RACIAL/ETHNIC DIFFERENCES AND THE ECONOMIC OF CAM USE

种族/民族差异和 CAM 使用的经济性

• 批准号: 7113888
• 负责人: KE TOM XU
• 金额: $ 7.31万
• 依托单位: TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIS CENTER
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2006
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2006-05-01 至 2008-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7113888
• 关键词: African American; Hispanic Americans; alternative medicine; behavioral /social science research tag; caucasian American; clinical research; health care service utilization; health economics; human data; income; racial /ethnic difference

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The proposed study will estimate 3 fundamental economic properties of the demand for CAM, adopting well-established economics theories and empirical studies on mainstream medicine use. In particular, we propose to empirically investigate how racial and ethnic groups respond differently to economic variables in the market using a nationally representative data set. The specific aims are: Specific Aim 1: To estimate the price elasticity of demand for CAM visits, the cross-price elasticity between CAM and mainstream medicine (MSM) visits and the income elasticity (IE) of CAM visits. Specific Aim 2: To establish racial and ethnic differences in the price elasticity of demand, cross-price elasticity (CAM/MSM) and income elasticity. The Medical Expenditure Panel Survey 1996 and 1998 will be used. The empirical model is derived based on a theoretical economics model of demand for health and health care. The price elasticity of demand for CAM visits estimates how responsive patients are to price in CAM use. The cross-price elasticity between CAM and mainstream medicine visits establishes the economic substitution or complementarity of CAM and MSM. The income elasticity (IE) investigates whether CAM is an inferior (IE<0), necessity (0<IE<1) or luxury (IE>1)good. Ordinary least squares will be used as the analytic tools. The types of CAM to be analyzed include chiropractics, massage therapy, herbal remedies, spiritual healings or prayers, nutritional advice, acupuncture, meditation/imagery/relaxation, homeopathy, traditional medicine, biofeedback training, hypnosis and others.

描述（由申请人提供）：拟议的研究将估算3个对CAM需求的基本经济特性，对主流医学使用的良好经济学理论和经验研究。特别是，我们建议使用全国代表性的数据集对种族和族裔群体对市场的经济变量的反应方式有所不同。具体目的是：具体目的1：估计CAM访问需求的价格弹性，CAM和主流医学（MSM）访问之间的交叉价格弹性以及CAM访问的收入弹性（IE）。特定目的2：在需求价格弹性，交叉价格弹性（CAM/MSM）和收入弹性的价格弹性上建立种族和种族差异。将使用1996年和1998年的医疗支出小组调查。经验模型是基于对健康和卫生保健需求的理论经济学模型得出的。 CAM访问需求的价格弹性估计患者的响应式使用方式。 CAM和主流医学访问之间的交叉价格弹性建立了CAM和MSM的经济替代或互补性。收入弹性（IE）调查了CAM是劣等（IE <0），必要性（0 <ie <1）还是奢侈品（IE> 1）。普通最小二乘将用作分析工具。要分析的CAM类型包括脊椎治疗，按摩疗法，草药疗法，精神康复或祈祷，营养建议，针灸，冥想/图像/放松，顺势疗法，传统医学，生物反馈培训，催眠术等。

项目成果

Multiple spectral inputs improve motion discrimination in the Drosophila visual system.

• DOI: 10.1126/science.1215317
• 发表时间: 2012-05-18
• 期刊: Science (New York, N.Y.)
• 作者: Wardill TJ;List O;Li X;Dongre S;McCulloch M;Ting CY;O'Kane CJ;Tang S;Lee CH;Hardie RC;Juusola M
• 通讯作者: Juusola M

Overexpressing temperature-sensitive dynamin decelerates phototransduction and bundles microtubules in Drosophila photoreceptors.

• DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2873-09.2009
• 发表时间: 2009-11-11
• 期刊: The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience
• 作者: Gonzalez-Bellido PT;Wardill TJ;Kostyleva R;Meinertzhagen IA;Juusola M
• 通讯作者: Juusola M