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The effect of smoking on health service utilization
Yonsei Medical Journal ; : 223-233, 1993.
Artigo em Inglês | WPRIM | ID: wpr-183676
ABSTRACT
This study involved direct observation of the differences in prevalence of disease and utilization of medical care by smokers, non-smokers, and ex-smokers. The data was collected from the 1989 Korean National Health Survey (1989 KNHS). A total of 5,201 individuals ages 20 to 59 were randomly selected from the whole Korean population using the three-stage stratified random sampling. Based on the logistic regression, the following results were obtained. Compared with the non-smokers, the relative risks for an acute disease were 1.9 and 1.7 for male ex-smokers and female current smokers, respectively. Smoking behavior significantly increased utilization of health services such as admissions (RR = 2.5 for current smokers) among females, outpatient visits (RR = 2.1 for ex-smokers, RR = 2.3 for age began to smoke was less than 18 years) among males and (RR = 1.5 for current smokers) among females. Furthermore, the utilization of outpatient services for ex-smokers who were self-concerned about their health was 3.4 times higher than the non-smokers. Based on the weighted least square regression model the days of medication for male current smokers and ex-smokers were significantly longer than non-smokers. These effects persisted after controlling for major identified confounding factors. Thus, the results of this study confirmed that smoking is an important cause of diseases and a major contributing factor to the use of health services.
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Texto completo: DisponíveL Índice: WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental) Assunto principal: Fumar / Análise dos Mínimos Quadrados / Prevalência / Análise de Regressão / Serviços de Saúde / Coreia (Geográfico) / Pessoa de Meia-Idade Tipo de estudo: Estudo diagnóstico / Estudo de prevalência / Estudo prognóstico Limite: Adulto / Feminino / Humanos / Masculino País/Região como assunto: Ásia Idioma: Inglês Revista: Yonsei Medical Journal Ano de publicação: 1993 Tipo de documento: Artigo

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Texto completo: DisponíveL Índice: WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental) Assunto principal: Fumar / Análise dos Mínimos Quadrados / Prevalência / Análise de Regressão / Serviços de Saúde / Coreia (Geográfico) / Pessoa de Meia-Idade Tipo de estudo: Estudo diagnóstico / Estudo de prevalência / Estudo prognóstico Limite: Adulto / Feminino / Humanos / Masculino País/Região como assunto: Ásia Idioma: Inglês Revista: Yonsei Medical Journal Ano de publicação: 1993 Tipo de documento: Artigo