Determinants of Health-Care Utilization Among Community-Dwelling Persons 45 Years and Older: National Longitudinal Data from the 2015-2022 Health, Aging, and Retirement in Thailand Research
Supa Pengpid, Karl Peltzer, André Hajek and Razak M Gyasi
Journal of gerontological social work, Vol.First online, pp.1-18
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Abstract
health-care utilization longitudinal study Thailand Adults 45 years and older
This study aimed to investigate the determinants of healthcareutilization among individuals 45 years and older based onlongitudinal and national representative, data on community residentsfrom 2015 to 2022 in Thailand. Findings support the importance ofneed factors (poor self-rated physical health, number of chronicconditions, vision and hearing impairment, functional limitations,and health risk behaviours), predisposing factors (decreasing age,transitioning to not married or widowed, and transitioning to notworking) and enabling factors (private health insuance, highereconomic status, religious involvement and higher subjective lifeexpectancy) in healthcare use.
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Title
Determinants of Health-Care Utilization Among Community-Dwelling Persons 45 Years and Older: National Longitudinal Data from the 2015-2022 Health, Aging, and Retirement in Thailand Research
Creators
Supa Pengpid - Mahidol University
Karl Peltzer - Mahidol University
André Hajek - University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
Razak M Gyasi - African Population and Health Research Center
Publication Details
Journal of gerontological social work, Vol.First online, pp.1-18
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
Grant note
The Health, Aging, and Retirement in Thailand (HART) study is sponsored by Thailand Science Research and Innovation (TSRI) and National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT).