Physician utilization patterns and family characteristics of participants in the Comprehensive Health Investment Project

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dc.contributor.authorWilliams, Bryan L.en
dc.contributor.departmentHealth and Physical Educationen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:27:02Zen
dc.date.adate2010-01-12en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:27:02Zen
dc.date.issued1990en
dc.date.rdate2010-01-12en
dc.date.sdate2010-01-12en
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study was to characterize the CHIP family in terms of demographic information and perceived family needs and to determine the utilization patterns of CHIP participants. Descriptive data were collected from patient files on 175 families currently enrolled in CHIP. Based on these data, evaluators were able to characterize 175 CHIP families in terms of family structure, age, gender, educational level, and employment status; and extent of dependence on government assistance. The results of this study are as follows: (1) the majority of CHIP family heads are male; the average CHIP family head is 27.9 years old, has completed the eleventh grade, and is employed; (2) the average CHIP family has 2 adults in the home and has between 2-4 total family members; (3) at the time of enrollment, 19.4% of CHIP families were receiving AFDC benefits, 34.5% of CHIP families were receiving Medicaid, 62.4% of CHIP families were receiving Food Stamps, and 62.7% of CHIP families were enrolled in WIC; (4) CHIP participants see a physician on the average of 2.8 times per month; 34.2% of physician visits are for "well-child" check-ups; the average cost per service was $21.00; while average monthly cost for primary care services per child was $62.00.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.format.extentiv, 82 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-01122010-020028en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-01122010-020028/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/40597en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V851_1990.W542.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 23761236en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V851 1990.W542en
dc.subject.lcshChild health services -- Virginia -- Roanokeen
dc.subject.lcshCommunity health services for children -- Virginia -- Roanokeen
dc.titlePhysician utilization patterns and family characteristics of participants in the Comprehensive Health Investment Projecten
dc.typeMaster's projecten
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineHealth and Physical Educationen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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