Sociodemographic inequities in unscheduled asthma care visits among public assistance recipients in Japan: additional risk by household composition among workers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Public assistance programs aim to prevent financial poverty by guaranteeing a minimum income for basic needs, including medical care. However, time poverty also matters, especially in the medical care adherence of people with chronic diseases. This study aimed to examine the association between the dual burden of working and household responsibilities, with unscheduled asthma care visits among public assistance recipients in Japan.

Methods

This retrospective cohort study included public assistance recipients from two municipalities. We obtained participants' sociodemographic data in January 2016 from the public assistance database and identified the incidence of asthma care visits. Participants' unscheduled asthma visits and the frequency of asthma visits were use

SUBMITTER: Nishioka D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10568886 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature