在患有甲病的患者中,获得护理和利用医疗保健
Kevin M Wymer1, Sayi P Boddu2, Mouneeb Choudry3
1Department of Urology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
Urology
|March 3, 2024
概括
诊断和治疗结石 (结石) 并没有增加患者报告的医疗保健障碍. 然而,较年轻,女性和较低社会经济地位的患有石头的患者面临着重大访问挑战.
科学领域:
- 腎臟病學 (nephrology) 是一種醫學.
- 医疗保健服务研究 医疗服务研究
- 健康 公平 卫生 公平
背景情况:
- 结石 (结石) 影响着人口的很大一部分,需要了解其对医疗保健准入的影响.
- 以前的研究还没有完全阐明结石诊断/治疗和患者报告的护理障碍之间的关系,特别是在多样化的群体中.
研究的目的:
- 评估结石病诊断和治疗对医疗保健利用的影响.
- 确定结石患者护理障碍的预测因素.
主要方法:
- 使用我们所有人的数据库进行回顾性队列研究.
- 包括9173名结石病患者与9173名对照人群相匹配.
- 使用回归模型分析自我报告的医疗保健获取和利用情况.
主要成果:
- 患有结石的患者不太可能从他们最后一次医疗服务供应商访问以来的时间延长.
- 在结石患者中,没有发现自我报告的治疗延迟增加,无法负担治疗费用,或跳过药物治疗.
- 年龄较小,女性性别,收入较低,教育程度较低,缺乏保险和健康状况较差预测结石患者的医疗保健准入障碍增加.
结论:
- 结石病的诊断和手术治疗与患者报告的护理障碍增加无关.
- 特定的人口和社会经济因素确定患有结石的患者面临更高风险的医疗保健获取和利用困难.
- 需要有针对性的干预措施,以解决患有结石病的弱势患者群体在获得护理方面的差异.
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