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Differences in health care service utilisation in elderly, registered in eight districts of five European countries (CROSBI ID 204679)

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Vadla, Draženka ; Božikov, Jadranka ; Akerström, Bengt ; Cheung, Wai-Yee ; Kovačić, Luka ; Masanović, Marija ; Merilainen, Satu ; Mihel, Sandra ; Nummelin- Niemi, Hanna ; Stefanaki, Ioanna N et al. Differences in health care service utilisation in elderly, registered in eight districts of five European countries // Scandinavian journal of public health, 39 (2011), 3; 272-279. doi: 10.1177/1403494811401476

Podaci o odgovornosti

Vadla, Draženka ; Božikov, Jadranka ; Akerström, Bengt ; Cheung, Wai-Yee ; Kovačić, Luka ; Masanović, Marija ; Merilainen, Satu ; Mihel, Sandra ; Nummelin- Niemi, Hanna ; Stefanaki, Ioanna N ; Stencrantz, Bo

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Differences in health care service utilisation in elderly, registered in eight districts of five European countries

The aim of the study was to compare and analyze the differences in self-reported frequencies of visits paid to physicians and hospitalization rates, as well as their association with socio-demographic factors and health status self-rated by elderly. A cross-sectional study was performed in eight districts of five European countries (Finland, Sweden, Ireland, Croatia and Greece). A total of 3, 540 persons aged 70 or more were interviewed by trained interviewers. Healthcare service utilisation and its association with demographic characteristics and self-rated health were analysed using descriptive statistical methods, chi-square test and logistic regression. Almost 90% of elderly visited a physician in the past year ; 50% visited a specialist, while 24% were hospitalized. A visit to a specialist was paid by 70% of Greek, 50% to 60% of Croatian, and around 40% of Irish, Finnish and Swedish elderly. The highest proportion of hospitalizations (32%) was encountered in Greece and the lowest one (20%) in Sweden. Self-rated poor health appears to be the only common denominator associated with increased healthcare utilisation. Younger age stood out as a statistically significant predictor of the likelihood of specialist consults, while older age, male gender and the synergy of male gender and current single life were disclosed as the predictors of hospitalization frequency. Healthcare service utilisation exercised by elderly across European districts was found to be highly variable and showed a clear distinction between north-western and south- eastern Europe ; this is in line with differences in self-rated health.

aged; cross-sectional study; Europe; healthcare service utilization; self-rated health

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Podaci o izdanju

39 (3)

2011.

272-279

objavljeno

1403-4948

10.1177/1403494811401476

Povezanost rada

Javno zdravstvo i zdravstvena zaštita

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