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PubMed2000

"It's horrendous--but really, what can you do?" Preliminary findings on financial impact of relocation for specialist treatment.

There has been little analysis of the process of relocation for specialist treatment for patients with haematological malignancies. Existing work does not cover the financial impact on families of such an experience. This paper describes seminal work in this area by presenting findings from research based on interviews with patients and families affected by relocation. The two-fold intent informing this discussion is to provide data to initiate research in the area, whilst fostering a consideration of epistemological issues at the interface of qualitative and quantitative research. The results show that there are very significant financial problems. In planning psychosocial support for such families, serious consideration must be given to both their short and long-term economic plight.

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PubMed2002

Public hospitals: who's looking after you? The difficulties in encouraging patients to use their private health insurance in public hospitals.

Private health insurance (PHI) is an important part of the Australian health system. During the introduction of the recent PHI reforms it was argued that, without the reforms, the public hospital system would undoubtedly collapse under the increased demand for public health services. The increase in PHI coverage might also have been expected to result in an increase in the revenue earned by public hospitals as a result of treating privately insured patients. However, the decline in numbers of privately insured patients using their PHI in public hospitals has continued, with adverse impacts on public hospital budgets in some states. This article addresses the complex interactions between various policy instruments and their impact on public hospitals, and reports the results of a study conducted at the Austin & Repatriation Medical Centre (A&RMC) which examined the reasons for privately insured patients electing not to use their insurance in public hospitals, and methods by which they might be overcome.

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PubMed1999

The effect of the 30% private health insurance rebate on the purchasing behaviour and intentions of the Australian population.

This article examines the likely effect of the 30% private health insurance rebate on private health insurance coverage. It is based on a survey of the Australia population conducted in April-May 1999 which collected information on health insurance purchasing behaviour and intentions. These data are used to predict the subsidy's likely effect on hospital insurance coverage, with estimates ranging from 30.5% to 34.3% by May 2000. Ancillary insurance membership is forecast to increase to between 32.7% and 37.2% of the population over the same period. The 30% insurance rebate will probably produce, at best, a small increase in hospital insurance membership. The cost of the rebate is estimated at $1.4 billion in 1999-2000. Given the small increases in projected membership, the cost of the initiative is very high.

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PubMed2006

The price of guidelines: revising the national guidelines for managing Australian women with abnormal pap smears.

Australia utilises nationally approved guidelines for managing women with abnormal Pap smears. The guidelines were recently revised using the process designated by the National Health and Medical Research Council. Revising the guidelines was protracted and controversial. This paper explores the reasons for the difficulties encountered and queries the cost of undertaking such work.

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PubMed2002

Utilization of dental health services among middle-aged people in Sweden and Denmark.

In 1999, questionnaires were sent to random samples of 1001 Swedish citizens aged 55-79 years and 1175 Danish citizens aged 45-69 years. Various questions were asked concerning dental conditions, dental visit frequency per year, and money spent annually on dental care, etc. The objectives were to assess differences in the utilization of dental services and to compare out-of-pocket costs for dental care in Sweden and Denmark with control for age, gender, dental conditions and income. More than 80% of the subjects reported that a dentist had examined them less than 1 year previously. However, 77% of the Danes reported dental visits twice a year or more compared to 28% of the Swedes. Although the Danes reported a more frequent use of dental services, they had poorer dental conditions compared to the Swedes. Even though the Swedes used dental services less often than the Danes did, more subjects reported high 12-month out-of-pocket costs. In the present study, separate models were constructed for the two countries because there could be different mechanisms at play, as indicated by the results. The different insurance systems along with different degrees of commercialization in the two countries might be the most decisive factors in this context.

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PubMed2006

Work-related stress in the veterinary profession in New Zealand.

AIM: To investigate sources of work-related stress in the veterinary profession in New Zealand, perceptions of levels of stress being experienced, and the social support that veterinarians are using to manage work-related stress. METHODS: A postal survey was distributed to 1,907 veterinarians registered with the Veterinary Council of New Zealand (VCNZ). The survey collected information on respondents' age, gender, type and number of people in the workplace, stress levels, depression, suicidal thoughts and attempts, causes of stress and sources of support. RESULTS: Nine hundred and twenty-seven (48.6%) veterinarians returned useable responses. Veterinarians who were retired, working overseas or did not provide information about their type of work were excluded from the analysis, leaving data from 849 (44.5%) veterinarians. Women experienced more work-related stress and depression than men, veterinarians in small animal/mixed practice reported more stress and depression than those in other types of work, and younger veterinarians experienced higher levels of stress than older veterinarians. The main sources of stress were hours worked, client expectations, and unexpected outcomes. Respondents were also stressed by the need to keep up their knowledge and technical skills, and by personal relationships, finances and their expectations of themselves. Most respondents reported that they had good networks of family and friends to help them deal with stress. In general, respondents tended to rely on informal networks such as family and friends, other veterinarians and workmates to provide support. The small proportion of respondents who reported clinical depression or suicidal thoughts or attempts were more likely than respondents in general to have used health professionals, counselling, pastoral/spiritual support and the Vets in Stress phone line, but less likely to have sought support from employers and workmates. CONCLUSIONS: There is a need for a wide range of strategies to manage work-related stress among veterinarians. Sources of stress in the workplace must be identified and strategies developed to control those which present a significant hazard. Strategies may include attention to workloads and working hours, design of work processes, and increasing social support. Training in work-related skills such as communication, conflict management and stress management may be helpful where lack of these skills is contributing to stress. Support services such as help lines and mentor schemes are also available and information about these needs to be more accessible.

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PubMed1980

A case-control study of hypertensive women in a post-disaster community: Wyoming Valley, Pennsylvania.

Among 396 female flood victims participating in a five-year post-disaster survey, 31 cases were identified who developed hypertension during that time period. A case-control study of hypertension was carried out utilizing age and ponderal index as matching criteria. The purpose of the study was to assess risk factors for hypertension associated with the early recovery period. Pairwise matching yielded 29 case-control pairs for analysis. Such factors as property loss, financial difficulties, physical work, use of alcohol, and perceived distress--all associated with the recovery period--were significantly associated with hypertension. Two mental health dimensions--somatization and anxiety--and the respondent's perceived effect of the flood on health assessed at the time of the survey also demonstrated significant positive correlations with hypertension.

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