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Comparison of Outpatient Services between Elderly People with Intellectual Disabilities and the General Elderly Population in Taiwan
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Hsu, Shang-Wei; Lin, Jin-Ding; Chiang, Po-Huang; Chang, Yu-Chia; Tung, Ho-Jui – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
This study aims to analyze the ambulatory visit frequency and medical expenditures of the general elderly population versus the elderly with intellectual disabilities in Taiwan, while examining the effects of age, gender, urbanization and copayment status on ambulatory utilization. A cross-sectional study was conducted to analyze data from 103,183…
Descriptors: Expenditures, Mental Retardation, Health Insurance, Older Adults
Disparity in Autism Spectrum Disorder Prevalence among Taiwan National Health Insurance Enrollees: Age, Gender and Urbanization Effects
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Hsu, Shang-Wei; Chiang, Po-Huang; Lin, Lam-Ping; Lin, Jin-Ding – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2012
The present study aims to characterize the prevalence of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) in Taiwan while examining the effects of age, gender, and urbanization on ASD occurrence. A cross-sectional study was conducted to analyze data from 895,639 random health insurance claimants who claimed medical services in the year 2007. Autism was defined…
Descriptors: Medical Services, Incidence, Autism, Public Health
Emergency Department Utilization and Determinants of Use by 0- to 6-Year-Old Children with Disabilities in Taipei
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Hsu, Shang-Wei; Lin, Ya-Wen; Chwo, Miao-Ju; Huang, Hui-Chi; Yen, Chia-Feng; Lin, Lan-Ping; Wu, Jia-Ling; Lin, Jin-Ding – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2009
Although many studies have explored emergency services for children, there are few published reports of the utilization of emergency services by children with disabilities. The present study attempts to provide data regarding the utilization of, and factors affecting, emergency department visits by disabled children in Taipei. A general census of…
Descriptors: Medical Services, Economic Status, Pain, Seizures
High Outpatient Visits among People with Intellectual Disabilities Caring in a Disability Institution in Taipei: A 4-Year Survey
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Lin, Jin-Ding; Loh, Ching-Hui; Choi, Im-Cheng; Yen, Chia-Feng; Hsu, Shang-Wei; Wu, Jia-Ling; Chu, Cordia M. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2007
Few studies reported in the literature have addressed the long-term trend of the use of medical care for people with intellectual disabilities (ID) in institutions. The subject cohort in this study was made of 168 individuals with ID in a public residential facility from 1999 to 2002 in Taipei, Taiwan. The average age of participants was 19.3…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Medical Services, Mental Retardation, Residential Institutions
Roles of General Practitioners in the Provision of Health Care Services for People with Intellectual Disabilities: A National Census in Taiwan
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Lin, Jin-Ding; Hsu, Shang-Wei; Yen, Chia-Feng; Chou, Ying-Ting; Wu, Chia-Ling; Chu, Cordia M.; Loh, Ching-Hui – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2009
Aims: The aims of the present study were to explore the perceptions of general practitioners (GPs) in the provision of health care services for people with intellectual disabilities and to analyse GPs' priorities in the delivery of health care services to this group of people in Taiwan. Methods: The study employed a cross-sectional design and was…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, On the Job Training, Patients, Foreign Countries
Determinants of Prescription Drug Use by Adolescents with Intellectual Disabilities in Taiwan
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Yen, Chia-Feng; Lin, Jin-Ding; Loh, Ching-Hui; Shi, Leiyu; Hsu, Shang-Wei – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2009
Direct family caregivers of population-based adolescents with intellectual disabilities in Taiwan were surveyed regarding their perceptions of the use of prescribed medication and its relationship with health-related behaviors, medical care and preventive health utilization of people with intellectual disabilities. Cross-sectional data on 1419…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Drug Therapy, Health Behavior, Prevention