Health Related Services

Patient-Reported Fall Related Health Care Services in Elderly Women.

Falls in the elderly is a major public health problem as they can lead to irreversible health, social, and psychological consequences, and a large economic burden. More than one-third of persons 65 years of age and older fall each year, and a half of falls are recurrent. Falls are not only a risk factor for fractures but also for development of traumatic cerebral or visceral hemorrhagia, trauma...

[Factors related to using health services in Costa Rica].

OBJECTIVE Determining Costa Ricans' behaviour patterns when using health services. METHODS The Costa Rican Health Survey was used. Central tendency, dispersion, percentages, frequencies, Ji-Square and Kruskal-Walis test measurements were analysed. RESULTS Area of residence and income level were the predisposing factors in both out-patient and emergency services whereas educational level was...

Model of Acceptance of E-Health Services

Aims: Understanding the factors that underpin the adoption of new healthcare electronic systems and services is of great importance. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to provide the model of acceptance of electronic health services by patients. Instruments & Methods: This descriptive-correlational study was conducted on 357 patients in Tehran hospitals during 2018-2019. The subjects ...

Ethics in family planning/reproductive health services

[Health services].

The Yale Health Center is located on campus at 55 Lock Street. The center is home to Yale Health, a not-for-profit, physician-led health coverage option that offers a wide variety of health care services for students and other members of the Yale community. Services include student health, gynecology, mental health, pediatrics, pharmacy, laboratory, diagnostic imaging, a seventeen-bed inpatient...