Profiles and predictors of healthcare utilization: using a cluster-analytic approach to identify typical users across conventional, allied and complementary medicine, and self-care

Profiles and predictors of healthcare utilization: using a cluster-analytic approach to identify typical users across conventional, allied and complementary medicine, and self-care

Abstract Introduction The identification of typologies of health care users and their specific characteristics can be performed using cluster analysis. This statistical approach aggregates similar users based on their common health-related behavior. This study aims to examine health care utilization...

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Main Authors: Daniela Rodrigues Recchia, Holger Cramer, Jon Wardle, David J. Lee, Thomas Ostermann, Romy Lauche
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-01-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Complementary medicine
Cluster analysis
Healthcare utilization pattern
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-021-07426-9

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-021-07426-9

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