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| Health status and access to health care of British nationals living on the Costa Blanca, Spain | | Author(s) | Daniel La Parra, Miguel Angel Mateo |
| Journal title | Ageing and Society, vol 28, part 1, January 2008 |
| Pages | pp 85-102 |
| Source | http://www.journals.cambridge.org/ASO |
| Keywords | Health services ; Accessibility ; Migration ; Retired persons ; United Kingdom ; Social surveys ; Spain. |
| Annotation | A sample of 155 of those who spent more than three months a year living on the Costa Blanca in the province of Alicante, Spain were interviewed. The results for those aged 45+ were compared with those from the Health Survey for England 2003, the British Household Panel Survey (BHPS) 2004, the National Health Survey for Spain 2003, and the Spanish Household Panel Survey 2000. British national resident on the Costa Blanca appear to have a similar health profile to the Spanish and British populations and score higher than Spaniards and the British home population on some indicators. For example, they have fewer mobility problems and a more positive perception of their state of health. These findings are consistent with the "healthy migrant hypothesis". The Valencia Region Health Service provides health care services to 62% of this population. The total number of British residents' visits to a general practitioner (GP) is about the same as that of their Spanish neighbours. As for admissions to hospital, British residents on the Costa Blanca show trends similar to the population of the UK. However, compared to the Spanish and British populations, use of private health care is relatively high. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-071221005 A |
| Classmark | L: 5CA: TN: BB6: 8: 3F: 76S |
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