dc.creatorBarlow,Zoë
dc.date2017-06-01
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-25T14:34:55Z
dc.date.available2023-09-25T14:34:55Z
dc.identifierhttp://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1659-42662017000100165
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/8822577
dc.descriptionAbstract A survey regarding medication use and health care accessibility was distributed to residents of the urban marginalized community of Tirrases, San Jose, Costa Rica. Individual interviews were conducted with selected patients and medical practitioners to add detail and perspective to the survey responses. One hundred and ninety four individuals responded to the survey, and five individuals were interviewed, four patients and one medical practitioner. Sixteen percent of the surveyed population did not have medical insurance, and comparisons between insured and uninsured populations showed that the uninsured population reported lower levels of chronic illness, use of medication prescribed by doctors, and decreased frequency of doctor visits. Patients were comfortable overall discussing their medications with their doctors, and the majority used natural medicine. Medical practitioners should be made aware of these medication habits and patient responses to better design patient treatment plans and make medical care and clinic services more accessible for both insured and uninsured patients.
dc.formattext/html
dc.languageen
dc.publisherUniversidad Estatal a Distancia de Costa Rica
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.sourceCuadernos de Investigación UNED v.9 n.1 2017
dc.subjectMedication Use
dc.subjectAccess to Medical Care
dc.subjectChronic Illness
dc.subjectUrban Marginalized Community
dc.subjectHealthcare
dc.subjectNatural Medicine
dc.subjectInsurance.
dc.titleMedication usage, patient health practices, and healthcare accessibility in the community of Tirrases, San José, Costa Rica
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article


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