title: Self-reported health status predictors of healthcare services utilization and charges in elderly asthmatic patients.
abstract: This study examined the associations between self-reported health status predictors and healthcare service utilization in a cohort of elderly asthmatic patients. The results of the study showed a strong association among self-reported prior healthcare utilization, comorbidities, patient's perception of health status, and self-reported quality of life with healthcare service utilization and charges. A large amount of variance in healthcare service utilization and charges in this population was explained by these factors. Patient's self-reported health status could be important in earlier detection of high-risk older adults with asthma, and targeting them for disease management interventions.
authors.affiliation: Asthma Center, Department of Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27157, USA. rbalkris@wfubmc.edu
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Balkrishnan
authors.forename: R T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bowton
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged / Q000523:psychology*; D001249:Asthma / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D005102:Health Expenditures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006296:Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011788:Quality of Life; D012649:Self Concept; D014481:United States