Work-related upper extremity musculoskeletal disorders in the United States: 2006, 2009, and 2014 National Health Interview Survey

Work ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 60 (4) ◽  
pp. 623-634 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudia C. Ma ◽  
Ja Kook Gu ◽  
Luenda E. Charles ◽  
Michael E. Andrew ◽  
Ren G. Dong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Upper Extremity ◽  
Musculoskeletal Disorders ◽  
National Health ◽  
National Health Interview Survey ◽  
The United States ◽  
Health Interview Survey ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Interview Survey ◽  
Upper Extremity Musculoskeletal Disorders

Ethanol in Over-the-Counter Drugs

1996 ◽  
Vol 17 (10) ◽  
pp. 342-343
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
National Health ◽  
Common Cold ◽  
National Health Interview Survey ◽  
The United States ◽  
Over The Counter ◽  
Health Interview Survey ◽  
Health Interview ◽  
Interview Survey ◽  
The Common

The use of over-the-counter (OTC) medications among children in the United States is extensive. More than 800 OTC medications are available for treatment of the common cold, with almost 2 billion dollars spent annually on cough and cold medications alone. In 1994, Kogan et al determined that more than 50% of 3-year-old children in the United States had been given OTC medications in the 30 days prior to the study survey. Cough and cold preparations and acetaminophen were reported to be the medications used most frequently (66.7%). The use of cough and cold medications has not decreased when compared with findings from a 1981 National Health Interview Survey, despite increasing evidence that these medications are not effective and, in some circumstances, even may be harmful to children.

Transportation Barriers to Health Care in the United States: Findings From the National Health Interview Survey, 1997–2017

2020 ◽  
Vol 110 (6) ◽  
pp. 815-822 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary K. Wolfe ◽  
Noreen C. McDonald ◽  
G. Mark Holmes
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Medical Care ◽  
National Health ◽  
National Health Interview Survey ◽  
The United States ◽  
Health Interview Survey ◽  
Transportation Barriers ◽  
Interview Survey ◽  
Barriers To Health

Objectives. To quantify the number of people in the US who delay medical care annually because of lack of available transportation and to examine the differential prevalence of this barrier for adults across sociodemographic characteristics and patient populations. Methods. We used data from the National Health Interview Survey (1997–2017) to examine this barrier over time and across groups. We used joinpoint regression analysis to identify significant changes in trends and multivariate analysis to examine correlates of this barrier for the year 2017. Results. In 2017, 5.8 million persons in the United States (1.8%) delayed medical care because they did not have transportation. The proportion reporting transportation barriers increased between 2003 and 2009 with no significant trends before or after this window within our study period. We found that Hispanic people, those living below the poverty threshold, Medicaid recipients, and people with a functional limitation had greater odds of reporting a transportation barrier after we controlled for other sociodemographic and health characteristics. Conclusions. Transportation barriers to health care have a disproportionate impact on individuals who are poor and who have chronic conditions. Our study documents a significant problem in access to health care during a time of rapidly changing transportation technology.

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