Randall M Lou-Meda, Ana Lucía Valle, Carlos Urla, Jacobo Mazariegos
Epidemiologic and socioeconomic profile of Guatemalan hemodialysis patients: Assessment and dissemination via a free-access information system
Clinical nephrology
usual source care usc one hallmarks primary care aimed examine status usc patientrelated sociodemographic factors among korean adults data obtained 2012 korea health panel survey panel participants selected study aged 18 years older replied questionnaire items usc n 11935 participants 215 usual place 139 usual physician reasons usc seldom ill 661 preference visit multiple medical institutions 279 others private community clinic common type usual place 570 patientreported attributes care provided usual physician percentages positive responses comprehensiveness coordination 672 345 respectively institution type primary care clinics showed lowest percentage 328 positive responses coordination adjusted odds ratios usual physician 377 95 confidence interval ci 375379 aged 65 years older vs aged 1834 years 131 ci 130131 females vs males 072 ci 072073 unmarried people vs married 116 ci 116116 college graduates higher vs elementary school graduate less 064 fifth quintile vs first quintile household income 153 ci 152154 medical aid vs employee health insurance type health insurance 409 ci 408410 presence vs absence chronic diseases proportion korean adults usc extremely low influential factor usc chronic disease korean patients experience much poorer health care coordination patients industrialized countries findings study give insight researchers policy makers regarding potential facilitators barriers promoting usc general korean public