Patient Attitudes, Insurance, and Other Determinants of Self-Referral to Medical and Chiropractic Physicians
| العنوان: | Patient Attitudes, Insurance, and Other Determinants of Self-Referral to Medical and Chiropractic Physicians |
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| المؤلفون: | Mitchell Haas, Miron Stano, Rajiv Sharma |
| المصدر: | American Journal of Public Health. 93:2111-2117 |
| بيانات النشر: | American Public Health Association, 2003. |
| سنة النشر: | 2003 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Adult, Male, Washington, medicine.medical_specialty, Research and Practice, Adolescent, Psychometrics, Health Status, MEDLINE, Logistic regression, Choice Behavior, Oregon, medicine, Humans, Insurance, Physician Services, Longitudinal Studies, health care economics and organizations, Aged, Demography, Motivation, Self Referral, business.industry, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Middle Aged, Patient Acceptance of Health Care, equipment and supplies, Chiropractic, Low back pain, Logistic Models, Patient attitudes, Socioeconomic Factors, Family medicine, Physical therapy, Female, Observational study, medicine.symptom, Family Practice, business, human activities, Low Back Pain |
| الوصف: | Objectives. This study identified predictors of patient choice of a primary care medical doctor or chiropractor for treatment of low back pain. Methods. Data from initial visits were derived from a prospective, longitudinal, nonrandomized, practice-based observational study of patients who self-referred to medical and chiropractic physicians (n = 1414). Results. Logistic regression showed differences between patients who sought care from medical doctors vs chiropractors in terms of patient health status, sociodemographic characteristics, insurance, and attitudes. Disability, insurance, and trust in provider types were particularly important predictors. Conclusions. The study highlights the importance of patient attitudes, health status, and insurance in self-referral decisions. The significance of patient attitudes suggests that education might be used to shape attitudes and encourage cost-effective care choices. |
| تدمد: | 1541-0048 0090-0036 |
| DOI: | 10.2105/ajph.93.12.2111 |
| URL الوصول: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::410f87f707ac6a857e878c9cdb3584be https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.93.12.2111 |
| Rights: | OPEN |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsair.doi.dedup.....410f87f707ac6a857e878c9cdb3584be |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 15410048 00900036 |
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| DOI: | 10.2105/ajph.93.12.2111 |