
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Informal Economy ◽  
Odds Ratio ◽  
Health Services Use ◽  
Quality Of Evidence ◽  
Formal Economy ◽  
Relative Differences ◽  
Services Use

Background: There are approximately two billion workers in the informal economy globally. Compared to workers in the formal economy, these workers are often marginalised with minimal or no benefits from occupational health and safety regulations, labour laws, social protection and/or health care. Thus, informal economy workers may have higher occupational health risks compared to their formal counterparts. Our objective was to systematically review and meta-analyse evidence on relative differences (or inequalities) in health services use and health outcomes among informal economy workers, compared with formal economy workers. Methods: We searched PubMed and EMBASE in March 2020 for studies published in 1999–2020. The eligible population was informal economy workers. The comparator was formal economy workers. The eligible outcomes were general and occupational health services use, fatal and non-fatal occupational injuries, HIV, tuberculosis, musculoskeletal disorders, depression, noise-induced hearing loss and respiratory infections. Two authors independently screened records, extracted data, assessed risk of bias with RoB-SPEO, and assessed quality of evidence with GRADE. Inverse variance meta-analyses were conducted with random effects. Results: Twelve studies with 1,637,297 participants from seven countries in four WHO regions (Africa, Americas, Eastern Mediterranean and Western Pacific) were included. Compared with formal economy workers, informal economy workers were found to be less likely to use any health services (odds ratio 0.89, 95% confidence interval 0.85–0.94, four studies, 195,667 participants, I2 89%, low quality of evidence) and more likely to have depression (odds ratio 5.02, 95% confidence interval 2.72–9.27, three studies, 26,260 participants, I2 87%, low quality of evidence). We are very uncertain about the other outcomes (very-low quality of evidence). Conclusion: Informal economy workers may be less likely than formal economy workers to use any health services and more likely to have depression. The evidence is uncertain for relative differences in the other eligible outcomes. Further research is warranted to strengthen the current body of evidence and needed to improve population health and reduce health inequalities among workers.

scholarly journals Migration by Veterans Who Received Homeless Services From the Department of Veterans Affairs

2016 ◽  
Vol 181 (10) ◽  
pp. 1212-1217 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen Metraux ◽  
Dan Treglia ◽  
Thomas P. O'Toole
Keyword(s):  
Veterans Affairs ◽  
Department Of Veterans Affairs ◽  
Homeless Services

scholarly journals Factors Associated with the Patient’s Decision to Avoid Healthcare during the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (24) ◽  
pp. 13239
Author(s):  
Patrícia Soares ◽  
Andreia Leite ◽  
Sara Esteves ◽  
Ana Gama ◽  
Pedro Almeida Laires ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Services ◽  
Healthcare Delivery ◽  
System Response ◽  
Healthcare Use ◽  
Health Services Use ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Societal Costs ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
The Government ◽  
Services Use

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in changes in healthcare use. This study aimed to identify factors associated with a patient’s decision to avoid and/or delay healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic. We used data from a community-based survey in Portugal from July 2020 to August 2021, “COVID-19 Barometer: Social Opinion”, which included data regarding health services use, risk perception and confidence in health services. We framed our analysis under Andersen’s Behavioural Model of Health Services Use and utilised Poisson regression to identify healthcare avoidance associated factors. Healthcare avoidance was high (44%). Higher prevalence of healthcare avoidance was found among women; participants who reported lower confidence in the healthcare system response to COVID-19 and non-COVID-19; lost income during the pandemic; experienced negative emotions due to physical distancing measures; answered the questionnaire before middle June 2021; and perceived having worse health, the measures implemented by the Government as inadequate, the information conveyed as unclear and confusing, a higher risk of getting COVID-19, a higher risk of complications and a higher risk of getting infected in a health institution. It is crucial to reassure the population that health services are safe. Health services should plan their recovery since delays in healthcare delivery can lead to increased or worsening morbidity, yielding economic and societal costs.

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