scholarly journals Body mass index and health service utilisation in the older population: results from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing

2014 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 428-434 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sheena Mc Hugh ◽  
Ciaran O'Neill ◽  
John Browne ◽  
Patricia M. Kearney
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Health Service Utilisation ◽  
Service Utilisation ◽  
Older Population

scholarly journals Patterns in health service utilisation: Results from Wave 5 of The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorna Roe ◽  
Christine McGarrigle ◽  
Belinda Hernández ◽  
Aisling O'Halloran ◽  
Siobhan Scarlett ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Health Service Utilisation ◽  
Service Utilisation

scholarly journals Health literacy and age-related health-care utilisation: a multi-dimensional approach

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-22
Author(s):  
Joachim Gerich ◽  
Robert Moosbrugger ◽  
Christoph Heigl
Keyword(s):  
Health Literacy ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Health Care Utilisation ◽  
Health Service Utilisation ◽  
Service Utilisation ◽  
Significant Interaction Effect ◽  
Medication Costs ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Care Utilisation ◽  
Health Related

Abstract Inefficient health service utilisation puts pressure on health systems and may cause such negative individual consequences as over-medicalisation or exacerbation of health problems. While previous research has considered the key relevance of health literacy (HL) for efficient use of health services, the results of that research have been somewhat inconclusive. Possible reasons for diverging results of prior research may be grounded in different measurement concepts of HL and the disregarding of age-specific effects. This paper analyses the association between individuals’ HL typology based on a two-dimensional concept and indicators of health service utilisation measured by registered data covering the number of doctor visits and medication costs. Our results confirm a significant interaction effect between age and HL typology. The age-related increase in health service utilisation is strongest for individuals with the combination of high subjective HL but low health-related knowledge, while the smallest increase is for individuals with the constellation of high subjective HL combined with high health-related knowledge. Individuals with specific constellations of HL (that is, individuals with high subjective HL but low health-related knowledge) are associated with reduced service utilisation in younger ages but higher service utilisation in later stages of life, compared to other groups. These results are likely to be attributed to a higher external health-related locus of control and more traditional paternalistic role expectations in such groups.

Changes in body mass index and incidence of diabetes: A longitudinal study of Alberta's Tomorrow Project Cohort

2018 ◽  
Vol 106 ◽  
pp. 157-163 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ming Ye ◽  
Paula J. Robson ◽  
Dean T. Eurich ◽  
Jennifer E. Vena ◽  
Jian-Yi Xu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Body Mass
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