Objective To examine not only the relationship between the utilization of preventive health care services and inpatient services, but to also investigate the factors affecting the utilization of such services by the middle-aged and elderly.Method We use data obtained from the 2003 Survey of...

Previous studies have shown that demand for the quantity of medical services has increased since the implementation of the National Health Insurance (NHI) programme. This paper extends the investigation to the relationship between private health insurance and inpatient service utilisation under...

This study analyzes the relationship between depressive symptoms and the utilization of medical services for elderly people in Taiwan.