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Utilization and Cost of Mental Health, Substance Abuse, and Medical Services among At-Risk Drinkers
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Nietert, Paul J. French, Michael T. Kirchner, Joann E. Booth, Brenda M. |
| Copyright Year | 2007 |
| Abstract | The objective of this research was to examine whether users of mental health or substance abuse (MH/SA) services incurred greater costs for non-MH/SA services than nonusers of MH/SA services. Two years of health care utilization data were collected on 443 at-risk drinkers from six southern U.S. states. We then examined predictors of using MH/SA services and costs associated with non-MH/SA services. The results showed that use of MH/SA services was associated with female gender, military service, health insurance, and not being employed full-time. Unadjusted analyses indicated that non-MH/SA service costs were significantly higher among MH/SA service users than nonusers. However, this association did not endure in multivariable models. In fact, emergency department costs were significantly lower among MH/SA users. It is commonly assumed that users of MH/SA services are also heavy users of other medical services. Through multivariable models, this study found that overall costs of non-MH/SA services were similar between users and nonusers of MH/SA services. |
| Starting Page | 431 |
| Ending Page | 448 |
| Page Count | 18 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.1177/1077558707301962 |
| PubMed reference number | 17684111 |
| Journal | Medline |
| Volume Number | 64 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://www.safetylit.org/citations/ild_request_form.php?article_id=citjournalarticle_218437_38 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://works.bepress.com/michael_french/36/download/ |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://msrc.fsu.edu/system/files/Nietert%20et%20al%202007%20Utilization%20and%20cost%20of%20mental%20health%20substance%20abuse%20and%20medical%20services%20among%20at-risk%20drinkers.pdf |
| Journal | Medical care research and review : MCRR |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
