The Ecology of Medical Care in Beijing

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	The Ecology of Medical Care in Beijing
	Shao, Shuang ; Zhao, FeiFei ; Wang, Jing ; Feng, Lei ; Lu, XiaoQin ; Du, Juan ; Yan, YuXiang ; Wang, Chao ; Fu, YingHong ; Wu, JingJing ; Yu, XinWei ; Khoo, KayKeng ; Wang, YouXin ; Wang, Wei
刊名	PLOS ONE
	2013
卷号	8 期号:12
ISSN号	1932-6203
中文摘要	Background: We presented the pattern of health care consumption, and the utilization of available resources by describing the ecology of medical care in Beijing on a monthly basis and by describing the socio-demographic characteristics associated with receipt care in different settings. Methods: A cohort of 6,592 adults, 15 years of age and older were sampled to estimate the number of urban-resident adults per 1,000 who visited a medical facility at least once in a month, by the method of three-stage stratified and cluster random sampling. Separate logistic regression analyses assessed the association between those receiving care in different types of setting and their socio-demographic characteristics. Results: On average per 1,000 adults, 295 had at least one symptom, 217 considered seeking medical care, 173 consulted a physician, 129 visited western medical practitioners, 127 visited a hospital-based outpatient clinic, 78 visited traditional Chinese medical practitioners, 43 visited a primary care physician, 35 received care in an emergency department, 15 were hospitalized. Health care seeking behaviors varied with socio-demographic characteristics, such as gender, age, ethnicity, resident census register, marital status, education, income, and health insurance status. In term of primary care, the gate-keeping and referral roles of Community Health Centers have not yet been fully established in Beijing. Conclusions: This study represents a first attempt to map the medical care ecology of Beijing urban population and provides timely baseline information for health care reform in China.
英文摘要	Background: We presented the pattern of health care consumption, and the utilization of available resources by describing the ecology of medical care in Beijing on a monthly basis and by describing the socio-demographic characteristics associated with receipt care in different settings. Methods: A cohort of 6,592 adults, 15 years of age and older were sampled to estimate the number of urban-resident adults per 1,000 who visited a medical facility at least once in a month, by the method of three-stage stratified and cluster random sampling. Separate logistic regression analyses assessed the association between those receiving care in different types of setting and their socio-demographic characteristics. Results: On average per 1,000 adults, 295 had at least one symptom, 217 considered seeking medical care, 173 consulted a physician, 129 visited western medical practitioners, 127 visited a hospital-based outpatient clinic, 78 visited traditional Chinese medical practitioners, 43 visited a primary care physician, 35 received care in an emergency department, 15 were hospitalized. Health care seeking behaviors varied with socio-demographic characteristics, such as gender, age, ethnicity, resident census register, marital status, education, income, and health insurance status. In term of primary care, the gate-keeping and referral roles of Community Health Centers have not yet been fully established in Beijing. Conclusions: This study represents a first attempt to map the medical care ecology of Beijing urban population and provides timely baseline information for health care reform in China.
收录类别	SCI
语种	英语
WOS记录号	WOS:000328566100110
公开日期	2014-12-16
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://ir.iscas.ac.cn/handle/311060/16711]
专题	软件研究所_软件所图书馆_期刊论文
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Shao, Shuang,Zhao, FeiFei,Wang, Jing,et al. The Ecology of Medical Care in Beijing[J]. PLOS ONE,2013,8(12).
APA	Shao, Shuang.,Zhao, FeiFei.,Wang, Jing.,Feng, Lei.,Lu, XiaoQin.,...&Wang, Wei.(2013).The Ecology of Medical Care in Beijing.PLOS ONE,8(12).
MLA	Shao, Shuang,et al."The Ecology of Medical Care in Beijing".PLOS ONE 8.12(2013).