Chronic pain is the leading cause of healthcare utilization, and treatment can include a variety of prescription medications (e.g., opioids, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatories [NSAIDS]), over-the-counter medications (e.g., acetaminophen), and non-pharmacological interventions (e.g., physical therapy, diet and exercise) [ 4– 6].
Our findings could be used to predict medical utilization for the diagnosis and treatment of TB in patients seeking care in a public sector hospital.
Practice implications are discussed and include strategies for clinicians to intervene during pivotal points of treatment to improve rates of service utilization and treatment completion.
We examine the association between private sector participation and self-reported measures of utilization and equity in deliveries and treatment of childhood respiratory disease using regression analysis, across a sample of nationally-representative Demographic and Health Surveys from 34 SSA economies.
For instance, research has shown that perceived need for treatment, help-seeking behaviour, service utilization, as well as recognition and treatment of common mental disorders by health care professionals vary across common mental disorders, which may impact on the probability of receiving potentially adequate treatments [ 38].
There is a growing interest in the utilization of medicinal plants for prevention and treatment of bone disorders including osteoporosis [ 11].
We consider that inclusion of both public and private laboratories as strength of the study, since trend of utilization of private facilities for care and treatment of HIV/AIDS affected individuals has been increasing in recent years.
Until high-quality information tools become accessible to patients, when health care utilization is of interest, patients should be encouraged to keep a record of symptoms, utilization and treatments in a diary or in a calendar and not to rely solely on self-recall.
We analyze changes in resource utilization for treatment of cataract patients and find changes in practice patterns, where physicians redeployed resources toward more severely ill patients and decreased average length of stay.
This paper aims to address the knowledge gap in HIE utilization regarding treatment of children.
