Utilization of health resources in South Asian, Chinese and White patients with diabetes mellitus

Immigration, ethnicity, and avoidable mortality in Canada, 1991–2006

“…People of low income, for example, are more likely to be hospitalized for conditions for which the hospitalization could be avoided if access to outpatient and preventive care is available (Walker et al 2013;Yang et al 2014). The effect of measures of socioeconomic status like income and education on health-care access and utilization could apply to all ethnic groups and to both immigrants and nonimmigrants.…”

“…In general, immigrants and ethnic minorities both in Canada and elsewhere are less likely to be admitted to hospital compared to nonimmigrants and the white population, respectively (Cacciani et al 2006;Muennig and Fahs 2002;Quan et al 2006;Yang et al 2014), suggesting the existence of a healthy immigrant in hospitalization. The lower hospitalization among minorities in Canada has been attributed to their young age structure compared to the white population (Quan et al 2006).…”

Identification of Family Factors That Affect Self-Management Behaviors Among Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: A Qualitative Descriptive Study in Chinese Communities

“…Chinese patients are less likely to visit a family physician (J. Yang et al, 2014) and family members are more frequently involved in patients' care. However, the health-related quality of life of Chinese diabetic patients has declined significantly over time (E. Y.…”

“…The cultural context has important influence on Chinese families not only shaping beliefs, values, attitudes, and perceptions but also socially informing roles, responsibilities, relationships, and people’s responses to health issues (Fan, 2007a). Chinese patients are less likely to visit a family physician (J. Yang et al, 2014) and family members are more frequently involved in patients’ care.…”

Health services utilization by fibromyalgia patients from two ethnic groups

“…Previous reports in the literature on the issue of specialist consultations did not reveal a consistent pattern, based on the country of research and/or patient population. [32][33][34] Thus the differences in healthcare service utilization among fibromyalgia patients does not seem to be unique to the disease, but to follow patterns already reported in other medical conditions. In our study, comorbid psychiatric disease (depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder) and suffering from another localized pain syndrome were associated with increased use of all types of healthcare services, besides hospitalizations.…”