Determinants of Postponed Dental Visits Due to Costs
Evidence from the Survey of Health, Ageing, and Retirement in Germany
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15464773 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ghazal Aarabi (0000-0001-5484-2594, Universität Hamburg), Richelle Valdez (Universität Hamburg), Kristin Spinler (0000-0001-8642-8128, Universität Hamburg), Carolin Walther (0000-0002-1307-5672, Universität Hamburg), Udo Seedorf (0000-0003-4652-5358, Universität Hamburg), Guido Heydecke (0000-0001-8550-5283, Universität Hamburg), Hans-Helmut König (University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf), Hans‐helmut König (0000-0001-5711-6862, Universität Hamburg), Andrea Hajek (0000-0002-6886-2745, Universität Hamburg, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 18 |
| Pages | 3344-3344 |
| Publication date | 2019-09-10 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph16183344 |
| PMID | 31510102 |
| OpenAlex | W2972826664 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 21 |
High costs are an important reason patients postpone dental visits, which can lead to serious medical consequences. However, little is known about the determinants of postponing visits due to financial constraints longitudinally. Thus, the purpose of this study was to examine the determinants of postponing dental visits due to costs in older adults in Germany longitudinally. Data from wave 5 and 6 of the Survey of Health, Ageing, and Retirement in Europe was used. The occurrence of postponed dental visits due to costs in the last 12 months served as the outcome measure. Socioeconomic and health-related explanatory variables were included. Conditional fixed effects logistic regression models were used (n = 362). Regressions showed that the likelihood of postponing dental visits due to costs increased with lower age, less chronic disease, and lower income. The outcome measure was neither associated with marital status nor self-rated health. Identifying the factors associated with postponed dental visits due to costs might help to mitigate this challenge. In the long term, this might help to maintain the well-being of older individuals
Economics · Environmental health · Health and Retirement Study · Health care · Health insurance · Logistic regression · Marital status · Medical Expenditure Panel Survey · Socioeconomic status · Demography · Dental Education, Practice, Research · Dental Health and Care Utilization · Health disparities and outcomes · Medicine · Gerontology
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |