ArticleFrontiers in public health2022
Effects of Social Participation by Middle-Aged and Elderly Residents on the Utilization of Medical Services: Evidence From China.
Article in Frontiers in public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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- Association between social participation and medical care utilization among rural older adults in China: a longitudinal study based on the CLHLS (2011-2018).BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- The Impact of Accessibility of Community Elderly Care Services on Quality of Life of the Elderly.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Global burden of hearing loss in people aged 60 years and older, 1990-2021: results from the global burden of disease study.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Medical service satisfaction and depression among middle-aged and older Chinese adults: moderating role of distinct Internet-using patterns.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Impact of a pandemic shock on unmet medical needs of middle-aged and older adults in 10 countries.BMJ health & care informatics · 2024Article
- Exploring the association between social isolation and utilization of primary health services by older adults: evidence from China.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
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Abstract
Objectives: Aim to evaluate the effect of social participation on utilization of medical services among middle-aged and elderly residents in China. Methods: We used data from the 2018 wave of the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study. Social participation is classified into three types. Furthermore, to control for confounding factors, our study computed propensity score matching (PSM) to evaluate the effect of social participation on the utilization of medical services. Result: The result of PSM indicates that social participation significantly positively affects the utilization of outpatient services, the average treatment effect on the treated (ATT = 0.038 Conclusion: Thus, social participation significantly positively affects healthcare utilization by middle-aged and elderly residents. Hence, the government and society should provide more conveniences and promote social participation among middle-aged and elderly residents.
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