Utilization of healthcare resources for asthma in Singapore: demographic features and trends.
Asian Pac J Allergy Immunol
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1998 Jun-Sep; 16(2-3): 57-68
Artigo
em Inglês
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-37017
ABSTRACT
This study examined the healthcare utilization patterns for asthma in Singapore, a tropical island city-state, between 1986 and 1993. Asthma was ranked fifth among principal conditions with the highest number of discharges in Singapore (2.4 discharges per 1,000 population per annum). Among the 0-14 year-olds, asthma was ranked second, only after accidents and injuries, as the condition with the highest number of discharges (5.2 per 1,000). It was estimated that there were approximately 20,000 accident and emergency (A & E) room visits for asthma per annum (7.0 visits per 1,000 population per annum). There were, however, no significant changes in the number of hospitalized or emergency room cases for asthma over the period of analysis. In the primary healthcare setting, asthma ranked 6th among the leading conditions seen by the general practitioners and government polyclinics (15 visits per 100 population per annum). Among under 15 year olds, asthma (37 visits per 100 age-adjusted population per annum) ranked as the second leading condition behind upper respiratory tract infections. This study has shown that asthma causes a significant amount of morbidity in the Singapore community.
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Índice:
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Assunto principal:
Atenção Primária à Saúde
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Asma
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Singapura
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Idoso
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Recém-Nascido
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Criança
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Pré-Escolar
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de etiologia
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Estudo observacional
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Estudo de prevalência
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Fatores de risco
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Asian Pac J Allergy Immunol
Ano de publicação:
1999
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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