Health care utilization and health-related quality of life perception in older adults: a study of the Mexican Social Security Institute Utilización de servicios de salud y percepción de calidad de vida relacionada a la salud en adultos mayores: un estudio en el Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social

Health care utilization and health-related quality of life perception in older adults: a study of the Mexican Social Security Institute Utilización de servicios de salud y percepción de calidad de vida relacionada a la salud en adultos mayores: un estudio en el Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social

OBJECTIVE: To establish how health care service utilization patterns are associated with health-related quality of life (HRQL) perception in older adults. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A cross-sectional study in adults aged 60 years or more was conducted in a random sample of 1150 beneficiaries of the Mexic...

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Main Authors: Katia Gallegos-Carrillo, Carmen García-Peña, Carlos Durán-Muñoz, Jyoti Mudgal, Luis Durán-Arenas, Jorge Salmerón-Castro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública 2008-06-01
Series:Salud Pública de México
Subjects:
utilización
servicios preventivos de salud
salud del anciano
calidad de vida
México
health services
preventive care
health of the elderly
quality of life
Mexico
Online Access:http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-36342008000300004

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