Studies have established that having a regular source of medical care, from a doctor who knows you, has a powerful effect on your willingness to seek care for severe symptoms.
Despite three major hospitals and two health clinics, a study last year found that 30% of Hartford's residents had no regular source of medical care.
Between 2000 and 2010, more working-age adults reported they had no regular source of medical care, hadn't seen a doctor or a dentist within a year, had unmet medical and dental needs and went without health care because of cost, Genevieve Kenney and others at the Urban Institute report in an article published in the journal Health Affairs Monday.
All participants were required to have a regular source of medical care outside the study.
After controlling on age, education level, and having a regular source of medical care, three newer treatment choices – lumpectomy, reconstruction, and clinical trials – were all less acceptable to women with church involvement and emotional social support.
Some studies have shown that frequent or recent GP consulters are more likely to attend for a health check [ 23, 32, 36, 40, 41, 44]; for example, over 90% of patients who attended a health check at a shopping centre reported having a regular source of medical care [ 22].
Participants were asked about their comorbidities, CRC screening history, regular sources of medical care, and most recent CRC test (where the test and results were obtained).
In cases where the scoliosis suspicion was not raised by a medical doctor, the first medical consultation (by the regular source of care, another medical doctor, or never) was documented.
Colorectal cancer screening rates remain low among non-Whites and those with less education, living in rural vs. urban areas, and without a regular source of healthcare or medical insurance (36).
The circumstances under which scoliosis was first suspected or detected, i.e., whether it was by a layperson (a parent, a family member, a school teacher, a person in charge of an extra-curricular activity, a friend, or the child him/herself), or a health professional (the child's regular source of care, another medical doctor, or another non-MD professional).
For example, people with a regular source of care and appropriate medical insurance are more likely to have a routine medical check-up than those without a regular source of care or medical insurance [ 10- 15].
