老年西班牙裔对医疗保健服务的使用情况。

Use of health care services by older Hispanics.

作者信息

Lopez-Aqueres W, Kemp B, Staples F, Brummel-Smith K

出版信息

J Am Geriatr Soc. 1984 Jun;32(6):435-40. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1984.tb02219.x.

DOI:10.1111/j.1532-5415.1984.tb02219.x

Abstract

This paper presents information on regarding older Hispanics' use of health care services in an urban setting. Using the Comprehensive Assessment and Referral Evaluation (CARE) questionnaire, data on patterns of health care use and correlates of health services utilization were collected from a sample of 704 Hispanics age 60 and over residing in Los Angeles County. The results indicate that during the year preceding the interview, 79.4 per cent of the respondents saw a physician and 10 per cent were hospitalized. Of those seeing a doctor, 83.5 per cent saw a general practitioner and 32.6 per cent a specialist. When requiring medical care, respondents said that they would go to local private doctors (49.9%), hospitals (26.7%), neighborhood clinics (18.6%), and Mexico (2%). Further analysis revealed that some utilization measures varied significantly according to respondents' sociodemographic and economic correlates such as age, language, income, and availability of health insurance.

摘要

本文介绍了有关城市环境中西班牙裔老年人使用医疗保健服务的信息。使用综合评估与转诊评估（CARE）问卷，从居住在洛杉矶县的704名60岁及以上的西班牙裔样本中收集了医疗保健使用模式和卫生服务利用相关因素的数据。结果表明，在访谈前一年，79.4%的受访者看过医生，10%的人住院治疗。在看过医生的人中，83.5%看的是全科医生，32.6%看的是专科医生。当需要医疗护理时，受访者表示他们会去当地的私人医生处（49.9%）、医院（26.7%）、社区诊所（18.6%）以及墨西哥（2%）。进一步分析表明，一些利用指标根据受访者的社会人口统计学和经济相关因素（如年龄、语言、收入和医疗保险的可获得性）存在显著差异。