| Yazarlar |
Doç. Dr. Hasan ÇANTAY
Kafkas Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
Saliha Şahin
Türkiye |
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Sevinç Sütlü
Türkiye |
| Özet |
| Objectives: The aim of the study was to evaluate and determine the associated factors of appropriate healthcare use of elderly patients presenting to the general surgery outpatient clinic of a tertiary hospital. Methods: This hospital-focused cross-sectional study was conducted on patients aged 65 years and over who applied to tertiary care services between March 2021 and September 2021. The data were collected with a questionnaire using a face-to-face interview technique. The data collection form consisted of two sections, which assess sociodemographic features and the medical status of the patients. Results: A total of 340 patients were included in the study. The frequency of using tertiary healthcare services appropriately was 41 (12.1%). When the use of tertiary healthcare services was evaluated with logistic regression models, living area (OR=2.994 [1.375–6.521], p=0.006), duration of education (OR=3.032 [1.424–6.454], p=0.004), transport to healthcare center (OR=3.157 [1.193–8.353], p=0.021) and to know the family physician (OR=0.425 [0.203–0.892], p=0.024) were found to be significant. Conclusion: The effective use of the referral chain in the healthcare system will enable more effective use of tertiary healthcare institutions. |
| Anahtar Kelimeler |
| Makale Türü | Özgün Makale |
| Makale Alt Türü | SCOPUS dergilerinde yayımlanan tam makale |
| Dergi Adı | The Anatolian Journal of Family Medicine |
| Dergi ISSN | 2630-5593 |
| Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler | DOAJ, Scopus, EBSCO, ProQuest, TUBITAK TR Index, OUCI |
| Makale Dili | İngilizce |
| Basım Tarihi | 01-2022 |
| Cilt No | 5 |
| Sayı | 1 |
| Sayfalar | 32 / 37 |
| Doi Numarası | 10.5505/anatoljfm.2022.41961 |
| Makale Linki | http://dx.doi.org/10.5505/anatoljfm.2022.41961 |
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