2022
Geographic Variation in Inpatient Care Utilization, Outcomes and Costs for Dementia Patients Aged 65 Years or Older — China, 2017–2019
Lin Z, Ba F, Allore H, Liu G, Chen X. Geographic Variation in Inpatient Care Utilization, Outcomes and Costs for Dementia Patients Aged 65 Years or Older — China, 2017–2019. China CDC Weekly 2022, 4: 997-1001. PMID: 36483008, PMCID: PMC9709301, DOI: 10.46234/ccdcw2022.202.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPatients Aged 65 YearsDementia careInpatient care utilizationPublic health issuePublic health practicePublic health policyDementia managementCare utilizationHealthcare utilizationDisease burdenDementia patientsHealth servicesHealth practicesHealth policyHealth issuesGeographic disparitiesDementiaHealthcare systemHealthcare provisionPatientsPublic healthCareImproved accessOutcomesBurden
2020
How and to what extent can pensions facilitate increased use of health services by older people: evidence from social pension expansion in rural China
Chen S, Chen X, Law S, Lucas H, Tang S, Long Q, Xue L, Wang Z. How and to what extent can pensions facilitate increased use of health services by older people: evidence from social pension expansion in rural China. BMC Health Services Research 2020, 20: 1008. PMID: 33148248, PMCID: PMC7640495, DOI: 10.1186/s12913-020-05831-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth service utilizationService utilizationHealth servicesOlder peopleFrequency of outpatientInpatient service useHealthcare-seeking behaviorRetirement Longitudinal StudyProportion of peopleTraditional Chinese medicineHealthcare utilisationService useEconomic burdenInpatient servicesAge groupsAdditional economic burdenChina HealthOlder adultsChinese medicineMethodsUsing dataLongitudinal studyOutpatientsRegression analysisState of healthFuzzy regression discontinuity design
2019
Climate change and quality of health care: evidence from extreme heat
Si Y, Zhou Z, Su M, Chen X. Climate change and quality of health care: evidence from extreme heat. The Lancet 2019, 394: s94. DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(19)32430-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCommunity health centersClinical checklistHealth centersHealth careNational InstituteQuality of careHealth service deliveryNecessary health servicesXi'an Jiaotong UniversityAccuracy of diagnosisPhysician adherencePhysical examinationPrimary careAppropriate treatmentCorrect diagnosisPatientsHealth servicesPhysiciansCareMean numberAdherenceMedical boardsImproved qualityStandardised patientsChecklist items