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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-3-24
pubmed:abstractText
This study describes the pattern and predictors of ambulatory care utilization among Korean Americans (KAs) living in Los Angeles. Data were gathered via a mail survey. Analysis employed a two-part model: logit model for factors affecting any health care use and truncated negative binomial model for frequency of use given one visit. Use of ambulatory care among KAs was low (2.80 visits during prior 12 months), compared to their counterparts in South Korea and the U.S. population. Variables associated with higher utilization included old age, health needs, and health insurance. Income had a positive effect on health care utilization decisions among the uninsured. Acculturation appeared to be neither a strong nor consistent predictor of ambulatory care utilization among KAs. Of particular concern is the finding that KAs suffer from inadequate access to care due to lack of employment-based health insurance.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
1096-4045
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
7
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
65-74
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:15789158-Acculturation, pubmed-meshheading:15789158-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:15789158-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:15789158-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:15789158-Ambulatory Care, pubmed-meshheading:15789158-Asian Americans, pubmed-meshheading:15789158-Attitude to Health, pubmed-meshheading:15789158-Female, pubmed-meshheading:15789158-Health Services Needs and Demand, pubmed-meshheading:15789158-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:15789158-Insurance, Health, pubmed-meshheading:15789158-Insurance Coverage, pubmed-meshheading:15789158-Korea, pubmed-meshheading:15789158-Los Angeles, pubmed-meshheading:15789158-Male, pubmed-meshheading:15789158-Medically Uninsured, pubmed-meshheading:15789158-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:15789158-Patient Acceptance of Health Care, pubmed-meshheading:15789158-Questionnaires
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Insurance, acculturation, and health service utilization among Korean-Americans.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Health Services Policy and Management, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study