在多病症患者中医院利用的种族差异
Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
|November 25, 2024
概括
多种疾病住院的种族差异不成比例地影响了阿肯色州的年轻,少数民族患者. 没有保险的西班牙裔患者经历了更长的住院时间,这表明需要解决这些健康不平等问题.
科学领域:
- 医疗保健服务研究 医疗服务研究
- 健康差异 在健康上的差异
- 农村卫生 农村卫生
背景情况:
- 众所周知,多发病的种族差异是众所周知的.
- 没有任何研究检查了阿肯色州农村多病症住院的种族差异.
研究的目的:
- 为了调查阿肯色州与多种疾病相关的住院住院的种族差异.
- 评估保险类型作为影响修饰物的作用.
主要方法:
- 双项后勤回归被用来分析种族和住院利用率之间的关联.
- 数据按保险类型分层,以评估影响的修改.
主要成果:
- 非西班牙裔黑人,非西班牙裔其他人和西班牙裔患者占年轻 (18-34岁) 多病症患者的50%以上.
- 与非西班牙裔白人患者相比,其他患者住院时间较长的可能性更高.
- 没有保险的西班牙裔患者在住院时间增加.
结论:
- 多种疾病不成比例地影响年轻,种族和种族少数群体的患者.
- 调查结果强调,需要进一步研究推动这些差异的因素.
- 有针对性的干预措施可能是必要的,以减少农村人口的健康不平等.
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