Allocation and utilization of health resource for elderly in Xicheng district of Beijing
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1671-7368.2017.12.006
- VernacularTitle:北京市西城区医疗卫生服务资源配置及老年人利用情况分析
- Author:
Qing SONG
1
Author Information
1. 100053,北京市西城区卫生和计划生育委员会
- Keywords:
The elderly;
Health resources;
Analysis of supply and demand
- From:
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners
2017;16(12):926-929
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To analyze the allocation and utilization of health resources for the elderly in Xicheng district of Beijing.Methods A questionnaire survey on the allocation and utilization for elderly was conducted during March 2016 to December 2016 in Xicheng district of Beijing.The participants were selected from 4 community health service centers (CHS) in the district by stratified cluster random sampling method.The main contents of the questionnaire included chronic diseases prevalence among the elderly residents,health resources utilization,satisfaction and suggestion of the health service system.Two hundred questionnaires were distributed and equal number of questionnaire was received with a retrieval rate of 100.0％.Results At the end of 2014,there were 632 medical and health institutions in Xicheng district.The residents aged 60 and over were increased from 292 416 in 2010 to 354 696 in 2014;those aged 65 and over increased from 218 891 to 246 560;those aged over 80 increased from 61 620 to 81 011;and those aged over 100 increased from 74 to 384.Among 200 participants 78.0％ (156/200) suffered with chronic diseases,and 29.5％ (59/200) had more than 2 kind of chronic diseases;65.0％ (130/200) preferred the first visit in the secondary or tertiary hospitals,while 33.5 ％ (67/200) chose community health service center for their first visit;and 54.0％ (108/200) visited tertiary hospitals more than 4 times per year.For the health service,11.5 ％ (12/200) were "very satisfied",26.5 ％ (53/200) were "satisfied",59.5 ％ (119/200) were "not satisfied",and 2.5％ (5/200) were "very dissatisfied".Among all participants 81％ (162/200) felt too long waiting time;63.0％ (126/200) were dissatisfied with service attitude of medical staff in the secondary or tertiary hospitals,while 6.5％ (13/200) were dissatisfied with service attitude of medical staff in community health service centers.Conclusion The population of Xicheng district is progressively aging in recent years,the health service demand of elderly is large,the residents prefer to large hospitals for their first visit,and the elderly residents in Xicheng district are less satisfied with the current status of health and medical resources.
