Multidimensional health status and its impact on health care consumption behavior among elderly people with chronic diseases: evidence from CHARLS in China
The findings of this study suggest that both physical and social health play a positive role in enhancing healthcare consumption behavior among elderly individuals with chronic diseases (<i>p</i> < 0.05). These results highlight the importance of targeted policy interventions that integrate physical health management and social engagement strategies to improve healthcare accessibility and utilization in this population.
Authors
- Jisixu Chen
- Yuanyuan Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2738-350X)
- Qi Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2108-3266)
- Linlin Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0247-7710)
- Xin Miao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8732-9105)
Institutions
- Nanjing Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital (CN)
- Changzhou University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Psychology
- Published
- 2025-04-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1543982
- Primary Topic
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Government of Jiangsu Province
- Peking University
- National Office for Philosophy and Social Sciences