Sociodemographic and morbidity indicators of need in relation to the use of community health services: observational study.
BMJ
; 315(7114): 994-6, 1997 Oct 18.
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| ID: mdl-9365299
OBJECTIVE: To examine whether the sociodemographic and morbidity characteristics of populations influence their use of the following community heath services: district nursing, health visiting, chiropody, community maternity, community mental illness, and the professions allied to medicine. DESIGN: Observational study. SETTING: Nationally representative sample of provider trusts in England. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Activity levels for each service calculated for enumeration districts within the catchment areas of the sample of trusts and standardised to allow for differences in age structure. Regression analysis to determine whether the standardised activity rates for each service could be predicted by a range of socio-demographic and morbidity proxies. RESULTS: Morbidity or deprivation, or both, seemed to influence the use of services in each of the care programmes examined. CONCLUSIONS: The allocation of funds for community health services should allow for differences in the health and socio-demographic characteristics of health authorities.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Aceptación de la Atención de Salud
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Servicios de Salud Comunitaria
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Necesidades y Demandas de Servicios de Salud
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Aspecto:
Equity_inequality
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Humans
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Infant
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Middle aged
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Newborn
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
BMJ
Asunto de la revista:
MEDICINA
Año:
1997
Tipo del documento:
Article
Pais de publicación:
Reino Unido