Abstract:
:This study examines travel patterns for hospitalization among elderly patients to address whether there are differences by age and race/ethnicity, and whether the differences persist even when a severe illness occurs. Using the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) State Inpatient database (SID) of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the study focuses on New York residents in the 65-and-over age group who are hospitalized in New York or neighboring states. Two types of hospital admissions are used: referral-sensitive admissions (fairly discretionary, high-technology procedures) and ambulatory care-sensitive admissions (avoidable with appropriate primary care). The study found that, after adjusting for other covariates, travel progressively declines with age among the elderly. Travel patterns across elderly age cohorts were not significantly different when patients were more severely ill. Members of racial/ethnic minority groups were less likely to travel than whites, and this gap persisted even when a severe illness occurred.
journal_name
J Health Care Poor Underservedjournal_title
Journal of health care for the poor and underservedauthors
Basu Jdoi
10.1353/hpu.2005.0023keywords:
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Has Abstractpub_date
2005-05-01 00:00:00pages
391-405issue
2eissn
1049-2089issn
1548-6869pii
S1548686905203911journal_volume
16pub_type
杂志文章abstract::Area-level socioeconomic status (SES) measures have been used as a proxy in child health research when individual SES measures are lacking, yet little is known about their validity in an urban setting. We assessed agreement between census block-group and individual-level SES measures obtained from a caregiver telephon...
journal_title:Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1353/hpu.2015.0122
更新日期:2015-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::Health care reform presents both challenges and opportunities for African Americans. On the one hand, reform could result in the closure of black medical institutions and fewer black physicians. On the other hand, reform gives African Americans an opportunity to bargain for available resources to gain equality in heal...
journal_title:Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1353/hpu.2010.0522
更新日期:1997-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::Obesity disproportionately affects Latina adults, and goal-setting is a technique often used to promote lifestyle behavior change and weight loss. To explore the meanings and dimensions of goal-setting in immigrant Latinas, we conducted four focus groups arranged by language ability and country of origin in an urban, ...
journal_title:Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1353/hpu.2014.0165
更新日期:2014-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::This study was designed to identify determinants of breast and cervical cancer screening among rural, low-income Hispanic women using migrant health clinics in eastern Washington state. Five hundred and twelve foreign-born Hispanic women were interviewed. Odds ratios and 95 percent confidence intervals generated via l...
journal_title:Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:10.1353/hpu.2010.0465
更新日期:1996-11-01 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:Prior research has shown that tobacco companies target point-of-sale (POS) marketing to low-income communities. This research assessed the association between demographic characteristics and venue type with purchasing tobacco products in response to marketing. METHODS:Using Population Assessment of Tobacc...
journal_title:Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1353/hpu.2020.0021
更新日期:2020-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Recruitment of dentists continues to be a problem in community health center (CHC) dental practices. This study was carried out to quantify the scope of the problem and to determine CHC dentist salaries and benefits. Community health center executive directors nationwide were surveyed regarding dentist vacancies, recr...
journal_title:Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1353/hpu.2004.0017
更新日期:2004-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::In the face of severe financial challenges and demands to improve quality and service to patients, many community health centers (CHCs) have aligned or integrated with other CHCs, physician groups, or hospitals. Yet the nature of and rationale for these organizational decisions are not well understood. Our research ap...
journal_title:Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:10.1353/hpu.2006.0030
更新日期:2006-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::This study investigated relationships between health insurance status and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) using the 2000 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey data. Health-related quality of life was measured using the SF-12 Physical Component Summary (PCS) and SF-12 Mental Component Summary (MCS). The analysis cont...
journal_title:Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1353/hpu.2005.0064
更新日期:2005-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::This paper explores the presentation of severe depression among patients with accumulated trauma in the context of an urban community health center (primary care clinic) in California, as well as opportunities to address this phenomenon in light of diminished community-based mental health services. ...
journal_title:Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1353/hpu.2011.0139
更新日期:2011-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::Minority and low socioeconomic status women are under-represented in clinical research due to logistical, informational, attitudinal, and sociocultural barriers. The primary objective of this study was to explore factors associated with research participation among African American and low socioeconomic status White w...
journal_title:Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1353/hpu.2007.0008
更新日期:2007-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::This commentary examines Genesee County (Flint) Michigan to explore whether a well-structured safety net system is able to provide low-income uninsured people adequate access to care at a reasonable cost. Genessee County is one of the more economically challenged communities in the country. This commentary explores th...
journal_title:Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
pub_type: 评论,杂志文章
doi:10.1353/hpu.2012.0025
更新日期:2012-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::We investigated the impact of the 2006 Massachusetts health care reform on insurance coverage and stability among minority and underserved women. We examined 36 months of insurance claims among 1,946 women who had abnormal cancer screening at six community health centers pre-(2004-2005) and post-(2007-2008) insurance ...
journal_title:Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1353/hpu.2014.0061
更新日期:2014-02-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Health care costs are often a hindrance to seeking health care. Community-based health care insurance schemes (CBHIS) is a suitable alternative to conventional health insurance schemes which are often beyond the budget of majority of rural residents in Africa. Following establishment of a model CBHIS in the ...
journal_title:Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1353/hpu.2014.0023
更新日期:2014-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::Industry has played a complex role in the rise of tobacco-related diseases in the United States. The tobacco industry's activities, including targeted marketing, are arguably among the most powerful corporate influences on health and health policy. We analyzed over 400 internal tobacco industry documents to explore ho...
journal_title:Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1353/hpu.2007.0120
更新日期:2007-11-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:To investigate outcomes of a telephonic nursing disease management program for Medicaid patients with diabetes residing in Puerto Rico. STUDY DESIGN:A 12-month, matched-cohort study. STUDY POPULATION:Four hundred and ninety (490) intervention group members matched to 490 controls. INTERVENTION:Disease man...
journal_title:Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1353/hpu.0.0131
更新日期:2009-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::Farmworkers experience a lack of control over the conditions of their work environment. In trying to reduce the effects of exposure to pesticides, most health care providers give instructions to farmworkers about how to protect themselves. Outreach programs that target farmworkers focus on health education and recomme...
journal_title:Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1353/hpu.2010.0744
更新日期:2001-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::Information is lacking on homeless women's gynecological symptoms and use of medical care for symptoms. This paper documents and explains gynecological symptoms and conditions and use of medical care in a probability sample of 974 reproductive-age (15-44) homeless women. Two-thirds of women reported symptoms during th...
journal_title:Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1353/hpu.2010.0797
更新日期:2001-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::Much of emergency department use is avoidable, and high-quality primary care can reduce it, but performance measures related to ED use may be inadequately risk-adjusted. To explore associations between emergency department (ED) use and neighborhood poverty, we conducted a secondary analysis of Massachusetts managed ca...
journal_title:Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1353/hpu.2017.0129
更新日期:2017-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::A persistent challenge to self-report data across racial, ethnic, or cultural groups is the inherent difficulty of attaining cross-cultural comparability of key measures. The current research study investigated the cross-cultural functioning of health-survey questions presented to four groups: (1) Koreans who were mon...
journal_title:Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1353/hpu.2007.0118
更新日期:2007-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::The objective of this study was to compare the health care costs of adults with Medicaid aged 19 to 65 years (n = 29,680) and adults in the same age range with commercial insurance (n = 29,680) who were members of the same health maintenance organization between 1996 and 1998. After adjusting for age and sex, income-e...
journal_title:Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1353/hpu.2010.0553
更新日期:2003-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::The Nganampa Health Council (literally "Our Health Council") is an Aboriginal community-controlled Primary Health Care service established in 1983. It was born out of the political struggle for Aboriginal Land Rights in South Australia which culminated in The Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Land Rights Act...
journal_title:Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1353/hpu.2016.0037
更新日期:2016-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:Emotional intelligence (EI) interests medical schools as a predictive factor in their graduates' clinical success. Historically black college and university (HBCU) academic health centers produce professionals to address health disparities. This preliminary study evaluated a health disparity reduction curr...
journal_title:Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1353/hpu.2019.0091
更新日期:2019-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:Study occurrence and consequences of deductibles and medical debt among privately insured under the Affordable Care Act. METHODS:Analysis of 2012-2016 National Health Interview Survey data on privately insured adults younger than age 65 on the effect of deductibles on medical debt, deferred medical care, and...
journal_title:Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1353/hpu.2020.0031
更新日期:2020-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::This study examined appraisal of perceived threat of diabetes and the relation to adherence to self-management behaviors in uninsured Appalachians receiving care at a free clinic. Participants were at least 18 years of age, English-speaking, and uninsured. Participants followed recommendations for taking prescribed or...
journal_title:Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1353/hpu.2012.0049
更新日期:2012-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::While the goals of President Clinton's health care reform plan--to expand access to health care by the underserved and reduce the unacceptably high cost of care--are important, his proposed mechanisms for doing so include provisions that are counterproductive. Blacklisting certain drugs from the Medicare program, impo...
journal_title:Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1353/hpu.2010.0081
更新日期:1994-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::This pilot study evaluated the Ho'ouna Pono curriculum, which is a culturally grounded, school-based, drug prevention curriculum tailored to rural Native Hawaiian youth. The curriculum focuses on culturally relevant drug resistance skills training and is aligned with the State of Hawai'i academic standards. Six Hawai'...
journal_title:Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1353/hpu.2016.0061
更新日期:2016-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Limited English proficiency (LEP) is a common barrier that negatively affects access to health care and quality of care. Prior studies have examined interpreter services as a means of ameliorating LEP, but have focused on Spanish-language services, largely overlooking comparisons with other, less-established ethnic gr...
journal_title:Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1353/hpu.2012.0107
更新日期:2012-08-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Prophylactic treatment of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is necessary for controlling TB in low-incidence settings. However, treatment is often limited by poor completion rates. METHODS:At a community health center serving low-income Hispanics, treatment completion among patients accepting 12 weekly d...
journal_title:Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1353/hpu.2015.0126
更新日期:2015-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::Type 2 diabetes disproportionately affects Latinos increasing their risk of diabetes-related complications. This study used a randomized controlled design with a community-based approach to evaluate the impact of a culturally tailored pharmacist intervention on clinical outcomes in Latino diabetics. The intervention i...
journal_title:Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1353/hpu.2014.0003
更新日期:2013-11-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:To gain insights from the experiences of student health professionals working with agencies caring for the underserved. METHODS:Five hundred and sixty-six (566) U.S. Albert Schweitzer Fellows from 90 professional schools in six sites participated in year-long mentored, entrepreneurial service and leadership...
journal_title:Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1353/hpu.2010.0919
更新日期:2010-11-01 00:00:00