Wong, King Moses. / "August 2010." / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2010. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 158-172). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Chapter Chapter One: --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- Background --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- Research objectives --- p.5 / Chapter 1.3 --- Research hypothesis --- p.7 / Chapter 1.4 --- Research questions --- p.7 / Chapter 1.5 --- Research structure --- p.9 / Chapter Chapter Two: --- Literature Review --- p.10 / Chapter 2.1 --- "Health geography: knowledge of population, people, places and health" --- p.10 / Chapter 2.2 --- Understanding geographies of diseases: mapping and modeling diseases and health --- p.17 / Chapter 2.3 --- Healthcare services provision and utilization --- p.22 / Chapter 2.4 --- Hong Kong: facts and context --- p.31 / Chapter 2.4.1 --- Demographics --- p.32 / Chapter 2.4.2 --- Key challenges arising from population ageing --- p.37 / Chapter 2.4.2.1 --- Implications to medico-social agenda --- p.38 / Chapter 2.4.2.2 --- Implications to health status --- p.38 / Chapter 2.4.2.3 --- Implications to disease pattern --- p.39 / Chapter 2.4.3 --- Healthcare service delivery system in Hong Kong --- p.41 / Chapter 2.4.3.1 --- Financing and expenditure --- p.42 / Chapter 2.4.3.2 --- Organizational framework and healthcare policy --- p.44 / Chapter 2.4.3.3 --- Healthcare resources --- p.49 / Chapter 2.4.3.4 --- Utilization and provision of public healthcare services --- p.50 / Chapter Chapter Three: --- Material & Methods --- p.55 / Chapter 3.1 --- Background of main source of data --- p.55 / Chapter 3.2 --- Sources of data --- p.57 / Chapter 3.2.1 --- Hospital services utilization data --- p.57 / Chapter 3.2.2 --- Healthcare resources data --- p.61 / Chapter 3.2.3 --- Population data --- p.62 / Chapter 3.3 --- Spatial scale of analysis --- p.62 / Chapter 3.4 --- Statistical analyses --- p.63 / Chapter 3.4.1 --- Service utilization ratios --- p.63 / Chapter 3.4.2 --- Provision of healthcare resources to population --- p.65 / Chapter 3.4.3 --- Adequacy of healthcare services provision --- p.65 / Chapter 3.4.4 --- Mortality analysis --- p.67 / Chapter 3.4.5 --- Multi-level analysis --- p.69 / Chapter 3.4.6 --- Mapping of health services utilization ratio and mortality ratio --- p.70 / Chapter 3.5 --- Statistical packages used --- p.73 / Chapter 3.6 --- Cautions on interpretation --- p.74 / Chapter 3.6.1 --- Confounding and ecological fallacy --- p.74 / Chapter 3.6.2 --- Problem with the use of Standardized Mortality Ratio --- p.75 / Chapter 3.6.3 --- Problem with mapping and visualization --- p.76 / Chapter Chapter Four: --- Results --- p.78 / Chapter 4.1 --- Socio-spatial variation in mortality --- p.78 / Chapter 4.2 --- Statistical analysis and mapping of health services utilization ratio --- p.80 / Chapter 4.3 --- Statistical and cartographic analysis in Standardized Mortality Ratio --- p.88 / Chapter 4.4 --- Provision of healthcare resources to population --- p.91 / Chapter 4.5 --- "Multi-level analysis of hospital services utilization, provision and mortality" --- p.92 / Chapter 4.6 --- Further analysis --- p.95 / Chapter Chapter Five: --- Discussion --- p.100 / Chapter 5.1 --- Geographic variations in health services utilization ratios --- p.101 / Chapter 5.2 --- Geographic variation in Standardized Mortality Ratio --- p.107 / Chapter 5.3 --- "Multi-level models on health services utilization, provision and mortality" --- p.121 / Chapter 5.3.1 --- Socio-demographic characteristics of health services utilization --- p.121 / Chapter 5.3.1.1 --- Age --- p.121 / Chapter 5.3.1.2 --- Gender --- p.124 / Chapter 5.3.2 --- Health services utilization in relation to services provision --- p.129 / Chapter 5.3.3 --- Health services utilization in relation to mortality --- p.132 / Chapter 5.3.4 --- Adequacy of healthcare services provision --- p.134 / Chapter 5.3.4.1 --- Adequacy of hospital care provision --- p.134 / Chapter 5.3.4.2 --- Adequacy of primary care provision --- p.139 / Chapter 5.4 --- Implications --- p.143 / Chapter 5.5 --- Strengths of study --- p.146 / Chapter 5.6 --- Limitations of study --- p.148 / Chapter 5.7 --- Recommendations for future research --- p.151 / Chapter Chapter Six: --- Conclusion --- p.154 / References --- p.158
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_327116 |
| Date | January 2010 |
| Contributors | Wong, King Moses., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Public Health. |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English, Chinese |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | print, xiii, 172 leaves : col. ill., col. maps ; 30 cm. |
| Coverage | China, Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong |
| Rights | Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
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