Titre : | The impact of the SARS epidemic on the utilization of medical services : SARS and the fear of SARS. (2004) |
Auteurs : | Hong-Jen CHANG ; Yiing-Jenq CHOU ; Chi-Jeng HSIEH ; Yea-Jen HSU ; HUANG (Nicole) : USA. Department of Health Policy and Management. Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Baltimore. MD. ; Cheng-Hua LEE ; Bureau of National Health Insurance. Taipei. TWN ; National YangMing University. School of Medicine. Department of Social Medicine. Taipei. TWN |
Type de document : | Article |
Dans : | American journal of public health (vol. 94, n° 4, 2004) |
Pagination : | 562-564 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Mots-clés : | Epidémie ; Epidémiologie ; Service ; Peur ; Taiwan ; Asie ; Utilisation ; Utilisation service ; Homme ; Appareil respiratoire [pathologie] ; Virose ; Infection |
Résumé : | [BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS 1yR0xBdg. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Using interrupted time-series analysis and National Health Insurance data between January 2000 and August 2003, this study assessed the impacts of the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) epidemic on medical service utilization in Taiwan. At the peak of the SARS epidemic, significant reductions in ambulatory care (23.9%), inpatient care (35.2%), and dental care (16.7%) were observed. People's fears of SARS appear to have had strong impacts on access to care. Adverse health outcomes resulting from accessibility barriers posed by the fear of SARS should not be overlooked. |