Equity of health service utilization among patients with chronic multimorbidity:a qualitative study
10.3969/j.issn.1671-332X.2025.11.032
- VernacularTitle:慢性病共病患者医疗服务利用公平性的研究进展
- Author:
Diandian ZHU
1
;
Xinyi DONG
;
Buke SUN
Author Information
1. 牡丹江医科大学公共卫生学院 黑龙江牡丹江 157011
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Multimorbidity;
Healthcare service utilization;
Equity
- From:
Modern Hospital
2025;25(11):1774-1777
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Driven by the accelerating aging of global population,the prevalence of chronic diseases has been increasing annually.A growing proportion of patients often suffer from multiple concurrent chronic diseases-a condition termed multimorbidi-ty.In China,the utilization of healthcare services by patients with chronic disease multimorbidity is significantly influenced by factors such as age,economic status,education and other social determinants,giving rise to notable disparities in healthcare eq-uity.This paper reviews the current status of chronic-disease multimorbidity,investigate healthcare service utilization among such patients,and evaluate the extent of inequity so as to provide scientific evidence and policy references for improving the equity of health service use for this population.
