Determining the use of health care services by obese inhabitants of Warsaw. A prliminary study

• Autorzy: Supranowicz P. , Wysocki M. J. , Car J. , Debska A. , Gebska-Kuczerowska A. , Gromulska L.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

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Background. The excessive use of health care services by obese people constitutes a serious financial burden to all highly developed countries. As yet however, this has not been recognised to be a problem in Poland. Objective. To provide a preliminary analysis of Warsaw inhabitants in their use of and quality of received health care by comparing obese subjects with those of normal weight. Materials and methods. Study subjects were fifty three obese (BMI>30) and one hundred eighty one normal weight (18.5

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Wprowadzenie. Częstsze korzystanie przez osoby otyłe z usług opieki zdrowotnej stwarza poważne koszty we wszystkich wysoko rozwiniętych państwach. W Polsce problem ten nie został dotychczas rozpoznany. Cel badań. Przedstawiona praca ma na celu dokonanie wstępnej analizy korzystania z opieki zdrowotnej i oceny jej jakości przez otyłych mieszkańców Warszawy w porównaniu do osób ważących prawidłowo. Materiał i metody. Do analizy włączono 53 otyłych (BMI>30) i 181 prawidłowo ważących (18,5

Słowa kluczowe

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overweight; obesity; inhabitant; Warsaw city; health care institution; health care standard; care quality; health care

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Roczniki Państwowego Zakładu Higieny
• Rocznik: 2014
• Tom: 65
• Numer: 1
• Opis fizyczny: p.63-66,ref.

Twórcy

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Supranowicz P.

• Department of Health Promotion and Postgraduate Education, National Institute of Public Health - National institute of Hygiene, Chocimska street 24, 00-791 Warsaw, Poland

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Wysocki M. J.

• Department of Health Promotion and Postgraduate Education, National Institute of Public Health - National institute of Hygiene, Chocimska street 24, 00-791 Warsaw, Poland

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Car J.

• Department of Health Promotion and Postgraduate Education, National Institute of Public Health - National institute of Hygiene, Chocimska street 24, 00-791 Warsaw, Poland

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Debska A.

• Department of Health Promotion and Postgraduate Education, National Institute of Public Health - National institute of Hygiene, Chocimska street 24, 00-791 Warsaw, Poland

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Gebska-Kuczerowska A.

• Department of Health Promotion and Postgraduate Education, National Institute of Public Health - National institute of Hygiene, Chocimska street 24, 00-791 Warsaw, Poland

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Gromulska L.

• Department of Health Promotion and Postgraduate Education, National Institute of Public Health - National institute of Hygiene, Chocimska street 24, 00-791 Warsaw, Poland

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