How provider payment methods affect health expenditure of depressive patients? Empirical study from national claims data in China from 2013 to 2017.

Background: This study aimed to investigate the associations between provider payment methods and expenditure of depressive patients, stratified by service types and hospital levels.

Methods: We used a 5 % random sample of urban claims data in China (2013-2017), collected by China Health Insurance Research Association. Provider payment methods (fee-for-services, global budget, capitation, case-based and per-diem payments) were the explanatory variables.

Finding flaws in the spatial distribution of health workforce and its influential factors: An empirical analysis based on Chinese provincial panel data, 2010-2019.

Background: The maldistributions of the health workforce showed great inconsistency when singly measured by population quantity or geographic area in China. Meanwhile, earlier studies mainly employed traditional econometric approaches to investigate determinants for the health workforce, which ignored spillover effects of influential factors on neighboring regions. Therefore, we aimed to analyze health workforce allocation in China from demographic and geographic perspectives simultaneously and then explore the spatial pattern and determinants for health workforce allocation taking account of the spillover effect.

Differences in medical costs among urban lung cancer patients with different health insurance schemes: a retrospective study.

Background: Health insurance plays a significant role in reducing the financial burden for lung cancer patients. However, limited research exists regarding the differences in medical costs for lung cancer patients with different insurance schemes across different cities. We aimed to assess disparities in lung cancer patients' costs by insurance type and city-specific insurance type.

Strengthening of Traditional Chinese Medicine in the Health System Reform: Effect on Health Outcomes and Financial Protection.

Background: The challenges of modern medicine in addressing chronic diseases necessitate a shift of attention towards traditional medicine (TM) and other supplementary care systems. China has prioritized the strengthening of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in the health system reform since 2009. This study sought to assess the effects of the reform on TCM and the resultant effect of a strengthened TCM on health outcomes and financial protection.

Assessment of the Psychological Burden Among Family Caregivers of People Living with Alzheimer's Disease Using the Zarit Burden Interview.

Background: In China, family caregivers play a major role in caring for people living with Alzheimer's disease (PLWAD), but little is known about the burden this creates.

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the burden among family caregivers of PLWAD and the factors influenced it.

Methods: Family caregivers of PLWAD were recruited from a hospital in China from January 2018 to July 2018.

Utilisation of health services among urban patients who had an ischaemic stroke with different health insurance - a cross-sectional study in China.

Objectives: This study investigates the disparities in the utilisation of patient health services for patients who had a stroke covered by different urban basic health insurance schemes in China.

Design: We conducted descriptive analysis based on a 5% random sample from claims data of China Urban Employees' Basic Medical Insurance (UEBMI) and Urban Residents' Basic Medical Insurance (URBMI) in 2015, supplied by the China Health Insurance Research Association.

Setting: Chinese urban social insurance system.

Medical Service Utilization and Direct Medical Cost of Stroke in Urban China.

Background: Understanding the treatment costs of stroke can guide health policies and interventions. However, few studies have analyzed the treatment costs of stroke in China. The aim of this study is to assess stroke-related medical service utilization, direct costs of stroke and associated stroke predictors, and, second, to understand the structure of medical resource use.

Bibliometric analysis of trends and issues in traditional medicine for stroke research: 2004-2018.

Background: Stroke is a major cause of death and disability worldwide. Over the years, traditional medicines for stroke treatment have undergone tremendous progress, but few bibliometric studies have been performed. This study explored the trends and issues relating to the application of traditional medicine in stroke research.

Zoledronic acid inhibits osteoclast differentiation and function through the regulation of NF-κB and JNK signalling pathways.

It is well known that extensive osteoclast formation plays a key role in osteoporosis in post‑menopausal women and the elderly. The suppression of extensive osteoclastogenesis and bone resorption may be an effective preventive strategy for osteoporosis. Zoledronic acid (ZOL) has been indicated to play an essential role in regulating bone mineral density and has already been used in large clinical trials.

Inpatient Cost of Stroke in Beijing: A Descriptive Analysis.

Background: Stroke has been the leading cause of death in China and contributed almost one-third to stroke deaths worldwide. The rising cost of stroke treatment is of great concern, but has not been thoroughly studied. This study aimed to analyze stroke in-hospital charges by subtypes, age, and sex and investigate potential factors associated with the cost of per stay.