DataView: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance of Aged Medicare Beneficiaries, 1995

The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) is an ongoing State-based telephone survey of adults, administered through State health departments. The survey estimates health status and the prevalence of various risk factors among respondents, who include both fee-for-service and managed ca...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Arday, David R., Arday, Susan L., Bolen, Julie, Rhodes, Luann, Chin, Joseph, Minor, Patrick
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: CENTERS for MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES 1997
Materias:
Measuring and Improving the Health Status of the Elderly, Poor, and Disabled
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4194465/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10175607
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Sumario:The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) is an ongoing State-based telephone survey of adults, administered through State health departments. The survey estimates health status and the prevalence of various risk factors among respondents, who include both fee-for-service and managed care Medicare beneficiaries. In this article the authors present an overview of the BRFSS and report 1995 regional results among respondents who were 65 years of age or over and who had health insurance. The advantages and disadvantages of using the BRFSS as a tool to monitor beneficiary health status and risk factors are also discussed.

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