Functional status and use of health care services: Longitudinal study on the older adult population in Spain

Maturitas ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 58 (4) ◽  
pp. 377-386 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luz María León-Muñoz ◽  
Esther López-García ◽  
Auxiliadora Graciani ◽  
Pilar Guallar-Castillón ◽  
José R. Banegas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Functional Status ◽  
Older Adult ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Older Adult Population ◽  
Use Of Health Care

scholarly journals Gender differences in the utilization of health-care services among the older adult population of Spain

2006 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Áurea Redondo-Sendino ◽  
Pilar Guallar-Castillón ◽  
José Ramón Banegas ◽  
Fernando Rodríguez-Artalejo
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Gender Differences ◽  
Older Adult ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Older Adult Population

scholarly journals Inpatient and outpatient health care utilization and expenditures among older adults aged 50 years and above in India

2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 11-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ankit Anand
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Access To Health Care ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
Socioeconomic Characteristics ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Access To Health ◽  
Older Adult Population

Background: Social and economic inequality in utilization of health care services, as well as high out of pocket expenditures are prevalent in overall Indian population. The situation among older adults will be much more critical as they require long-term health care services. The objective of this study is to assess the utilization of outpatient and inpatient care among older adults and incurred out of pocket health expenditure. It also tried to explore the association between socioeconomic factors on receiving health care services and out of pocket health expenditure among older adults in India.Data source: The data from the Study on Global Ageing and Adult Health (SAGE) Wave 1 was used, which was conducted in 2007-08 in India. Respondents aged 50 and above are taken as older adult population. The final sample size was 7150 respondents aged 50 years and above.Results: The percentage of older adults aged 50 years and above receiving outpatient and inpatient health care service were 87.5% and 14.6% respectively. The use of private health facilities was high compared to government health facility. High utilization of outpatient among women and high use of inpatient care among men were found, which was insignificant after adjusting for other variables. Socioeconomic characteristics also play an important role in access to health care among older adults. Place of residence, marital status, caste, education and presence of morbidity were related to the utilization of health care services. Place of residence, education and wealth quintile were also significantly associated with health expenditures.Conclusion: Requirement of long-term health care among older adult population may result in increasing burden of health care expenditures. Socioeconomic characteristics also play an important role in access to health care among older adults. Developing quality and affordable health care services for older adults to ensure equity in accessibility and affordablility will be a major task for the public health system in India.

scholarly journals Use of health care services by Afghan, Iranian, and Somali refugees and asylum seekers living in The Netherlands

2006 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 394-399 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annette A. M. Gerritsen ◽  
Inge Bramsen ◽  
Walter Devillé ◽  
Loes H. M. van Willigen ◽  
Johannes E. Hovens ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Asylum Seekers ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Somali Refugees ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Refugees And Asylum Seekers ◽  
Use Of Health Care
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