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Social support and ambulatory services utilization.

Record Type:	Language materials, manuscript : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Social support and ambulatory services utilization./
Author:	Shetty, Samantha Venkateshwara.
Description:	1 online resource (49 pages)
Notes:	Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 56-01.
Subject:	Public health. -
Online resource:	click for full text (PQDT)
ISBN:	9781369092998

Social support and ambulatory services utilization.
Shetty, Samantha Venkateshwara.

Social support and ambulatory services utilization. - 1 online resource (49 pages)

Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 56-01.

Thesis (M.S.)--Weill Medical College of Cornell University, 2016.

Includes bibliographical references

Background: Social support is vital to an individual's wellbeing. Low social support has been associated with poorer health outcomes. However, the relationship between low social support and ambulatory services utilization is still unclear. Studying ambulatory services utilization is increasingly important as the American healthcare system attempts to optimize healthcare and reduce costs associated with unnecessary visits.

Electronic reproduction.
Ann Arbor, Mich. :
ProQuest,
2018

Mode of access: World Wide Web

ISBN: 9781369092998Subjects--Topical Terms:

560998
Public health.
Index Terms--Genre/Form:

554714
Electronic books.

Social support and ambulatory services utilization.
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502 $a Thesis (M.S.)--Weill Medical College of Cornell University, 2016.
504 $a Includes bibliographical references
520 $a Background: Social support is vital to an individual's wellbeing. Low social support has been associated with poorer health outcomes. However, the relationship between low social support and ambulatory services utilization is still unclear. Studying ambulatory services utilization is increasingly important as the American healthcare system attempts to optimize healthcare and reduce costs associated with unnecessary visits.
520 $a Method: We performed a cross-sectional analysis of social support and ambulatory visits using two complementary, but separate, measures of social support and a nationally representative sample. We included 3,504 adults who completed the Social Support Questionnaire in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) between 2007-2008. Using the Andersen Behavioral Model of Health Services Use as a conceptual model, a linear regression was performed to study the association between social support and ambulatory visits.
520 $a Results: Compared to those who reported having enough emotional support, not having enough emotional support was not associated with ambulatory visits (Regression coefficient= -0.115, p = 0.18). Similarly, reporting not needing any emotional support was not associated with ambulatory visits (Regression coefficient= -0.063, p= 0.83). Similarly, structural support was not associated with ambulatory visits (Regression coefficient= 0.004, p = 0.21).
520 $a Conclusion: Our study had several limitations. We were primarily interested in studying individuals who reported having low social support. However, a majority of the individuals in our dataset reported having enough emotional support and this may have skewed our findings. Given that the changing nature of American healthcare system is aligned with improving the social support provided to vulnerable populations, further studies analyzing low social support and ambulatory visits would be beneficial.
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