{"product_id":"9781461491903","title":"Health Care Utilization in Germany Theory, Methodology, and Results","description":"\u003ch1\u003eHealth Care Utilization in Germany\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eTheory, Methodology, and Results\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eChristian Janssen | Enno Swart | Thomas von Lengerke\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eMedical \/ Preventive Medicine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is a societal given, borne out by the facts: the higher one's social status, the better health, and the longer life expectancy. As the situation persists, an important question demands attention, namely whether health care systems contribute to the inequity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing accurate conclusions requires workable theory, reliable data collection instruments, and valid analytical methods.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUsing one representative country to typify the industrial world, \u003ci\u003eHealth Care Utilization in Germany\u003c\/i\u003e studies its subject in terms of social determinants. This singular volume offers systematic guidelines for research into health care access based on an acclaimed behavioral model of care utilization. Contributors focus on specific social factors, medical conditions, and sectors of care to examine why differences exist, their implications, and how care providers can better match supply with demand. And many of the book's topics, such as obesity, dementia, preventive services, and immigrant health, are of global interest. Included in the coverage: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUpdating a classic behavioral model of health care access.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInsights from qualitative research.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe problem of repeated surveys: how comparable are their results?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGender and utilization of health care.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCare utilization by dementia patients living at home.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSocial determinants of utilization of psychotherapy in Germany.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA volume certain to spark discussion among researchers across the community, the findings and methods in \u003ci\u003eHealth Care Utilization in Germany\u003c\/i\u003e will be analyzed by health psychologists, public health professionals, and epidemiologists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eChristian Janssen is a professor at the Munich University of Applied Sciences (MUAS), Faculty of Applied Social Sciences. Enno Swart is a statistician with a doctoral degree from Hannover Medical School (MHH). Since 1993 he has worked at the Institute of Social Medicine and Health Economics at the Medical Department of the Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg, Germany, where currently he heads the department of epidemiology. Thomas von Lengerke holds an adjunct associate professor position at Hannover Medical School, Medical Psychology Unit, where he is scientific faculty member.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e06 December 2013\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer New York\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781461491903\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e344\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Springer New York","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52283707228300,"sku":"9781461491903","price":152.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781461491903","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}