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Depression, service utilization and treatment costs among Medicare elderly
— gender differences | | Author(s) | Myron J Burns, Van A Cain, Baqar A Husaini |
| Journal title | Home Health Care Services Quarterly, vol 19, no 3, 2001 |
| Pages | pp 35-44 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Depression ; Older men ; Older women ; Usage [services] ; Drugs ; Costs [care] ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | This study's objective was to compare gender differences in mood disorders, service utilization and health care costs for a random sample of Medicare elderly beneficiaries of Tennessee (5% random sample of 35,673 beneficiaries). The dependent variables were: patients with ICD-9 diagnosis for mood disorder (major depression and other depression); service utilization (number of outpatient visits, skilled nursing visits, etc.); and health care costs. The independent variable was gender. The results indicated that mood disorders, outpatient services and total mental health costs are higher for women than men; however, total health care costs are higher for men than women. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-010716204 A |
| Classmark | ENR: BC: BD: QLD: LLD: QDC: 7T |
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