Individual factors associated with medical consultation by adults

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Autor(a) principal: Capilheira, Marcelo F
Data de Publicação: 2006
Outros Autores: Santos, Iná da Silva dos
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: por
eng
Título da fonte: Revista de Saúde Pública
Texto Completo: https://www.revistas.usp.br/rsp/article/view/32058
Resumo: OBJECTIVE: To identify individual characteristics associated with a higher likelihood of consulting a physician and excess physician appointments. METHODS: We carried out a population-based study including 3,100 adults (>;20 years) living in the city of Pelotas, Southern Brazil between October and December 2003, using a multi-stage cluster sampling strategy. Subjects were interviewed to obtain socioeconomic, demographic, and health-related data, as well as information on the number of medical appointments in the past three months. Overusage was defined as >;4 appointments. Multivariate analysis was carried out using Poisson regression based on a conceptual model, and results are presented as prevalence ratios and their respective 95% confidence intervals. RESULTS: The prevalence of medical appointments was 55.1%. Higher likelihood of consulting a physician was associated with female sex, hospital admission in the past year, former smoking, diabetes, and arterial hypertension. We found an increasing trend in the number of appointments with increasing age (p
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spelling Individual factors associated with medical consultation by adults Fatores individuais associados à utilização de consultas médicas por adultos Serviços de saúde^i1^sutilizaAcesso aos serviços de saúde^i1^sestatística e dados numériNecessidades e demanda de serviços de saúde^i1^sestatística e dados numériEstudos transversaisHealth services^i2^sutilizatHealth services accessibility^i2^sstatistics & numerical dHealth services needs and demand^i2^sstatistics & numerical dCross-sectional studies OBJECTIVE: To identify individual characteristics associated with a higher likelihood of consulting a physician and excess physician appointments. METHODS: We carried out a population-based study including 3,100 adults (>;20 years) living in the city of Pelotas, Southern Brazil between October and December 2003, using a multi-stage cluster sampling strategy. Subjects were interviewed to obtain socioeconomic, demographic, and health-related data, as well as information on the number of medical appointments in the past three months. Overusage was defined as >;4 appointments. Multivariate analysis was carried out using Poisson regression based on a conceptual model, and results are presented as prevalence ratios and their respective 95% confidence intervals. RESULTS: The prevalence of medical appointments was 55.1%. Higher likelihood of consulting a physician was associated with female sex, hospital admission in the past year, former smoking, diabetes, and arterial hypertension. We found an increasing trend in the number of appointments with increasing age (p OBJETIVO: Identificar características individuais associadas à maior probabilidade de consultar o médico e o fazer em excesso. MÉTODOS: Estudo de base populacional com 3.100 adultos (>;20 anos), moradores de Pelotas, Estado do Rio Grande do Sul, de outubro a dezembro de 2003. Foi utilizada amostragem por conglomerados em múltiplos estágios. Foi realizada entrevista para obter dados socioeconômicos, demográficos e de saúde, além do número de consultas no período de três meses anteriores. A referência de >;4 consultas foi considerada superutilização. As análises multivariadas foram realizadas por regressão de Poisson baseadas em um modelo conceitual e apresentados em razões de prevalência e respectivos intervalos de confiança de 95%. RESULTADOS: A prevalência de consulta ao médico foi de 55,1%. A maior probabilidade de consultar um médico esteve associada às mulheres, hospitalização no ano anterior, ex-tabagismo, diabetes e hipertensão arterial. Verificou-se tendência de consultas conforme o avanço da idade (pUniversidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Saúde Pública2006-06-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttps://www.revistas.usp.br/rsp/article/view/3205810.1590/S0034-89102006000300011Revista de Saúde Pública; Vol. 40 No. 3 (2006); 436-443 Revista de Saúde Pública; Vol. 40 Núm. 3 (2006); 436-443 Revista de Saúde Pública; v. 40 n. 3 (2006); 436-443 1518-87870034-8910reponame:Revista de Saúde Públicainstname:Universidade de São Paulo (USP)instacron:USPporenghttps://www.revistas.usp.br/rsp/article/view/32058/34105https://www.revistas.usp.br/rsp/article/view/32058/34106Copyright (c) 2017 Revista de Saúde Públicainfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessCapilheira, Marcelo FSantos, Iná da Silva dos2012-07-08T23:05:36Zoai:revistas.usp.br:article/32058Revistahttps://www.revistas.usp.br/rsp/indexONGhttps://www.revistas.usp.br/rsp/oairevsp@org.usp.br||revsp1@usp.br1518-87870034-8910opendoar:2012-07-08T23:05:36Revista de Saúde Pública - Universidade de São Paulo (USP)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Individual factors associated with medical consultation by adults
Fatores individuais associados à utilização de consultas médicas por adultos
title Individual factors associated with medical consultation by adults
spellingShingle Individual factors associated with medical consultation by adults
Capilheira, Marcelo F
Serviços de saúde^i1^sutiliza
Acesso aos serviços de saúde^i1^sestatística e dados numéri
Necessidades e demanda de serviços de saúde^i1^sestatística e dados numéri
Estudos transversais
Health services^i2^sutilizat
Health services accessibility^i2^sstatistics & numerical d
Health services needs and demand^i2^sstatistics & numerical d
Cross-sectional studies
title_short Individual factors associated with medical consultation by adults
title_full Individual factors associated with medical consultation by adults
title_fullStr Individual factors associated with medical consultation by adults
title_full_unstemmed Individual factors associated with medical consultation by adults
title_sort Individual factors associated with medical consultation by adults
author Capilheira, Marcelo F
author_facet Capilheira, Marcelo F
Santos, Iná da Silva dos
author_role author
author2 Santos, Iná da Silva dos
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dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Capilheira, Marcelo F
Santos, Iná da Silva dos
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Serviços de saúde^i1^sutiliza
Acesso aos serviços de saúde^i1^sestatística e dados numéri
Necessidades e demanda de serviços de saúde^i1^sestatística e dados numéri
Estudos transversais
Health services^i2^sutilizat
Health services accessibility^i2^sstatistics & numerical d
Health services needs and demand^i2^sstatistics & numerical d
Cross-sectional studies
topic Serviços de saúde^i1^sutiliza
Acesso aos serviços de saúde^i1^sestatística e dados numéri
Necessidades e demanda de serviços de saúde^i1^sestatística e dados numéri
Estudos transversais
Health services^i2^sutilizat
Health services accessibility^i2^sstatistics & numerical d
Health services needs and demand^i2^sstatistics & numerical d
Cross-sectional studies
description OBJECTIVE: To identify individual characteristics associated with a higher likelihood of consulting a physician and excess physician appointments. METHODS: We carried out a population-based study including 3,100 adults (>;20 years) living in the city of Pelotas, Southern Brazil between October and December 2003, using a multi-stage cluster sampling strategy. Subjects were interviewed to obtain socioeconomic, demographic, and health-related data, as well as information on the number of medical appointments in the past three months. Overusage was defined as >;4 appointments. Multivariate analysis was carried out using Poisson regression based on a conceptual model, and results are presented as prevalence ratios and their respective 95% confidence intervals. RESULTS: The prevalence of medical appointments was 55.1%. Higher likelihood of consulting a physician was associated with female sex, hospital admission in the past year, former smoking, diabetes, and arterial hypertension. We found an increasing trend in the number of appointments with increasing age (p
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