Newfoundland Panel on Health and Medical Care — Adult Health Survey
An adult health survey was undertaken on the island portion of the Province of Newfoundland as part of the Newfoundland Panel on Health and Medical Care. This study aims to develop models of medical care utilization over a seven-year period, before and after a major restructuring of the provincial h...
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ftpubmed:oai:pubmedcentral.nih.gov:6979808 2023-05-15T17:18:53+02:00 Newfoundland Panel on Health and Medical Care — Adult Health Survey Segovia, Jorge Edwards, Alison C. Bartlett, Roy F. 1999-11-01 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6979808/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10680269 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03404148 en eng Springer International Publishing http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6979808/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10680269 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF03404148 © The Canadian Public Health Association 1999 Commentaire Text 1999 ftpubmed https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03404148 2020-02-09T01:25:31Z An adult health survey was undertaken on the island portion of the Province of Newfoundland as part of the Newfoundland Panel on Health and Medical Care. This study aims to develop models of medical care utilization over a seven-year period, before and after a major restructuring of the provincial health care system. A health survey on a large sample (11,789 individuals) permits both descriptive and explanatory analysis at the regional level. The results of the survey are presented first in a descriptive format, as they were included in reports for policy makers and managers, using administrative aggregations. To study regional differences, descriptive and multivariate analyses were done on an aggregation by an urban dimension, which divides the island into three areas. As expected, there were major differences across regions, and complex interactions on selected variables. The usefulness of health surveys for planning and evaluation of health reform is discussed. Text Newfoundland PubMed Central (PMC) Canadian Journal of Public Health 90 6 412 416 |
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An adult health survey was undertaken on the island portion of the Province of Newfoundland as part of the Newfoundland Panel on Health and Medical Care. This study aims to develop models of medical care utilization over a seven-year period, before and after a major restructuring of the provincial health care system. A health survey on a large sample (11,789 individuals) permits both descriptive and explanatory analysis at the regional level. The results of the survey are presented first in a descriptive format, as they were included in reports for policy makers and managers, using administrative aggregations. To study regional differences, descriptive and multivariate analyses were done on an aggregation by an urban dimension, which divides the island into three areas. As expected, there were major differences across regions, and complex interactions on selected variables. The usefulness of health surveys for planning and evaluation of health reform is discussed. |
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