This study aimed to compare, over a 5-year period, the prospective direct healthcare costs and service utilization of persons with subsyndromal depression (SSD) and non-depressive persons (ND), in a population of very old persons.
This involves measuring the utilization of person-time and goods (the ingredients) required to perform the task, and the cost of each ingredient.
The NHM promotes the utilization of "key persons" within social networks, individuals to whom others "naturally turn for advice emotional support and tangible aid" [ 39, 40].
We hypothesized that electronic messaging would be associated with improved care quality and lower utilization of in-person services (4, 5).
We used pooled data on self-reported health care utilization practices of persons with acute diarrheal disease obtained from Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet) population surveys in 2000 2001, 2002 2003 (2 ), and 2006 2007 (CDC, unpub. data).
To examine predictors of losing Medicaid and the impact of losing Medicaid on health service utilization for persons living with HIV/AIDS.
Further research should investigate the utilization of serotalking by persons with different relationship status and thus examine whether serotalking is more likely used among MSM in steady relationships than by MSM engaging in casual sex with non-primary partners.
Table 1 presents the crude data and age-stratified rates of THR utilization per 1,000 person years for each gender and SES quintile.
Among those with no chronic disease or one to two diseases, purchaser utilization of outpatient services per person decreased in 2010 and 2011.
After the policy change in 2009, purchaser utilization of outpatient services per person (difference in difference estimator) was −0.117 in 2010 (p = 0.0045) and −0.140 in 2011 (p = 0.004).
Among those receiving Medical Aid, purchaser utilization of outpatient services per person (difference in difference estimator) was −0.491 in 2010 (p = 0.025) and −0.580 in 2011 (p = 0.008) after the policy change in 2009.
