Evaluating the effect of hierarchical medical system on health seeking behavior: a difference-in-differences analysis in China

Z Zhou, Y Zhao, C Shen, S Lai, R Nawaz… - Social science & medicine, 2021 - Elsevier
The unbalanced allocation of healthcare resources and the underutilization of primary care
facilities are the core problems that restrict the current healthcare reforms in China. In order …

The burden of travel for care and its influencing factors in China: an inpatient-based study of travel time

Q Wang, Q Jiang, Y Yang, J Pan - Journal of Transport & Health, 2022 - Elsevier
Introduction Travel burden is a key dimension in conceptualizing geographic access to
health care. Travel time measured from the perspective of actual utilization provides …

Geographic access to mammography and its relationship to breast cancer screening and stage at diagnosis: a systematic review

JA Khan-Gates, JL Ersek, JM Eberth, SA Adams… - Women's Health …, 2015 - Elsevier
Introduction A review was conducted to summarize the current evidence and gaps in the
literature on geographic access to mammography and its relationship to breast cancer …

[HTML][HTML] Bypassing primary care facilities: health-seeking behavior of middle age and older adults in China

C Li, Z Chen, MM Khan - BMC health services research, 2021 - Springer
Background With economic development, aging of the population, improved insurance
coverage, and the absence of a formal referral system, bypassing primary healthcare …

[HTML][HTML] Bypassing primary healthcare facilities for maternal healthcare in North West Ghana: socio-economic correlates and financial implications

VA Amoro, GA Abiiro, KA Alatinga - BMC Health Services Research, 2021 - Springer
Background Bypassing primary health care (PHC) facilities for maternal health care is an
increasing phenomenon. In Ghana, however, there is a dearth of systematic evidence on …

Study of adherence level and the relationship between treatment adherence, and superstitious thinking related to health issues among chronic disease patients in …

F Al-Tarawneh, T Ali, A Al-Tarawneh… - Patient preference …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Background For disease management, numerous drugs are prescribed. However, long-term
treatment adherence is still unsatisfactory. Culture influences beliefs regarding medication …

Rural health care bypass behavior: how community and spatial characteristics affect primary health care selection

SR Sanders, LD Erickson, VRA Call… - The Journal of Rural …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose (1) To assess the prevalence of rural primary care physician (PCP) bypass, a
behavior in which residents travel farther than necessary to obtain health care,(2) To …

Association of rural and critical access hospital status with patient outcomes after emergency department visits among Medicare beneficiaries

M Greenwood-Ericksen, N Kamdar, P Lin… - JAMA network …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Rural US residents disproportionately rely on emergency departments (ED), yet
little is known about patient outcomes after ED visits to rural hospitals or critical access …

Prevalence and determinants of self referrals to a District-Regional Hospital in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa: a cross sectional study

I Pillay, OH Mahomed - Pan African Medical Journal, 2019 - ajol.info
Research Page 1 Page number not for citation purposes 1 Prevalence and determinants of self
referrals to a District-Regional Hospital in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa: a cross sectional study …

Rural women family physicians: strategies for successful work-life balance

J Phillips, C Hustedde, S Bjorkman… - The Annals of Family …, 2016 - Annals Family Med
PURPOSE Women family physicians experience challenges in maintaining work-life
balance while practicing in rural communities. We sought to better understand the personal …