95% of researchers rate our articles as excellent or good
Learn more about the work of our research integrity team to safeguard the quality of each article we publish.
Find out more
ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Psychol.
Sec. Health Psychology
Volume 16 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1543982
Multidimensional health status and its impact on health care consumption behavior among elderly people with chronic diseases: evidence from CHARLS in China
Provisionally accepted- 1Changzhou University, Changzhou, China
- 2Nanjing Lishui District Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjiing, China
Select one of your emails
You have multiple emails registered with Frontiers:
Notify me on publication
Please enter your email address:
If you already have an account, please login
You don't have a Frontiers account ? You can register here
Purpose: This study aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the multidimensional health status of elderly individuals with chronic diseases in China and examine its impact on their healthcare consumption behavior.Methods: A chi-square test was conducted to assess the variations in healthcare consumption behavior across different multidimensional health categories. Additionally, a logistic regression model was employed to identify the key determinants influencing healthcare consumption among elderly individuals with chronic diseases from a multidimensional health perspective.Results: The chi-square test results indicated a statistically significant association between multidimensional health and healthcare consumption behavior (P < 0.05). Furthermore, the logistic regression analysis identified dyslipidemia, regular participation in social activities, and children's financial support (≥ 5801 yuan per year) as significant contributors to healthcare consumption behavior among elderly individuals with chronic conditions (P < 0.05).Conclusions: The findings of this study suggest that both physical and social health play a positive role in enhancing healthcare consumption behavior among elderly individuals with chronic diseases (P < 0.05). These results highlight the importance of targeted policy interventions that integrate physical health management and social engagement strategies to improve healthcare accessibility and utilization in this population.
Keywords: Elderly, chronic diseases, Multidimensional health, health care consumption behavior, CHARLS
Received: 12 Dec 2024; Accepted: 17 Mar 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Wang, Zhang, Miao, Chen and Zhang. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence: Linlin Zhang, Changzhou University, Changzhou, China
Disclaimer: All claims expressed in this article are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of their affiliated organizations, or those of the publisher, the editors and the reviewers. Any product that may be evaluated in this article or claim that may be made by its manufacturer is not guaranteed or endorsed by the publisher.