Use of health services by the elderly in low-income communities.
Although it is generally assumed that there has been a narrowing of the gap in health care between poor and nonpoor families, the relative contributions of improved fiscal and geographic access are not well documented. Almost 2,000 elderly poor persons were studied to examine factors affecting their use of health services. A number of personal and structural problems are identified when cultural and ethnic backgrounds are considered.
D001741:Black or African American; D000368:Aged; D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D002391:Catchment Area, Health; D003153:Community Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006302:Health Services Research; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D010548:Personal Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014481:United States; D044465:White People