Association of health-related private transfers with treatment compliance of musculoskeletal disorders in the rural elderly: evidence from an underdeveloped region of China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The prevalence and economic burdens of musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) are serious in rural China. In addition to formal support, health-related private transfers (HRPTs), including adult children transfers (ACTs), as well as relatives and friends transfers (RFTs), are very common in rural China. We explored the relationship between HRPTs and MSD treatment compliance and the heterogeneity of this relationship in terms of family socioeconomic status.

Methods

A questionnaire survey was carried out in Enshi, Hubei, China by stratified random sampling in July 15-25,2018. A total of 2679 questionnaires on the economic burden of chronic diseases were collected. We deleted two questionnaires with missing data. The data was described using the mean and proportion. The Chi

SUBMITTER: Yan C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7666464 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature