Sentences with phrase «health service utilization in»

Structural equation modeling was used to examine the effects of cultural factors (ethnic identity, perceived discrimination), family relations, and child problem type on mental health service utilization in a community sample of 1,480 adolescent girls (860 African American, 620 European American) between ages 15 and 17 years enrolled in the Pittsburgh Girls Study.

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«While dozens of clinical trials have demonstrated the effectiveness of collaborative care for treating depression in primary care, comparatively few have addressed anxiety, despite their similar prevalence and adverse impact on health - related quality of life and excess utilization of health services,» said Bruce L. Rollman, M.D., M.P.H., professor of medicine and director of Pitt's Center for Behavioral Health and Smart Technhealth - related quality of life and excess utilization of health services,» said Bruce L. Rollman, M.D., M.P.H., professor of medicine and director of Pitt's Center for Behavioral Health and Smart Technhealth services,» said Bruce L. Rollman, M.D., M.P.H., professor of medicine and director of Pitt's Center for Behavioral Health and Smart TechnHealth and Smart Technology.

Using available databases reflecting the utilization of health services in California, Florida and Nebraska — all three of which give access to deidentified information on individual patients — the research team identified 2,261 obese patients with asthma who underwent bariatric surgery from 2007 to 2009 and for whom information covering the two years before and after their surgery was available.

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Clear One Health Plans, Bend • OR 2006 — 2010 Pharmacy Services Technician Followed managed care practices, created member and group utilization reports in EXCEL, submitted new pharmacy benefits to Pharmacy Benefit Manager, maintained and added all new information to pharmacy benefits grid for company wide use, wrote pharmacy benefit section of member handbook, pharmacy call center customer service, data entry, performed prior authorizations for step therapy and non formulary medications.

Reproductive health service utilization and social determinants among married female rural - to - urban migrants in two metropolises, China

Prevalence of Mental Disorders and Health Service Utilization among Individuals with Turkish Migration Backgrounds in Germany: A Study Protocol for an Epidemiological Investigation

Disparities in mental health service utilization among low - income African American adolescents: Closing the gap by enhancing practitioner's competence.

The Healthy Steps for Young Children program (HS) was designed to support families of young children using a new type of health care provider, the HS specialist (HSS), in a practice - based intervention.1 The HS consists of risk reduction activities and universal components, including developmental screening, anticipatory guidance, and follow - up services, offered to all families receiving care.2 - 5 Expected benefits of HS include improved parental promotion of child development, 6 parenting practices, child development, and health care utilization.

Utilization of Youth Reproductive Health Services and Associated Factors among High School Students in Bahir Dar, Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia

Trauma Exposure, Mental Health, and Service Utilization Rates Among Immigrant and United States - Born Hispanic Youth: Results From the Hispanic Family Study Bridges, de Arellano, Rheingold, Danielson, & Silcott (2010) Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 2 (1) View Abstract Presents findings from a study indicating that Hispanic adult immigrants had fewer instances of traumatic experiences and mental illness than Hispanics born in the United States.

Impact of screening for mental health concerns on health service utilization and functional status in primary care patients

On social - emotional measures, foster children in the NSCAW study tended to have more compromised functioning than would be expected from a high - risk sample.43 Moreover, as indicated in the previous section, research suggests that foster children are more likely than nonfoster care children to have insecure or disordered attachments, and the adverse long - term outcomes associated with such attachments.44 Many studies of foster children postulate that a majority have mental health difficulties.45 They have higher rates of depression, poorer social skills, lower adaptive functioning, and more externalizing behavioral problems, such as aggression and impulsivity.46 Additionally, research has documented high levels of mental health service utilization among foster children47 due to both greater mental health needs and greater access to services.

Child health: Children in the Early Start series had greater contact with family doctors, higher rates of well - child care, and greater utilization of preschool dental services.

Comparisons between the Early Start and control series over the 36 - month follow - up period revealed that families in the Early Start program showed significant benefits in the areas of improved utilization of child health services, reduced rates of hospital attendance for injury / poisoning, increased preschool education, increased positive and nonpunitive parenting, reduced rates of severe parent / child assaults, and reduced rates of early problem behaviors.

Preschool education and service utilization: Children in the Early Start series had greater involvement in preschool education, and their families had higher usage of local health and welfare agencies.

This article describes the conduct of the randomized trial and examines the extent to which those in the Early Start series showed improved outcomes in the areas of child health, preschool education, utilization of welfare services, parenting, child abuse and neglect, and early behavioral adjustment.

Together, this points to the importance of intervening effectively during childhood to improve the present and lifelong consequences of ASD for both children and parents, and to reduce the utilization of health care services now and in later life.

Further research in this area should include exploration of other potential mechanisms for the association between perceived discrimination and health service utilization.