Social differences in the utilization of medical services by children and adolescents in Germany. Results of the cross-sectional KiGGS Wave 2 study
Data from the German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents (KiGGS) enable conclusions about the utilization of outpatient and inpatient medical services by children and adolescents accounting the family’s socioeconomic status (SES). Results from the second follow-up to...
| Main Authors: | , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | deu |
| Published: |
Robert Koch Institute
2018-12-01
|
| Series: | Journal of Health Monitoring |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://www.rki.de/EN/Content/Health_Monitoring/Health_Reporting/GBEDownloadsJ/Focus_en/JoHM_04_2018_Social_Differences_Utilization_Medical_Services_KiGGS-Wave2.pdf?__blob=publicationFile |
| _version_ | 1797303274476404736 |
|---|---|
| author | Thomas Lampert Franziska Prütz Alexander Rommel Benjamin Kuntz |
| author_facet | Thomas Lampert Franziska Prütz Alexander Rommel Benjamin Kuntz |
| author_sort | Thomas Lampert |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Data from the German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents (KiGGS) enable conclusions about the utilization of outpatient and inpatient medical services by children and adolescents accounting the family’s socioeconomic status (SES). Results from the second follow-up to the KiGGS survey (KiGGS Wave 2), which covers the years 2014 to 2017, clearly demonstrate that children and adolescents from families with a low SES visit specialists in general medicine, gynaecologists and psychiatrists, as well as child and adolescent psychiatrists, psychotherapists and psychologists more frequently. In contrast, children and adolescents from families with a high SES visit paediatric, dermatological, dental and orthodontic practices more often. No statistically significant differences between the status groups with regard to the utilization of outpatient medical services in hospitals were identified. However, children and adolescents from the low status group received inpatient hospital treatment more frequently and, on average, spent more nights in hospital. These results reflect status-specific differences both in disease prevalence and care, as well as in patterns related to the utilization of medical services. |
| first_indexed | 2024-03-07T23:50:31Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-ccc282de10144a8497a5e5f3f6ef537a |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 2511-2708 |
| language | deu |
| last_indexed | 2024-03-07T23:50:31Z |
| publishDate | 2018-12-01 |
| publisher | Robert Koch Institute |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Journal of Health Monitoring |
| spelling | doaj.art-ccc282de10144a8497a5e5f3f6ef537a2024-02-19T07:57:20ZdeuRobert Koch InstituteJournal of Health Monitoring2511-27082018-12-0134355110.17886/RKI-GBE-2018-098johm-3-4-35Social differences in the utilization of medical services by children and adolescents in Germany. Results of the cross-sectional KiGGS Wave 2 studyThomas Lampert0Franziska Prütz1Alexander Rommel2Benjamin Kuntz3Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Department of Epidemiology and Health MonitoringRobert Koch Institute, Berlin, Department of Epidemiology and Health MonitoringRobert Koch Institute, Berlin, Department of Epidemiology and Health MonitoringRobert Koch Institute, Berlin, Department of Epidemiology and Health MonitoringData from the German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents (KiGGS) enable conclusions about the utilization of outpatient and inpatient medical services by children and adolescents accounting the family’s socioeconomic status (SES). Results from the second follow-up to the KiGGS survey (KiGGS Wave 2), which covers the years 2014 to 2017, clearly demonstrate that children and adolescents from families with a low SES visit specialists in general medicine, gynaecologists and psychiatrists, as well as child and adolescent psychiatrists, psychotherapists and psychologists more frequently. In contrast, children and adolescents from families with a high SES visit paediatric, dermatological, dental and orthodontic practices more often. No statistically significant differences between the status groups with regard to the utilization of outpatient medical services in hospitals were identified. However, children and adolescents from the low status group received inpatient hospital treatment more frequently and, on average, spent more nights in hospital. These results reflect status-specific differences both in disease prevalence and care, as well as in patterns related to the utilization of medical services.https://www.rki.de/EN/Content/Health_Monitoring/Health_Reporting/GBEDownloadsJ/Focus_en/JoHM_04_2018_Social_Differences_Utilization_Medical_Services_KiGGS-Wave2.pdf?__blob=publicationFilesocioeconomic statushealth disparitieshealth carehealth monitoringkiggs |
| spellingShingle | Thomas Lampert Franziska Prütz Alexander Rommel Benjamin Kuntz Social differences in the utilization of medical services by children and adolescents in Germany. Results of the cross-sectional KiGGS Wave 2 study Journal of Health Monitoring socioeconomic status health disparities health care health monitoring kiggs |
| title | Social differences in the utilization of medical services by children and adolescents in Germany. Results of the cross-sectional KiGGS Wave 2 study |
| title_full | Social differences in the utilization of medical services by children and adolescents in Germany. Results of the cross-sectional KiGGS Wave 2 study |
| title_fullStr | Social differences in the utilization of medical services by children and adolescents in Germany. Results of the cross-sectional KiGGS Wave 2 study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Social differences in the utilization of medical services by children and adolescents in Germany. Results of the cross-sectional KiGGS Wave 2 study |
| title_short | Social differences in the utilization of medical services by children and adolescents in Germany. Results of the cross-sectional KiGGS Wave 2 study |
| title_sort | social differences in the utilization of medical services by children and adolescents in germany results of the cross sectional kiggs wave 2 study |
| topic | socioeconomic status health disparities health care health monitoring kiggs |
| url | https://www.rki.de/EN/Content/Health_Monitoring/Health_Reporting/GBEDownloadsJ/Focus_en/JoHM_04_2018_Social_Differences_Utilization_Medical_Services_KiGGS-Wave2.pdf?__blob=publicationFile |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT thomaslampert socialdifferencesintheutilizationofmedicalservicesbychildrenandadolescentsingermanyresultsofthecrosssectionalkiggswave2study AT franziskaprutz socialdifferencesintheutilizationofmedicalservicesbychildrenandadolescentsingermanyresultsofthecrosssectionalkiggswave2study AT alexanderrommel socialdifferencesintheutilizationofmedicalservicesbychildrenandadolescentsingermanyresultsofthecrosssectionalkiggswave2study AT benjaminkuntz socialdifferencesintheutilizationofmedicalservicesbychildrenandadolescentsingermanyresultsofthecrosssectionalkiggswave2study |