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| A national survey of health service use in Thai elders | | Author(s) | Suttichai Jitapunkul, Mongkol Na Songkhla, Napaporn Chayovan |
| Journal title | Age and Ageing, vol 28, no 1, January 1999 |
| Pages | pp 67-72 |
| Keywords | Health services ; Usage [services] ; Family care ; Cross sectional surveys ; Thailand. |
| Annotation | The pattern of health service use and associated factors among older people in Thailand was examined in a cross-sectional multi-stage random sampling household survey of 4,480 people aged 60 and over. Of 1,954 older Thai subjects who reported that they had had an illness without hospitalisation during the previous month, 93% had sought treatment, and 7% did nothing. Just over half (52.8%) used health services. Subjects who had self-limiting symptoms or diseases tended not to use health services, while those with chronic conditions did. 62% paid for treatment themselves, while 28% of them had their bills paid by their children. Independent determinants of health service use included living in a rural area, being well-educated and better-off, not drinking alcohol, and the severity of the illness identified. A low rate of state health service use was found in Thailand, with children playing an important role in taking care of their parents and paying for treatment. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-990427225 A |
| Classmark | L: QLD: P6:SJ: 3KB: 7HG |
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