What Contributes to the Activeness of Ethnic Minority Patients with Chronic Illnesses Seeking Allied Health Services? A Cross-Sectional Study in Rural Western China

What Contributes to the Activeness of Ethnic Minority Patients with Chronic Illnesses Seeking Allied Health Services? A Cross-Sectional Study in Rural Western China

Actively seeking health services lies at the core of effective models of chronic disease self-management and contributes to promoting the utilization of allied health services (AHS). However, the use of AHS by ethnic minority Chinese, especially the elderly living in rural areas, has not received mu...

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Main Authors: Shangfeng Tang, Dong Dong, Lu Ji, Hang Fu, Zhanchun Feng, Ghose Bishwajit, Zhifei He, Hui Ming, Qian Fu, Yue Xian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-09-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
activeness
allied health services
insurance
ethnic minorities
western China
rural areas
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/12/9/11579

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