The Tromsø study: factors affecting patient‐initiated and provider‐initiated use of health care services
Abstract The aim of this study was to examine factors influencing decisions involved in i) patient‐intiated visits to general practitioners and ii) provider‐initiated use of referral services. The analyses were performed with regression models on a set of data from a comprehensive population study o...
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crwiley:10.1111/1467-9566.ep11343713 2024-09-15T18:39:26+00:00 The Tromsø study: factors affecting patient‐initiated and provider‐initiated use of health care services Fylkesnes, Knut Johnsen, Roar Førde, Olav Helge 1992 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1467-9566.ep11343713 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2F1467-9566.ep11343713 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/1467-9566.ep11343713 en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Sociology of Health & Illness volume 14, issue 2, page 275-292 ISSN 0141-9889 1467-9566 journal-article 1992 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9566.ep11343713 2024-09-05T05:05:13Z Abstract The aim of this study was to examine factors influencing decisions involved in i) patient‐intiated visits to general practitioners and ii) provider‐initiated use of referral services. The analyses were performed with regression models on a set of data from a comprehensive population study of 7369 men aged 20–61 and 6832 women aged 20–56. Marked gender differences appeared in both patient‐initiated and physician‐initiated health care use. Various health status dimensions were found to be important determinants of patient‐initiated use, in particular self‐rated health, physical distress and transitory morbidities. Further, having a primary provider was found to increase patient‐initated use strongly. Among the health status measures only self‐rated health and chronic disease appeared as important determinants of provider‐initiated use. Age and years of education were negatively associated with GP visits and positively associated with the use of referral services. The higher rate of referral of patients with higher educational achievement indicates a social status bias among general practitioners, creating considerably inequitable access to referral services. Further, the analyses indicate that positive lifestyles are associated with increased health care consumption among men. Article in Journal/Newspaper Tromsø Wiley Online Library Sociology of Health and Illness 14 2 275 292 |
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Abstract The aim of this study was to examine factors influencing decisions involved in i) patient‐intiated visits to general practitioners and ii) provider‐initiated use of referral services. The analyses were performed with regression models on a set of data from a comprehensive population study of 7369 men aged 20–61 and 6832 women aged 20–56. Marked gender differences appeared in both patient‐initiated and physician‐initiated health care use. Various health status dimensions were found to be important determinants of patient‐initiated use, in particular self‐rated health, physical distress and transitory morbidities. Further, having a primary provider was found to increase patient‐initated use strongly. Among the health status measures only self‐rated health and chronic disease appeared as important determinants of provider‐initiated use. Age and years of education were negatively associated with GP visits and positively associated with the use of referral services. The higher rate of referral of patients with higher educational achievement indicates a social status bias among general practitioners, creating considerably inequitable access to referral services. Further, the analyses indicate that positive lifestyles are associated with increased health care consumption among men. |
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The Tromsø study: factors affecting patient‐initiated and provider‐initiated use of health care services |
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