Title |
Factors influencing health care utilisation among Aboriginal cardiac patients in central Australia: a qualitative study
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Published in |
BMC Health Services Research, March 2013
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DOI | 10.1186/1472-6963-13-83 |
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Authors |
Stella Artuso, Margaret Cargo, Alex Brown, Mark Daniel |
Abstract |
Aboriginal Australians suffer from poorer overall health compared to the general Australian population, particularly in terms of cardiovascular disease and prognosis following a cardiac event. Despite such disparities, Aboriginal Australians utilise health care services at much lower rates than the general population. Improving health care utilisation (HCU) among Aboriginal cardiac patients requires a better understanding of the factors that constrain or facilitate use. The study aimed to identify ecological factors influencing health care utilisation (HCU) for Aboriginal cardiac patients, from the time of their cardiac event to 6-12 months post-event, in central Australia. |
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United Kingdom | 1 | 50% |
Canada | 1 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 2 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Australia | 2 | 1% |
Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 132 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
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Student > Bachelor | 29 | 21% |
Student > Master | 22 | 16% |
Researcher | 12 | 9% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 12 | 9% |
Other | 10 | 7% |
Other | 23 | 17% |
Unknown | 27 | 20% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 34 | 25% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 22 | 16% |
Social Sciences | 18 | 13% |
Psychology | 8 | 6% |
Computer Science | 4 | 3% |
Other | 20 | 15% |
Unknown | 29 | 21% |