Urban-rural differences in the association between access to healthcare and health outcomes among older adults in China

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作者
Zhang, Xufan [1 ,2 ]
Dupre, Matthew E. [3 ,4 ]
Qiu, Li
Zhou, Wei [1 ,2 ]
Zhao, Yuan [5 ,6 ,7 ]
Gu, Danan [8 ]
机构
[1] Nanjing Normal Univ, Ginling Coll, Nanjing, Jiangsu, Peoples R China
[2] Nanjing Normal Univ, Int Ctr Aging & Hlth, Nanjing, Jiangsu, Peoples R China
[3] Duke Univ, Duke Clin Res Inst, Durham, NC USA
[4] Duke Univ, Dept Sociol, Durham, NC 27706 USA
[5] Ginling Coll, Sch Geog Sci, Nanjing, Jiangsu, Peoples R China
[6] Int Ctr Aging & Hlth, Nanjing, Jiangsu, Peoples R China
[7] Nanjing Normal Univ, Nanjing, Jiangsu, Peoples R China
[8] United Nations Populat Div, Two UN Plaza,DC2-1910, New York, NY 10017 USA
关键词
Healthcare; Medical care; Access to healthcare; Disability; Mortality; Older adults; Oldest-old; Rural; Rrban; China; CLHLS; COOPERATIVE MEDICAL SCHEME; SERVICES UTILIZATION; INSURANCE COVERAGE; DISPARITIES; MORTALITY; DISABILITY; BARRIERS; GENDER; IMPACT; AREAS;
D O I
10.1186/s12877-017-0538-9
中图分类号
R592 [老年病学]; C [社会科学总论];
学科分类号
03 ; 0303 ; 100203 ;
摘要
Background: Studies have shown that inadequate access to healthcare is associated with lower levels of health and well-being in older adults. Studies have also shown significant urban-rural differences in access to healthcare in developing countries such as China. However, there is limited evidence of whether the association between access to healthcare and health outcomes differs by urban-rural residence at older ages in China. Methods: Four waves of data (2005, 2008/2009, 2011/2012, and 2014) from the largest national longitudinal survey of adults aged 65 and older in mainland China (n = 26,604) were used for analysis. The association between inadequate access to healthcare (y/n) and multiple health outcomes were examined-including instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) disability, ADL disability, cognitive impairment, and all-cause mortality. A series of multivariate models were used to obtain robust estimates and to account for various covariates associated with access to healthcare and/or health outcomes. All models were stratified by urban-rural residence. Results: Inadequate access to healthcare was significantly higher among older adults in rural areas than in urban areas (9.1% vs. 5.4%; p < 0.01). Results from multivariate models showed that inadequate access to healthcare was associated with significantly higher odds of IADL disability in older adults living in urban areas (odds ratio [OR] = 1. 58-1.79) and rural areas (OR = 1.95-2.30) relative to their counterparts with adequate access to healthcare. In terms of ADL disability, we found significant increases in the odds of disability among rural older adults (OR = 1.89-3.05) but not among urban older adults. Inadequate access to healthcare was also associated with substantially higher odds of cognitive impairment in older adults from rural areas (OR = 2.37-3.19) compared with those in rural areas with adequate access to healthcare; however, no significant differences in cognitive impairment were found among older adults in urban areas. Finally, we found that inadequate access to healthcare increased overall mortality risks in older adults by 33-37% in urban areas and 28-29% in rural areas. However, the increased risk of mortality in urban areas was not significant after taking into account health behaviors and baseline health status. Conclusions: Inadequate access to healthcare was significantly associated with higher rates of disability, cognitive impairment, and all-cause mortality among older adults in China. The associations between access to healthcare and health outcomes were generally stronger among older adults in rural areas than in urban areas. Our findings underscore the importance of providing adequate access to healthcare for older adults-particularly for those living in rural areas in developing countries such as China.
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