Background In older age health needs and demand for health services utilization increase.
Individual's social relationships can play a decisive role regarding the utilization of …

To increase financial protection for catastrophic illness, South Korean government
expanded the National Health Insurance (NHI) benefit coverage for cancer patients in …

Objective. Improving access to and utilization of healthcare services are necessary factors
for improving the overall health of the ageing population. Accordingly, strategies to improve …

Preventive care service is considered pivotal on the background of demographic ageing and
a rise in chronic diseases in China. The disparity in utilization of preventive care services …

Importance Visual impairment (VI) causes a considerable public health burden and
substantial deterioration in health-related quality of life (HRQoL). However, the relative effect …

Objective To examine the disparities in psychiatric service utilisation over a 10-year period
for patients with first admission for psychosis in relation to urban–rural residence following …

To provide financial protection against catastrophic illness, the Korean government
expanded the National Health Insurance (NHI) benefit coverage for cancer patients in 2005 …

Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate the status of perceived need, seeking
behavior and utilization of health services in the elderly population of Sanandaj (west of …

Background To improve financial protection against catastrophic illness, the Korean
government expanded the benefit coverage of the National Health Insurance (NHI) for …

Objective The aim of this study was to examine if inequity in healthcare among the urban
elderly in China has been improved through the implementation of Urban Resident Basic …