OBJECTIVES This report presents national estimates of access to medical care and unmet health care needs for children through 17 years of age by selected sociodemographic variables including sex, age, race and/or ethnicity, family income, family structure, place of residence, and health status. In addition, the impact of children's health insurance status on access to care is described. METHO...

This article reports on survey research (N = 1,418) aimed at examining whether parental expectations of maternal and child health (MCH) services are influenced by group characteristics (e.g., socioeconomic status [SES], ethnicity, at risk of poverty) and/or individual parenting context variables (e.g., received social support) in a context where these services are available to all. The findings...

Utilizing the 5% Public Use Micro Data Sample (PUMS) from the 2000 Census of Population and 2000-2006 waves of the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), we examine differences in disability, self-rated health and chronic conditions among native-born and foreign-born black US residents. Among the foreign-born, we distinguish among immigrants from the Caribbean /West Indies, Africa, Europe and...

AIMS To investigate the direction and degree of potential bias introducedto analyses of drinking and health status which exclude former drinkers from exposure groups. DESIGN Pooled analysis of 14 waves (1997-2010) of the U.S. National Health Interview Survey (NHIS). SETTING General population-based study. PARTICIPANTS 404,462 participants, from 14 waves of the NHIS, who had knownself-repo...

This paper considers the impact of community-level variables over and above the effects of individual characteristics on healthcare access of low-income children and adults residing in large metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs). Further, we rank MSAs' performance in promoting healthcare access for their low-income populations. The individual-level data come from the 1995 and 1996 National Heal...

PURPOSE The purpose of this investigation was to describe and assess the disparities, if any, in parental perceived cost barriers to oral health care among developmentally disabled children using a national data set. METHODS Data from the 1997 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) were analyzed using a SUDAAN statistical package. RESULTS After adjusting for age and sex, parental perceptio...

BACKGROUND Data from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) show a larger-than-expected increase in mean BMI between 1996 and 1997. Proxy-reports of height and weight were discontinued as part of the 1997 NHIS redesign, suggesting that the sharp increase between 1996 and 1997 may be artifactual. METHODS We merged NHIS data from 1976-2002 into a single database consisting of approximately...

This study aims to develop lesson plans using mixed reality contents in VR experiencing classroom. For the purpose of this study, we analyzed 10 mixed reality contents, VR experiencing classroom environment, and curriculum in C smart model school in KOREA. Moreover, we derived three teaching-learning models and applied them to experience learning activity design using mixed reality contents. Th...

The development of a prophylactic vaccine to prevent infection with oncogenic subtypes of human papillomavirus (HPV) is an important step in reducing cervical cancer incidence and mortality. However, national data indicate that only 37% of 13- to 17-year-old females have initiated the vaccine series. Prior studies have examined demographic, medical history, and psychosocial variables associated...

Introduction: Stroke rehabilitation plays an important role in recovering the lifestyle of stroke survivors. However, current stroke rehabilitations are facing numerous issues that may delay the patients’ recovery progress. One of the main issues is the lack of patient interest in performing the rehabilitation redundant tasks for long periods of time. They tend to lose their interest quickly an...