Determinants of Postponed Dental Visits Due to Costs: Evidence from the Survey of Health, Ageing, and Retirement in Germany
| Autor: | Guido Heydecke, André Hajek, Kristin Spinler, Hans-Helmut König, Ghazal Aarabi, Udo Seedorf, Richelle Valdez, Carolin Walther |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis lcsh:Medicine Logistic regression Article dental visits 03 medical and health sciences Appointments and Schedules 0302 clinical medicine Environmental health Germany Surveys and Questionnaires Medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Socioeconomic status Lower income Aged Aged 80 and over Retirement business.industry lcsh:R Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Outcome measures 030206 dentistry Middle Aged Dental care 3. Good health Treatment Adherence and Compliance Chronic disease Socioeconomic Factors Ageing dental health services Marital status dental care health services accessibility Female business |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 16, Iss 18, p 3344 (2019) Volume 16 Issue 18 |
| ISSN: | 1660-4601 1661-7827 |
| Popis: | High costs are an important reason patients postpone dental visits, which can lead to serious medical consequences. However, little is known about the determinants of postponing visits due to financial constraints longitudinally. Thus, the purpose of this study was to examine the determinants of postponing dental visits due to costs in older adults in Germany longitudinally. Data from wave 5 and 6 of the Survey of Health, Ageing, and Retirement in Europe was used. The occurrence of postponed dental visits due to costs in the last 12 months served as the outcome measure. Socioeconomic and health-related explanatory variables were included. Conditional fixed effects logistic regression models were used (n = 362). Regressions showed that the likelihood of postponing dental visits due to costs increased with lower age, less chronic disease, and lower income. The outcome measure was neither associated with marital status nor self-rated health. Identifying the factors associated with postponed dental visits due to costs might help to mitigate this challenge. In the long term, this might help to maintain the well-being of older individuals. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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