Add to ORKGObjective To examine not only the relationship between the utilization of preventive health care services and inpatient services, but to also investigate the factors affecting the utilization of such services by the middle-aged and elderly.Method We use data obtained from the 2003 Survey of Health and Living Status of the Elderly in Taiwan (SHLSE), hypothesizing that preventive health care services can be regarded as an appropriate substitute for subsequent medical services such as inpatient services; a recursive simultaneous model is used to avoid the problems of endogeneity.Results The main results of this study indicate that the utilization of preventive health care services has the effect of reducing the probability of the utilization o...
[[abstract]]The rapid growth of the elder population brings up high prevalence rate of chronic disea...
The primary objective of this paper is to evaluate the impact of Taiwan's National Health Insurance ...
[[abstract]]The purpose of this study in Taiwan is investigating the population from 40 to 64-year-o...
[[abstract]]This paper uses the dynamic panel model to examine the relationship between the usage pr...
This paper uses a direct measure of information to empirically investigate the determinants of consu...
Summary: Background/Purpose: To find differences in healthcare utilization among urban community-dw...
[[abstract]]Taiwan’s population is aging rapidly, so are the concerns towards the cost and burden of...
[[abstract]]Previous studies have shown that demand for the quantity of medical services has increas...
Taiwan has one of the fastest growing aging populations in the world, which makes the effective allo...
AbstractBackground/PurposeTo analyze and describe the patterns of ambulatory care utilization by the...
[[abstract]]The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between the medical service...
[[abstract]]The purpose of this research is to understand the current health promotion life styles o...
Background. Preventive care is important for reducing morbidity and mortality among the elderly, but...
This study presents and empirically evaluates a structural model of health services utilization amon...
Abstract Background Financial incentive is increasingly used as a mean to promote preventive care ut...
[[abstract]]The rapid growth of the elder population brings up high prevalence rate of chronic disea...
The primary objective of this paper is to evaluate the impact of Taiwan's National Health Insurance ...
[[abstract]]The purpose of this study in Taiwan is investigating the population from 40 to 64-year-o...
[[abstract]]This paper uses the dynamic panel model to examine the relationship between the usage pr...
This paper uses a direct measure of information to empirically investigate the determinants of consu...
Summary: Background/Purpose: To find differences in healthcare utilization among urban community-dw...
[[abstract]]Taiwan’s population is aging rapidly, so are the concerns towards the cost and burden of...
[[abstract]]Previous studies have shown that demand for the quantity of medical services has increas...
Taiwan has one of the fastest growing aging populations in the world, which makes the effective allo...
AbstractBackground/PurposeTo analyze and describe the patterns of ambulatory care utilization by the...
[[abstract]]The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between the medical service...
[[abstract]]The purpose of this research is to understand the current health promotion life styles o...
Background. Preventive care is important for reducing morbidity and mortality among the elderly, but...
This study presents and empirically evaluates a structural model of health services utilization amon...
Abstract Background Financial incentive is increasingly used as a mean to promote preventive care ut...
[[abstract]]The rapid growth of the elder population brings up high prevalence rate of chronic disea...
The primary objective of this paper is to evaluate the impact of Taiwan's National Health Insurance ...
[[abstract]]The purpose of this study in Taiwan is investigating the population from 40 to 64-year-o...