Factors associated with free adult preventive health care utilization among physically disabled people in Taiwan: nationwide population-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Few previous studies have specifically addressed the health care utilization situation of the physically disabled. This study aimed to investigate the utilization of free adult preventive health care for physically disabled people and its' affecting factors.

Methods

The data was obtained from three nationwide databases from 2006 to 2008. This study comprised 329,264 physically disabled people in Taiwan above the age of 40 who had eligible health checks during 2008. We employed descriptive statistics to analyze the use and rate of free preventive health care use by physically disabled adults. Logistic regression analysis was used to explore the factors that affect physically disabled adults' use of free adult preventive health care.

Results

16.37% of the phy

SUBMITTER: Yen SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4263114 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature