Medication usage, patient health practices, and healthcare accessibility in the community of Tirrases, San Jose, Costa Rica

 

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מחבר: Barlow, Zoe
פורמט: artículo original
סטטוס:Versión publicada
Fecha de Publicación:2017
תיאור:A survey regarding medication use and health care accessibility was distributed to residents of the urban marginalized community of Tirrases, San Jose, Costa Rica. Individual interviews were conducted with selected patients and medical practitioners to add detail and perspective to the survey responses. One hundred and ninety four individuals responded to the survey, and five individuals were interviewed, four patients and one medical practitioner. Sixteen percent of the surveyed population did not have medical insurance, and comparisons between insured and uninsured populations showed that the uninsured population reported lower levels of chronic illness, use of medication prescribed by doctors, anddecreased frequency of doctor visits. Patients were comfortable overall discussing their medications with their doctors, and the majority used natural medicine. Medical practitioners should be made aware of these medication habits and patient responses to better design patient treatment plans and make medical care and clinic services more accessible for both insured and uninsured patients. 
País:Portal de Revistas UNED
מוסד:Universidad Estatal a Distancia
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UNED
שפה:Inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:revistas.investiga.uned.ac.cr:article/1693
גישה מקוונת:https://revistas.uned.ac.cr/index.php/cuadernos/article/view/1693
מילת מפתח:Medication Use
Access to Medical Care
Chronic Illness
Urban Marginalized Community
Healthcare
Natural Medicine
Insurance
Uso de medicamentos
acceso a atención médica
enfermedades crónicas
comunidades marginales
cuidado de la salud
seguro médico