Population-level trends in self-reported healthcare utilization among older adults in Mexico with and without cognitive impairment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Older adults with cognitive impairment exhibit different patterns of healthcare utilization compared to their cognitively healthy counterparts. Despite extensive research in high-income countries, similar studies in low- and middle-income countries are lacking. This study aims to investigate the population-level patterns in healthcare utilization among older adults with and without cognitive impairment in Mexico.

Methods

Data came from five waves (2001-2018) of the Mexican Health and Aging Study. We used self-reported measures for one or more over-night hospital stays, doctor visits, visits to homeopathic doctors, and dental visits in the past year; seeing a pharmacist in the past year; and being screened for cholesterol, diabetes, and hypertension in the past two

SUBMITTER: Cabrero Castro JE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11295330 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature