11 Improving the safety of HC becomes more crucial given this rising utilisation and intensity of services provided in the home.
To examine potential changes in the characteristics of PC patients over time, we assessed age, disease burden (using the Charlson Comorbidity Index) and resource utilisation (resource intensity weight (RIW), alternate level of care (ALC) days and length of stay (LOS)).
The association between physician density and the intensity of utilisation of health care resources thus remains a relevant factor in the current debate about reducing costs in Swiss health care.
We assumed constant age-sex-specific intensities of utilisation; thus, the level of demand for LTC services and disability benefits incorporated both the probability and intensity of utilisation.
Vertical space utilisation became increasingly intensive.
Secondary outcomes include the incidence of chronic LBP, disability, pain intensity, depression, healthcare utilisation, pain attitudes and beliefs, global recovery and recurrence and are measured at 1 week post-intervention, and at 3, 6 and 12 months post LBP onset.
During a single bout (6 s) of high-intensity exercise, the utilisation of PCr and anaerobic glycolysis each account for a majority of the energy source required (Sweeney et al. 2010).
Grey scale utilisation was modelled via mean iris intensity and standard deviation on the iris area only.
17 20 This approach prioritises the availability of treatment options at a range of levels of intensity, and encourages the utilisation of evidence-based treatment at the least intrusive level appropriate to the severity and complexity of a patient's symptoms.
This analysis indicates that elevated levels of iPTH, phosphate, and (to a lesser extent) total calcium in patients with ESRD are associated with a greater intensity of healthcare resource utilisation and higher direct medical costs in comparison with patients whose levels are within the K/DOQI target ranges.
