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Childhood Predictors of Healthcare Use and Health Status in Early Adulthood: Findings from the Twins Early Development Study

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  • Paul McCrone

    (Institute of Lifecourse Development, University of Greenwich, London SE10 9LS, UK
    King’s Health Economics, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London, London WC2R 2LS, UK)

  • Janet Boadu

    (King’s Health Economics, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London, London WC2R 2LS, UK)

Abstract

The use of healthcare services is likely to be associated with need but also the factors relating to the care system and the ability to negotiate around it. Healthcare use and health status may also be associated with the factors that exist in childhood. This study aims to identify the demographic, clinical, and cognitive characteristics of children at age 4 that impact healthcare use and health status at age 21. The data from the Twins Early Development Study were used. Health problems, healthcare use, and cognitive ability at age 4 were entered into generalised estimating equations to predict the use of general practitioners, outpatient services, counselling, emergency clinic visits, and a healthcare helpline at age 21. Similar models existed for the prediction of whether problems were recorded on the EQ-5D-5L EuroQol instrument. The data on up to 6707 individuals were available for analysis. Sex was a significant predictor of service use, with boys being more likely than girls to later use all services, except for emergency clinic visits. Certain health conditions at age 4 predicted the use of services with models differing according to service type. Greater general cognitive ability predicted higher use of general practitioners, outpatient care, and health helplines. The current health status was strongly predictive of service use. Service use in young adulthood was significantly related to concurrent health status as well as health conditions in childhood. General cognitive ability was significantly associated with the use of general practitioner contacts, outpatient visits, and the use of a health helpline.

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  • Paul McCrone & Janet Boadu, 2022. "Childhood Predictors of Healthcare Use and Health Status in Early Adulthood: Findings from the Twins Early Development Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(23), pages 1-9, December.
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