Impact of universal health coverage on urban–rural inequity in psychiatric service utilisation for patients with first admission for psychosis: a 10-year nationwide population-based study in Taiwan
Chiang C, Chen P, Huang L, Kuo P, Tung Y, Liu C, Chen W. Impact of universal health coverage on urban–rural inequity in psychiatric service utilisation for patients with first admission for psychosis: a 10-year nationwide population-based study in Taiwan. BMJ Open 2016, 6: e010802. PMID: 26940114, PMCID: PMC4785302, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-010802.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAmbulatory CareDatabases, FactualFemaleHealthcare DisparitiesHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateLogistic ModelsMaleMental Health ServicesMiddle AgedNational Health ProgramsPatient AdmissionPsychotic DisordersRetrospective StudiesRural PopulationTaiwanUniversal Health InsuranceUrban PopulationYoung AdultConceptsUniversal health coverageService utilisationUrban-rural residenceUrban-rural inequalitiesHealth coverageUrban patientsEmergency departmentImplementation of universal health coverageImpacts of universal health coverageNationwide population-based studyQuality of careTaiwan National Health Insurance Research DatabaseNational Health Insurance Research DatabaseRural-dwelling patientsHealth Insurance Research DatabasePopulation-based studyUrban-rural differencesPopulation coverage ratePsychiatric outpatient servicesMedical claims recordsNationwide cohort of patientsRisk of readmissionRural patientsUrban-rural gapPsychiatric readmission