The Medical Services Utilization of South East Foreign Spouses in Taipei County
| Autor: | 張惠華 |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
| Druh dokumentu: | 學位論文 ; thesis |
| Popis: | 94 A procedure is based on Andersen’s Behavior Model of Health Cara Utilization and Behavior Model for Vulnerable Population, this study investigated the medical services utilization behavior of south east foreign spouses in Taipei county, and explored the relationships among predisposing characteristics, enabling resources, need and environment factors and the medical services utilization. By using a simple sampling method, 276 subjects were surveyed with self-administrated questionnaires. The main findings of present study were as follows: 1. Utilization of medical services: when feel uncomfortable,76.8% of south east foreign spouses utilized western medicine. In the past year, health check up were the most be utilized. In the past 1 month, western medicine clinic were the most be utilized .After inhabited in Taiwan, treatment for sunstroke by scraping the patient’s neck or back were most be utilized. 2. In predisposing characteristics, the subject「nationality」 had statistically significant difference in the dental specialist clinic and bought medicine at pharmacy. The subject「age」had statistically significant difference in delivery. The subject「structure of family」had statistically significant difference in prenatal examination. The subject 「spouse’s work」had statistically significant difference in protection shot. The subjects「education of original country」and「local language」had statistically significant difference in health check up. The subject「acclimatise to life」had statistically significant difference in Chinese medicine clinic and dental specialist clinic. 3. In enabling resources factor, The subject「the time of see a doctor」had statistically significant in emergency treatment. 4. In need factor, the subjects「perception of own health status」had statistically significant difference in protection shot and western medicine clinic. 5. In environment factor, the subject「translators」had statistically significant difference in prenatal examination. 6. The best predictive variables for the utilization of medical services are perception of own health status, health problems and the structure of family. From these findings, related suggestion for medical services of south east foreign spouses were government should set up telephone service in mother tongue and improve to collaborate with department of education in order to provide better service quality and ensure the equality of right in health care service and health education. |
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