Sentence examples for a higher utilisation from inspiring English sources

Study exclusion criteria was limited to patients diagnosed with an inhibitor at the time of study capture (n = 52), due to a differing risk profile for bleeds and subsequent target joint development among these patients, and a higher utilisation of medical resources [16, 17].

Thus, much needs to be done to achieve the stated goal of the Norwegian health authorities of a higher utilisation of self-help groups.

However, it was noted that belonging to this group of GPs was also associated with a higher utilisation of GP services generally.

In literature it has been observed that, in general, women show a higher utilisation of the health care system, usually explained by differences in health seeking behaviour, itself explained by differences in social role, health knowledge, health status, sensitivity to symptoms, willingness to report health problems, acceptance of help seeking, compliance with treatment [ 3, 23, 37, 42- 48].

30 31 The studies which analysed possible gender differences in the utilisation of healthcare services found that women have a higher utilisation of healthcare services 32 and also a higher use of preventative services including blood pressure checks, cholesterol tests and dental screening.

Diabetes patients with a high total healthcare utilisation (profile 'high utilisation'), were not always patients with a high utilisation pattern for diabetes ('high utilisation, GP and nurse'), whereas having a low total healthcare utilisation profiles was associated with a low contact rate for diabetes.

Examples include non-standard inputs, such as a low availability of residential beds in the community; and non-standard outputs such as a high utilisation of indefinite-stay psychiatric hospital beds in the small health area.

Therefore, it cannot be excluded that people with a high utilisation of health care services, for example owing to greater age or illness, have dropped out before the Follow-up KORA survey was conducted.

Barcelonès Nord-Maresme and Centre, which showed the highest utilisation of cataract surgery, had a higher use of second-eye surgery.

Other studies, however, did find an association with higher utilisation of hospitals [ 19, 22].

The only departure from the Figures is observed with utilisation of health care services where a positive ITT effect (higher utilisation in the non-eligible) is observed in the optimal model specification (Table 2).